Sponsor Spotlight: CompTIA

We are extremely pleased to announce our latest Platinum sponsor, CompTIA. The Computing Technology Industry Association is the non-profit trade association advancing the global interests of information technology (IT) professionals and companies including manufacturers, distributors, resellers, and educational institutions. For businesses, hiring certified workers means higher customer satisfaction, increased productivity and lower employee turnover. CompTIA’s [...]

Speaker Spotlight: Tony Zeoli

WordCamp Raleigh is happy to announce, what I believe is our final speaker addition … Anthony Zeoli is the founder of Digital Strategy Works, a web strategy & development company whose clients include the Associated Press, Cablevision Systems Corp, Lehman Brothers, and JP Morgan Chase. He also owns and blogs about hip-hop at Netmix.com plus [...]

Speaker Spotlight: Grant Swaim

We have our final few additions to round out our Speakers group and are happy to announce our latest speaker, Grant Swaim, who is the author of the soon-to-be-released, “Technology Guide for Today’s Automotive Technician” and an automotive expert and instructor. Session: “How to Build a Membership-style Website” While there are many ways to monetize [...]

Speaker Spotlight: Jeffrey Cohen

We’re very excited to announce one of our latest additions to round out WordCamp Raleigh … introducing Jeffrey L. Cohen, who is the Social Media Marketing Manager at Howard, Merrell and Partners, a B2B marketing firm. He also is a partner in OurHashtag.com plus produces and co-hosts NorthCarolinaWine.TV, an online video show. Session: “Business Blogging [...]

Speaker Spotlight: Ryan Boyles

We’re happy to announce one of our final Speaker additions to WordCamp Raleigh … Ryan Boyles, is a software developer acting as technical evangelist for Application Infrastructure in IBM Software and a community manager, with the mission to drive simplification of app development in your Enterprise by raising awareness of WebSphere Emerging Technology. Session: “Organizing [...]

Speaker Spotlight: Brandon Eley

Our latest Speaker announcement is for a fantastic addition to WordCamp Raleigh … Brandon Eley, who is the Interactive Director for Kelsey Advertising & Design, a small-smart advertising agency with a strong focus on digital media. Session: “5 Tactics Bloggers Should Learn from Online Marketers” We don’t usually think of blogs as transactional websites. They’re [...]

Speaker Spotlight: Gregory Ng

Announcing the addition of Gregory Ng, as another awesome Speaker for WordCamp Raleigh. Gregory is the VP, Creative at Brooks Bell Interactive, an online direct marketing agency. By night he is the Frozen Food Master, the host of a niche web show reviewing frozen foods at Freezerburns.com. Session: “I Want To Be A VideoBlogger!” It [...]

Speaker Spotlight: Andrew Gray

Now here’s a session and Speaker addition to WordCamp Raleigh that you won’t want to miss … Andrew Gray, is a partner at TayloeGray, a Wilmington, NC based Marketing and eBusiness Consulting firm. Session: “Speed Up Your Site Using Transient API for Caching” Transient API is a great way to cache sidebar items and other [...]

Speaker Spotlight: Aaron Brazell

We’re happy to announce another great Speaker addition to WordCamp Raleigh, Aaron Brezell, who is a WordPress developer & consultant, and the author of the WordPress Bible from Wiley Publishing. Session: “WordPress Social” Examining how the WordPress ecosystem can help you build communities, leverage social networks, and integrate with the growing connectedness among Internet users. [...]

Speaker Spotlight: Syed Balkhi

Those of you wanting to learn more about WordPress and Social media, we added another great Speaker, Syed Balkhi, founder of the WordPress resource site WPBeginner. Session: “Unleash the Power of Facebook and WordPress to Build a More Interactive Community” Learn how to create a Facebook Fan Page, embed the fan page into your website, [...]