Because I’m both curious and a big copycat, I’m stealing Jeff Brown at Tradeshow Bluesblog‘ idea. I just made a Frappr map for face2face readers (it’s based on Google Maps, a very cool application). Go ahead, add yourself to the map so we can all get to know each other a little better—and let each other know about what we do. Could be a fun way to do a little social networking.

C’mon, put yourself on the f2f map!

Would this be a fun thing to do for your next meeting? It just might be…check it out and let me know what you think.

There’s some interesting conversation going around about the weird idea I floated a couple days ago: Wouldn’t it be an interesting experiment to offer a conference, and people paid afterward for the amount it was worth to them?

Some people have taken that little question and run with it: Check out these posts (and please drop some comments):

Rich Westerfield’s Pay What You Feel
David Gammel’s On Marketing and New Conference Models
Rich again, with Pay As You Feel, Part 2
Johnnie Moore chimes in and a commenter says I’m wacky for even posing the question: Six Apart Rocks

Kevin Holland basically says it doesn’t matter what Typepad does to make amends, because their product stinks: Typepad is Done, which is an excellent point. If your conference isn’t stellar, this idea would sink you so fast your head would spin.

I’m just glad this conversation is happening—even if it’d never fly for conferences, I think the idea is well worth exploring. And yes, I’m a little wacky!

OK, so maybe new slogan isn’t going to send people running to Georgia, but at least it’s not as bad as some of what the public in New Jersey have come up with. According to USA Today, these include:

New Jersey: You Got a Problem With That?
NJ: How You Doin’?!
Most of Our Elected Officials Have Not Been Indicted.
New Jersey: It Always Smells Like This.

The program began last month after acting Gov. Richard J. Codey rejected a consultant’s recommendation — “New Jersey: We’ll Win You Over” — as too negative. That slogan, developed as part of a $260,000 contract by global image consultants Lippincott Mercer, was shelved a day before it was to be unveiled.

Personally, I kind of like “The Ocean, The Motion, The Magic,” but then again, it’s been a while since I’ve been there. At least the local residents seem to have a sense of humor about the whole thing.