3. HISTORY OF IGNITE
Ignite started in Seattle at a
bar in 2006.
quot;We knew it was going to be great,
but we didn't know it
was going to be this great!quot;
- Brady Forrest
Brady Forrest Bre Pettis
4. WHAT IS IGNITE
- 5 minutes - Assigned a project
- 20 slides - Split into small teams
- 15 seconds each slide auto advance - Make Something
5. WHY 5 MINUTE PRESENTATIONS
It makes for an exciting time. The speaker does
not know when the slide will switch or maybe
that it has already switched. At the end of their
presentation it will be very clear when it is time
for them to come off the stage.
6. WHY A MAKE PROJECT
It will make you network with other
people that you do not already know!
Not to mention it will make for great
event photos!
7. HOW WILL THE COORDINATORS
- Access to alcohol
- Free downtown parking
- Keep the presentations moving
- Keep the event simple
8. HOW WILL YOU IN THE AUDIENCE,
- Don’t heckle the presenters
- Meet someone knew
- Get in front of a camera
- During the Make Project, do not
team up with anyone you know!
9. HOW CAN YOU AS THE PRESENTER
If You Get Stuck, Make Something Up!
You will stumble, what is important is how
you recover!
10. HELP ENSURE THE FUTURE SUCCESS
- Tease your friends and tell them that
they really missed out
- Tag everything as igniteorlando
- Blog about it!
- Nag me about the next event!
16. Act I
Obama's Stimulus in Orlando Gregg Pollack
300 Seconds of OAuth Tim Rosenblatt
Nerdapalooza John hex Carter
OpenID vs. Facebook Connect vs. Google
Derek Gallo
Friend Connect
What are you doing? Eric Marden
My Social Media Roadtrip Mark Krupinski
Freelance in the new Economy Cory Collier
24. 1970 = High Unemployment
+
=
Higher Unemployment
25. Economy = Interest Rates
(encourages banks to borrow more and invest more)
Economy = Interest Rates
(discourages banks to borrow more and invest more)
56. Why aren’t more
people using OAuth?
• They’re too busy testing all the f-ing time?
• Giant Robots were smashing into Other
Giant Robots, and landed on their house.
• Trying to duplicate DHH’s hairstyle takes a
lot of work.
60. what is nerdapalooza?
Nerd Music Concert
Series
An annual event
where nerds
congregate to
celebrate their
music and culture
61. what is nerd music?
Music made by and for
nerds
Music that celebrates
nerd culture and ideals
More clever than
most...
For examples...
62. Nerdcore hip-hop
Nerdy rap
The fusion of the opposing
forces of the hip-hop and
nerd cultures
mc chris
MC Lars
MC Frontalot
Emergency Pizza Party
68. History of nerdapalooza I
Founded by me!!
March 23, 2007
Meant to be in
California...
But played it down
Still had Pixelh8!
Nerdapalooza “Beta”
69. History of nerdapalooza ii
Quickly spread to
Florida and the UK!
Nerdapalooz
a
Southeast (Aug 2007)
Nerdap
a
looza UK (June 2008)
Pics from both shows
70. Nerdapalooza 2008
July 4th & 5th, 2008
Taste :: Orlando, FL
MC Frontalot
Harry & the Potters
Exclusive Pixelh8 video
International artists
MisterB & Wordburglar
71. Nerdapalooza 2008
Over 300 attendees
Over 30 artists
Featured in Blender
Magazine
Raised $2000+ for our
Charity
72. sponsors
A Comic Shop
EMPulse Records
Troma Entertainment
Zombie Duck
Car Ninja
Private Donations
73. Coalitions :: a comic shop
Built a strong
coalition with local
sponsor A Comic
Shop
Pre-Party hosted at
the shop
Felt a boom of
customers during
and after the show
74. Coalitions :: talk nerdy to me
Local radio show on
91.5 WPRK
Working with them, I'm
the music director
Promote one another
Get nerd music and
Nerdapalooza exposure
Wed 9 – 11 PM :D
75. Nerdapalooza 2009
My favorite part
is that he lost
his glasses, so
he can only
make a rough
estimation as to
when he'll hit
the ground.
