First off, thank you for sticking with me. I’ve really done a fantastic job of ignoring my blog for the last several months. In the mean time, I’ve been spending most of my time over on Twitter where I’ve amassed a nice little following.

In the meantime, there has been a lot of thinking going on in the background as I try to decide where to take my personal site — and brand — next. A lof factors are going into this but I decided in summary:

  • Drupal was too ambitious for my personal site, I really like the system and remain a big fan, but I don’t have the time to devote to making it work exactly how I want here.
  • WordPress lets me get up and moving quickly, it’s also typically the first CMS to get plugins developed for new social networking sites and services, this makes sure that I can try things out quickly and efficiently.
  • On a daily basis I wrestle with form vs function, and for my personal site — as in much of my work — I want this to work for you and me. If it doesn’t function well, there might as well not even be a pretty design on top.

Stay tuned, there’s much more to come here. (I’ll update this post or post again when most of the changes are in place)

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Today I’ll be hanging out at the AMC Loew’s Georgetown theatre to watch all 5 Best Picture nominees, courtesy of AMC Theatres. Be sure to follow my Tweets throughout the day for information about the event, the films, and more!

Here are the films and times I’ll be in them:

  • “Milk” – 10:30  a.m. – 12:38 p.m.
  • “The Reader” –  1:05 p.m. – 3:07 p.m.
  • “The Curious Case of  Benjamin Button” – 3:45 p.m. – 6:33 p.m.
  • “Slumdog  Millionaire” – 7:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.
  • “Frost/Nixon” –  9:45 p.m. – 11:47 p.m.

Who’s ready for some popcorn and candy!?

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Meet and Chat with me and other PBS Employees at the SxSW Interactive Festival March 13-17, 2009.

In just a few short weeks I’ll be headed down to the SxSW Interactive Festival (I’ll be in Austin March 13-17) with PBS Engage. We have lots of very fun events planned and lots of opportunities for you to help put the public back in public media. For several hours each day you’ll be able to chat with PBS employees who can share ideas and show off what we’re working on.

If you’re reading my blog, you probably know the best ways to find me — but if you’re unfamiliar. Hit me up via Email, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

Be sure to block off time on your schedule to visit the PBS Pub (we’ll be setting up shop at the Moose Knuckle Pub in Austin). For more details and to see my schedule visit PBS.org/sxsw. We’ll be Twittering (@pbsengage and @jdcoffman), live blogging, and even have streaming live video for you to enjoy.

I’ll see you there!

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Thoughts on Twitter’s Growth

February 13, 2009

I often write about Twitter, but here are some fresh thoughts on my usage, and it’s value.
Twitter’s growth has been widely reported in both the mainstream, and technology/social media spheres so I won’t get into that today, but what I do want to discuss with you is how the value propisition of the service has [...]

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Where are all the Location Aware Social Networks?

February 7, 2009

Where are all the Location Aware Social Networks?
As someone who spends a lot of time reading, trying out, and evaluating social media products and services I find it very hard to believe that we haven’t yet seen a game changing location aware social network, or at least extension of an existing system.
Sure I use traditional [...]

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Community Management

January 4, 2009

Key Social Philosophies:

Doing social media takes a lot of work, understand what you’re getting into.
Putting a personal voice on official communications is always important.
The technology is always changing, know what you’re getting into before diving in.
Take risks, those companies and individuals who aren’t afraid to innovate are the ones who will succeed.

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About Jonathan Coffman

January 4, 2009

From Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Myspace and beyond – social media is here to stay. You need a guide through the landscape who has developed proven strategies and tools to enhance communication and conversation.
With a background in journalism and product development Jonathan can help you build transparency, trustworthiness, and most of all, conversation with your clients [...]

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Find and Follow Jonathan

January 4, 2009

You can find Jonathan on the following social networking sites:

Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
Flickr
Delicious
StumbleUpon

Or do a Google Search for his name or his online identity.

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My Email Process

December 1, 2008

I find it fascinating to learn about how others use technology in their lives so today, I present: how retrieve and process email.

First off, I’m not a GTD person, that sounds all fine and dandy but really doesn’t work so well for me. I DO try to stay organized but let’s be honest, I work [...]

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