Published in A wander around digital identity·Jul 24, 2017LinkedIn Broke My HeartAs I was reading the new IAB Report on Social Media, I was thinking to myself, “LinkedIn has a problem.” This is not something that I didn’t already know. …Linked In3 min read
Published in A wander around digital identity·Apr 29, 201744My name is Cristina and I turn 44 today. — Once again, it’s been a good year from April 29th 2016 to April 29th 2017. This year I’ve done hundreds of things. I dove deeper into TED and TEDx, two wonderous universes to discover. I’ve been very involved with Toastmasters, too. I also worked a lot, but that’s what it…Travel3 min read
Published in A wander around digital identity·Apr 10, 2017After TEDxVitoriaGasteiz–TraceAnother TEDxVitoriaGasteiz has come and gone. Our third annual event. The fourth official one, after the three annuals and the TEDx Salon in February of last year. The fifth, actually, if we count the livestreaming of Antarctica’s TEDxScottBase last January. It’s the first after the TEDSummit in Banff and the…Tedx3 min read
Published in A wander around digital identity·Mar 17, 2017BBC’s Viral VideoI don’t remember whose wall this video was on this past Friday, but I spent a while laughing. In fact, I had one of those moments when you can’t stop laughing and I was almost in tears. I work from home, and I do a lot of videoconferences and…Funny2 min read
Published in A wander around digital identity·Feb 9, 2017What Makes a TEDx Event So SpecialIt’s known that TED and TEDx events are very different from other events out there. But why is this so? Well, there are some theories around, including the official one. Chris Anderson, head of TED, is convinced that TED’s success is due to the fact that the talks put the…Tedx3 min read
Published in A wander around digital identity·Nov 29, 2016A Weekend at TEDxBeaconStreet–An Adventure Catalyst ExperienceI just attended my first TEDx event overseas, the famous TEDxBeaconStreet in Boston. It’s been an incredible experience! …Tedx5 min read
Published in A wander around digital identity·Oct 31, 201612 Tips to Prosper in an Urban CommerceI follow many corporate social media accounts. And I do so for many reasons: to know what is happening around me, to keep updated on shopping trends, even to have an eye on my competitors. If I am completely honest, most of the corporate accounts are pretty plain and boring…Social Media5 min read
Published in A wander around digital identity·Oct 18, 20164 Invaluable Things You Learn while Tangling Yourself with TED and TEDxI’ve been involved in TEDx for some years now. It all started when we applied for the TEDxAlmendraMedieval license back in 2013. Today, having organized three events so far, we are starting to slowly move the wheel again for TEDxVitoriaGasteiz 2017. Today, after having gone to a TEDGlobal in December…Tedx4 min read
Published in A wander around digital identity·Jul 27, 20167 Days at TEDSummitby Cristina Juesas If the 4 days at TEDGlobal>Geneva were a life-changing experience, the 7 at the TEDSummit in Banff, a beautiful town in the Canadian Rockies, have rocked again my world, well… for a couple of days anyway.. This time, and for the first time in TED’s life, the…Tedx6 min read
Published in A wander around digital identity·Jun 20, 2016How to create presentations that grabThis is the title of one of the workshops I’m co-directing this week in the summer course at the University of the Basque Country. I have one and a half hours to show my students a few things about presentations and to dispel some myths. The most obvious of these…Presentations4 min read