Best. Luncheon. EVAR. I just finished up moderating this year’s Women in Technology panel here at SQLRally, and it was fantastic. SQLSentry sponsored (thanks!), and our panelists were SQL notables Erin Welker (@sqlbigirl), Jen Stirrup (@jenstirrup), and Wes Brown (@SQLServerIO)*. The topic was absolutely brilliant: Negotiation. The abstract: Whether you are searching for a new job or simply needing […]
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Picking Technical Conference Sessions (#SQLRally Edition)
Conferences are awesome. They are full of people and sessions. Almost…TOO many sessions. How on Earth do you get in the “right” ones? I can see this problem from both sides of the fence. On the one hand, it can be very difficult to understand what content a session may have, just by reading the abstract […]
Content is King: Great (paraphrased) advice from TheOatmeal.com
TheOatmeal.com has provided the absolute best counsel regarding creativity vs marketing. The comic I’m talking about is entitled “How to get More Likes on Facebook“, but the advice applies to absolutely everything we do. For example: Panel 1, 2, & 4: Over-pimping your blog, product, or session (in any way) is deeply annoying. It turns people off […]