Wrist Hand X-Ray

With some lighting techniques I think I could get some pretty good quality images of xrays taken with an iPhone. What’s most cool about this is that anyone using there phone can take photos the same way. It’s an easy way to “digitize” xray files when you are visiting a health care facility.

I traveled with my Canon Rebel Digital SLR camera, along with a new L-series lens, and was planning on taking lots of photos, but I found myself gabbing and taking notes rather than shooting photographs. When I returned home, I discovered less than two dozen pictures on the SD card, so I have far less photos to share than what I had from the 2009 PubCon Las Vegas.

13 incredibly smart and attractive people in the field of search and online marketing

Steve Plunkett (guy in the back holding up the peace sign) gets credit for getting people together for this photograph (LOL to who mentioned I was a CNN published photographer). For those that might want to print an original size of this photo and post it on your bedroom wall, you can view and download it from my photo set on Flickr. Who’s all in the photo? Post a comment and let’s get all 13 of these folks identified with proper link love. I have almost all the names, I’ll update this soon.

Brett Tabke speaking on Social Media at PubCon

The master of ceremonies, Brett Tabke answers questions related to social media (with a colorful Barack Obama image on the screen in background), during one of the many sessions held during the three-day conference.

The Men in Black Sunglasses – Steve Plunkett and Matt Siltala

These two guys are full of style, and are quite fun to hang out with at an SEO conference. Matt Siltala is an SEO based in Phoenix Arizona, and I have no clue where Steve Plunkett is based out of, I just know he can get the job done. Steve gets bonus points for being an NFL lover and Oakland Raiders fan like myself.

Michael Martin of Mobile Martin

San Diego’s own Michael Martin, an SEO, Computer Engineer, and contributor for several search engine related publications. Michael currently does a lot of lead generation  for topics like phone systems and voice over IP phones. You can find him on twitter under the username googleandblog.

Ben Fisher – Serial Entrepreneur – speaking at PubCon

I’ve listened to Ben Fisher speak at several search and social media related conferences. You may know him from his Social Dude website or his techpadagency profile on twitter. Based in Phoenix Arizona, Ben has been known to drive  all the way to Los Angeles to order coffee on a weeknight and talk tech with Internet friends.

Kenny Hyder enjoying good times at PubCon Dallas 2010

If you’re going to a search conference, Kenny’s a great guy to be hanging out with. He’ll keep you up late and make sure you get very little sleep, so your minds not focused on work, and can actually soak up fresh information. An independent marketing consultant, Kenny has numerous skills in the field of search and social media. You may be able to find him in Santa Barbara California but you’ll more likely find him on twitter.

Allrighty then, that’s some of the folks from PubCon Dallas 2010, see y’all in Las Vegas in November!

The above text was posted via mobile (along with the photo below). The remaining content are notes on what’s going on and what I am working to improve.

I’ve been talking about how I want to develop a theme for uploading photos from mobile devices so I’ll be doing some tests here and posting my notes.

There is an iPhone Wordpress app so one can create posts on the go. There is also ability to geolocate the post. The iPhone already geocodes photos (I’m fairly certain) with info added to the exif data of the jpeg files. These are good things but I want more.

One thing I noticed quickly was that the image link URL was ugly as hell, that will have to be modified so image files are more SEO friendly.

Also related to the image I had to go and manually edit via “Edit Image Title” and then “Edit Alternate Text” in the Advanced Settings. Too many steps for my comfort. Will work on a way to optimize this.

Being that there’s so many sessions taking place at the same time it’s tough for one person to get around to all the rooms and still be able to listen in on presentations. I found myself going to rooms to take photos of speakers, and then sitting down for the presentation, so I didn’t make it to as many rooms as I would’ve liked to. Fortunately, there are already hundreds of 2009 PubCon photos posted on Flickr. For those interested, my entire 2009 PubCon Vegas photo set is on Flickr as well.

Rhea Drysdale of Outspoken Media

Rhea Drysdale is the Chief Operating Officer at Outspoken Media, an Internet marketing company made up of respected industry leaders. Rhea did an excellent presentation on reputation management and it’s obvious she’s real passionate about what she does.

Marty Weintraub and Scott Hendison

Marty Weintraub of Aim Clear has crazy energy. Every time I see Marty he’s always smiling. He was on more sessions than I can recall. The 3 day schedule kept him busy for sure. Scott Hendison is a Portland, Oregon based Internet consultant. When I spoke on the local search panel and recommended businesses hire experts to handle their SEO campaigns, I was referring to people like Scott.

