Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # SeanBohan.com Strategy | Execution | Growth ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.seanbohan.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [The Panopticon is (going to be) Us](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-panopticon-is-going-to-be-us/) - I originally wrote this on the ProjectVRM mailing list in January of 2020. I made some edits to fix errors and clunky phrasingI didn’t like. It is a rant and a series of observations and complaints derived from after dinner chats/walks with my significant other (who is also a nerd). This is a weak-tea attempt - [Linkblogging: Ads and Users](https://www.seanbohan.com/linkblogging-ads-and-users/) - First post in a WHILE... Need to stretch out, limber up, reintroduce myself to the mental calisthenics of bloggery or else I will injure myself. So I figured I would ease back into it with some linkblogging, specifically around the things I am paying a lot of attention to, disrupting advertising. Ad Fraud Big Publishers’ - [BaconCoin...](https://www.seanbohan.com/warrenellis-we-made-a-new-tshirt/) - warrenellis: We made a new tshirt. - [Jon Snow knows nothing...](https://www.seanbohan.com/nemomynameforevermore-guys-i-was-at-the-leafs/) - nemomynameforevermore: GUYS I WAS AT THE LEAFS GAME WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS CRYING - [AMAZING PBS posters](https://www.seanbohan.com/popculturebrain-ny-pbs-creates-ads-with-fake/) - popculturebrain: NY PBS Creates Ads With Fake Reality Shows | EW Indeed. - [Awesome event = Empiricist's League](https://www.seanbohan.com/live-from-williamsburg-its-the-epiricist-league/) - Live from Williamsburg… It’s the Epiricist League! - [Funny considering the recent #NSA news](https://www.seanbohan.com/584/) - :) - [Interns + Label Maker =](https://www.seanbohan.com/what-happens-to-the-bathroom-door-when-someone/) - What happens to the bathroom door when someone lets the interns near the label maker - [3D Printing The Cast Of The Future](https://www.seanbohan.com/humanisticscience-alphacaeli/) - humanisticscience: alphacaeli: rudeandgingersansa: Cortex: The 3D-Printed Cast After many centuries of splints and cumbersome plaster casts that have been the itchy and smelly bane of millions of children, adults and the aged alike the world over, we at last bring fracture support into the 21st century. The Cortex exoskeletal cast provides a highly technical and - [Data SCIENCE!](https://www.seanbohan.com/this-is-a-generation-of-kids-that-grew-up-with/) - ‘This is a generation of kids that grew up with data science around them — Netflix telling them what movies they should watch, Amazon telling them what books they should read — so this is an academic interest with real-world applications,’ said Chris Wiggins, a professor of applied mathematics at Columbia who is involved in - [Ghost Blogging and Authenticity](https://www.seanbohan.com/ghost-blogging-and-authenticity-3/) - David Mullen nails it with his post on "Save the Ghosts for Halloween" Think this is a great post and should be required reading for companies that want to "use" social media. It may seem like splitting hairs, but in my mind there’s a difference between ghost writing the typical items mentioned above and ghost - [All of that innovation comes from...](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-nature-of-the-innovation-established-by/) - The nature of the innovation established by Creative Commons, by the Free Software Movement, by Free Culture, which is reflected in the Web in the Wikipedia, in all the Free Software operating systems now running everything, even the insides of all those locked-down vampiric Apple things I see around the room. All of that innovation - [Stephen King on criticism](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-have-spent-a-good-many-years-since-too-many-i/) - I have spent a good many years since—too many, I think—being ashamed about what I write. I think I was forty before I realized that almost every writer of fiction or poetry who has ever published a line has been accused by someone of wasting his or her God-given talent. If you write (or paint - [Joi Ito's Principles:](https://www.seanbohan.com/brucesterling-joi-ito-of-mit-media-lab-ito/) - brucesterling: Joi Ito of MIT Media Lab: Ito: There are nine or so principles to work in a world like this: 1. Resilience instead of strength, which means you want to yield and allow failure and you bounce back instead of trying to resist failure. 2. You pull instead of push. That means you pull - [Brooklyn Internets are GO!](https://www.seanbohan.com/laughingsquid-brooklyn-internets-t-shirt/) - laughingsquid: Brooklyn Internets, T-Shirt Parody of The Brooklyn Nets Basketball Team - [Flocations: visual-based flight search service](https://www.seanbohan.com/thenextweb-flocations-for-those-that-havent/) - thenextweb: Flocations, for those that haven’t used it yet, is a visual-based flight search service that lets users seek and find flights, hotels and prices using a map-based layout. The site automatically detects a user’s location based on their IP address (though this can be changed) and, using its ‘price slider’, it then shows potential - ["You want inspiration? Work harder"](https://www.seanbohan.com/inspiration-is-the-great-con-of-art-the-odds-of/) - Inspiration is the great con of art. The odds of inspiration hitting at any particular time are about the same as being hit by a meteor while eating a Philly Cheese Steak with Sasquatch. You want inspiration? Work harder the day before so you know where to start today. Me (via kadrey) - [Find needs, not wants](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-dont-believe-in-market-research-i-dont/) - I don’t believe in market research. I don’t believe in marketing the way it’s done in America. The American way of marketing is to answer to the wants of the customer instead of answering to the needs of the customer. The purpose of marketing should be to find needs — not to find wants. People - [Lessig Blog Prosecutor as bully (#AaronSwartz)](https://www.seanbohan.com/lessig-blog-v2-prosecutor-as-bully/) - Lessig Blog, v2: Prosecutor as bullylessig: (Some will say this is not the time. I disagree. This is the time when every mixed emotion needs to find voice.) Since his arresting the early morning of January 11, 2011 — two years to the day before Aaron Swartz ended his life — I have known more - [Youtube Website Annotations](https://www.seanbohan.com/not-long-ago-youtube-announced-they-would-be/) - Not long ago, YouTube announced they would be launching associated website annotations. The program has only been in pilot mode for the last few weeks, but now it’s totally here. Partners in good standing who declare their YouTube channels the official representation of their brand can now put annotations on their videos that will link - [Business of Open APIs](https://www.seanbohan.com/futuristgerd-via-2012-is-shaping-up-as-the/) - futuristgerd: (via 2012 Is Shaping Up As the Year of Open APIs - Dion Hinchcliffe’s Next-Generation Enterprises) From 2012— but still very true for 2013 too - [Peanuts + 90s rap lyrics =](https://www.seanbohan.com/criminalwisdom-mark-drews-latest-art-show-deez/) - criminalwisdom: Mark Drew’s latest art show Deez Nuts mashes up Peanuts comic strip with 90’s rap lyrics. WANT - [Some of my favorite authors include...](https://www.seanbohan.com/dangerousdays-personal-favorite-authors/) - dangerousdays: Personal favorite authors: William Gibson - Cory Doctorow - Bruce Sterling - Samuel R. Delany - Neal Stephenson Seriously half of my book collection alone consists of work by them. YES. - [If these movies were made back in the day...](https://www.seanbohan.com/wilwheaton-rurone-yessss-i-have-no-words/) - wilwheaton: rurone: Yessss I have no words to express how much I love these. The greatest things I have seen in such a long time… - [Kickstarter vs The US Government](https://www.seanbohan.com/warrenellis-a-facilitator-for-commerce-moved/) - warrenellis: A facilitator for commerce moved more money around than a national arts grant system. SHOCK HORROR. In other news the sky is blue and water is fucking wet. templesmith: adapia: This is why I’ve been working with more and more creators and entrepreneurs on crowdfunding campaigns and why, after I gave big co’s - ["You've probably never heard of them..."](https://www.seanbohan.com/hipsters-of-westeros/) - Hipsters of Westeros… - [History of Electronic Health Records](https://www.seanbohan.com/cranquis-numberneededtotreat-youtube-the/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkGHvY46ODY cranquis: numberneededtotreat: YouTube | The History of EHRs Excellent, short description of one reason why electronic medical records are terrible—the original development has not been driven by creating a clinical tool for doctors, but more of an administrative tool for others in healthcare (i.e.—administrators and payers) Agree, agree, agree. My particular thoughts on this - [Scott Rafer's Blog: A couple days at downtownproject.com](https://www.seanbohan.com/scott-rafers-blog-a-couple-days-at/) - Scott Rafer's Blog: A couple days at downtownproject.comrafer: I’m flying back to SF from my first voluntary trip to Vegas in at least ten years. From what I saw of downtownproject.com, I will probably go again this year — maybe more than once. I’m a city and city redevelopment nut (hence Lumatic). What Tony Hsieh - [When public infrastructure goes private](https://www.seanbohan.com/consider-some-of-the-things-that-have-bound-our/) - Consider some of the things that have bound our nation together: Universal postal service at a flat rate, whether you live in Santa Monica or Sitka, Alaska. Interstate highways, built with taxpayer funds and free of tolls. Regulated phone and electric service, with lifeline rates for the economically disadvantaged. These were all based on a - [Greenhouse: creative coding toolkit for spatial interfaces](https://www.seanbohan.com/futurescope-oblong-industries-introducing/) - http://vimeo.com/63289996 futurescope: Oblong Industries: Introducing Greenhouse From the guy (precisely his company), who designed the computer interfaces in the film Minority Report, comes Greenhouse, a creative coding toolkit for spatial interfaces. The Greenhouse SDK incorporates key elements of the g-speak core platform—for building spatially-aware computing environments—and distills them into an API designed to be approachable, powerful, and concise. - [Steve Brill on the state of healthcare in the US](https://www.seanbohan.com/tomguarriello-what-is-it-that-makes-us-citizens/) - http://vimeo.com/64809537 tomguarriello: What is it that makes US citizens believe we have “the best healthcare in the world” when all factual indicators make it clear that we don’t? Remember, roughly 100,000 Americans die each year due to preventable medical errors. Over 1,000,000 patients are injured in hospitals. Yet, ask almost any American about the quality - [Thalmic Labs MYO (very cool)](https://www.seanbohan.com/futuretechreport-behind-the-scenes-at-thalmic/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV0PbKZyqg8 futuretechreport: Behind the Scenes at Thalmic Labs - Creator of the Wearable Gesture Control Device “Myo” The Myo is one of the most anticipated gesture control wearable devices expected to be released to early adopters later this year (my order is already in!). Based in my hometown of Waterloo, Canada - this video gives a - [Window Socket](https://www.seanbohan.com/timgspears-window-socket-kyuho-song-boa-oh/) - timgspears: Window Socket - Kyuho Song & Boa Oh So this is an absolutley brilliant idea! Just attach the plug on to a window and it will harness solar energy. A small converter will convert it into electricity which can be freely used as a plug when you are in the car, on a plane - [John Hodgman's Secret Society](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-am-afraid-to-find-out-what-11-visits-will-get/) - I am afraid to find out what 11 visits will get me. - [Geek Girl Project interviews F. J. DeSanto about Cyborg 009 ](https://www.seanbohan.com/archaia-entertainment-the-geek-girl-project-interviews/) - ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT: The Geek Girl Project interviews F. J. DeSanto about the upcoming Cyborg 009 Graphic Novel from Archaiaarchaiaentertainment: Geek Girl Project sits down with F.J. DeSanto in an interview talking about all things Cyborg 009. Gain some insight into this exciting new collaboration between Archaia and Ishimori! An excerpt from their interview is below: - [The Future...](https://www.seanbohan.com/corrected/) - Corrected. - [Tor Books: cutting DRM hasn't hurt business](https://www.seanbohan.com/tor-books-says-cutting-drm-out-of-its-e-books-hasn/) - TOR is easily one of the smartest companies out there (and they have some great advisers) Tor Books says cutting DRM out of its e-books hasn A look at the sci-fi publisher a year after it announced it would do away with DRM. - [Visit New Zealand posters from Flight of the Conchords](https://www.seanbohan.com/languageofbrands-fake-tourism-posters-for-new/) - languageofbrands: Fake tourism posters for New Zealand from Flight of the Concords. - [GPS Jamming?](https://www.seanbohan.com/a-secret-network-of-20-roadside-listening-stations/) - A secret network of 20 roadside listening stations across the UK has confirmed that criminals are attempting to jam GPS signals on a regular basis, a conference at the National Physical Laboratory, in London, will hear later today. Set up by the government’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and run by Chronos Technology of the Forest - [Gotta love the Spurs...](https://www.seanbohan.com/spurs-answer-racist-response-to-latino-national-anthem/) - Spurs Answer Racist Response To Latino National Anthem Singer By Letting Him Sing Again Spurs Answer Racist Response To Latino National Anthem Singer By Letting Him Sing Againscholvin: Like I needed another reason to root for the Spurs. This is just great. TL;DR: A Mexican-American boy from San Antonio sang the national anthem before game - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/1251/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/public-libraries-3d-printing-fablabs-and/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCXlJ36x-q0 Public Libraries, 3D Printing, FabLabs and Hackerspaces (by mybluheaven) Desktop Bio-Fabrication + Alan Alda, + Star Trek + Class Discussions + Makerbot + Thingiverse + MAKE + Hacking Libraries = NERDGASM(Source: http://www.youtube.com/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rafer-templeton-peck-so-many-great-films/) - rafer: templeton-peck: SO. MANY. GREAT. FILMS. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/ubergrid-source-unknown-everyone-loves/) - ubergrid: (source unknown) Everyone loves Pandas. They are delicious. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/templesmith-i-have-a-new-hunter-coming-soonish/) - templesmith: I have a new Hunter coming soonish. This one always seems popular though. retconpunch: - Ben Templesmith. When the going gets weird… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/tedr-much-ado-about-lebowski-the-big-lebowski/) - tedr: MUCH ADO ABOUT LEBOWSKI The Big Lebowski as writ by William Shakespeare an adaptation of an adaptation of a parody of a farce Every Fri/Sat/Sun of June 2011 (via Much Ado About Lebowski) OMFG - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-ice-book-hd-by-davy-and-kristin-mcguire/) - http://vimeo.com/19348564 The Ice Book (HD) (by Davy and Kristin McGuire) Papercraft, light, projection - AMAZING(Source: http://vimeo.com/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/can-we-be-honest-ok-this-next-song-is-gonna/) - "Can we be honest? Ok. This next song is gonna kick ass." - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-reverend-horton-heat/) - Ladies and gentlemen… The Reverend Horton Heat - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/ceze-beyond-multitouch-via-ringbow/) - ceze: Beyond MultiTouch… via: Ringbow - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/liam-young-unknown-momma-said-there-be-days/) - liam-young: unknown Momma said there be days like these… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/vruz-brief-initiation-guide-for-the-noob-pink/) - vruz: brief initiation guide for the noob pink floyd fan. Sean: OMFG - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/templesmith-imperials-for-life-yo-taken-with/) - templesmith: Imperials for life yo (Taken with Instagram at Lost & found) Sucker Stormtroopers call me Sire… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rocketboom-10-gb-of-storage/) - rocketboom: 10 GB of Storage - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/startupquote-listen-to-your-customers-not-your/) - startupquote: Listen to your customers, not your competitors. - Joel Spolsky Sean: Right Om - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/bliptv-our-exclusive-video-interview-with/) - bliptv: Our exclusive video interview with TechCrunch, via With 1 Billion Views Per Quarter, Blip.tv Becomes A Video Destination (Interview) Sean: Go Blip Go!(Source: http://theblog.blip.tv/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/you-go-van-gogh/) - You Go Van Gogh! - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rocketboom-fuckyeahdementia-rapture-day/) - rocketboom: fuckyeahdementia: rapture day prank Amazing. All the atheists will be hiding on Saturday. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/sean-ha-ha/) - Sean: ha ha - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/sean-right-on/) - Sean: Right On - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/brilliant/) - Brilliant - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/1177/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/demand-to-see-lifes-manager-make-life-rue-the/) - tumblr_lm1d0koGwp1qjdg90 "Demand to see Life’s manager! Make Life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson LEMONS!" Oh yes, PORTAL2 is good stuff - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/theymightbehipsters-im-searching-for-some/) - theymightbehipsters: I’m searching for some disbelief that I can still suspend - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/1163/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/startupquote-we-try-to-solve-very-complicated/) - startupquote: We try to solve very complicated problems without letting people know how complicated the problem was. - Jonathan Ive - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/lickypickysticky-artist-chris-mcmahon-buys/) - lickypickysticky: Artist Chris McMahon buys cheesy landscape paintings from yard sales, then paints in monsters of his own. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/old97s-brooklyn-july-yes-please/) - Old97s? Brooklyn? July? Yes please - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/dennis-coffey-bell-house/) - Dennis Coffey @ Bell House - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/dirtbombs-killin-it-at-the-bell-house/) - Dirtbombs killin it at the Bell House… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/mikehudack-gbattle-cmon-cnn-enough/) - mikehudack: gbattle: C’mon CNN, enough already. Can’t resist the reblog. Sorry. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/ceze-goodness-it-keeps-coming/) - ceze: Goodness. It keeps coming. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/mckelvie-cayce-pollard-the-protagonist-of/) - mckelvie: Cayce Pollard, the protagonist of Pattern Recognition (by William Gibson), after she’s had her hair cut in Japan. Hairstyle is, of course, modelled on Major Kusanagi. Click to make it bigger. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rafer-gbattle-evangotlib-coketalk-i/) - rafer: gbattle: evangotlib: coketalk: I miss me some Chappelle. This is wonderful news. This is SUPER wonderful news. Game, blouses. Chappelle is back?!? And if he’s on Netflix, even better. FiF season. Rafer sez:And doing it out of SF, not LA. I see him at the gym (in the across-the-room sense, not socially) a couple - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/laughingsquid-the-secret-features-of-apples/) - laughingsquid: The Secret Features of Apple’s New Headquarters - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/startupquote-opportunity-is-missed-by-most/) - startupquote: Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rafer-via-cookiepocalypse-implementing-new/) - rafer: (via Cookiepocalypse: Implementing New Law Drops Use by 90% | Chinwag - the UK’s leading community media company for the new media industry) Rafer sez:Facebook or Twitter should quickly exploit this by offering web analytics attached to their auth systems. Their opt-in would likely carry across sites. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/via-snow-monkey-chillin-in-a-hot-spring-nagano/) - (via Snow monkey chillin’ in a hot spring, Nagano, Japan (photo from Boing Boing Flickr Pool) - Boing Boing) WORD - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/alexsegura-the-ludacris-proximity-sadness-meter/) - alexsegura: The Ludacris-Proximity Sadness Meter (via fuzzpup and @Agent_M) Sean: I laughed so hard when I saw this - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/vruz-gaga-is-a-bowie/) - vruz: gaga is a bowie. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rafer-seanbonner-teradome-organizational/) - rafer: seanbonner: teradome: Organizational charts for tech companies. (via @mrandre) Actually, I think they got it exactly right. Looks about right to me. Rafer sez:I LOVE the M$ frame. I once had to call my softie pals back and re-verify a reference check that I’d done. I’d met the person in question and came away - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/wilwheaton-via-twitpic/) - wilwheaton: (via Twitpic) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/1096/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/nevver-1/) - nevver: +1 - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/nevver-libert-galit-fraternit/) - nevver: Liberté, égalité, fraternité, surveillance - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/dougjaeger-tim-harrington-as-father-time-for/) - dougjaeger: Tim Harrington as Father Time for their New Years Eve Show, In Dublin. For more Pics check out http://LesSavyFav.tumblr.com Hard to believe it’s been 13+ years since I worked with Tim… he hasn’t changed a bit :) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/leilockheart/) - leilockheart: By Userr - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/milfophile-best-party-ever/) - milfophile: best party ever - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/halley-dj-journey-rule-the-world-go-green/) - http://djjourney.podomatic.com/swf/joeplayer_v18b.swf halley: DJ Journey “Rule The World” (Go Green Remix)(Source: http://djjourney.podomatic.com/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/lessavyfav-tv-on-the-radios-line-6-graveyard/) - lessavyfav: TV On The Radio’s Line 6 graveyard. Seattle. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/nbaoffseason-well-its-kinda-hard-to-top-this/) - nbaoffseason: Well it’s kinda hard to top this photo isn’t it - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/miles/) - Have you seent this cat? jasonpermenter: Kind of blue. Nocturnal. Solitary. WARNING: Extremely distant, cold, and withdrawn. Quick temper. Severe contempt for critics and everyone else. Likely to be confrontational. Does not respond to treats. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/vruz-worst-data-loss-incident-ever-via/) - vruz: worst data loss incident ever. —via youknowyoureahistoryfanwhen:submitted by hannahhistory - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/1064/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/spockisnotimpressed-i-see-your-facepalm-and/) - spockisnotimpressed: I see your Facepalm and raise you a Not Impressed. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/1055/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/hiten-via-google/) - hiten: (via Google) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/1051/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/evandunn-evangotlib-cwnl-project-argus/) - evandunn: evangotlib: cwnl: project-argus: Neil deGrasse Tyson on children and grown-ups Number 3 so fucking true. National Hero. He’s on a roll. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rafer-newspeedwayboogie-merchandise-rafer/) - rafer: newspeedwayboogie: Merchandise Rafer sez:Corollary — avoid buying things that end up owning you. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/aconversationoncool-im-every-bourgeois/) - aconversationoncool: “I’m every bourgeois nightmare - a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars.” ~Michael Caine - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/tigs-via-the-fantastic-real-life-adventures-of/) - tigs: (via The Fantastic Real Life Adventures of Advertising Genius David Ogilvy | Adweek) WORD - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/1028/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/terribleminds-the-truth-of-the-happy-writer-in/) - terribleminds: THE TRUTH OF THE HAPPY WRITER. In easily-digestible Venn diagram form! (via The Truth Of The Happy Goddamn Writer) awesome… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/smarterplanet-can-life-be-as-browsable-as-the/) - smarterplanet: Can Life Be As Browsable As The Web? Augmented Reality Outfit Metaio Thinks So | Fast Company With the augmented reality browser, Junaio, your smartphone can recognize reality via its camera—and then tell you even more about it. Metaio just transformed its Junaio Augmented Reality browser into a highly useful tool. Its new Scan function recognizes a - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/1019/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/1016/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/vruz-corporate-vandalism-is-vandalism-too/) - vruz: corporate vandalism is vandalism too. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/nataliewhitehill-1978-the-mod-twins-chuka-and/) - nataliewhitehill: 1978 The Mod twins, Chuka and Dubem, aka The Islington Twins, were a fixture around the streets of Islington. They always dressed in identical high style and would hang out at the entrance to the Highbury and Islington tube station entertaining travelers with the latest ska and reggae music from their boom box. They also - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rocketboom-the-times-are-a-changin/) - rocketboom: The times are a changin’. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/ceze-cajunboy-uproxx-game-over-this-is/) - ceze: cajunboy: uproxx: Game Over, This Is the World’s Greatest Baby Costume GAME. OVER. Oh good lord that’s awesome. That IS the world’s greatest baby costume… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/jayparkinsonmd-j-rg-c-gerlach-has-invented-a/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXO_ApjKPaI jayparkinsonmd: Jörg C. Gerlach has invented a way to: harvest stem cells from the healthy skin of burn victims put them into a solution an hour and a half later, spray those skin stem cells back onto the burns and regenerate healthy skin in a matter of days That’s amazing. The Skin Gun (by NationalGeographic) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/waketheworld-basically-true/) - waketheworld: basically. True - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/curiositycounts-ipad-cf-and-sd-card-readers-let/) - curiositycounts: iPad CF and SD card readers let you upload photos directly to your iPad NICE - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/criminalwisdom-the-periodic-table-of-swearing/) - criminalwisdom: The Periodic Table Of Swearing (Via) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/ilovecharts-kassie/) - ilovecharts: -Kassie - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/wilwheaton-as-long-as-obama-remains-silent/) - wilwheaton: As long as Obama remains silent — and implicitly complacent — about the police brutality we keep seeing against peaceful, non-violent Americans who are expressing their constitutionally-protected rights to protest, I think we’re going to see this quote with a lot of pretty horrifying images. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/975/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/via-daily-tumbles-thats-some-real-fine/) - via daily-tumbles That’s some real fine pepper-spraying Lou! - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/criminalwisdom-via-testudo-aubreii/) - criminalwisdom: Via Testudo Aubreii - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/ilovecharts-choice/) - ilovecharts: Choice - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/divineirony-citizensanonymous-help-spread/) - divineirony: citizensanonymous: Help spread the message! $16 TRILLION. Enough to pay off the entire national debt AND feed every hungry child on the planet for a year. Sean Says: They left out the part about the Federal Reserve refusing to disclose the details around this $16trillion giveaway to Congress and how they were forced to - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/959/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/brian-brooks-happy-birthday-morrissey/) - brian-brooks: Happy Birthday Morrissey - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/its-like-that/) - It’s like that… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/venn-venn-venn-venn-venn-venn/) - VENN VENN VENN VENN VENN VENN - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rocketboom-via-4/) - rocketboom: (via) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/933/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/tigs-lookbothways-awesome-parents-are/) - tigs: lookbothways: Awesome parents are AWESOME Teary eyed awesomeness Brilliant - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/tigs-vertigo2712-how-calvin-and-hobbes/) - tigs: vertigo2712: How “Calvin and Hobbes” really ended… Sadness - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/awesome/) - Awesome… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/siminoff-garychou-sometimes-you-need-a/) - siminoff: garychou: Sometimes you need a 6-year window. That is such a awesome chart. I have a theory that too many ideas/startups fail because they do not have the proper structure to let things soak. This is one more example to back that up. just… wow - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/tigs-chevy-sonic-claw-game-promotion-by/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOtWppRMzjQ tigs: Chevy Sonic: Claw Game promotion (by CitizenSlide) Rad. COOOOL(Source: http://www.youtube.com/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/914/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/911/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rocketboom-via-3/) - rocketboom: via - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/905/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/mrhipp-youre-the-great-werewolf-charlie-brown/) - mrhipp: YOU’RE THE GREAT WEREWOLF, CHARLIE BROWN - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/if-corporations-are-people-then-mitt-romney-is-a/) - http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:405930 If Corporations are People then Mitt Romney is a Serial KillerSadly, this is the only thing about the 2012 election cycle that I will probably enjoy. (Source: http://media.mtvnservices.com/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/starrtup-local-agriculture-food-eco/) - Starrtup, Local, Agriculture, Food, Eco omniar: thedailyfeed: The future of Atlanta? Lettuce grown in hydroponic containers — in unassuming parking lots. [A] conventional lettuce farm produces 9,600 to 12,000 heads a year per acre. That acre of land is constantly watered, fertilized and is subject to damage from Mother Nature and pests. One PodPonics container - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/891/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/885/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/wilwheaton-good-question-via-reddit/) - wilwheaton: Good question. (via reddit) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/givedesignachance-10-principles-of-good-design/) - givedesignachance: 10 Principles of Good Design – Dieter Rams - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/tigs-intervention-cindy-gallop-masterclass/) - tigs: Intervention Cindy Gallop MasterClass 15-11-11 (by iabfrancetv) @cindygallop “The Future of Advertising is about action.” (Source: http://www.dailymotion.com/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/areasofmyexpertise-laughingsquid-loyd/) - areasofmyexpertise: laughingsquid: Loyd Unicycles It is about time that we revive the sexy and elegant tradition of drunken, bearded unicycle polo. INDEED! - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/scottlava-double-fine-adventure-you-guys/) - scottlava: DOUBLE FINE ADVENTURE You guys. This is an unbelievable thing. Overnight, through Kickstarter, the fans of Double Fine Productions have exceeded the goal for funding the next amazing game. I cannot believe how wonderful the fans have been to Double Fine through the years. It makes tears happen on my face. I am proud - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/things-i-love-the-onion-literallyunbelievable/) - Things I love: The Onion, LiterallyUnbelievable, and morons on facebookliterallyunbelievable: i knew about it YEARS ago - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/reuters-open-source-politics-reddit-drafts/) - reuters: Open Source Politics : Reddit drafts “The Freedom of Internet Act” - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/pleatedjeans-via-happy-valentines-day/) - pleatedjeans: via Happy Valentines Day - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rocketboom-via-2/) - rocketboom: via - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/845/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rocketboom-via/) - rocketboom: via - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/ricky-gervais-lecturing-karl-while-freeezing-on/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lcTZ2KUXks RIcky Gervais lecturing Karl (while freeezing on the tundra) on why it’s important to get a prostate exam might be the best thing I have seen on TV in a long time. This is the promo for the final episode.(Source: http://www.youtube.com/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/kenyatta-redscharlach-otters-who-look-like/) - kenyatta: redscharlach: Otters Who Look Like Benedict Cumberbatch: A Visual Examination. Oh my. Where is the new season of SHERLOCK? - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/absolutely-love-this-video-thanks-to-this-post/) - http://vimeo.com/36258512 absolutely love this video (thanks to this post from Jay Parkinson - http://blog.jayparkinsonmd.com/post/19344082777/you-cant-hammer-a-nail-over-the-internet-you)(Source: http://vimeo.com/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/from-2007-amazing-alternate-reality-game-that/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-hzUGFD-Gc From 2007 - amazing Alternate Reality Game that asks players to come up with scenarios around what happens when oil get’s so expensive we need a planB. Love this project.Welcome to a World Without Oil (by WorldWithoutOil)(Source: http://www.youtube.com/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/words-to-live-by/) - Words to live by… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/jayparkinsonmd-obamas-plan-started-with-good/) - jayparkinsonmd: Obama’s plan started with good intentions. But in the end, it ended up being a compromise that essentially puts the medical industry on life support. It’s prolonging the death of a completely unsustainable industry. Let’s look at the average cost of yearly health insurance premiums over time: 2001: $4,918 2009: $10,743 2019: $28, 530 - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/curiositycounts-the-manifesto-for-visual/) - curiositycounts: The Manifesto For Visual Culture (via) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/livefortravel-i-honestly-dont-understand-how/) - livefortravel: I honestly don’t understand how people can (or even want to) work their life away, slaving away in some office, staying in one place for years, doing the same job for the rest of their life, and completely stop focusing on the things they truly love in life. Just to make a buck and - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/new-aesthetic-by-creating-open-source-tools/) - http://vimeo.com/40058384 new-aesthetic: “By creating open source tools that combine consumer electronics, we can discover new aesthetics.” RGBDToolkit, Workflow for Kinect + DSLR Filmmaking (Source: http://vimeo.com/) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/explore-blog-stanfords-carol-s-dweck-on-how/) - explore-blog: Stanford’s Carol S. Dweck on how the two different mindsets, Fixed and Growth, pave different pathways to success and lead to a deterministic view of the world or a greater sense of free will, respectively. From Taschen’s Information Graphics. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/princessickness-karenamadof-iloveyoutoo-3/) - princessickness: karenamadof: &ILOVEYOUTOO<3 SPREAD THE DAMN WORD - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/categorized-under-who-thought-this-was-a-good/) - categorized under “who thought this was a good idea?" - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/laughingsquid-dont-mess-with-the-internet-a/) - laughingsquid: Don’t Mess With The Internet, A Crowd Funded Billboard for SOPA Sponsor Representative Lamar Smith HAPPINESS - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/indeed-you-can-haggle-just-know-that-we-do-it/) - Indeed "You can haggle. Just know that we do it every day, all day… So we are probably better at it than you." - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/laughingsquid-wes-anderson-film-color-palette/) - laughingsquid: Wes Anderson Film Color Palette Chart - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rickwebb-courtenaybird-how-social-networks/) - rickwebb: courtenaybird: How Social Networks Use Your Data It’s always interesting to me which networks these guys choose. Why Pinterest, for example, which has fewer users than Tumblr and Foursquare? Why Pandora and not Spotify? I wonder what goes into the decision making. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/parislemon-deantrippe-christian-bale-was-in/) - parislemon: deantrippe: Christian Bale was in Aurora today visiting victims of Friday’s movie theater shooting. Didn’t go on behalf of Warner Bros. Didn’t go for press. Just went. Class act. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/rafer-lumatic-preparing-for-wednesdays-ios6/) - rafer: Lumatic: Preparing for Wednesday’s iOS6 launch: we’ve got 27 cities online and we’re ready to serve up Lumatic-style public transit directions to Apple Maps users. Bring it! Rafer sez:Going-for-broke time, boys and girls. Download and rate! Pots broken, ships burned, 18 months of effort comes down to this week. Again, download and rate! Go - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/siminoff-this-is-just-awesome-and-exactly-where/) - siminoff: This is just awesome and exactly where 3D printing should be going. shapeways: Teenage Engineering Make CAD Files Available to 3D Print Replacement Parts Teenage Engineering not only make one of the sexiest synthesizers but also get the prize for being the first electronics company to offer their replacement parts as downloadable 3D - [Hiring](https://www.seanbohan.com/hiring/) - Hiringheyitsnoah: I know I post these every so often, but today we announced that we’ve raised a $9 million Series A. This is a big number and what it means most is that Percolate is very much hiring. We’re pretty much hiring across the board, but here’s a quick rundown of the current open positions on - [Lessig Blog, v2: On the sidewalks with No Money Mike](https://www.seanbohan.com/lessig-blog-v2-on-the-sidewalks-with-no-money-mike/) - Lessig Blog, v2: On the sidewalks with No Money Mikelessig: My family and I spent a couple hours with Mike Connolly (@nomoneyconnolly) and his fiance, Kacy, talking to Cambridge voters yesterday. Connolly is running for State Representative in a district that straddles Cambridge and Somerville. He’s a “progressive independent,” challenging an… - [: New Media Center in NYC](https://www.seanbohan.com/new-media-center-in-nyc/) - : New Media Center in NYCbuildingstoryworlds: The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) will develop and operate a new Brooklyn-based “Made in New York” Media Center, spanning both traditional and new media practices, set to open this coming Spring. The announcement was made an outdoor press conference at 20 Jay Street in DUMBO, the site of… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/prizes-create-a-kind-of-artificial-economic-system/) - Prizes create a kind of artificial economic system that maintains most of the key advantages of the free market. They create incentives and competition, and they diversify the number of minds working on the problem. But the prizes eliminate wasteful spending, since they are rewarded only when genuine solutions have been achieved. And when combined - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/but-heres-the-thing-increasingly-brands-are/) - But here’s the thing: Increasingly, brands are bringing social marketing in-house. The era of the social media Agency of Record is ending. So brands don’t really care if their social media management tools cut out the agency. They just want to be told what to say. It’s become a bit of a conundrum for brands - [What remix culture has taught us...](https://www.seanbohan.com/what-remix-culture-has-taught-us/) - explore-blog: “What remix culture has taught us is that making derivative works can be a form of real originality, not that all derivative works are original.” — In a tangential comment on a discussion of meme culture, a reader of Andrew Sullivan’s nails what needs to be said over and over again – creation and “curation"/remix - [Slingers comic tease](https://www.seanbohan.com/slingers-comic-tease/) - Watch this video: http://vimeo.com/7963572 Then dig this So psyched to see this coming to life. sizemore: Art by the all too talented Dave Kennedy, words by me. Work in progress so not sure where or when or how it’ll eventually appear so it’s something else you can kick me about. Pretty neat though, right? - [TEN COMMANDMENTS OF A CON MAN ](https://www.seanbohan.com/ten-commandments-of-a-con-man/) - TEN COMMANDMENTS OF A CON MAN criminalwisdom: From the desk of Victor Lustig, the man who sold the Eiffel Tower: Be a patient listener (it is this, not fast talking, that gets a con-man his coups). Never look bored. Wait for the other person to reveal any political opinions, then agree with them. Let the - [Weak ties, thin relationships, & the Social Bubble](https://www.seanbohan.com/weak-ties-thin-relationships-the-social-bubble/) - Call it relationship inflation. Nominally, you have a lot more relationships — but in reality, few, if any, are actually valuable. Just as currency inflation debases money, so social inflation debases relationships. The very word “relationship" is being cheapened. It used to mean someone you could count on. Today, it means someone you can swap - [Every company has a social media strategy](https://www.seanbohan.com/every-company-has-a-social-media-strategy/) - Every company has a social media strategybrycedotvc: “Every company has a social media strategy whether they know it or not. You can have your dedicated social media person chasing down consumer complaints, but your real social media strategy is how are the people who work at your company and the people who buy from your - [We now know...](https://www.seanbohan.com/we-now-know/) - We now know...kadrey: “We now know enough to know that we will never know everything. This is why we need art: it teaches us how to live with mystery. Only the artist can explore the ineffable without offering us an answer, for sometimes there is no answer. John Keats called this romantic impulse ‘negative capability.’ - [Podcast: Interview with Jordan Weisman, on “Shadowrun Returns” | J.C. Hutchins: New Fiction And Author Updates](https://www.seanbohan.com/podcast-interview-with-jordan-weisman-on-shadowrun/) - Podcast: Interview with Jordan Weisman, on “Shadowrun Returns” | J.C. Hutchins: New Fiction And Author Updates - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/1-the-audience-is-fickle-2-grab-em-by-the/) - 1. The audience is fickle. 2. Grab ‘em by the throat and never let ‘em go. 3. Develop a clean line of action for your leading character. 4. Know where you’re going. 5. The more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer. 6. If you - ["I Get Frustrated."](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-get-frustrated/) - "I Get Frustrated."parislemon: Actor/comedian Aziz Ansari shares my Games of Thrones pain. As he tells GQ: The way people release media is so far behind the way people actually consume it. There’s so much frustration. I mean, I get frustrated. I want to watch Game of Thrones. I’d love to see it before it comes back. - [What's classier than J.R.R. Tolkien telling off Nazis? Absolutely nothing.](https://www.seanbohan.com/whats-classier-than-j-r-r-tolkien-telling-off-nazis/) - What's classier than J.R.R. Tolkien telling off Nazis? Absolutely nothing.“Tolkien drafted two letters for Rütten & Loening — A.) one that ignored the request entirely; and B.) a kiss-off that discreetly called them idiots for buying into the Third Reich’s historically bankrupt appropriation of the term “Aryan." It’s unclear which version Unwin sent, but the - [Inaudible frequencies used to trigger smartphone content | Springwise](https://www.seanbohan.com/inaudible-frequencies-used-to-trigger-smartphone/) - Inaudible frequencies used to trigger smartphone content | SpringwiseWrote a bunch of proposals for using this tech a couple years ago (thanks to the Despicable Me app story). Which goes to show good ideas are dime a dozen, execution is everything. - [WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: An open apology to the Pinterest team](https://www.seanbohan.com/wil-wheaton-dot-tumblr-an-open-apology-to-the/) - WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: An open apology to the Pinterest teamspiegelman: Judging by some of the links to pop up on my Internet the past hour or so, this fake Mitt Romney thing is starting to be about Pinterest changing the name of my parody account, and not about the fact that the leading candidate - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/when-our-parents-sent-a-letter-in-the-mail-nobody/) - When our parents sent a letter in the mail, nobody was allowed to open it to check if it contained a copied poem, which would infringe on the copyright monopoly. When our parents sent a letter in the mail, they and they alone determined if they identified themselves as sender on the outside of the - ["Campaign Contributions buy results in Congress"](https://www.seanbohan.com/campaign-contributions-buy-results-in-congress/) - lessig: I’ve referred a number of times to a survey that the Global Strategy Group did for us last year about the public’s perception of the role of money in politics. Seventy-five percent affirm that “campaign contributions buy results in Congress.” Here are the highlights of that survey. Here are the crosstabs. - [Susan G. Komen Foundation Also Stops Funding Embryonic Stem Cell Research](https://www.seanbohan.com/susan-g-komen-foundation-also-stops-funding-embryonic/) - Susan G. Komen Foundation Also Stops Funding Embryonic Stem Cell Research In addition to pulling funds from Planned Parenthood for The Susan G. Komen Foundation also decided to stop funding embryonic stem cell research centers making it fully transparent the organization has evolved from non-political non-profit to a partisan advocacy organization. That means the loss - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/make-good-stuff-then-make-it-easy-for-people-to/) - Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There’s your anti-piracy plan. Jonathan Coulton is wise. http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2012/01/21/megaupload/ (via neil-gaiman) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-mismatch-between-silicon-valley-and-congress/) - The mismatch between Silicon Valley and Congress isn’t just that Silicon Valley isn’t engaged enough with lobbying Congress, but that Silicon Valley has this outmoded idea that your ideas succeed when they are right, as proven in the marketplace, rather than because you were better at making a backdoor deal than the next guy. Tim - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/patagonia-now-legally-responsible-for-positive/) - PATAGONIA NOW LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Patagonia Now Legally Responsible For Positive Environmental Impact @PSFK Loving this… "Outdoor apparel retailer Patagonia has become one of California’s first “Benefit Corporations,” which gives the company’s directors legal protection to consider social and environmental benefits over financial returns." - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-only-thing-any-entrepreneur-salesperson-or/) - The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson or anyone in any position can control is their effort. MARK CUBAN: There’s Only One Thing In Life You Can Control: Your Own Effort (via hiten) - [Lessig Blog, v2: The Grant and Franklin Project](https://www.seanbohan.com/lessig-blog-v2-the-grant-and-franklin-project/) - Lessig Blog, v2: The Grant and Franklin Projectlessig: In Republic, Lost and in the New York Times, I have described a version of small dollar funded elections that I have called “The Grant and Franklin Project.” Here’s a brief statement of the plan. Assumption: Every voter pays at least $50 to the Federal Treasury in - [Walken in a Winter Wonderland](https://www.seanbohan.com/walken-in-a-winter-wonderland/) - rocketboom: - [How Republicans are being taught to talk about Occupy Wall Street](https://www.seanbohan.com/how-republicans-are-being-taught-to-talk-about-occupy/) - How Republicans are being taught to talk about Occupy Wall Streetrafer: spytap: joshsternberg: The Republican Governor’s Association met this week in Florida to give GOP state executives a chance to rejuvenate, strategize and team-build. But during a plenary session on Wednesday, one question kept coming up: How can Republicans do a better job of talking - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/for-every-thousand-hacking-at-the-branches-of/) - For every thousand hacking at the branches of evil, there is one striking at the root. Lessig Blog, v2: Me, MIA?: On the SOPA soap opera (via gregcohn) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-was-there-to-take-down-the-names-of-people-who/) - I was there to take down the names of people who were arrested… As I’m standing there, some African-American woman goes up to a police officer and says, ‘I need to get in. My daughter’s there. I want to know if she’s OK.’ And he said, ‘Move on, lady.’ And they kept pushing with their - [Facebook, Google join to fight Internet piracy legislation - Post Tech - The Washington Post](https://www.seanbohan.com/facebook-google-join-to-fight-internet-piracy/) - Facebook, Google join to fight Internet piracy legislation - Post Tech - The Washington Postrafer: Rafer sez:Nice neutral headline, crony. It is not piracy legislation. It’s the legislated entrenchment of media incumbents. - [Heinie sniffing](https://www.seanbohan.com/heinie-sniffing/) - shitmystudentswrite: When I went down into the basement at the party, he was down there. I was standing so close to him I could smell his colon. favorite. new. tumblr. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/starting-a-company-requires-you-to-become-oddly/) - Starting a company requires you to become oddly unemotional. That means dumping fear of failure, dumping fear of judgement, dumping the desire to impress anyone. Max (via brycedotvc) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-most-famous-expression-of-this-truth-was/) - The most famous expression of this truth was provided by Bill Gates in a Microsoft internal ‘Challenges and Strategy’ memo, dated May 16,1991. “If people had understood how patents would be granted when most of today’s ideas were invented and had taken out patents”, he wrote, “the industry would be at a complete stand-still today.” - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/a-lot-of-people-in-our-industry-havent-had-very/) - A lot of people in our industry haven’t had very diverse experiences. They don’t have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions, without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one’s understanding of the human experience, the better designs we will have. Steve Jobs in a 1996 Wired interview, one - [Jay Parkinson + MD + MPH = a doctor in NYC: Introducing my new company, Sherpaa.](https://www.seanbohan.com/jay-parkinson-md-mph-a-doctor-in-nyc-introducing/) - Jay Parkinson + MD + MPH = a doctor in NYC: Introducing my new company, Sherpaa.jayparkinsonmd: So for the past month I’ve been laying all the groundwork for my next company. It’s called Sherpaa. The branding and the site are coming together nicely and the legal side of things is too. Here’s what Sherpaa will - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/what-distracts-a-writer-alcohol-women-money-and/) - What distracts a writer? Alcohol, women, money and ambitions. Also lack of alcohol, women, money and ambitions. Ernest Hemingway (via kastronaut) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/bijan-florence-the-machine-shake-it-out/) - bijan: Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out new single and awesome. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-dont-mean-to-criticize-anyone-actually/) - I don’t mean to criticize. Anyone. Actually. Except for MTV. You might have had a very large opportunity to be stabilize your self as a global presence of culture and art about 15 years ago and you fucked the dog. Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon on MTV (via nedhepburn) - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/unclebensrice/) - graphicly: Now that’s just mean. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/when-youre-young-you-look-at-television-and/) - When you’re young, you look at television and think, There’s a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that’s not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That’s a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can - [Kurt Vonnegut's rules for writing, reprinted from r/writing](https://www.seanbohan.com/kurt-vonneguts-rules-for-writing-reprinted-from/) - Kurt Vonnegut's rules for writing, reprinted from r/writingwilwheaton: Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass - [Why Ad Agencies Should Act More Like Tech Startups | Fast Company](https://www.seanbohan.com/why-ad-agencies-should-act-more-like-tech-startups/) - Why Ad Agencies Should Act More Like Tech Startups | Fast CompanySean: Ummmm some of us do act like tech startups - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/via-1000notesdotcom/) - "Keep your hands low, sit very still, drive safe and enjoy all the looks you get" - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/via-1000notesdotcom-2/) - "Keep your hands low, sit very still, drive safe and enjoy all the looks you get" - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-think-the-main-point-in-my-mind-is-that-if/) - I think the main point in my mind is that if you’re making an app for iOS and you’re not thinking about Twitter, you’re really missing an opportunity. Apple Just Handed Twitter The Keys To The iOS Kingdom — Here’s Twitter’s Take - [Japanese Scientists Create Touchable Holograms // Current](https://www.seanbohan.com/japanese-scientists-create-touchable-holograms/) - Japanese Scientists Create Touchable Holograms // CurrentOne step closer to the holodeck… - [Why Netflix is killing it -- and what... by Rakesh Agrawal - Quora](https://www.seanbohan.com/why-netflix-is-killing-it-and-what-by-rakesh/) - Why Netflix is killing it -- and what... by Rakesh Agrawal - Quora - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/dance-like-youre-stamping-on-a-human-face/) - Dance like you’re stamping on a human face forever, love like you’ve been in a serious car crash that minced the front of your brain, stab like no one can arrest you, and live like there’s no such thing as God. Warren Ellis I spend a lot of time looking at quotations. I found this - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-basic-problem-with-patents-is-that-youre/) - The basic problem with patents is that you’re trying to assign property rights to something that doesn’t deserve property rights. The fact that these property rights end up in the hands of financial owners as opposed to the original inventors just exacerbates the problem. The basic problem is that Chris [Dixon] and a bunch of - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/advertising-in-the-future-will-be-much-more-like/) - Advertising in the future will be much more like PR, observed former Publicis COO Richard Pindner for the ever thought-provoking Ignition group “We’ll be run more like a daily TV show or an interactive newspaper than an advertising factory.” As in political campaigns, agencies today need to operate as a nerve center. Most PR firms - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/like-youtube-blip-splits-advertising-revenues/) - Like YouTube, Blip splits advertising revenues with Web series producers. But unlike YouTube, which also streams amateur videos, and Netflix, which streams feature films and television shows, Blip is solely focused on those producers. Rather than competing directly, it is trying to carve a niche next to YouTube in the expanding world of Web video. - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/if-you-look-at-steve-jobs-and-steve-wozniak/) - If you look at [Steve] Jobs and [Steve] Wozniak, they were makers, the more we can turn the nation into a nation of makers, they will be smarter, they’ll be better problem-solvers, and they’ll be more equipped for the problems of tomorrow. -Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck-E-Cheese A Brighter Future For Our Children? - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/making-in-short-is-not-about-making-making-is/) - Making, in short, is not about making. Making is about sharing. The reason we can make so much today is because the basic knowledge, skills, and tools to make anything and do anything are already on the ground, forming a loam in which our inspiration can germinate. Make: Online | Walled Gardens vs. Makers - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/criminalwisdom-cloud-nine-in-1974-jack-jensen/) - criminalwisdom: Cloud Nine In 1974 Jack Jensen proposed a new way to stop hijackers from commandeering airplanes — each seat would be fitted with a solenoid-actuated lock in the seatbelt, an inflatable seat back, and a hypodermic syringe. Using remote switches, the crew could lock any passenger into his seat, force his head to his - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/you-can-make-the-internet-safe-for-justin-bieber/) - You can make the Internet safe for Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, or you can make it safe for the next Skype,” said Benkler “You have to choose. At the eG8, 20th century ideas clashed with the 21st century economy | radar.oreilly.com | Readability (via rickwebb) vruz: I would like to make it safe for - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-internet-represents-the-shipping-lane-of-the/) - The Internet represents the shipping lane of the 21st century. It is increasingly in America’s economic interest to ensure that the Internet is a viable means for American innovation, commerce, and the advancement of our ideals that empower people all around the world. By ceding control of the Internet to corporations through a private right - [LCD trading cards - Boing Boing](https://www.seanbohan.com/lcd-trading-cards-boing-boing/) - LCD trading cards - Boing Boing Italian trading card company Panini’s latest trick: LCDs in the traditional form factor. Each will have 2GB of space and come pre-loaded with highlight reels for a sporting icon. Sean: Wow… thinking about all the kinds of trouble I can get into with this… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/a-master-in-the-art-of-living-draws-no-sharp/) - A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play, his labour and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing and leaves others to determine - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/indeed/) - Indeed - [The Borogoves are a’ Mimsying » The Decahedralist](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-borogoves-are-a-mimsying-the-decahedralist/) - The Borogoves are a’ Mimsying » The DecahedralistSmart woman… and I couldn’t resist not Tumbling a post with “a’ Mimsying" - [Sleazy PR Firm Throws Scummy Facebook Under The Sordid Bus](https://www.seanbohan.com/sleazy-pr-firm-throws-scummy-facebook-under-the-sordid/) - Sleazy PR Firm Throws Scummy Facebook Under The Sordid BusSean: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAH Best post title ever - [Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk, the ancient material of the future | Video on TED.com](https://www.seanbohan.com/fiorenzo-omenetto-silk-the-ancient-material-of-the/) - Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk, the ancient material of the future | Video on TED.com Sean: BRILLIANT - I want to take this guy out to lunch - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/nonprofits-and-creators-of-social-change-media/) - Nonprofits and creators of social change media have a challenge in making their content “sticky” and, in a crowded field with limited funding or distribution channels, it takes significant resources and expertise to create audience awareness and inspire action. Transmedia Activism: Telling Your Story Across Media Platforms to Create Effective Social Change : News : MediaRights - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/when-the-patients-own-stem-cells-are-injected/) - When the patient’s own stem cells are injected into a damaged joint, they appear to transform into chondrocytes, the cells that go on to produce fresh cartilage. They also seem to amplify the body’s own natural repair efforts by accelerating healing, reducing inflammation, and preventing scarring and loss of function. Stem Cells: Alternative to Knee Replacement? - [MISTERHIPP: TINTIN SHOT FIRST](https://www.seanbohan.com/misterhipp-tintin-shot-first/) - MISTERHIPP: TINTIN SHOT FIRSTWow - this guy’s stuff is good - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/why-would-i-talk-to-a-tv-executive-at-this-point/) - Why would I talk to a TV executive at this point, and ask them what they think? If I have this idea for a TV show, I can just put it up on the Internet. Jerry Seinfeld, The New York Times (via stevewoolf) Right On Jerry! - [Periodic Table of Storytelling by *ComputerSherpa on deviantART](https://www.seanbohan.com/periodic-table-of-storytelling-by-computersherpa-on/) - Periodic Table of Storytelling by *ComputerSherpa on deviantARTI might not be around for a while… - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/individuals-all-over-the-world-have-been-literally/) - Individuals all over the world have been literally dying, dead, for the right to vote, this year. Way I see it, we owe them. Twitter / @William Gibson: Individuals all over the w … - [](https://www.seanbohan.com/awesome-2/) - awesome… - [Supernova - Social Networks in the Workplace](https://www.seanbohan.com/supernova-social-networks-in-the-workplace/) - Kevin Werbach opens the panel - bringing business and legal thinking into the discussion Densie Howell (This Week in