77. Special thanks
Genoboost and GM4A
Z. and Hipster, Please!
EMPulse Records
Weird Al
MC Lars
Nintendo & Sega
Freezepop
Pixelh8
78. credits
John “hex” Carter made this
For more information go to
nerdapaloozafest.com
hex@nerdapaloozafest.com
for a copy of this slideshow or
images
Feel free to talk to me, too
^_^
81. The Problem
People are getting sick of registering and re-
declaring their friends on every site.
Developing quot;Social Applicationsquot; is too much
work.
84. OpenID
OpenID is a free and easy way to use
a single digital identity across the
Internet.
Users are identified by a URL at a
provider
(ex: http://derekgallo.myopenid.com)
Users are directed to their provider
to identify themselves and then
returned back.
85. OpenID Pros
Open Source!
Multiple Providers (Yahoo, AOL, Google, ...)
No Central Control of User Data
Largest Pool of Users(kinda).
Possibilities limited by developer imagination
86. OpenID Cons
Requires application development to utilize
(although it is a standard)
Only addresses Authentication although can
be combined with other standards
(Social Graph API, Portable Contacts,
OpenID Attribute Exchange)
Most non-technical users are unaware of it or
don’t understand it.
88. Facebook Connect
Allows users to login to sites
using their familiar Facebook
credentials.
Allows sites to import users’
data from Facebook profile.
Sites can add items to users’
feed on Facebook
89. Facebook Pros
Already richly populated with data.
HUGE, self aware user base.
Familiar and usable for end-users
Quickly being adopted by many sites
(thus adding to its familiarity)
91. Google
FriendConnect
Javascript “Gadgets” that are placed
on your site to add social functionality
Small but growing selection of gadgets
becoming available from the
OpenSocial community
Actually uses OpenID
92. FriendConnect Pros
Super Simple to setup
Register your site and paste some javascript
code.
Select social features you want (friends, wall,
etc.)
Growing gadget base
Easy for non-developers to implement
93. FriendConnect Cons
Interaction is sandboxed behind Google’s
widget code
No way for developers to get access to the
user’s data for incorporation in their site
So far appears to be very “widgety”
94. Which One Should I
Use?
Examine your site’s needs
and target audience.
Are your visitors more
technical?
Will most of them be on
Facebook?
Do you need access to the
users’ data to act upon it?
95. Which One Should I
Use?
OpenID if you:
Want to comply with emerging standards.
Want to support several sources of identity
Have technical resources to implement.
96. Which One Should I
Use?
Facebook Connect if you:
Want simple brand familiarity for general
end users.
Want to promote actions on your site to a
huge user base.
Want to easily get data about a user from
one protocol
Have technical resources to implement
97. Which One Should I
Use?
Google Friend Connect if you:
Don’t need ready access to work with the
user data.
Want to quickly add fun widgets to your
site or blog.
Don’t have technical resources to
implement.
98. Which One Should I
Use?
You don’t have to pick!
You can use more than one.
JanRain’s RPX - Integrates with all
https://rpxnow.com/
99. Who Will Win?
Nobody will “win”
Facebook Connect will and is gaining quick
adoption
The Open Stack may gain more support long
term due to developers backing
146. Figure out who is awesome
Clients that are
Stable
Pay on time
Pay well
Have potential for new work
147. Figure out who sucks
Clients that :
Don't pay
Unstable
Morally objectionable
148. Keep one main client
Of your awesome clients, pick one that's most
stable, and try to make it at least a simple
majority of your work (50.1%).
149. Have an interesting client
Everyone likes something other than work. Find a
client that's doing work that you'd like to do if you
weren't a freelancer.
If you like comic books, get a comic book client.
150. Find New Clients
After you've figured out who the clients are that you
want to keep, you'll probably need to figure out
where new work is coming in from.
152. U Need Communication Skillz
When you're at the bar, shut-up. If someone is
talking to you, they want to talk _to_ you. Don't
interrupt people.
Be polite.
Be friendly.
Be geniune.