Lotusphere Podcasts

Lotusphere Podcasts - the IBM Champions and end of the world

Lotusphere Podcasts — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500

Quite a few IBM Champions got together and attempted to sing a song in perfect harmony in Kiminos. You need to watch the attempt for yourself and judge if it was the end of the world as we know it.

Lotusphere Podcasts - Duffbert and Donaldson belt one out

Lotusphere Podcasts — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:19:55 -0500

It had to be witnessed by someone and it seems a camera caught it and sent the SD card to right Lotusphere Podcasts. Watch Tom "Duffbert" Duff and Andy Donaldson attempt "I Got You Babe" at karaoke in Kimonos just last night. It is dark in some spots but nice and clear.

Lotusphere Podcasts - IBM Champion Simon Vaughn receives an award

Lotusphere Podcasts — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:01:00 -0500

IBM held a Champion Reception at Lotusphere 2012 where the executives and IBM Champions got together. While there a couple iPad 2 devices were given away and Simon Vaughn was a lucky winner. Hear him describe his solution.

Lotusphere Podcasts - Attendee trick on note taking

Lotusphere Podcasts — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:10:00 -0500

You learn cool tricks while at Lotusphere, even from attendees. I sit with Katie as she walks us through how she accesses SocialBizOnline via the iPad, downloads the presentations and opens in a note taking and highlighting app. She is then able to socially share the apps or send to DropBox all marked up with her notes and highlights.

Lotusphere Podcasts - Peeking in the Lotusphere 2012 backpack

Lotusphere Podcasts — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:30:05 -0500

Each year we peek inside and look at the new Lotusphere backpack. What surprises did it bring? Watch and see

Lotusphere Podcasts - Humpty Dance for everyone

Lotusphere Podcasts — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 14:43:52 -0500

Sit back and watch and amazing performance at Kimonos by White Chocolate (aka Matt Stratton) doing Humpty Dance. Did I mention he never looks at the lyrics yet again? You can also see him in part 1 doing Rappers Delight.

Lotusphere Podcasts - Humpty Dance w/White Chocolate from Lotusphere Podcasts.

Lotusphere Podcasts - Killed Softly

Lotusphere Podcasts — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:13:45 -0500

Apparently everyone, at some point, gets on stage at Kiminos and attempts to kill us softly. Kathy Brown snuck up and did just that in this video I got ahold of.

Disqus now embedded in LotuspherePodcasts - comment on the videos!

Lotusphere Podcasts — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:54:34 -0500

It was meant to change the commenting system a while ago and actually removed the built in DominoBlog ability when the site was built. Then the comments were never reactivated. So today, in a matter of two lines of code, the Disqus commenting system is embedded and ready.

The comment count will be placed shortly, but many had jokes, comments and more about the videos. So have at it...

Lotusphere Podcasts - the girl in the bubble?

Lotusphere Podcasts — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:42:00 -0500

Julian Robichaux and I sat a bit stunned at the mermaids, lady in the bubble and ladies stuck in the food tables at the Lotusphere 2011 welcome reception Sunday night. This is an annual poolside/beach event. Yet I do not recall ever seeing mermaids. Or ladies in bubbles floating. Or ladies stuck in the table.

I am still unable to figure out the theme. Even after one of the ladies told us.

Lotusphere Podcasts - Wake Me Up

Lotusphere Podcasts — Wed, 9 Feb 2011 08:20:00 -0500

Jess Stratton takes the Kimonos stage this year with Wake Me UP. If you have missed her at previous years, she is amazing. You can visit her cool mom tech blog at Momelettes.

Lotusphere Podcasts - White Chocolate is a delight

Lotusphere Podcasts — Tue, 8 Feb 2011 06:29:00 -0500

Sit back and watch and amazing performance at Kimonos by White Chocolate (aka Matt Stratton) doing Rappers Delight. Did I mention he never looks at the lyrics and belts out six minutes strong? See also part 2 doing Humpty Dance.

Lotusphere Podcasts - White Chocolate Rappers Delight from Lotusphere Podcasts.

Lotusphere Podcasts - Judging a Lotusphere Idol contestant #ls11

Lotusphere Podcasts — Mon, 7 Feb 2011 06:31:00 -0500

A short portion of live judging of a just finished Lotusphere Idol contestant. For those nor familiar, contestant provide 5 minute chances to get your very own Lotusphere session. The judges are IBM and seasoned speakers. They say it like it is and the winner presents that very week. Congrats to this years winner!

Lotusphere Podcasts - Lotusphere Idol judging from Lotusphere Podcasts.

Lotusphere Podcasts - Closing General Session pre slides

Lotusphere Podcasts — Thu, 3 Feb 2011 17:18:00 -0500

Since the Closing General Session at Lotusphere was not streamed, I was able to capture the pre-show slides on the screens with statistics ...

Lotusphere Podcasts - what’s in the Lotusphere backpacks #ls11

Lotusphere Podcasts — Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:24:08 -0500

Everyone asks what kind of stuff comes in the Lotusphere backpack. Here is your chance to see ...

Lotusphere Podcasts - What happens at Islands of Adventure #ls11

Lotusphere Podcasts — Wed, 2 Feb 2011 22:24:07 -0500

A few friends join together and head to Islands of Adventure. It always ends in fun. Even without winning the $10k from Group.

Lotusphere Podcasts - the $10k winner picked live from GBS #ls11

Lotusphere Podcasts — Wed, 2 Feb 2011 21:46:38 -0500

At just before 10pm while at Islands of Adventure, all of the finalists in the Group (GBS) drawing were collected. They each received $250 for just being a finalist. But one of the lucky people had a backpack with the $10k gold card in their treasure chest.

Watch the drama unfold and the winner!

Lotusphere Podcasts - Blackberry Playbook HANDS ON #ls11

Lotusphere Podcasts — Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:04:54 -0500

Paul Steel, Technical Services Manager for RIM, takes time out of the busy vendor floor to bring 2 (two) Blackberry Playbooks along for a hands on demonstration.

Only here at Lotusphere Podcasts

Lotusphere Podcasts - the Nokia E7 winning attempt with Woowar #ls11

Lotusphere Podcasts — Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:07:00 -0500

Nokia is here in full force offering a USB key, 2GB to be exact, in your backpack. You take it to their booth, stand in line at most times and they place it in some magic slot. We have no idea how they are seeing the winner on each key, but see the rest for how it works.

Julian waited patiently and let us record his chance. Find out what happened.

Lotusphere Podcasts - What Happens at Kimonos with LotusrockStar #ls11

Lotusphere Podcasts — Tue, 1 Feb 2011 06:16:00 -0500

Long days lead to fun and long nights while at Lotusphere to unwind from hours of learning. Captured in the wild was Rob "LotusRockStar" Novak leading the Elsmores with special guest Woowar.

Lotusphere Podcasts - two minutes with the touchscreen #ls11

Lotusphere Podcasts — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:45:12 -0500

I coerce Julian Robichaux, of SNAPPS and NSFTools, to take the first attempt at figuring out what to do with the touchscreens they have placed around Lotusphere this year. I think we need a UI guide.