Law) - bagandbaggage.com, @dhowell Gabe Ramsey (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe) Alex MacGillvray (Twitter General Counsel) @Macgill Kerry Krzynowek (Deloitte) DHowell: Social Media and the workplace Not about technology, about communication, regardless of geography Ubiquitous whether or - [BlogHer - PatientBloggers](https://www.seanbohan.com/blogher-patientbloggers/) - [NOTE - Adding the opening from the Liveblogging of this session here as well as the links for the panel participants and others where I could find 'em - THANKS to the person who liveblogged this - they did a great job] Chronic or acute disease can change your life overnight…and make you feel as - [My Thoughts on BlogHer09 - the Good, Bad and Next](https://www.seanbohan.com/my-thoughts-on-blogher09/) - So for the first time since the BlogHer09 Conference I have 5 minutes to sit and think and write. From July 24-25, 1200+ women gathered in Chicago for a conference by, about and for women bloggers. Mommybloggers, FitnessBloggers, HealthBloggers, BusinessBloggers, ShoppingBloggers, HumorBloggers, PetBloggers, and any other kind of blogger you could imagine. There were also - [Community Community Community](https://www.seanbohan.com/community-community-community/) - (the title of the post should be said outloud like Jan on the Brady Bunch yelling "Marsha Marsha Marsha!") I think Micah's post on the Lie About Community hits the mark pretty well. "Community", like Social and Participation and Conversation has been the buzzword for a while now. Everyone wants one. Clients want the "network - [My 11 Twitter Guidelines](https://www.seanbohan.com/my-11-twitter-guidelines/) - So I haven't blogged in a while because... I have been busy as all heck. Many have blogged and twittered and videoblogged and webinared how to work with twitter. Some of the more egregious "click my junk"ers even charge users for the "inside information". I advise clients on strategies in integrating digital and social tools - [It's there because it works...](https://www.seanbohan.com/its-there-because-it-works/) - Chris Brogan writes (in a great post you need to read here): How much does one of those opportunities cost? It can’t be cheap to put up a billboard in an airport, right? That same amount would fund a social media project for an entire year, and you’d have clickable metrics for the effort. Wouldn’t - [The 50/50 Rule, Link Love & Reciprocity](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-5050-rule-link-love-reciprocity/) - The 50/50 Rule is something I started sharing with clients a while back. It's nothing new or earth-shattering and TONS of individuals and companies are doing it EVERY SINGLE DAY. The idea is simple - to connect in the Social spaces where the users live, you need to spend half as much of your time - [Adam Savage on Obsession](https://www.seanbohan.com/adam-savage-on-obsession/) - I love the Interwebs (think it was Digg.com) for giving me access to stuff like this: So I found Adam Savage's (from MythBusters) Dec 12, 2008 presentation on FORA.tv that he gave at the Entertainment Gathering (Richard Saul Wurman's new conference), on his own obsession with things, in this case, the Dodo and the Maltese - [The SPIRIT's Day Off - with @BillCammack!](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-spirits-day-off-with-billcammack/) - So my good friend Halley and I were chatting the other day about work and video and she asked if I had seen Bill Cammack in a new vid for IndyMogul... I said NO (most of the time I see Bill's work on his own videos, be he is a good friend to a LOT - [Friends: CoBrandit](https://www.seanbohan.com/friends-cobrandit/) - So when I worked for CorePerformance.com, I got the chance to work with a video company called CoBrandit on a series of videos that were different than what we had done before. As a company, CorePerformance has an amazing amount of intellectual property in the health and fitness space (as part of Athletes' Performance, the - [Interview with John C. Havens](https://www.seanbohan.com/interview-with-john-c-havens/) - Had a great interview today with John C. Havens. on BlogTalkRadio.com. John and Shel Holtz recently released their new book Tactical Transparency: How Leaders Can Leverage Social Media to Maximize Value and Build their Brand (where yours truly is quoted). Check it out. >>> Editors Note: I am an idiot and got my "Shel"s mixed - [Corporates and Comments](https://www.seanbohan.com/corporates-and-comments/) - Another mind-bomb from the desk of Chris Brogan concerns Comment policies for corporations. Its a solid piece of experience and sharing - comments aren't scary, users aren't all looking to "dis" you, but you have to plan and have principles and rules to follow. You might say, “let the chips fall where they may.” But - [Ideas & Mindset](https://www.seanbohan.com/ideas-and-mindset/) - Fun post here from Mark (of MyTropicalEscape and TrainForHumanity.org) about big ideas and where they come from. Why do only some seem to have this mindset? That's the key, isn't it? Mindset. Attitude. Intent. Mindset affects everything. Mark Verstegen, the founder of our company says Mindset is the start of everything related to performance. Without - [Money on the Table](https://www.seanbohan.com/money-on-the-table/) - 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 - [How NOT To Get The Most Out Of A Conference](https://www.seanbohan.com/how-not-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-conference/) - 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). - [Brands Brands Brands](https://www.seanbohan.com/brands-brands-brands/) - Brands are important and valuable, but on the users' terms. For a long time the human race thought the sun revolved around the world. Then we figured it out. I think brands and users are in a similar dynamic. Users don't revolve around brands (even if they LOVE them, like Apple, the Corvette, & Manchester - [Do the right thing...](https://www.seanbohan.com/do-the-right-thing/) - 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 - [25 years from now...](https://www.seanbohan.com/25-years-from-now/) - 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 - [Favorite Job Title Ever](https://www.seanbohan.com/favorite-job-title-ever/) - 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 - [Best advice you will get all day (not from me)...](https://www.seanbohan.com/best-advice-you-will-get-all-day-not-from-me/) - Do You: Go to conferences? Meet people? Network? Want to meet more people? Tired of being a hermit? then read this: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/the-me-game/ Print it out, give it to your guys (if you have a team), make them read it. - [I love Wordpress, I love Akismet](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-love-wordpress-i-love-akismet/) - [Brilliant - Rules for Media Networking](https://www.seanbohan.com/brilliant-rules-for-media-networking/) - 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 - [What is Baconfest?](https://www.seanbohan.com/what-is-baconfest/) - Thanks David Armano! - [Chris Carfi on Customer Driven Markets](https://www.seanbohan.com/chris-carfi-on-customer-driven-markets/) - Chris Carfi (of Cerado and Social Customer Manifesto Fame, as well as being a fellow member of the VRM working group at Harvard) spent an hour this summer having a discussion at the VRM Summit to discuss Customer Driven Markets. This is another LONG video (1 hr), but there is a really great discussion here. - [Do Experts Matter?](https://www.seanbohan.com/do-experts-matter/) - 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 - [Outreach is Networking... for your Social Media efforts](https://www.seanbohan.com/outreach-is-networking-for-your-social-media-efforts/) - 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 - [Salaam Garage - Amazing idea, story, presentation & effort](https://www.seanbohan.com/salaam-garage-amazing-idea-story-presentation-effort/) - 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 - [New Marketing?](https://www.seanbohan.com/new-marketing/) - 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 - [Tag Cloud for my Twitter...](https://www.seanbohan.com/tag-cloud-for-my-twitter/) - Loving this (especially considering my recent posts - notice the largest word in the cloud ) You can find this fun tag cloud generator (provide your twitter handle and it generates the cloud based on recent tweets) here - http://www.brownphp.com/2008/08/twitter-tag-cloud-service/?member=&submit=Get+Twitter+Cloud - [ What do you say? ](https://www.seanbohan.com/mom-what-do-you-say-mom/) - When we were little kids, my little brother and I heard this all the time. When Mrs Kennedy (not that one, the one on 138th street in the Bronx) gave us an ice pop, when grandma gave us a quarter, when someone told us we looked great in our leisure suits (if i ever find - [Movie Game on Twitter](https://www.seanbohan.com/movie-game-on-twitter/) - A long time ago I worked as a bar bouncer in the Bronx and Manhattan. Except for the nights where I was the only one working, we usually had between 4 and 6 guys standing at the door until it got crowded (which in NYC, where bars don't close until 4am is usually around 10-11pm). - [Social Media Best Practices](https://www.seanbohan.com/social-media-best-practices/) - Thanks Chris - Here are my Social Media Best Practices... YMMV, - [Chris Israel, Rest In Peace](https://www.seanbohan.com/chris-israel-rest-in-peace/) - Last weekend I received news from the Stork that our roommate, Chris Israel (Izzy) had died. To say this was a shock would be the understatement of the century - it was more like a mule kick to the chest. Chris was a character, a madman, a drinking buddy, a party animal, a good guy, - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-31](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-31/) - #mediatemple sucks # thanks Mediatemple for dropping like a stone - you took all my sites down you f^ckers! # Seems like the kinda day where I call up some ska from Pandora... and then bang out some more work # go kick some ass @AdamBroitman # @cspenn - if it's mine, couldya mail it - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-30](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-30/) - missing the Pulver event near Harvard... work work work... # @tracysheridan - very cool # @chrisbrogan relationship b/w brands and users move away from big-to-little & move more towards peer-to-peer (outreach, vrm, lots o' things) # waiting for shannon, the only human being to ever work for ATT/CIngular, to get back to me on my - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-29](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-29/) - @KeithBurtis - upcoming.org, meetup.com # Prison is a series of TUBES! #tedstevens # thanks @repcor # The Saw Doctors are playing in Cohasset... woo hoo! # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-28](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-28/) - @micah - you are a magnificentbastard.com # @khopper - "We're new at this (in a good way)!" - not very reassuring # @khopper - I think "I am going to kill you" would be a more direct promise from Nature... "you are going to die" is a little passive # @THespos1 - congrats man.... kids - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-27](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-27/) - Drunks Dont Lie at MIDDLE EAST was great... just got some really sad news about an old roommate: good times+bad news # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-26](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-26/) - @geechee_girl - your ipod has a poltergeist :) # brunch, apple store, Stepbrothers, dinner, DRUNKS DONT LIE @ Middle East Upstairs... its like college without the brutal hangover # video planning doc at 75% - solid plan, could work really frickin well - going home now, happy # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-25](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-25/) - @ritters90 - will be in NYC in a couple of weeks - RoganJosh & Butter Chicken is on me :) # @ccarfi - soundtrack of my youth... except for the whole drug addiction & rehab thing... I kinda skipped that part # @ccarfi - http://tinyurl.com/6yt98l - SD's frontman did 2 solo albums in '99... A-F'ing-MAZING - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-25](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-25-2/) - @ritters90 - will be in NYC in a couple of weeks - RoganJosh & Butter Chicken is on me :) # @ccarfi - soundtrack of my youth... except for the whole drug addiction & rehab thing... I kinda skipped that part # @ccarfi - http://tinyurl.com/6yt98l - SD's frontman did 2 solo albums in '99... A-F'ing-MAZING - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-24](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-24/) - @adamcohen - did they lie to ya and say "1 hour more" every hour or so? Did that to me for 3 days in Detroit - I love it when they do that # @ericlitman - just ordered my iPhone - expecting big things from your guys :) # @CurtMonash - I dont think there - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-23](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-23/) - @davemc500hats - thanks for the reports... not quite as good as bein there, but still pretty good # @mmcallen - let me know if you find someone good - i need to transcribe a ton of video # @RealEstateCafe - you didnt happen to photo any of the slides from the screencasting presentation at Podcamp? - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-22](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-22/) - @RosePena and @socialpromotion - thanks for adding me to your feeds # @wbur - tweetup tomorrow? # hi @KeithBurtis - thanks for adding me to your twitter feed - woodworking fulltime? definitely the plan someday :) # @drtiki - you guys did it first re: horrible # @eric_guerin - screencast a twirl interface as a - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-21](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-21/) - @sawickipedia you are a tease :) # @chrisbrogan marketers: listen more, authentic isn't an angle, tell more stories, speak like a person, their brand is on my terms not theirs # @chrisabraham - remember The Simpsons episode - don't eat Fugu at a restaurant that has a map to the hospital on the back of - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-20](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-20/) - @geechee_girl - thanks so much for the panel - you and Adam were great # @dalecruse - check out the hashtag for #pcb3 - lots of updates and "reports from the front" # @khopper - not expectin that :) # great meeting you yesterday @SukiFuller # @repcor thanks for adding me to your twitter # - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-19](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-19/) - audio vs video - great panel wi @stevegarfield, @grammargirl, others - v fun #pcb3 # thanx @khopper # @ccarfi + @deanland - great game of twitter tennis (twennis?) - keep it up ;) # awesome discussion with @chrisbrogan and a ton of cool people on old media vs new media # google trends blogpulse topix - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-18](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-18/) - missing podcamp tweetup - too tired # @GetItDoneGuy - congrats on a million downloads! going to podcamp? # @wbur - missed the tweetup - lookin forward to seeing you guys at podcamp # thanks for adding me @shonnoll @consultski !! # @khopper - you have had too much coffee # great people and discussions at - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-17](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-17/) - @davidavdavid - sounds like the plot for "Fight Club II" # @kevinrose - the green tea has nothing to do with it :) # TMZ now has its own toolbar... # @khopper - welcome aboard! # welcome aboard @cobrandit - will give you a ring this afternoon - you going to Pulver's thing tonight? # - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-16](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-16/) - I need a PHP guy with VBulletin experience in the Boston area - DM me # @firstwivesworld - http://tinyurl.com/66b7um # @bsaitz - my rule for WP - back up, back up, back up # @stevegarfield - are you gonna videoblog it? # sitting in the Grey Dog, green tea, listening to "new to me" rilo - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-15](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-15/) - @stevegarfield - same thing happened to me @ Apple store - very disappointing # @tracysheridan - when i get some time will edit and post the videos (links will be on the VRM wiki) # thanks for the link to the stream @tracysheridan # @RLma - welcome to VRM! # #VRM - @ccarfi leading a - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-14](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-14/) - Doc is wrapping itup # long day at VRM summit - exhausted and charged up :) # be organic, not viral - @KevinMarks # kevin marks speaking about open social at VRM08 - http://tinyurl.com/6hjj3z # @chrisbrogan - kick some ass on the panel # VRM Summit 2008 - watch it live here - http://tinyurl.com/6hjj3z - - [VRM Workshop 2008](https://www.seanbohan.com/vrm-workshop-2008/) - At the Harvard Berkman Center's VRM2008 Workshop Wiki - Live Video streamed by Ustream - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-13](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-13/) - @vonslatt - we need an Abney Park comic book # Recycling, go to class, go to @WholeFoods, pick up boards for @VRM conference, test ustream for VRM, do laundry, clean house, cms comments # @natala - heard a couple people say it feels "cheap" - true? # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-11](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-11/) - @rafer - now that is sweet # @chrispirillo - love the idea of 1 hr trials # @stevegarfield - those guys did a great job on my jeep a couple of weeks ago... found 'em after BMM... and being from Ireland doenst hurt :) # @skydiver - awesome # everyone at Foo Camp rocking the - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-10](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-10/) - @britter - Look Ma, No Hands! Look Ma, No Brains! # boston area videoblogger? 