This is a fantastic conference. Everywhere you go you meet smart, inspired thinkers from diverse backgrounds. The panels have been generally excellent, but this afternoon’s Social Media Metrics panel took a dive when the moderator didn’t um… join the conversation. About 30 minutes in, the discussion, advertised as intermediate level, was still covering the same old “you need to be engaging social media” ground when someone from the audience stood up and asked the panelists to get onto the metrics portion of the program. The moderator responded “we’ll get to that in a little bit,” and this was after trying to push his question off to the end. How very old-media.

The audience soon turned on the panel, and the energy in the large room turned dark. I had no idea what was going on until just now, reading through the back channel meebo chat log. From here on out, I’m bringing my laptop to everything.

Later this evening, I schooled Jeremiah in foosball before ducking into the World Premiere of Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie. The organizers wrongly placed it in their midnight section, but this isn’t a goofy cult oddity. Bigfoot is a touching character study of two best friends who are passionate about Bigfoot research and crave legitimacy for their work. It’s a fantastic documentary and worth seeking out at your local film festival. Check out the trailer below.

Tomorrow I plan on more panels, meetings, and BBQ!

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