Entrepreneur, Founder, Renaissance Caveman, Heretic, Idea Guy, Crafter of Digital Stuff
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Had a great conversation with a couple of really smart guys. They shoot video for a living, specifically videoblogs for themselves and some not-small companies, and they do it really well. Part of the discussion focused on the kinds of things they are doing these days with Facebook, widgets, syndicating their stories (videos) to different [...]
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Originally posted in the Project Dogfood Website. You should check it out So you have decided to go to a conference. Maybe you got an invite in the mail or clicked on a banner. Maybe a blogger you like mentioned a show they were going to, or were speaking at, or even organizing (thanks @ChrisBrogan). [...]
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Its been something top of mind for me the last couple of weeks. Doing the right thing. Not the easy thing. Not the fast thing. Not the thing thats right now. In a soon-to-come post this will make sense, but for now… The right thing. The right way. Not “situationally” correct, or “what the handbook [...]
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I first met Terry at Gnomedex years ago. Great guy, really understand the broadcast business and how to get users involved. This post is awesome: http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/rules-for-media-networking/ My favorite: 4. Give before you get. As soon as I meet someone new I’m immediately thinking about whether I can help them, not because I want to trade [...]
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Great post from Phill Baumann on experts, the value they may bring and Social Media experts in general. My favorite: For example, Social Media experts are everywhere. When they’re everywhere, they’re nowhere. In other words, they don’t matter. So if you want to tout your expertise then you better possess a passion for making other [...]
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Do you network? Do you go out to conferences and mixers and tweetups and unconferences with the express goal of making new connections, listening to new voices, adding people to your “collection”. Do you actively manage your LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter? When Scoble mentions someone’s interesting tweet do you immediately check it out and then [...]
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CULTURAL ENGINEER I found this amazing interview with Dave Stewart (musician, former member of the Eurythmics, Social Engineer!) on http://www.digitalnomads.com/2008/08/27/david-allen-stewart-cultural-engineer-on-music-and-technology He is cooler than me (I couldnt pull off those shades), has more grammys (I dont have any), and has a much better title All kidding aside, he is an artist, and by broad definition [...]
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Gnomedex is my FAVORITE conference, and I will keep attending as long as Chris and Ponzi keep throwing this party. This year had the usual eclectic cast of speakers: entrepreneurs, technologists, creatives and media makers. Chris and Ponzi go out of their way to make sure everyone has a great time and this year was [...]
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Originally intended to leave a comment… but kept writing and decided to post Chris asks What’s next? What do you think marketers on the web need to know more about? What do you think are the services that the new generation of marketing firms have to have, now that traditional marketing isn’t always getting the [...]
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25 years from now someone in my niece’s graduating class might be the VP pick for the highest office in the land (POTUS). What will that “vetting” process look like? Sure there will be the usual background check stuff, FBI calling their college roommates, PHD advisor, pastor, etc., but what happens in a world where [...]
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