15-20 employees wanna vlog, need freelance to help me set it up, edit videos, possibly train some folks: DM me # @ccarfi - monkey # @Pistachio - quiz night - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-09](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-09/) - just saw the first instance of our new CMS... our team has a lot of work to do (and clickability has done a TON of work) # Want to know more/learn more about VRM and will be in Boston next Mon and Tues? Dig this - http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/532605/ # @VRM VRM VRM VRM # @ericlitman - - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-08](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-08/) - @carlisia - check out MINDSET by Dweck... really good # @dahowlett - saw the ding... is anyone doing it really well (in your opinion)? # @dsearls - welcome back Doc! # @chrisbrogan - smells like... desperation # @BillCammack - killer, thanks # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-07](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-07/) - @wbur - you are supposed to make me feel good during the day - cut that out :) # @WuGYA - books rock, but realize they were written in the 70s # @WuGYA - yes, big fan of the Fletch books. Second movie, not so much # @chrisbrogan - gonna miss it - have VRM - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-06](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-06/) - boston media makers breakfast... # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-05](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-05/) - @dsearls - stay safe # @ericlitman - Scale Whale vs Fail Whale in the steel net match # my apartment is facing south east... which means fireworks in the south and east... Boston = fun # a marathon of morons... MSNBC is doing a whole day of Dateline Predator TV... finally SciFi's TwilightZone marathon has - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-03](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-03/) - @jmmonah - its a big F-You to users... thanks Judge # @stevegarfield - psyched for BMM on Sunday # @philbaumann - looks awesome on my monitor, @ 10x7 resolution it all gets cut off - awesome idea though # anyone know the kids at superhero.es in Denver? loving a store they built and wanna know - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-02](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-02/) - @philbaumann - wow # @chrisbrogan - PUT DOWN THE MOBILE AND PLAY :) Happy 4th of July # 500 Internal Server Error not nearly as fun as the Fail Whale # @rafer " I agree with Pat Buchanan" - I know what those words mean, but when you put it together like that they make - [Twitter Updates for 2008-07-01](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-07-01/) - @Pistachio -- the penguins are mean... watch out for the ruler # thankyou @ericlitman, er, uh, I mean HANNIBAL! # @adamcohen - happy to help... dont forget to bring up Fudgie the Fail Whale # @adamcohen - show them how @zappos, @comcastcares, @pandora_radio and @JetBlue are using twitter, following conversations, joining them # @Micah - - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-30](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-30/) - Vegas and Seattle in Aug... maybe a stop in AZ, possibly SFO... # @BostonDave - all the time, twitter keeps going down so I can't tell everyone :) # TY @jminni :) # @salimismail - users are in charge - go nuts :) # The Fail Whale Sets Sail When West Coasters Start Their Toasters - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-29](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-29/) - GaryVee looking for brogan :) # I once had a persistent timeline... it was called twitter... now "older" is off, and I only see the last 30 min of updates... # @dahowlett - guess tomorrow is a day off for the entire country # @ccarfi - 8 days? # go @natala go # book + - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-28](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-28/) - @ericlitman - when iss the announcement? # florida lottery has a new product called "gas for life"... sounds like a winner # what the heck is Geek North? # @drtiki - awesome awesome awesome # ok, who is going to the scavenger hunt in Boston Common tomorrow? # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-27](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-27/) - @Scobelizer - Starfish for Government? # @eric_guerin - hysterical -listening to GISH on the drive to work... think you are right about silversun # @THespos1 - if you get it made, take a pic... better yet, save me a piece! FUDGIE THE FAIL WHALE rules # @CPEterC - thanks for the reaaaaly disturbing visual at - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-26](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-26/) - @dsearls- his site is VERY good. Especially the points system for those who log in - reputation/experience/depth of engagement at a glance # @twebinars - any room in the 4pm? I missed the early one # meetings meetings meetings meetings meetings # @CPeterC - grazie on the FAIL WHALE tshirts... # @TJNYC - I keep - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-25](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-25/) - @rachelclarke - supposedly somethign wrong with a switch in switzerland # @ericlitman - evernote is pretty sweet - now if i can find a way to pipe my JOTTs into the right evernote-notebook, NERDVANA will ensue # @chrisbrogan - NEATO indeed - nice work # Germany vs. Turkey... co-workers on both sidelines... # @skydiver... damn - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-25](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-25-2/) - @rachelclarke - supposedly somethign wrong with a switch in switzerland # @ericlitman - evernote is pretty sweet - now if i can find a way to pipe my JOTTs into the right evernote-notebook, NERDVANA will ensue # @chrisbrogan - NEATO indeed - nice work # Germany vs. Turkey... co-workers on both sidelines... # @skydiver... damn - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-24](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-24/) - thanks @jevanwoolley! # OMFG - BIG LEBOWSKI ACTION FIGURES - http://tinyurl.com/6qlb3p - the dude abides # OMFG - BIG LEBOWSKI ACTION FIGURES - http://tinyurl.com/6qlb3p - the dude abides # @just_kate - SEO Networking event? Got a URL? # "Lee Harvey, you are a madman. When you stole that cow, and your friend tried to make - [Health and VRM](https://www.seanbohan.com/health-and-vrm/) - In a VRM discussion Doc brought up the idea of VRM, User-centric healthcare Awesome post from Doc here: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/06/24/making-real-health-care-happen/ That discusses some of his recent troubles, his recent post for Linux Journal and how it connects with VRM. My thoughts: In a previous life, I worked on a startup called medicalrecords.com. The founder created MedRec - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-23](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-23/) - @technosailor - if the emails were "free BEER for social media help" would that change anything? # @chrisbrogan - creepy-rific... will donate if they promise to keep that thing off the streets # @fpaynter - something I read once that stuck... :) # @alexweishaupl - could be worse: once asked subj to find "college programs" - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-22](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-22/) - @kevinrose - Bill Nye - he has the reach and he fights dirty # @scobelizer suggest stopping by the Gingerman- midtown location (36th b/w 5th and Mad), 68 beers on tap, fun place, say hi to trevor for me # wow - business model as rev gen - http://twitter.com/zappos/statuses/841033357 # @jamesdowd - set them on - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-21](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-21/) - @malayna: outreach=2-way street, link to and comment, invest attention in a community in order to get noticed, big idea:listen listen listen # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-20](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-20/) - @ccarfi - split 8s, not atoms # @davidavdavid - true true :) # how the hell did I miss Personal Democracy Forum this year? # @yarmis - he is on WBCN's Teuscher and Rich Shows "Boston's Most Interesting People" # beer o'clock was more fun before I stopped drinking # http://www.helpareporter.com = awesome social/crowdsource/helping app - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-19](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-19/) - damn - cant hang out with the folks at WLTV! # @stevegarfield - thanks for the mindnode.com! # @warrenellis - or grow :) # @stevehall - except its more fun (I hope) # iTunes - 5 billion songs sold... wow # we need fewer witch doctors ("strategists"), and more warrior-shamans (big thinkers who get sh!t - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-18](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-18/) - @skydiver - love HARO # LinkedIn gets its own Fail Whale this morning # watching the playoffs in HD - pretty frickin amazing # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-17](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-17/) - @Illig - congrats on the launches # wishing i was at #supernova # LOLcats for FAIL - http://tinyurl.com/5ddedq - thanks @halley_hopkins # @chrisbrogan - you are a big meanie # I <3 West Cork Auto in Jamaica Plain - kickass service, fixin the car and being from County Cork doesnt hurt either # @ccarfi - - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-16](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-16/) - @podcasthotel - nice mention in lifehacker - http://tinyurl.com/63kx8f # @Pistachio - professional diner? sounds almost as good as "travel writer" # @theproductguy - what about that wiki announcement? # @jbalestrieri - what is this thing you call freedom? # @jevanwoolley - can I use that? ROFL # @halley_hopkins... please don't resell my houseboat... I dont - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-14](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-14/) - You do it wrong at your own peril. If you don’t do it, you won’t know what you are missing. If you try hard... http://tinyurl.com/578mzo # Where's the money Lebowski? # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Outreach and Reaching Out](https://www.seanbohan.com/outreach-and-reaching-out/) - Thanks to a pointer from @chrisbrogan, Mack Collier shares a Ggrreeeaaaattt! post today on Outreach and how companies can do it better. Solid, smart stuff: http://moblogsmoproblems.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-launch-successful-blogger.html The biggest point he makes is "EFFORT". Outreach isnt a campaign. It isnt a CMR program. It doesnt have a defined beginning or end - it is an ongoing - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-13](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-13/) - @jyarmis - love the Acela tips! # @kevinmarks - hysterical # note to clueless: a campaign is not a conversation # @dsearls - thanks for the visual right before lunch - hope you are feeling better # @ccarfi - great post/Huge gibson fan here... Cayce is allergic to brands and @durjoy is obsessed with them - [My Thoughts - Starting a Social Media Strategy](https://www.seanbohan.com/my-thoughts-starting-a-social-media-strategy/) - Chris Brogan wrote one of his usual thought starters today (I feel like a slacker around the guy and I make the Amish look lazy) about starting a Social Media strategy. As usual (for him) it was a mix of simple and advanced concepts, ideas and challenges and will be a killer series to watch. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-12](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-12/) - @micah - handicapped toilet use? WWDBD? # @sawickipedia - Google and antitrust? How dare you! Google does no evil! :) # The biggest mistake I have every made in my life? Hmmm... # teachin myself some final cut pro # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-11](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-11/) - @howlett vendors do that because they are afraid of you and your ilk (bloggers, critical thinkers, influencers, those who are not sheep) :) # @chrisbrogan: someone else doing the slide deck? super-common... "I dont know powerpoint/i am not a designer" usually given as reason = lame # @Jott - MORE MORE MORE # - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-10](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-10/) - @VRM VRM I am all for it! # @drtiki - please make more things... # @Pistachio - its open with LOTS of A-Lists # when the memo went out to everyone that they no longer need to check their work & half-assed was ok & mistakes are no biggie, where was I? # @chrisbrogan - - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-09](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-09/) - @ericlitman - @durjoy - Eric meet Ace, Ace meet Eric - you guys are both at GSP and should hang out (worked for Eric@ viaduct, and Ace now) # word of the day is - ridiculous # how did I miss this MarketingProfs event... dang! # celtics game in HD - wow # food poisoning - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-07](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-07/) - @stevehall - every year at gnomedex # @micah - the douchebag is gone... long live the douchebag # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-06](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-06/) - @meattle, @rafer, @sawickipedia - congrats on the new office :) # my video planning document - when where and why, how next, what is for editorial, next up - define the player, ID the Meta, find the who(s) # @natala - gonna be 95 degrees here tomorrow... Seattle, here I come :) # @micah - - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-05](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-05/) - be the shark or jump it - thats what it comes down to # @dahowlett - ROFL # thanks @dahowlett - was watching that while speaking to someone on my cell (shudder) # @garyvee - sleep? # http://tinyurl.com/5mcbvj - nice to see @jott getting the NYTimes love # @drtiki - that is the best news - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-04](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-04/) - @Pistachio: same feeling I got with desktop pub, then the web then blogging & then video: tools easier/cheaper transform consumers to makers # @schnittlich - welcome to the twitter feed - how have you been? # funny... two old-school, hardcore, 90's era interactive guys I used to work with/for pinged me today...funny # Classic SNL - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-03](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-03/) - wondering why... # @Thespos1 - THE Rob Burke? # hello @pistachio # @jbalestrieri - go to the pool club :) # @chrisbrogan - congrats on the australia gig! # @kp2575 - Jenny Lewis has that affect on a lot of us :) # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-02](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-02/) - @mediastarz - first rule of Oldtimers is don't talk about Oldtimers :) # @podcasthotel - we used to call those "baby guinness" # @acfou - take a look at what @zappos and @jetblue are doing... "Twitter. It's not just for personal branding anymore" # @sawickipedia - not sure if they dont care or dont understand... - [Twitter Updates for 2008-06-01](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-06-01/) - best of luck with the search @djambazov - you going to @gnomedex this year? # see what happens @davidavdavid - you hit the road and all hell breaks loose # fun ideas for seesmic here #bostonmediamakers # fun ideas for seesmic here #bostonmediamakers # good time at the Boston Media Makers June meetup! # @chrisbrogan - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-30](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-30/) - @linstephens - I now have 'travel envy' - have fun in the Netherlands :) # @davemc500hats - I feel used and yet, strangely, entertained! # @davemc500hats - Barkley with the play-by-play and the stealth ad drop... payin off those casinos! # @mdesjardins - same group - they are doing some kick-ass work for us on - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-29](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-29/) - @ccarfi - PPT is corporate cholesterol :) # @QueenofSpain - love the ads in the bin (go @zappos ) but think if TSA are generating ad rev they should be givin me a break on 9/11 fees # @debs, @ccarfi - wishin i was at Cluetrain @10 :) # @mmcallen - can I get a - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-28](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-28/) - @Pistachio - you can bookmark all the tabs at once # couldnt get it all done... will do the rest in the AM # @bcarcio - the avatar behind the avatar # @samharrelson - Neal Stephenson mentions this in Cryptonomicon... data havens are the new black :) # todays musical selection: Bouncing Souls, Misfits, The - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-27](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-27/) - The Spicy McHaggis Jig # @ccarfi - mind fedexing the machete when you are done? # note to self - stfu and gbtw # @tibbon - its a feature of windows... keeps you from getting carpal tunnel... take a walk, get a glass of water, that sorta thing :) # @salimismail - means you are - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-26](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-26/) - thinking about idea of unsubscribing people - how that changes how we take in concepts, barriers to exit, meme diversity vs. overload # @garyvee - do you use upcoming.org? # need 3 kick-ass interns for the summer: production, marketing and editorial for sports startup in Norwell (S of Boston) - DM me for job spec - [Unsubscribing... People](https://www.seanbohan.com/unsubscribing-people/) - Today on twitter, one guy I follow was being negative about another guy I follow. Nerdfight? Not really. It did get me thinking about UNSUBSCRIBING people. In the old days (yesterday), if you didn't like something written in the newspaper/magazine or said on the TV or radio, you would write a letter to the editor - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-25](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-25/) - I need a Final Cut Pro wiz in Boston area to watermark a ton of videos for me on Tues - Thurs - DM me if you know someone good # todays musical selection: Dropkick Murphys, Street Dogs, Bouncing Souls, Young Dubliners, Flogging Molly, The Scofflaws, Gang of Four, U2 # "twitter is stressing out - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-25](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-25-2/) - I need a Final Cut Pro wiz in Boston area to watermark a ton of videos for me on Tues - Thurs - DM me if you know someone good # todays musical selection: Dropkick Murphys, Street Dogs, Bouncing Souls, Young Dubliners, Flogging Molly, The Scofflaws, Gang of Four, U2 # "twitter is stressing out - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-25](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-25-3/) - I need a Final Cut Pro wiz in Boston area to watermark a ton of videos for me on Tues - Thurs - DM me if you know someone good # todays musical selection: Dropkick Murphys, Street Dogs, Bouncing Souls, Young Dubliners, Flogging Molly, The Scofflaws, Gang of Four, U2 # "twitter is stressing out - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-24](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-24/) - twitter outages are like when i was a kid, watching tv, and all of the sudden the screen went black with "To Be Continued" - irritating... # @garyvee - do you use any tools or software to manage your videos after you shoot them? # just found the tikibar tv ringtone... my day is complete - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-23](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-23/) - looking at something right now and saying to myself "EPIC FAIL" # @jerrymichalski - CPG mindset :) # @DaveWiner - you cant improve on infection, but there is Lebowskifest every year :) # easy there @liquidnyc :) # Powered by Twitter Tools. - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-22](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-22/) - @AdamBroitman - funny... almost seems like a product you and I talked about *years* ago (the iNDELIBLE days) # welcome aboard @JimPeake # @Pistachio: big difference between being a troll and an abusive lil' piece o' sh!t - @arielwaldman is right, Twitter is FAIL # had a great call with Blue Sky Factory... # Powered - [Testing TED Talks on this blog](https://www.seanbohan.com/testign-ted-talks-on-this-blog/) - Here it is: - [Bought this week](https://www.seanbohan.com/bought-this-week/) - CBS buys CNET Comcast buys Plaxo (I couldn't think of two worse companies in the word who so deserve each other) Conde Nast/WIRED buys Ars Technica OK... the spending spree has begun - [I love the hustle, but this is looking like an...](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-love-the-hustle-but-this-is-looking-like-an/) - EPIC FAIL http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=91799 9NEWS caught up with Casey last month in Arvada. He was overseeing construction and fine-tuning of the TIV2. The second version of the Tornado Intercept Vehicle weighs 16,500 pounds (by comparison the average SUV or truck weighs around 4,000 pounds), boasts bulletproof windows and a specially designed chassis that will help protect - [Twitter Updates for 2008-05-14](https://www.seanbohan.com/twitter-updates-for-2008-05-14/) - @factoryjoe - congrats # door closed + gunpowder green tea + social distortion + strat deck for video and 20 pages of requirements for the next build = GSD # damn straight @liquidnyc # @QueenofSpain - thats because they sometimes rely on demo too much - need to spend more time thinking of users as - [On Listening and Blogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/on-listening-and-blogging/) - SO I post the following to twitter the other day: new rules - RTFC - read the f’ing comments social means listening as much as talkin ... because I have been spending a lot of time lately thinking about outreach. Mainly I was thinking about the pre-launch side of outreach - the seeding of the - [Those Canadians are hard-core](https://www.seanbohan.com/those-canadians-are-hard-core/) - Canadian workplace safety video: - [Preach it brother Marc....](https://www.seanbohan.com/preach-it-brother-marc/) - The point of this post is that there are several ways to look at actions and movements in this industry. You can be monitor these 20 something brats who get lucky, manipulate the industry and make a bunch of older guys very jealous. Or you can try and track the evolution of innovation, our digital - [Marshal Willenholly returns?](https://www.seanbohan.com/marshal-willenholly-returns/) - SciFi Wire reports that Will Ferrel will be starring in a comedic remake of LAND OF THE LOST http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=44631 Ferrell has been attached to Land of the Lost for several years. The adaptation, by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas, revolves around a disgraced paleontologist, his assistant and a macho tour guide who find themselves in - [Lessig interview](https://www.seanbohan.com/lessig-interview/) - Outstanding interview by Professor Lessig (who is even better live) discussing corruption, copyright, and transparency. Says one commenter on YouTube: I wouldn't agree that the interviewer is combative. He's asking challenging questions, something we so rarely see anymore. Lessig, of course, hits every one of them out of the park. - mcascone - [15 er, uh, 6 of top 25 blogs mentioned today on Buzzmetrics are from inside the US](https://www.seanbohan.com/15-er-uh-6-of-top-25-blogs-mentioned-today-on-buzzmetrics-are-outside-the-us/) - I wrote this post a while back (July 2007) about how 15 of the top 25 blogs were not in English. 