{"id":2965,"date":"2017-02-13T22:10:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T22:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/159.89.189.69\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2025-05-09T17:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:56:14","slug":"avtweeps-tickle-funny-bone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avchicago.com\/avtweeps-tickle-funny-bone\/","title":{"rendered":"AVTweeps Tickle the Funny Bone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What\u2019s an #AVTweep, you ask? There\u2019s a community of audio-visual professionals that communicates on Twitter \u2013 simple as that! It\u2019s a really fun, smart community of folks who use this online space to exchange ideas, jokes, snarky comments (all in good fun, of course), and industry news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This \u201cAV\u201d industry we\u2019re in is part live events, part \u201cintegration\u201d (permanent installations of the equipment). Every now and then, the @AVHashtag twitter account will start a hashtag that everyone responds to, and this fall a good one was #avPSA \u2013 the task was to post advice you\u2019d like everyone to learn, and the responses were funny! Mark Coxon<\/a>, for example, posted a video plea…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The above post got the highest engagement, with just cause!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our industry does a great job of posting really great content – audio, visual, and the written word, so we thought we\u2019d share a list of really great accounts. While we hope our blog will get added to other lists, here are are some of the top blogs and podcasts in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event Tech Podcast – http:\/\/eventtech.co\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MHO – My Humble Opinion (part of AV Nation) – https:\/\/podfanatic.com\/podcast\/mho<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meetings Podcast – https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/meetings-podcast\/id279079583?mt=2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event Icons – http:\/\/helloendless.com\/category\/eventicons\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

rAVe Pubs Radio – http:\/\/www.ravepubs.com\/rave-pubs\/radio\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blogs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AV Nation – they have a series of very smart podcasts & blogs – https:\/\/www.avnation.tv\/catego…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event Manager Blog – http:\/\/www.eventmanagerblog.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AV Network – http:\/\/www.avnetwork.com\/blogs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.avbend.com\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audio Visual Bend – http:\/\/www.avbend.com\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EventCollab – https:\/\/blog.eventcollab.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Endless Entertainment – http:\/\/helloendless.com\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Coxon\u2019s blog – http:\/\/www.ravepubs.com\/author\/mark\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corey Moss\u2019 blog – https:\/\/convergenttechblog.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women In AV – http:\/\/womeninav.com\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been most impressed by the consistent shows and blog posts by each of these people and organizations. I always feel more like part of the community when I have the chance to see, hear, and interact with the smart folks who belong to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about you – do you have any favorite blogs or podcasts not on these lists? Anything you\u2019d like us to write about? Let us hear it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook: @avchicago.inc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter: @avchicago<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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