From the desk (and BlackBerry) of Keith Parnell

Earlier this week we launched the new Digital Media Seminar portal. The concept has been in the works for a while and through lots of hard work we are finally live.

What is Digital Media Seminar?

Digital Media Seminar is a series of seminars, training, conventions, meetings, and general gatherings about the digital media world. See more about what Digital Media Seminar is here.

See a list of all digital media upcoming events that may interest you here. Included in the events list are our Coffee with the CEO sessions.

See videos, slidedecks, agendas, etc. from 2009 digital media events here.

See videos, slidedecks, agendas, etc. from past 2010 digital media events here.

For a sample list of topics that we’ve discussed in past Digital Media Seminar events, click here. I think you’ll like these.

And of course, if you would like to request a new digital media event or would like to host an event, let me know here.

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Listening to Fire and Rain by James Taylor.

Be sure to register for these cool social media events at coffeewiththeceo.eventbrite.com so we can allow our hosts to plan for crowds.

February 2nd location:
Panera Bread
300 Constitution Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

February 9th location:
Bean There Cafe
733 Eden Way
Chesapeake, VA 23320

February 16th location:
Aromas Coffee
706 Towne Center Drive
Newport News, VA 23606

February 23rd location:
Fair Grounds Coffee
806 Baldwin Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507

Coffee with the CEO: Let’s Live Social Media in Hampton Roads!

10:00am - 11:00am

Come out on Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM and have coffee with Keith Parnell, CEO of JASE Digital Media, CLO of NeedLocalHelp.com, and Co-Principal of New Media Conventions.

No agenda. No sales. Just sharing.

Talk social media.
Talk new media.
Talk about your business.
Talk about how to grow your business.

Let’s live social media!

Join the video series online at CoffeeWithTheCEO.com

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Listening to Baby I Love You by B.B. King & Bonnie Raitt.

We all knew this was coming. The 8-18 year-old generation is tomorrow’s business leaders. This generation will be 100% connected when they hit the workforce because it’s been a normal way of life all of their lives.

A national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that … today, 8-18 year-olds devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes (7:38) to using entertainment media across a typical day (more than 53 hours a week). And because they spend so much of that time ‘media multitasking’ (using more than one medium at a time), they actually manage to pack a total of 10 hours and 45 minutes (10:45) worth of media content into those 7½ hours.

How does this compare to your digital life? The technology is here today to retrieve, and have pushed to you, any type or massive amount of information you could imagine. Whether you want to or not, the means to make you more efficient is here in our laptops, smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers. Are you taking full advantage of the digital revolution?

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Listening to Dandy Life by Collective Soul.