2 months later, its 6 out of 25. Love the graphic below, a screenshot form Buzzmetrics BlogPulse http://www.blogpulse.com/07_08_14/topWeblogGroup.html Dig this - - [Hysterically Creepy](https://www.seanbohan.com/hysterically-creepy/) - So Brogan has many copycats (clones?) on Twitter And in my mind, BritChrisBrogan is the funniest - [Social Media, Measurement and Analytics](https://www.seanbohan.com/social-media-measurement-and-analytics/) - For someone who isn't a "classically trained marketer", Chris Brogan is pretty savvy :) Check out this great post here: http://chrisbrogan.com/measuring-social-media-efforts/ For right now, Social Media (or whatever you want to call this thing of ours) is getting a big pass from the Clients when it comes to measurement/data/analytics. We "know" this stuff works. We - [Don't Mess With This Baby!](https://www.seanbohan.com/dont-mess-with-this-baby/) - Hard to believe an Ad Agency came up with this! - [Required Reading - Dave McClure](https://www.seanbohan.com/required-reading-dave-mcclure/) - Met Dave at Gnomedex and over Facebook. He also ran the Web2.0 Expo this year. He has some great insights into Facebook these days (he is an unapologetic fanboy) http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2007/07/marketing-faceb.html - [The nicest thing anyone has said to me all day:](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-nicest-thing-anyone-has-said-to-me-all-day/) - you could outdo that half wit trapped inside of a trunk, with a rabid monkey 50 feet underwater after drinking 4 bottles of JAck Daniel's writting on a piece of kleenex with a crayon between your toes -Anonymous - [No updates for a month...](https://www.seanbohan.com/no-updates-for-a-month/) - Because I have been crankin on client stuff, twittering like mad (more on that later), facebooking, networking, trading tons of emails, working my neck off for my consulting client, planning one startup and launching the phase 1 of another... And it has taught me so much: Editorial is not an afterthought Trust is earned "Are - [Gnomedex 2007 - Wrap Up](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-2007-wrap-up/) - So another Gnomedex comes and goes. 3 days in beautiful Seattle (every year the weather is awesome - which is nuts because we are inside all day). When I describe the conference to my coworkers and clients (representatives from both groups showed up this year), I usually say: This is the only conference I will - [Gnomedex 2007 - Eval and Open Sourcing Clean Energy - Sterling D. Allan](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-2007-eval-and-open-sourcing-clean-energy-sterling-d-allan/) - PureEnergySystems.com Energy is IT out there on the leading and bleeding edge of energy tech we are on the lead and bleed of internet what we can do - how we empower - the tech on the planet things could be worse Need for clean energy global warming grid vulnerability (one well placed bullet) distributed - [Gnomedex 2007 - Cali Lewis](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-2007-cali-lewis/) - Cali and Neal Produce GeekBriefTV BLATANT CONFERENCE SPAM Talk about what you do without self promotion Their story is our story without devs who make apps that bring citizzen journalism to the public feel incredibly lucky idea to do video show without experience on or off camera Had a dream - to do a tech - [Gnomedex - Ignite Seattle](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-ignite-seattle/) - Give Seattle more gravity combo of radar and make 20 slides 15 seconds - 5 min each 7 ignite speakers mozes voting system Boston, NY, SF, Beijing, igniteseattle.com Scotto - Make Art Not Content Art that relies on the net as its medium wikinovel webcinema LOLcats as Art Threadless - built around artists money removes - [Gnomedex - Michael Linton - pshifting money](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-michael-linton-pshifting-money/) - Shifting money "Money Jim, but not as we know it" Shift Happens phase shift, paradigm shift BarCamp seattle first heard of gnomedex nothis first public presentation - first use of powerpoint :) theory of money - problems and solutions proactice of money core reorganization next steps projectsions pshifting pshift (paradigm shift) happens in its own - [Gnomedex 2007 - Jason Calacanis](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-2007-jason-calacanis/) - Internet's Environmental Crisis Cycle of New mediums emerges consumers embrace People polluting the internet SEO, Sploggers, Spammers, As an industry we are failing the bloggers MAHOLO! Dave Winer - this is conference spam Podcast Hotel reminds us how Calacanis presentation is a lot like the Rubel presentation from Gnomedex5 - [Gnomedex 2007 - Justin.TV](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-2007-justintv/) - Missed most of this presentation... thank goodness for YouTube - [Gnomedex 2007 - Guy Kawasaki - Art of Evangelism](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-2007-guy-kawasaki-art-of-evangelism/) - 1. Make Meaning 2. Make Mantra Mission Statements rarely well done, committees Usually bad should be (examples Wendys - Healthy Fast Food Nike - Authentic Athletis Dilbert Mission Statement Generator Website VC - everyone came up with mission statement, he went to dilbert, out of 50 people, he came in 3rd 3. Roll the DICEE - [Gnomedex 2007 - Darren Barefoot](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-2007-darren-barefoot/) - Good Economy of Language pay by the word for telegrams twitter-sized Currency comparisons $ to Canadian $ to Lire, to Linden Dollars to WoW gold Mortality Gravestone - He Pimped Some Software how to revise what gets written on your tombstone How to do good - hard to quantify Economists and social scientists... watch out - [Gnomedex 2007 - Kickoff Mixer](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-2007-kickoff-mixer/) - Met some really cool folks at the geek dinner and kickoff mixer: Jim McCusker - http://www.redlasso.com Validated, approved, video content clipping/sharing Dave Schappell - http://www.teachstreet.com Very cool connection network, matching application for subject matter experts and potential students. Not schoolwork but dance lessons, or guitar lessons, language, etc. Chris Brogan - http://www.chrisbrogan.com Very cool guy, - [Gnomedex 2007 - Robert Steele - Keytone](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-2007-robert-steele-keytone/) - Big message - BLOG THAT! Find the video at http://www.gnomedex.com Digg the slides: OSS.net/GNOME Open Source Open Hardware Open Spectrum Open Communications Open Business Open Money Open Culture Open Networks Open Society Open Government Open Borders Open Search Open Schools/Library Open Minds Open Space Open Carry Open Everything Peter Drucker - focus on the I - [Promiscuity / Diversity in Social Networks](https://www.seanbohan.com/promiscuity-diversity-in-social-networks/) - I have been toying with the concepts of promiscuity and diversity when applied to Social Networks for a while now. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity Promiscuity is the practice of making relatively unselective, casual and indiscriminate choices. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promiscuity Diversity is the presence of a wide range of variation in the qualities or attributes under discussion. We make choices in - [Amen Brother...](https://www.seanbohan.com/amen-brother/) - Ahhhh Canter... the guy hits the road (HARD) and still gets time to posts, machine-gun style :) In this post Marc spends some time with shoutouts (Happy BDay Doc!), engagement notices, links he digs etc. He also includes this: Maybe Fred Wilson and Jason Calacanis see it from my POV right now. All that activity - [Old School - Gold Rush In Cyberspace](https://www.seanbohan.com/old-school-gold-rush-in-cyberspace/) - In 1995, while I was working in a bar and playing rounds of twilight, I came across this article which pretty much changed my life and got me into the business. Gold Rush in Cyberspace, a cover story written by Vic Sussman and Kenan Pollack in 1995 for US News and World Report, is one - [Loving this... Ringblender](https://www.seanbohan.com/loving-this-ringblender/) - Thanks to a Polyphonic Spree ad in Wired Magazine (who says advertising doesnt work) just found this: http://www.ringblender.com/blender.html This site allows fans of the band to take pre-selected tracks and samples and make their own ringtones, share them with friends and download to their phones. DIY? Check. Band that values its fans? Check. Simple, well-done - [Genius - The Fuzzy Tail](https://www.seanbohan.com/genius-the-fuzzy-tail/) - [Social Network Dev Camp - i wanna go](https://www.seanbohan.com/social-network-dev-camp-i-wanna-go/) - There is too much fun stuff happening on the west coast these days... SocialNetworkDevCamp will focus on API and Widget development from Facebook, Twitter, Pownce, Linked In and others. The camp will also start the process of identifying open APIs and data structures which would facilitate the creation of open standards for social networking. http://barcamp.org/SocialNetworkDevCamp - [Social Network Ettiquette](https://www.seanbohan.com/social-network-ettiquette/) - For the last couple of days, friends and I have been having running conversations about Social Networks, invites, randoms, personal/digital space with a dash of personal branding thrown in for flavor. Great post from Chris Brogan regarding how we behave (and misbehave) in the multiple social networks we live in. Is it a free-for-all game - [Generation Dobler](https://www.seanbohan.com/generation-dobler/) - From a post on BoingBoing today is this little gem: Emotionally, I don't understand why so many people get so upset at being marketed to, or at gleefully acknowledging the good that comes from crafting a social world that is dominated by people willingly exchanging skills, services, and goods. These types could be called Generation - [Gnomedex: Labor of Love as a business model](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-labor-of-love-as-a-business-model/) - My favorite tech/social software/meeting cool people conference is HAPPENING. Gnomedex aims to be a tech zeitgeist - where today’s ideas and thinkers come together - although the direction of our conference may change in the following years. The conference industry certainly has affronted us several challenges, since we refuse to play the games that other - [Digital Supertasker Bill Cammack on NewTeeVee](https://www.seanbohan.com/digital-supertasker-bill-cammack-on-newteevee/) - http://newteevee.com/2007/07/10/bill-cammack/ Most people who know Bill are unsure about how he gets it all done: Insomnia? An army of personal assistants who Twitter, Pownce, Videoblog, party, photograph, record and edit hundreds of hours of film for him? A clone? Interview with the man himself and how he started getting involved with videoblogging, and his approach/philosophy: - [GEICO does not cover Autobot Matrix of Leaderships.](https://www.seanbohan.com/geico-does-not-cover-autobot-matrix-of-leaderships/) - http://mcsweeneys.net/2007/7/9weaver.html From McSweeneys... Awesome And the list goes on. Mr. Prime, I am going to remind you again: Your policy with GEICO only reimburses you for accidents that occur while you are engaged in the reasonable use of your truck and trailer. As I told you when you originally purchased the policy, GEICO does not - [911 Calls](https://www.seanbohan.com/911-calls/) - Chris Pirillo found this and it is awesome - ["I think we can guilt them out into doing the right thing."](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-think-we-can-guilt-them-out-into-doing-the-right-thing/) - Marc Canter - one of the most consistent critics of walled gardens/closed systems and the ghost towns they become hits it again with a post about subscribing to people Well one clear way is to just ’subscribe’ to someone and then find out what they’re doing - wherever they are. This can only be done - [checking out thew0rd.com](https://www.seanbohan.com/checking-out-thew0rdcom/) - http://thew0rd.com/ the first post I find dives into another aggregator/platform Ziki http://thew0rd.com/2007/06/25/zikicom-releases-v2-of-their-digital-identity-management-suite/ these guys should check out the conversation Doc is leading in VRM http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/vrm/ - [Of all the dramatic chipmunk remixes...](https://www.seanbohan.com/of-all-the-dramatic-chipmunk-remixes/) - Kill Bill is obviously the best. - [Reinventing HotOrNot](https://www.seanbohan.com/reinventing-hotornot/) - Great post from the personal blog of James Hong, founder of HotOrNot.com For the first 3.5 years, it was Jim and I working about 10 hours a week each, with the company earning many millions of dollars per year. Then 2 things changed, and we realized we had to change with them: 1) Startup economics - [the best website i have seen all week...](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-best-website-i-have-seen-all-week/) - Miranda July (who did an indie film in 2005 that got lots of acclaim) has a new website to promote her recent book No One Belongs Here More Than You. The content management system is a whiteboard and photos The content layer is not done in xml, its a dry erase marker The whiteboard isn't - [Genius - Crazy by Gnarls Barkley covered by a theremin](https://www.seanbohan.com/genius-crazy-by-gnarls-barkley-covered-by-a-theremin/) - cred to BoingBoing and Laughing Squid for finding this one - [I. Must. Have. This.](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-must-have-this/) - http://www.boingboing.net/2007/06/13/pacman_skull.html PAC MAN SKULL!!!!!!!!! - [mashable rocks... Ultimate RSS Toolbox](https://www.seanbohan.com/mashable-rocks-ultimate-rss-toolbox/) - http://mashable.com/2007/06/11/rss-toolbox/ - [QOTD - Warren Ellis - Brilliant](https://www.seanbohan.com/qotd-warren-ellis-brilliant/) - I love print. I love magazines that commit and pay for long articles and long fiction. The web rewards neither approach. It’s a packeted medium, a surf medium. Short bursts are the way to go. The web isn’t a replacement medium — it’s *another” medium. (my bold) From his blog - [Facebook and Txt messaging - organizing the Venezuelan protesters?](https://www.seanbohan.com/facebook-and-txt-messaging-organizing-the-venezuelan-protesters/) - FoxNews is reporting that protesters in Venezuela (protesting Chavez's takeover of the leading tv network in the country) are using Facebook and text messaging to organize their protests. If it is really true, its a great example of Smartmobs in action. The ironic thing is, earlier in the day MSM was reporting that they werent - [Brilliant - Modest Mouse: Missed the Boat](https://www.seanbohan.com/brilliant-modest-mouse-missed-the-boat/) - Thanks to the unique and original Halley for the pointer This is a Modest Mouse video done by Max Tyrie as told by Wooster Collective "There is no compositing, no shortcuts, just lots of blood, sweat and tears, and a huge Kinkos bill!".... Max Read the whole story of how this was done at: Wooster - [oh you fools... please dont screw this up](https://www.seanbohan.com/oh-you-fools-please-dont-screw-this-up/) - After A dismal attempt (remember Johnny Mnemonic?) to make a film based on the works of William Gibson, now they are bringing Neuromancer to the big screen: As one of my all-time favorite novels, I am excited and scared - excited that we finally have the visual effects to make the scenes from the book - [PDF 2007 - Benkler - Liveblogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/pdf-2007-benkler-liveblogging/) - Industrial information economy stark bifurcation between producers and consumers june 2002 - deep discomfort in Computing community 4.5 million users of SETI@Home outdid the supecomputers radicall decentralization of computation, storage and capacity we are in a situation where we have the tools to cocmm the most important inputs in to the core economic activities of - [PDF 2007 - Pew Internet Briefing - Liveblogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/pdf-2007-pew-internet-briefing-liveblogging/) - Lot of growth in people relying on internet for political info early days (1996) population was small, predominantly white, male, young, upper income now looks like a lot more like the rest of america 53% now male - then 63% median age in 1996 - 33 median age in 1996 - 39 women and minorities - [PDF 2007 - Eric Schmidt + Thomas Friedman - Liveblogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/pdf-2007-eric-schmidt-thomas-friedman-liveblogging/) - blogging late, from the memory We should all be able to change our name at age 21 (laugh from the crowd) - in reference to there being more info out there, sometimes posted by us or others, that we don't necessarily want to remember, or more importantly share Access to info unprecedented now - more - [Personal Democracy Forum 2007](https://www.seanbohan.com/personal-democracy-forum-2007/) - At PDF today - huge crowd - packed house Showed up late, leaving early :( - [links for 2007-05-07](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2007-05-07/) - seanbohan.com's bookmarks on del.icio.us Loving this site...adding to the blogrollll (tags: zen productivity life skills) - [JetBlue emergency landing - Success!](https://www.seanbohan.com/jetblue-emergency-landing-success/) - So tonight, a JetBlue flight from Burbank to JFK made an emergency landing at LAX after the front landing gear was stuck in a sideways position. The landing was, according to the cable news analysts, "flawless" (check out the video here). JetBlue is a client of mine. They have one of the newest fleets in - [Terry Heaton - Get Well Soon](https://www.seanbohan.com/terry-heaton-get-well-soon/) - Just found out that Terry Heaton (who gave a great presentation at Gnomedex this year) is undergoing surgery this week for a lunp on his breast. He will find out after the surgery if it was cancerous. He is blogging about the surgery and being an American without health insurance here: http://donatacom.com/archives/00001070.htm and there is - [Liveblogging BarCampNYC](https://www.seanbohan.com/liveblogging-barcampnyc/) - Got here late, forgot the camera, couldnt get the f*ckin wifi to work... liveblogging begins now discussing social networks... asymmetry degrees of separation behavior - prominence - ways to get around the system - trusted networks, describe trust how a network would work - or a tech pluggeed 2 things s- page rank is an - [MythTV`presentation](https://www.seanbohan.com/mythtvpresentation/) - giving a apresent to a TV Lunatic put together a linux mythtv box apache and dyn dns to serve thru living room transcode shows to vide ipod format watch what she wants and sched at home output from ipod to tv hardware - spare case supply dvd rom ram 100gb hd 100 gb = 30 - [Immmmm BAAAAAAACCCKKKKKK](https://www.seanbohan.com/immmmm-baaaaaaaccckkkkkk/) - After messing around with the database of this blog (learning the lesson of backing up early and often) SeanBohan.com is finally back online. And Just In Time For Bloggercon 4. - [gotta get a camera](https://www.seanbohan.com/gotta-get-a-camera/) - so for the 4029th time I am kicking myself for not having a camera at one of these events. AARRRGGGGHHHHHHH - [The Technography of Bloggercon IV can be found here](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-technography-of-bloggercon-iv-can-be-found-here/) - http://www.scripting.com/docNography/ - [Jay Rosen - Citizen Journalism](https://www.seanbohan.com/jay-rosen-citizen-journalism/) - Users know more than we do journalism discussing citizen journalism - not in abstract talking about the notion that users know more than we do Discussion of how an op-ed disses blogging by saying that Investigative Journalism is diametrically opposed to blogging (and better) - all the things bloggers cant do tools need to be - [Tools and Citizen Journalism Discussions](https://www.seanbohan.com/tools-and-citizen-journalism-discussions/) - MP3 and transcripts of the discussion: Tools: http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/z/e/200606/6-23-06_bloggercon_iv_session2.mp3 http://www.scripting.com/docNography/bloggerconIv/Day001/tools.html Citizen Journalism http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/z/e/200606/06-23-06_bloggercon_iv_session3.mp3 http://www.scripting.com/docNography/bloggerconIv/Day001/citizenJournalism.html More to come... - [shocking...](https://www.seanbohan.com/shocking/) - Apple doesn't allow the people there to blog... thats nuts - [Emotional Life at Bloggercon](https://www.seanbohan.com/emotional-life-at-bloggercon/) - Lisa Williams blogging as an interchange tempering personal and professional life what you say has impact - on career, friends, family, discussions, relationships, kids blog for freedom - say what we want to do on our terms freedom to say what you want Mary Hodder - interesting that 15 yrs before people were spying on - [I knew it - Disco, like Bert, IS EVIL](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-knew-it-disco-like-bert-is-evil/) - http://digg.com/music/Beijing_cracks_down_on_Disco_music,_links_it_to_drug_use - [Bloggercon Day 2](https://www.seanbohan.com/bloggercon-day-2/) - Kickoff with Dave - Discussing Jargon and shorthand and how we protect knowledge, how we speak in code (medical, advertising, etc) How the "Priesthood" gets involved, protects its interests, creates coded communications for their own protection/support/continuation of their architectures of control. What we dont discuss is how sometimes this is unintentional or a byproduct of - [How to Make Money With Blogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/how-to-make-money-with-blogging/) - John