Jennifer Laycock of Search Engine Guide

Jennifer Laycock is the Editor of Search Engine Guide, one of the best sites I know of where small businesses can get information on search engine optimization and search engine marketing techniques. I sat in on Jennifer’s panel for the Reputation Monitoring and Management session, something every business owner and brand evangelist should have more knowledge of.

From left to right… Greg Finn – Chris Winfield – Marcus Tandler

The above photo is a great example of “it’s who you know not what you know”, I’ve been real fortunate to become friends with so many talented individuals in the SEO and social media space. Greg is the Director of Internet marketing for 10e20 and he puts on some butt kicking presentations. Chris Winfield is the 10e20 President and Co-Founder. He’s one of the most respected individuals in the industry. He lives an attitude of goodwill and when he says he’s got your back, your golden. Marcus Tandler is another online marketing superhero. Marcus is the CEO of a German-based SEO company. You can find him hanging out with the best of the best at the SEO Oktoberfest in Munich Germany.

Krista Neher on PubCon Panel

You know when you attend a conference and somebody says one thing that you can take away, making the entire event worth the investment? While I got lots of great information at PubCon it was one thing Krista Neher said during the reputation management panel that resulted in a shifting of my headspace. I love coming home with a change in perspective.

Brian Combs on the Universal Search Panel

The Universal Search panel was my most “wow” attended session of the week. I was not prepared for the high level of presentations and was sort of expecting a same old same old discussion of stuff I already knew. It was pleasing to see how wrong I was. Brian Combs, owner of Local SEO firm, ionadas local, wowed the crowd with information on local search as it relates to universal. It’s a lot more than photographs and video.

Kate Morris of Marketing Demons

Kate Morris is a holistic search engine marketing consultant, she was on several panels I attended, and I really love the session on Landing Page Optimization. Kate has that positive energy attitude that I’ve seen in so many of my Internet friends, a quality that motivates me to attend more conferences, in hopes of discovering similar people.

Barry Schwartz of RustyBrick and Search Engine Roundtable

No Search Engine Conference is complete without the live blogging expertise of Barry Schwartz of RustyBrick Web design and Development, and the Search Engine Roundtable. Barry has his fingers on the pulse of the search community and he shows an incredible dedication to serving the industry of search, in part with his live blogging efforts, as well as with his numerous search engine topic related posts.

Michael Streko of KnowEm Username Check

Michael Streko is a cofounder of KnowEm, a service that allows people to search more than 340 popular social media networks, allowing them to secure their brand across the social web. While at PubCon, I sat in on Michael’s presentation on Competitive Intelligence, and I took away lots of juicy information.

Matt Siltala speaking at PubCon 2009

I caught the above photo of Matt Siltala during the Competitive Intelligence: Know Thy Competitor Well session. Matt is a search engine optimization consultant who specializes in Natural Search, Social Media Marketing, Link Building Strategies, Link Baiting and Reputation Management. He is also a huge Arizona Cardinals fan. You can never have enough friends that love watching NFL football.

Michael Gray speaking at 2009 PubCon in Las Vegas

Michael Gray, known to many in the world of SEO as Graywolf, who frequently posts on his Wolf Howl blog, is one of the people I most admire in the industry of search. What I like so much about Michael is that he’s a real guy that stands up for his principles and beliefs, regardless of what the current consensus is among others in online search and social media spaces. Respect.

Tony Adam and his BillShrink branded laptop

Tony Adam is the director of search engine optimization at BillShrink, a service that can save you money on gas, cell phones, cell phone plans and credit cards. Tony appeared to be speaking at the same times as I was so I didn’t get a chance to attend any of his sessions. I’ve known Tony for a few years now and he’s at the top of my list for Most Awesome Dudes. Has an amazing work ethic that carries over into his relationships with friends and industry professionals. He is another one of those “got your back” kind of people.

I have pretty much posted all of my daytime Vegas session photos to a PubCon photo set if you want to view them all, thanks to everyone that retweeted this post. @chiropractic

There should be signs like this around my house for my Labradors. Unfortunately they’ve been over domesticated and will jump up to the countertop in search of food morsels, will lick your plate when you’re not looking, and will aggressively protect their dog treats when you come into any room they may be snacking in.