Beignets in New Orleans

What would a visit to New Orleans be without a visit to the famous Cafe du Monde for some hot coffee and beignets?! It was one of my first stops when I arrived in NOLA for the Dad 2.0 Summit.

Dad Progress at #DadChat

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This week’s #DadChat is coming to you LIVE from the 2014 Dad 2.0 Summit in New Orleans where #DadChat is a media partner for the third year in a row. A theme of this year’s conference is the progress dads have made in both perception and productivity, in the media, in marketing and at home. This Thursday, January 30 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET join me and the Dad 2.0 dads live from a NOLA Jazz Club at the opening reception of this year’s conference as we chat, connect, and explore these topics.

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Dad 2.0 Summit: The Value of IRL Conferences

Dove Men Care was the big sponsor and I got the best haircut in ages here!

I’m sitting in my hotel room at The Four Seasons in Houston after attending a three-day conference, the Dad 2.0 Summit 2013. It was their second year and it was a fantastic event on just about every measurement you can imagine. I attended the first one and that one was also terrific, but as with most things like this, they either grow and get better or wither away. Happily it was the former and this conference just took the best of the last one, added more, and probably has become the standard-bearer for Dad Social Media conferences hereafter.

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The Inaugural Dad 2.0 Summit Was a Hit

Guy Kawasaki

I’m sitting in the airport in Austin, Texas while the final party of the Dad 2.0 Summit is likely ranging at Stubbs BBQ in downtown, Austin. The past 48 hours have been a whirlwind of networking, meeting new and virtual friends, and digesting enough information to fill a textbook on Social Media, Branding, Writing, and Building an audience for your website.

And, that was just at the welcome party!

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