Palfrey from Berkman (Harvard) Why do some blog? How do they make money? Advertising, consulting, sponsorships. the IRC backchannel is awesome - [Techmeme Hacked?](https://www.seanbohan.com/techmeme-hacked/) - http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/06/30/techmeme-hacked - [Gnomedex 2006 Mike Arrington](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-2006-mike-arrington/) - Sitting in the crowd at Gnomedex and it is just as good as last year. Mike Arrington - speaking now about the Web2.0 and small companies and what the environment is like its the best time ever for a startup advertising spending is a huge part Mitch Radcliffe brings up why net neutrality will negatively - [Gnomedex 2006 - Dave Dederer ](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-2006-dave-dederer/) - Guitarist and vocalist for THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES Now doing PR for non-profits (Pyramid communications) With Guitar - Playing some velvet underground (started with Kum-Bay-Ya) Junkies skulking in the shadows - like web2.0 business - lots of money but no clear way to do it quiick sketch explain business model in clear manner - [Gnomedex John Edwards](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-john-edwards/) - Here to meet and listen to us way to bring whole country in and engage where we need to go - how do we make tech beneficial strong on net neutrality what we are doing is important - selfishly to the political process changes we are clreating have potential to change democracy meaningful dialog - - [GNomedex - Steve Rubell](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-steve-rubell/) - How we can all become part of the conversation - because some companies are afraid of the conversation world is flat - value created thru collab and connecting bloggers, podcasters, startups - how to connect Jim Podcasting news - mktg goes from speaking to an audience to listeneing How does PR and Marketing speak better? - [Gnomedex - Marc Canter](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-marc-canter/) - Open Standards how do we evolve - what is a standard - how do we acknowledge super geek - innercore nerds influence early adopters have something to do with the software - build influence RSS day ackn the fact that RSS was open standard that is why we are here so with rss what we - [A Gnomedex post without a title](https://www.seanbohan.com/173/) - social discovery social and information what can i learn from my friends ltting friends share knowledge with one abnnother - [Gnomedex - Steve Gilmor](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-steve-gilmor/) - Attention - getting thru the pile of bullshit and getting to what has meaning will make an announcement about something in the attention arena - will move forward now attention records - records clickstream - contribute it to hd or service of choise 3 or 4 of them out there omidyar network funded - gilmore - [Web2.0 - Liveblogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-liveblogging/) - The WORST REGISTRATION PROCESS EVAR! - [Web2.0 - Evangelism - Liveblogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-evangelism-liveblogging/) - Deb Schultz and Anil Dash Philosophy of evangelism what is community evangelism Key concepts Human tools and tech tools technical know-how case studies WHat can you do with a Book? (AD) concept that informs a lot of what he sees personally talk to young people - what can they do with a book - read - [Web2.0 - Evangelism Part 2- Liveblogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-evangelism-part-2-liveblogging/) - Tools of the trade enourmouse # of technologies cant participate in all communities - have to pick and choose can try out all the clones for free or low cost Not an endorsement of any tech - best tool for him or her - might not work - hosted versus local tools out there - - [Digg PWNED????](https://www.seanbohan.com/digg-pwned/) - Turns out Digg may have banned a user for posting a hack. Jay Adelson of Digg posts the reason here. Best story title so far: I'm thinking of a number... it's not my credit score Live by the community, get pwned by teh community - [Microsoft and Yahoo - freaky deaky](https://www.seanbohan.com/microsoft-and-yahoo-freaky-deaky/) - links - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117827827757492168.html http://scobleizer.com/2007/05/04/msft-to-yhoo/ funny - [NBC Social Network?](https://www.seanbohan.com/nbc-social-network/) - So NBC has a text tag on their site linking to a "coming soon" page for their social network. - [Podcast Hotel - Diversifying Ecosystem of Online Video - Liveblogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/podcast-hotel-diversifying-ecosystem-of-online-video-liveblogging/) - Mary Hodder - Moderator Kaliya - Irina Slutsky Nicole Simon Josh Think about whats out there in the ecosystem - what holes exist the oriental and the occidental The default and the other oriental - term to desc the whole section of the world, where you could get killed, where we dont understand it Map - [Cool - PodCorps.org](https://www.seanbohan.com/cool-podcorpsorg/) - Just caught a presentation from Doug Kaye (IT Conversations, Conversations Network) at Podcast Hotel about a new program he has announced called PodCorps.org. They are looking to create a community of stringers to capture, organize and share video and audio conversations (town hall meetings, club meetings, small conferences, speeches, interviews, etc.). They are working with: - [Podcast Hotel - Whats New In Podcasting - Liveblogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/podcast-hotel-whats-new-in-podcasting-liveblogging/) - Doug Kaye From the Labs Gigavox Media one of the leaders in the podcasting space DK - one of the older and oldest podcasters podcaster before there was podcasting IT COnversations in 2003 MP3s and RSS feeds and interviews IT Con is owned by Gigavox Media produced 2000 programs 60 programs a month mult channels - [Podcast Hotel - Building a fanbase - Liveblogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/podcast-hotel-building-a-fanbase-liveblogging/) - Moderator - Nate PAgel - Poddaddies John Hartman - Feedia Chris Pirillo - Lockergnome Colin Brumelle - Mixed content - Bryght.com devs communities around musicians and artists Robert Scales - Rain City Studios - Drupal dev shop in Canada - creates communities - config, themeing, and web communities since 04 - askaninja, kidsworld, Ian Beatty - [Podcast Hotel - Andrew Barron - Liveblogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/podcast-hotel-andrew-barron-liveblogging/) - THE END OF TIME How to look into the future how to look for certain indicators to help you determine path interesting - tech based medium right now alot of us have tech angle - not just the content from tech standpoint we can progress and see whats coming Broad ideas, and specific ideas get - [Web2.0 - Licensing UGS - Von Lohmann](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-licensing-ugs-von-lohmann/) - Ocean of Copyright uncertainty Standing on the shoulders of angry giants Copyright risks Statutory Damages $750-150k damages Personal Liability for officers, directors, investors no reliable shield against liability everyone knows napster lawsuit lawsuit contiued until a few months ago long since Napster went under startups say "we will incorporate as LLC - if we lose - [Web2.0 - RSS and Syndication Tech - Niall Kennedy](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-rss-and-syndication-tech-niall-kennedy/) - Syndication technologies Mostly ATOM - some RSS del.icio.us/SyndicationTalk will post to his blog who is he pushing data Archi on windows live platfomr new search tech and social media space build better content online 3 things Intermediate level great to use feeds - popular consumer endpoints button inside browser chrome option in NYTimes to check - [Building awesome websites and services using the power of happy users - Panel](https://www.seanbohan.com/building-awesome-websites-and-services-using-the-power-of-happy-users-panel/) - ted rheingold dogster and catster no more shrinkwrap software have changes live within a day customers know it - you know it panel Josh Schacter founder of Del.ici.ous - Yahoo, dir of engineering Biz Stone - founder of Obvious Corp (twitter) - odeo, blogger, xanga Stewart Butterfield - founder of flickr, ludicorp roles that customers - [Web2.0 - Badges and Widgets - Hinchcliffe](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-badges-and-widgets-hinchcliffe/) - DIY trends Small is the new big Atomization of content and objects and platforms for a large class of problems - dont need a web dev - pull it together off the shelf home depot concept - dont need a contractor for a lot of problems you can solve yourself bake this deeply into the - [Web2.0 Accessibility 2.0 - Matt May](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-accessibility-20-matt-may/) - Even if you meet the specs and still trap users you are not accessible at a high level javascript isnt accessible - but not really Best indicator of accessible content is valid, semantically accessible html many of the great web2.0 sites have valid, well managed html if you are still developing without using the modern - [Web2.0 -Tagging - Thomas Vander Wal](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-tagging-thomas-vander-wal/) - Thomas Vander Wal Tagging Taxonomy Social Web Scaling what is a tag? simple meta data used for sorting hook for aggregatinig identifier or description personal marker more than 1 tag on an object History of tagging Lotus Magellan - 87-90 desktop DOS world meta data to files and annotate, add context, not really networking using - [Web2.0 - Privacy and User Generated Content - Lauren Gelman](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-privacy-and-user-generated-content-lauren-gelman/) - Law, Society, Information technology and people Privacy - a lot of interesting things happening in the tech cpace cyberlaw.stanford.edu Web2.0 is about controlling data - 4.13.07 Its about data, who owns and controls, and who gives best access to Still in early stages b/c data isnt owned yet when a company is a bounty of - [Web2.0 And Identity - Kaliya](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-and-identity-kaliya/) - COmmons community working to develop the buildingblocks for these issues Starting points - OpenID architecturee holy grail web-wise dist. single signon coming together of competeing efforts to collab and cooperate important too much of the wbe in walled gardend cutting edge of what it means to have identity multiple social contexts far from solving the - [Web2.0 Building Next Gen Web Platforms ](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-building-next-gen-web-platforms/) - Rich Internet APps means less core - more things happening on the edge changing the nature of the requests on the data center no moores law for power and heat processing power for electiricty what does a data center look like? who worries coghead, quickbase - no datacenter someone at the other end (EC2, S3) - [Web2.0 People Formerly Known as the Audience](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-people-formerly-known-as-the-audience/) - Heather Champ, Powazeck 1. The talent is out there altruistic goals attract altruistic participation wikipedia the best example Community is grown not built build the walls firm - be too rigid is a mistake the people who you want know more about what they want to do with it elasticity how do you build this - [links for 2007-03-22](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2007-03-22/) - Love this - Year Zero (marketing program for NIN Article originally found in mediapost (http://blogs.mediapost.com/spin/?p=1000) - great article and discussion on NIN's new album "Year Zero" and the program they developed to start the conversation and spread the idea. (tags: NIN mediapost guerrilla marketing music) - [Gnomedex - Pud](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-pud/) - Pud discusses his sites (f*ckedcompany, Mobog, others) his presentation is 20 minutes of me me me discussion - VC, experiences with old school press advertising - CPA (cost per acquisition) - [Gnomedex - Ethan](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-ethan/) - boundaries between fans and presentation/music How do fans interact how to give power back 2 spaces - stage and audience space - existed since greek times power of fan, power of audience participatory culture REM - SD 2003 - estab norms of space fans determin the set list bands control over the audience becomes complicated - [Gnomedex - Second Life Breakout](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-second-life-breakout/) - Awesome - beth from SL has been participating at gnomedex this weekend and today gave a group of us a short tour in second life. Discussed: Avatars Construction Land Cool spaces (art gallery, fan-built MYST game, record label online with lounge for listening to artists) Quick primer on buildinf objects in 2L AWESOME - easily - [Gnomedex - Halley Suit](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-halley-suit/) - How to be a Creative Leader the programmer dungeon - does it work - do we have stories - devs need to control their environment - werner - keeps team small teams should not be larger than you can feed with 2 pizzas cannot have group meeting without regulating it Jim Roberts - when they - [Gnomedex - Blake Ross](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-blake-ross/) - Project Goals - Annhiliate Bill Gates and feast on the bloody remains of his shattered empire Liberate the world from the encumbering bondage of proprietary software make it simple talk to the masses didnt want to take the linux route take it to the audience to the most people possible competitioin - pushes them IE - [Gnomedex - Jeremy Zawodny](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-jeremy-zawodny/) - Bloggers love to bitch about things complaints about the current world of social software, media - how do we make it more useful and understandable shannon - too much social software - designed inclusively value is diminishing why you use these services vs how or what it does make them less complicated and not in - [Gnomedex - Phil Torrone](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-phil-torrone/) - PT rocked gnomedex last year Makers Bill or Rights return of kit culture poeple doing interesting things with rfid nixie tubes leds - [Gnomedex - Chris Pirillo and Should TagJag be funded?](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-chris-pirillo-and-should-tagjag-be-funded/) - Chris and 3 VCs on stage Chris gives the elevator pitch new look and feel thanks to liquid orb 300 searches ou tthere that output rss make your own - tag is your own - functional more than anythign else organize by category - through the feeds - todd cochrane launched blubrry with rss search - [Great Headlines in Farkin History - 001](https://www.seanbohan.com/great-headlines-in-farkin-history-001/) - Police forced to muzzle police dogs so they don't bite fleeing or attacking suspects, who will then sue the police for damages. Your dog wants a nice chianti with some fava beans....fff fff fff fff (w/pic) See the original here - [I want this...](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-want-this/) - Working for Gizmodo - quite possibly the greatest job in the world because you can report on things like this - Everything is neatly tucked away, including cables and compartments for peripherals. Oh, and did I mention it has a fish tank? A fish tank! - [What the hell is wrong with Yahoo? First Flickr and now Digg?](https://www.seanbohan.com/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-yahoo-first-flickr-and-now-digg/) - First Yahoo screws with the Flickr 'old skoolers' by requiring them to change the login and join Yahoo if they still want to access their accounts (and in the process, asking me to delete one of my accounts instead of giving me the option to merge them) and now this... Ironically, someone posted what Yahoo - [AAAAAWWWWEEEESSSSOOOOMMMEEE](https://www.seanbohan.com/aaaaawwwweeeessssoooommmeee/) - http://www.sweeptheleg.com/youtube - [links for 2007-03-17](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2007-03-17/) - NYSoundmap - Soundseeker tip of the link to BoingBoing (tags: sound googlemashup mashup sounds) - [I don't know why I find this funny...](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-dont-know-why-i-find-this-funny/) - Thanks to Digg, I found the following YouTube video of supposedly the bloodiest fight scene in 300. Below the video were some pretty funny comments, but this was hysterical: The random Chuck Norris reference plus the guy using the King's face as his avatar is priceless. - [links for 2007-02-27](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2007-02-27/) - Why the carmakers seem to be dragging their feet on batteries - AutoblogGreen Written by a blogger with 20+ years in the auto industry, this clever, descriptive post looks at the issues holding back sweet cars like the Tesla Roadster from being within everyone's budget, and why it will still take many years for electric - [Time to schedule vacation...](https://www.seanbohan.com/time-to-schedule-vacation/) - Gibson has a new book out - - [Cool - Solar to Hydrogen to Electricity](https://www.seanbohan.com/cool-solar-to-hydrogen-to-electricity/) - http://www.siei.org/mainpage.html Guy decides to take his off the grid home off of its dependence on backup diesel generator (and because it would be a cool project) Gets some friends together Team ties together solar panels with Electrolyzer (to convert water into 0xygen and Hydrogen), store the hydrogen in a massive tank, and then fuel a - [Tekriti Turns 2!](https://www.seanbohan.com/tekriti-turns-2/) - Ashish, Manish, Guarav and the rest of the team at Tekriti just turned 2. These guys are rockstars developers (shipping custom code, CMSs as well as their own project with Broadband Mechanics - PeopleAggregator - and have worked with me in the past on a couple of projects). The real question is, will Halley and - [-4 Degrees in Detroit](https://www.seanbohan.com/4-degrees-in-detroit/) - So I left NYC at 6am and it was 4 degrees F. And got to Detroit where it was 4 BELOW - [Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us = Brilliant ](https://www.seanbohan.com/web-20-the-machine-is-using-us-brilliant/) - Awesome video telling/showing what Web2.0 is all about created by Anthropology Professior Michael Wesch. The video uses Web2.0 sites and technologies (like XML and RSS) to tell a short story using/embedded in the technologies that make it up. Thanks to Somwhat Frank for the pointer. - [Web Celeb 25 - batting average for bloggers is better than .500](https://www.seanbohan.com/web-celeb-25-batting-average-for-bloggers-is-better-than-500/) - 13 out of 25 of the Web Celeb 25 are bloggers Link to the article here The Web Celeb 25 1. Jessica Lee Rose 2. Perez Hilton 3. Markos Moulitsas Zúniga 4. Matt Drudge 5. Seth Godin 6. Jeff Jarvis 7. Glenn Reynolds 8. Amanda Congdon 9. Robert Scoble 10. Michael Arrington 11. Hosea Frank - [Annoying... Flickr ~ Yahoo dance](https://www.seanbohan.com/annoying-flickr-yahoo-dance/) - got this in the mail today: Dear Old Skool Account-Holding Flickr Member, On March 15th we'll be discontinuing the old email-based Flickr sign in system. From that point on, everyone will have to use a Yahoo! ID to sign in to Flickr. Now when I try to combine accounts it is giving me another problems - [QOTD - Seth Goldstein](https://www.seanbohan.com/qotd-seth-goldstein/) - http://majestic.typepad.com/seth/2007/01/audients.html I have not written anything on this blog in over a month. It bothers me not to write for such long periods of time, since I know that my influence expands and contracts based on on how often I post. Relationships require frequency of contact to flourish, whether they be personal or business oriented; - [Wild - Second Life to open up to Open Source](https://www.seanbohan.com/wild-second-life-to-open-up-to-open-source/) - Found thanks to the incredible Techmeme and Fortune.com, an article about Second Life opening up its desktop application (not the server) to the Open Source community. As a sometime resident (I dont visit nearly enough - my first life is keeping me away) this is a killer event for the developer community and the user. - [links for 2006-12-23](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-12-23/) - HAPPY FESTIVUS The Holiday for the rest of us Festivus Poles in 100% Aluminum -- Made in Milwaukee - check it out! (tags: festivus) - [links for 2006-12-13](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-12-13/) - Fark of the week FARK.com: (2471467) Airport security prevents Troy Smith from boarding a flight with his Heisman, preventing him from beating people to death with the trophy on the flight back. Bravo Homeland Security, Bravo (tags: fark) - [links for 2006-12-10](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-12-10/) - FARK of the day.... Nine people get food poisoning after eating at a buffet during a food safety conference (tags: fark food poisoning) BlackjackSmartZone (Home) New Blackjack phone - new community to join :) (tags: blackjack smartphone cingular) - [News: Firefly fans turn up anyway. Hero tag: And so do the