Category Archives: Converge South

Ruby on Rails Workshop

I have done some basic coding in the past, so I am able to understand (somewhat) of how it is read and how it works.  The Ruby on Rails workshop was really a great experience for me because I got … Continue reading

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Blogging About Blogging

In the Converge South breakout session “Making a Living Through Blogging,” presenter Gaspare Marturano, shared his how-to list for building “MAD” blogging skills. -Read. -Write everyday. -Brush up on grammar and style. -Cultivate creativity. Have fun with writing. -Collect tools and … Continue reading

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Sharing is Caring

Interactive Media students attended the annual Converge South conference in Greensboro, NC on Friday. The conference is a one day meet up for Triad professionals and students in the areas of business, creativity, and technology. With four tracks, 101, 201, … Continue reading

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Converge South Recap

Converge South was an amazing experience for me. After listening to Tracy Myers keynote speech, I snapped my suspenders and headed over to the “geeky” room for some hardcore sessions. Kicking off the hardcore geek 301 track was Phil Buckley. … Continue reading

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Converge

I have read over most of the posts about experiences at Converge South. While they all seemed to agree that it was a good experience, the responses differ as far as the content. It does seem to me that everyone … Continue reading

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Kitschy Advertising: Does it work?

Keynote speaker, Tracy Myers, started off ConvergeSouth 2012 with a bang. New York Times Best-Selling Author, Brian Tracy, said, “Tracy Myers is a visionary… a Walt Disney for a new generation.” How did he gain such a reputation? In a … Continue reading

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Converge South

I have to start off by saying that this event was definitely different than what I expected. By Different, I mean in a good way. I thought this conference would be boring and not worthwhile. I didn’t have the opportunity to stay … Continue reading

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Converge South

I just read Beringer’s blog post on Converge South and he had some great points.  This was his first professional conference and he noticed that Elon students were already way ahead of the curve on a lot of this information.  … Continue reading

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Converge South

I had never heard of “responsive design” until one of my classmates mentioned it several weeks ago. As I was dithering over which session to attend – SEO? Controlling my online presence? — at the last minute I decided to … Continue reading

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Converge South–Branding Chic & Digitally Unique

Attending the Converge South conference, I brought a number of inquiries and perceptions that I wanted to have addressed. As I entered through Elon’s law school building and trekked up the spiral staircase, I pondered what digital media shortcuts and … Continue reading

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