Inspirageek Episode 3

Inspirageek Episode 3

Show Notes

Technology Section

• Josh talks about YQL. He also shows an example of how he used YQL to scrape data from localtweeps.com. Here are the tutorials he used for the example:
  • Data Scraping with YQL and jQuery
  • jQuery and Google Maps

• Tom uses git as a better alternative to the version control system he has at work

Success Section

• Josh shares a new book about business success called “Rules of Thumb” by author Alan Webber.
• Tom talks about BarCampMobile and the amazing people he met there.

Local events:

• SqlSaturday - May 30th
• IPSA - June 4th
• TechMixerUniversity - N/A
• IPSA Summer Networking Event – July 23rd (Free for IPSA members, $10 for non-members)

Twitter accounts of people mentioned in this episode:

• @socialmediabham
• @ivey
• @gillis57
• @michaelowens
• @cathicks
• @skeptic_tweeter
• @alanmwebber
• @tferriss
• @ipsaonline

3 Responses to “Inspirageek Episode 3”

1. Drew says:

   May 30, 2009 at 4:07 pm

   I’ve heard that the date for TechMixer University has been set as August 20th, 2009. I can’t remember exactly where I heard that, but I’m pretty sure it was at the last Social Media Club meeting. Just passing on what I know.
2. Inspirageek says:

   May 30, 2009 at 11:47 pm

   Thanks for the info Drew!
3. Scott Schablow says:

   June 10, 2009 at 5:08 am

   Also note that Social South, the Deep South’s social media conference will be held August 21 & 22. It will have national speakers, interactive panel discussions and more. A landmark event for the South, held in Birmingham, AL at the Innovation Depot. Details will be released next week, but save the date now. To inquire about becoming an event sponsor contact Scott.Schablow@ProvenanceDigital.com.