Tomorrow morning I head out to Las Vegas to attend New Media Expo (NMX). For those that have no idea what that is, it’s probably the largest new media gathering in the world. (I have nothing to substantiate those claims yet I know it is something epic.)
I’m sure your first question is, “what the hell is new media?”
What the what?
Good question. According to the NMX website…
Ah, that’s where I saw the claim of it being the biggest in the world. Now I feel better. So, it’s much more than just social media. Although social media is at the core of pretty much everything we do these days. I’ll pause here while you jump over to your Facebook account to check if anything has happened in the last 5 minutes.
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Ok, so where were we? Oh yeah, NMX. Well, the conference used to be called BlogWorld but as it started to grow, it made sense to call it something that would reflect the fact it was much more than just a blogger conference.
So why am I going?
I’m a n00b! For those unaware, that mean’s I’m a newcomer (new/newbie) to new media, at least from a content creator standpoint. I just started my (official) online journey in February. My first step was to create my brand and my home base blog. Even as I started scratching away on my newly created blog, I had visions of building a much larger online platform. A place where parents can come to collaborate, learn, and try to figure out how in the world we are supposed to survive our daily family chaos.
(Trust me, it gets CRAZY as they hit tween and teen years.)
Even if parents aren’t able to find the answer, they could at least be entertained by all the other sleep deprived, busy, and generally confused parents out there trying to get by. The blog is but one introductory piece of my larger puzzle. As my platform continues to grow, I’ll start to branch out and let creativity take the wheel. Books, webinars, podcasts, world domination…you get the gist.
So as I approach my one year anniversary (I refuse to use the word blogiversary), what better way to stomp down the door of 2014 than to attend the hottest conference dedicated to just such world domination?
I’ve already been exposed to a wealth of information over the last year and I’m constantly surprised to find out that I’ve only scratched the surface. Attending NMX allows me to rub elbows with those that are already dominating in the new media space and to hang out with like minded entrepreneurial thought leaders.
So here I am on the cusp of rolling out to Vegas (with my wife’s blessing of course – “hi honey!”) to hang out with a bunch of brilliant minds leaning forward and making technology and new media better than ever before.
Over the next several days I’ll be posting updates from my time in Vegas. Sharing whatever tidbits I learn, people I meet, and techniques that will hopefully help you. Each one teach one, right?
Your turn!
Don’t sleep in the new year. YOU should start your social media adventure ASAP. If you really need to be persuaded as to “why”, check out my free ebook in the margin. In case you missed the key word there…for a limited time it’s available for free. Why would you NOT jump all over that?
Here’s the lesson kids…engage with new media. It’s not going away. The world is a-changing. Jump aboard and start something today that could change your life tomorrow.
If you are attending NMX and want to connect, hit me on Twitter and let’s do this – @CrazyDadLife.
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