Working With Wikipedia Presentation

Recently I spoke at Podcamp Philly 2011 about Working With Wikipedia. Here’s the abstract:

Are you sick of having your Wikipedia edits rejected? Want to get your content on one of the mosty viewed websites in the world but don’t know how? Then this session will set you straight on how to work with the world’s most popular social encyclopedia.

Wikipedia remains a premium online content outlet, but it’s complex culture makes it impenetrable to most marketers. This presentation explains how to get edits and articles to “stick” on Wikipedia through engaging the editorial community. As a highly valuable asset for both Search and traffic, understanding the landscape of this social content repository enables passive marketing possibilities that help shape user opinion favorably.

Presented by Razorfish’s Senior Search Copywriter & Social Media Strategist Ron Sansone, this session will provide details on how to develop the message you wish to convey in an encyclopedia fashion, how to engage the user base to get it to stick and how to build a strong reputation among the community.

Here’s my presentation deck, courtesy of Slideshare:

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On another note, the podcast’s intro music is ready, and Jenga and I are working out technical components behind the podcast. Stay tuned!

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Mr. Tuxedo Speaks!

Quack, quack! It’s me, Mr. Tuxedo, the silver-tongued penguin with a heart of gold. Ron hired me to unleash the real science on all you fine people.

You see, Ron, Jenga and the other contributors all have day jobs, and occasionally there’s things they want to say that they just can’t… because they’d get shitcanned or beaten up by other tech geeks!

Penguins are nature’s shit talkers. If somebody’s got something too controversial for attribution, I step in and take the heat. I don’t mind; they pay me in sardine’s and shredded copies of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink (whatta hack!).

So look for me to drop the real talk that the rest of Doing Digital is too gutless to say publicly. I’m a penguin, and I preach the truth.

Quack, quack!

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JohnnyJenga has landed

Well, apparently my submission to an Arizona Craigslist post for an Astronaut didn’t get a response, so here I am. I was really looking forward to seeing Lo and coming back here to see Ron when he’s 80!! He’d probably be the same, except with less hair and have 200 new different beers to drink while watching reruns of Intervention!

I’m not exactly sure how all this came into fruition then again when me and Ron conversant (yes, I said conversant) it’s usually pretty unpredictable except when Hitler comes up, then the conversation is over.

Anywho, I really look forward to bantering about digital topics that give me ample opportunity to go on tangents where I compare the SEO hype with that of the Bible. Things are definitely gonna get messy!

If we don’t offend at least 50 people by the time the year is up, I’m quitting.

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Doing Digital to Podcast soon!

What started as a random whimsy will soon be a reality.

Doing Digital is a podcast designed to examine the impact of the internet on all aspects of civilization. We debate, bicker and insult each other over the implications of our increasingly digital world on culture, marketing, music, technology, politics, zombies and more.

Our goal is to hold a semi-lucid conversation with a rotating panel of guests from all walks of life, discussing how the digital world impacts their lives.

One part humor, one part rant, and a whole slew of geek speak.

Follow along while we get busy Doing Digital!

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Ron? Blogging?

Ron Sansone checking in for the first time. I’m currently building a list of guests and bickering with my soon to be announced co-host about logistics. You see, we’re in two different states, so we’ve got some Skype-itude to figure out. Nevertheless, we’re both excited to go live, and we’ve got a lot to talk about. Here’s a few teasers:

  • How Social Works for Music in the Absence of the Major Label Model
  • Streaming vs. Television
  • Privacy in an Increasingly Digital World
  • The Digital Economy
  • Has the Web Rewired Our Memories?
  • Content as a Weapon
  • Digital Comics & Covert Geeks

Once we’ve got the behind-the-scenes stuff in order, we’ll announce guests and hip you to the official kick-off.

Until then, let us know what you want to hear about. Drop us a line in the comments and we’ll rant about anything online-like!

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