Dad Progress at #DadChat

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Bruce Sallan

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.

Absence Makes the Kids Grow Independent

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Bruce Sallan

My recent trip overseas resulted, as most such trips do, in many unexpected and enlightening experiences. It was an extraordinary adventure. What I truly did not expect was what happened back at home while we were gone.

2 Minutes 2 See Kenya

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Bruce Sallan

I try to do videos that are not boring travelogues. That usually means PEOPLE. This is a prime example of how the very simple – video taken in one position on a ferry in Kenya – can convey the feeling of the place. In this case, a ferry from Mombasa to the mainland..

Monkey Business

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Bruce Sallan

Zanzibar is a pretty bleak place. Frankly, it’s depressing. But, we did have a light time at Jozani Forest when we encountered these monkeys and their “monkey business” – be sure to see the surprise ending!

What’s On Your Mind at #DadChat

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Bruce Sallan

It’s a New Year. What’s on YOUR mind? What are your hopes, wishes, fears? What do you want for yourself, for your family, for the world? I just returned from a wonderful but sobering trip to Africa and India and I’ve been reflecting a lot about the world, my place in it, and my hopes and dreams for my boys. Let’s have an open dialogue about this and whatever is on YOUR mind Thursday, January 23 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET.

How Much is Two Billion?

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Bruce Sallan

In mid-2013, #DadChat surpassed one billion impressions. I wrote How Much is One Billion at the time so all the amazing facts about numbers are in that column. This time, I simply want to crow a bit about how the entire year turned out for #DadChat AND, what I believe to be the potential and pitfalls for Tweet Chats in the future.

First, the statistics for 2013:

Contributors: 7,956
Tweets: 77,113
Reach: 69.61 million
Impressions 1,883,330,000

Genetics Determine Everything

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Bruce Sallan

For the past few weeks I’ve been traveling overseas, largely on a cruise-ship. As often is the case, cruise lines bring aboard guest lecturers, usually experts in travel that speak about the places the cruise will visit. But, on this particular cruise, in addition to those ubiquitous and familiar lecturers, they invited an especially fascinating scholar and exceptional speaker, Dr. Robert Schrire. His topics have been loosely related to politics but more specifically about how the past and present will impact our future.

World War Z at the Taj Mahal

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Bruce Sallan

Seeing the swarms of people that came through the entrance to the Taj Mahal at Sunset was truly mind-boggling. I know it doesn’t look that crazy busy and crowded but it was and it brought to mind the wild scenes from the movie, “World War Z.” The joy on the faces though is so apparent. And, the colors so vivid. It truly is a wonder of the world!