actors](https://www.seanbohan.com/news-firefly-fans-turn-up-anyway-hero-tag-and-so-do-the-actors/) - Thanks to work, I missed the entire first and only season of Firefly. Since then I have seen the motion picture and checked out some of the fan stuff (always love it when people who are passionate about a story keep it alive) - but I could never get into the whole 'browncoat' thing. It - [links for 2006-12-09](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-12-09/) - Jon Udell: A conversation with Jon Udell about his new job with Microsoft Congrats to John Udell who is leaving InfoWorld for a new gig at Microsoft. John is one of the required reads in my RSS aggregator and was a favorite of mine in the Gillmor Gang. He is moving to MS as an - [links for 2006-11-30](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-11-30/) - I, Cringely . The Pulpit . Declassified | PBS EBay is to Microsoft as Craigslist is to Linux I love reading Cringely (tags: cringely ebay microsoft classifieds business model craigslist) SR88.co.uk Handbrake (cool app to convert video to iPod video format) for windows (tags: handbrake demo video ipod) - [links for 2006-11-18](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-11-18/) - Metaverse Roadmap: Pathways to the 3D Web Taking its name from the immersive virtual world imagined by Neal Stephenson in his visionary novel, Snow Crash, the Metaverse Roadmap (MVR) is the first public ten-year forecast and visioning survey of 3D Web technologies, applications, markets, and pote (tags: 3d metaverse secondlife social networking technology anthropology virtual - [links for 2006-11-17](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-11-17/) - FARK.com: (2417723) Poignant moment during Glasgow U2 show: Crowd falls silent while Bono rhythmically claps hands, and announces every time he claps, an African child dies. Until Scotsman in front row roars, "Well stop f***ing doing it then" Poignant moment during Glasgow U2 show: Crowd falls silent while Bono rhythmically claps hands, and announces every - [Sad day... Calacanis leaves AOL?](https://www.seanbohan.com/sad-day-calacanis-leaves-aol/) - First the Gang ends, now it seems like Weblogs Inc founder and Netscape Czar J Calacanis is leaving AOL. When he sold his company to AOL (one of my former clients) I was psyched - someone who really got it was joining the largest online community out there. Now it seems that with the exit - [links for 2006-11-16](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-11-16/) - Best Buy tries to copyright sales prices And the clueless retailer of the year award goes to... BestBuy - who decided to DMCA a website over it's Black Friday sales info. Isn't the whole point to get the customer into the store? I understand it's competitve advantage not to release sale info (tags: ecommerce bestbuy - [links for 2006-11-14](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-11-14/) - Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Confabb: Find, Track and Review Conferences So here is an answer to what Dave Winer is investing in. For years my friends and I have been frustrated with there being no central directory for conferences. Sounds like a winner, and Salim is involved too. (tags: conferences service salim winer) - [links for 2006-11-12](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-11-12/) - Scripting News: 11/10/2006 While I am ticked the project we just shipped got in the way of me attending the Web2.0 conference, I honestly have to say that Dave's Web2.0 tour was probably more interesting, with less networking and better food :) I have been a big proponent of pla (tags: winer scripting.com business investing - [links for 2006-11-11](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-11-11/) - Gabbly - gabbly.com [converted to Unicode] What is Gabbly? Gabbly is a chat service that allows you to chat around any webpage. It?s free to use on your personal page or commercial webpage. Back in the web1.0 days there were a few companies working towards this space. (tags: comment community feedback 3rd_spaces system:badutf8) - [links for 2006-11-08](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-11-08/) - Tvease - Welcome to Media Simplicity MythTV - the Linux SUPERTIVO The Technology Chronicles : The Top 10 Lies of Web 2.0 Take the money, hand over the keys and step aside. Larry and Sergey are driving your bus now. Compression Session: The Secrets to Great QuickTime Compression by PF Bentley - The Digital Journalist - [links for 2006-11-05](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-11-05/) - The Next Phase » Article » Greasemonkey Script: Gmail and Reader Integrator A Greasemonkey script (FIREFOX!) that combines GMail and Google Reader. It wont work outside of that machine it is installed on (you can check gmail from anywhere and now you can watch your feeds from anywhere as well). Great for RIVER OF NEWS - [links for 2006-11-01](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-11-01/) - Warren Ellis is a RESIDENT Second Life Insider posts that comic book icon Warren Ellis is a resident of Second Life (tags: second life, warren ellis) - [links for 2006-10-31](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-10-31/) - TEDGLOBAL Information A very good friend went to TED Global last year and said it was the best conference/gathering/pow-wow he had ever attended. This year they are holding the event in Tanzania - looks like an amazing trip (tags: - [links for 2006-10-30](https://www.seanbohan.com/links-for-2006-10-30/) - Motivator: Create your own custom poster -- Inspire! Motivate! Mock! Create your own motivational posters - [Nicholas Reville comments on online video and how RSS is a big part of that future](https://www.seanbohan.com/nicholas-reville-comments-on-online-video-and-how-rss-is-a-big-part-of-that-future/) - From Nicholas Reville's post from Sept 14, where he writes an essay that started as an email to BlipTV about why they need RSS: http://www.getdemocracy.com/articles/future_of_video.php Nicholas Reville Putting viewers at the center means giving everyone who wants to watch video a homebase where they can access videos from any hosting service or website. For miscellaneous - [Dave wonders about people - I'm wondering about companies, governments, alumni, charities...](https://www.seanbohan.com/dave-wonders-about-people-im-wondering-about-companies-governments-alumni-charities/) - On Wednesday Dave Winer posted something interesting about Google and its search services. Something that's missing in Google's repertoire of information searching tools. It's something between Technorati, Google News, and Google itself. Think of it as the old-girlfriend query tool. Let's say I used to date a woman named Tammy. From time to time I - [Somebody hire this guy...](https://www.seanbohan.com/somebody-hire-this-guy/) - Not everybody loves the guy, but he is smart and uncompromising when it comes to his beliefs. Blogging, RSS, Podcasting... he has either been in the center or the start of a lot of the social media spaces that have been developed since before the last bubble. For a while I have wondered what he - [Little Lord of the Sith](https://www.seanbohan.com/little-lord-of-the-sith/) - [Anderson! Lessig! Smackdown!](https://www.seanbohan.com/anderson-lessig-smackdown/) - Great discussion at the New York Public Library. Professor Lawrence Lessig from Stanford (author of Free Culture, CODE and other laws of cyberspace) and Chris Anderson (author of The Long Tail and Editor of WIRED magazine) were going to sit down and discuss "The Rise and Fall of the Blockbuster". I left my voice recorder - [Linkblogging 09/27/2006](https://www.seanbohan.com/linkblogging-09272006/) - http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=2314913 The greatest Fark headline of all time - [New Flickr Set - Street Signs](https://www.seanbohan.com/new-flickr-set-street-signs/) - Working on the east side for the first time in years (Who's On First?) I have noticed a neat set of brass plates embedded in the sidewalk on 41st street between Lexington and 5th Ave. I see these every day on my walk home, and decided to photograph some this saturday after I got done - [I love C-Ville!](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-love-c-ville/) - Found this while surfing at work today (yes, thanks to J O B, I will be working all weekends from now through early November) thanks to Adrants: Welcome to C-Ville - Where Choices Define You C-Ville is an all-Flash site that teaches kids/teens about the risks of smoking, why making good choices are important, and - [Psyched - woodworking class kicks off today](https://www.seanbohan.com/psyched-woodworking-class-kicks-off-today/) - My excuse to leave the office before 8pm started tonight - Woodworking/Furnituremaking class at SVA downtown. We got a tour of the studio, discussed safety and the equipment available and talked about the why we were there and what to expect from the class. Homework? Figure out what I want to build, put together a - [Social Media Club - Fun Event](https://www.seanbohan.com/social-media-club/) - Got the chance to hang out this evening with the crowd for the first meeting of the NYC chapter of the Social Media Club (whose tagline is "if you get it, share it"). Chris Heuer (founder of BrainJams, Media Literacy advocate and Bloggercon/Gnomedex attendee) and Howard Greenstein (ex-member of the WWWAC, NYNMA, and all-around evangelist - [cool - the leading (and first?) business magazine in Second Life!](https://www.seanbohan.com/cool-the-leading-and-first-business-magazine-in-second-life/) - http://www.slbusinessmag.com I am digging into Second Life more and more and found the link above today (thanks PSFK!). This team has put together a magazine for and about SL business. The topics are neat, the layout is pretty good and they even have advertisers. THe most interesting thing about the story is this: You have - [On the road...](https://www.seanbohan.com/on-the-road/) - to the second life community convention in sunny San Francisco... will be liveblogging when i get there - [Business and Marketing is SL](https://www.seanbohan.com/business-and-marketing-is-sl/) - brand building and marketing in sl how to do it withoug harming the community building brands within sl how do you build brand trust factor huge keeping the 1 to 1 factor going forward shifting from artisan culture to the mass market culture spin martin - doesnt sell clothes, does media (machinima, redesign) only here - [MP3s from the SLCC](https://www.seanbohan.com/mp3s-from-the-slcc/) - Will post all of my notes from the SLCC tomorrow. Learned a lot of lessons from working with the new camera and I will be better prepared next time :) Right-Mouseclick on the file to download The opening of Mitch Kapor's presentation The closing of Mitch Kapor's presentation The first half of Marketing and Branding - [New Design, New Committment](https://www.seanbohan.com/new-design-new-committment/) - Thanks to the J O B I have been neglecting the blogging again. This has to stop. The good news is we have a new NA Director of Technology, my current client is ramping up for a big launch in the coming months, I have made some decent progress on a project I started for - [LA Times launches its own aggregator...](https://www.seanbohan.com/la-times-launches-its-own-aggregator/) - PaidContent.org (required reading) is running a post about how the LA Times is rolling out its own RSS newsreader. The paper, which has about 5.2 million unique visits monthly, is calling this aggregator NewsPoint. The newsreader has LA Times feeds pre-loaded, includes Video from a local partner and it is open so the user can - [Farewell to InfoRouter](https://www.seanbohan.com/farewell-to-inforouter/) - Seems that Steve Gillmor is closing down his ZD blog and is getting to work on Gilmor3.0 (pardon the pun). He is required reading and listening (Gillmor Gang) for me. While I am going to really miss his commentary and observations, it is very cool to see him coming out to NYC to meet with - [My old shop rocks](https://www.seanbohan.com/my-old-shop-rocks/) - So the guys from my old shop have developed another amazing microsite for Sony Vaio. Shot on green screen, probably using HD and a sick edit/motion graphics/Flash build. When I was working at iNDELIBLE we did more than a few of these, all of which were great - but nothing like this... Nice work guys - [Eric Rice discusses blogospheric PR problems and Second Life](https://www.seanbohan.com/eric-rice-discusses-blogospheric-pr-problems-and-second-life/) - Eric Rice is one of the interesting folks I met at Gnomedex this year. Very cool guy. Doing a TON of stuff - podcasting, Hipcast, and a lot of work in Second Life. I am still trying to figure out how he does all of this on a daily basis. We actually participated in a - [Microsoft - Stop Making Fun of Us](https://www.seanbohan.com/microsoft-stop-making-fun-of-us/) - Thanks to Scoble for finding this gem: http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=218493 I love Ad parodies, and this is a great 'hack' of the current MS vs. MAC ads running out there now. Now I am a PC guy, but my buddies David and Ace have me thinking more and more about getting a MAC. click thru and see... - [I love Akismet](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-love-akismet/) - Below, please find a screenshot from the WordPress Dashboard showing what Akismet is doing. I love Akismet - [Stories like this make it hard to convince clients to blog](https://www.seanbohan.com/its-stories-like-these-that-make-it-hard-for-guys-like-me-to-convince-their-clients-to-blog/) - So Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine (required reading as far as I am concerned) posts the following: Well, golly, look at this. I get a comment‘ on the post below from someone who says he’s working for Dell: Hey Jarvis. I honestly think you have no life. Honestly? Do you have a life, or do just - [Second Life Rising - "We did MySpace about two years ago, but ... I think it's a little too mainstream now." ](https://www.seanbohan.com/second-life-rising-we-did-myspace-about-two-years-ago-but-i-think-its-a-little-too-mainstream-now/) - Great article in AdAge about Second Life. http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=110404 What's special here is us participating in a new phase of the social-networking evolution," said Mr. Schionning. - [i gotta start using flickr](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-gotta-start-using-flickr/) - As seen on my way to the bus last week in the town of Pallisades Park... I need to start a Flickr account. - [Clueless marketing ](https://www.seanbohan.com/186/) - Tom Hespos discuss another member of the Coalition of the Clueless: One of the challenges I face in pitching Conversational Marketing to clients is the notion of finding bloggers who will take up the task of blogging about the client's business. Paramount is lucky to find not one, but several. And what does it do? - [I Love Unconferences (and disagree with Virtual Dave)](https://www.seanbohan.com/i-unconferences-and-disagree-with-virtual-dave/) - Dave Winer blogs about about Richard McManus's comments about Bloggercon: BloggerCon IV tended to favor the most vocal people. I agree, and this is not the way it's supposed to be. I don't think the DLs took the guidelines seriously in this area, and unless they do, the unconference format suffers. They're supposed to seek - [Bloggercon IV - 2008 Election with Lance Knobel ](https://www.seanbohan.com/bloggercon-iv-2008-election-with-lance-knobel/) - History of bloggin and 2004 election First Bloggercon took place in 2003 - Dean and Republicans in attendance blogging might move politics back from wholesale (big marketing) to retail (door to door) blogging is neutral as an exercise how can a candidate become involved? congressional vs senate races 2008 election - if things havent been - [Videoblogging with Ryanne](https://www.seanbohan.com/videoblogging-with-ryanne/) - vlogging - more of a time requirement same growing pains as podcasting and blogging what is bloggin doing to push the medium forward? not just podcasting what do you want to do? really have the world open to you what do you want to see happen what does video add - whats exciting, whats the - [Bloggercon IV Wrap-up (Both Days)](https://www.seanbohan.com/bloggercon-iv-wrap-up-both-days/) - All in all this was a great unconference. The crowd was fun and engaged, the wifi was fast and the conversations were great. The overall take-away was that with Bloggercon, like blogging or participating in any event, you get out of it what you put into it. Unlike conferences where you veg out and then - [Gnomedex - Chris Messina and Tara Hunt](https://www.seanbohan.com/175/) - Chris Messina and Tara Hunt (founders of Citzen Agency) kicked off their discussion with a silent keynote presentation for the Gnomedex crowd. The slides were great (and can be found here) and really seemed to set the tone for the discussion. What is a non-zero sum game? building out infrastructure for what we want to - [Civility and Responsibility in the conversation](https://www.seanbohan.com/civility-and-responsibility-in-the-conversation/) - I will be posting a consolidated wrap-up of Gnomedex 2006 later (as soon as I can get links to the mp3 and video files for the conference) but for now... 2 things have happened post-gnomedex that need to be pointed out above all the news (how big Second Life is getting) and non-news (the discussion - [Bloggercon Day 1 wrapup](https://www.seanbohan.com/bloggercon-day-1-wrapup/) - Early Mornign (with only 2 hours of sleep) Outstanding sessions Interrupted by a conf call with the client Hung out with Ashish and Guarav from TEKRITI! Very cool guys (who are doing tons of cool stuff) Darn good crowd Doc doing a kickass job as technographer (which is diff from other conferences I have been - [Bloggercon IV - First Presentation - Tools](https://www.seanbohan.com/bloggercon-iv-first-presentation-tools/) - Was stuck on conf call so I couldnt sit thru most of this presentation by Phil Torrone (who kicked ass last year at Gnomedex) Discussion focusing on blogging/podcasting/vidcasting tools. Formats, tools, software, devices. Doc is the house "Technographer" who is transcripting most of this (thanks doc!) and an MP3 of every session is being recorded - [Dave Winer reopens Share Your OPML](https://www.seanbohan.com/dave-winer-reopens-share-your-opml/) - I love the concept. I love discovering what other people are aggregating (one of the reasons I still digg blogrolls - I know, I know, its soooo 2003 but I still dig it). Dave recently announced on the OPML Support mailing list the reopening of the Share Your OPML site... When he first ran the - [Whooooooaaaaaa - TikiBarTV Redesign](https://www.seanbohan.com/whooooooaaaaaa-tikibartv-redesign/) - http://www.tikibartv.com/tikibar_share.html Just DIGGed it... TikiBarTV is my favorite video podcast (not just because LaLa is really really hot). It is short, fun, PERFECT for the iPod screen and the production values are amateur and great. In this case Amateur is a good word. They work hard. They are funny. They shoot the dang thing in - [3 posts in 3 months](https://www.seanbohan.com/3-posts-in-3-months/) - a new low... I am so ashamed - [If this doesnt get Calacanis a Bastard of Blogging Card nothing will!](https://www.seanbohan.com/if-this-doesnt-get-calacanis-a-bastard-of-blogging-card-nothing-will/) - Seems like he is taking over at Google. Bout Damn Time... AOL was just about to start doing cool things - good thing they got rid of him before he could do real damage to their cutting edge platform :) Check out his announcement here. - [You're a lawer? Nice to meet you. I'm a ritter.](https://www.seanbohan.com/youre-a-lawer-nice-to-meet-you-im-a-ritter/) - This is almost as good as the Brooklyn Camera store story from a couple of months ago. In this one BoingBoing's Cory writes about a person who lost their camera in Hawaii. The camera was found by a family from Canada - who gave their contact info to a park ranger when they found it. - [Mini and Immersion - cool article about the nature of a pitch](https://www.seanbohan.com/mini-and-immersion-cool-article-about-the-nature-of-a-pitch/) - Thanks to AdPulp for pointing out this nugget from Business Week (a magazine I rarely read) http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_06/b3970110.htm Getting Creative With Mad Ave To find the right agency, MINI Cooper devised a quirky trial-by-immersion - [HelpMeGetAG5.com - HYSTERICAL](https://www.seanbohan.com/helpmegetag5com-hysterical/) - Ok - So this guy needs a G5 for work (he is a video editor) but he cant afford the 5k price tag. So he creates a site to get donations (if 20,000 people give him a quarter, he will get to the $5K number). Please please please watch the video until the end where - [Ok Class, repeat after me...](https://www.seanbohan.com/ok-class-repeat-after-me/) - The following is a natural for Structured Blogging Seems like Toshiba is launching a software product that allows users to take a photo of a barcode and get data back with reviews on the product from, yes, you guessed it - BLOGS http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/08/toshiba-to-get-blog-reviews-to-mobile-shoppers/ - [the longest stretch of me not blogging...](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-longest-stretch-of-me-not-blogging/) - and I doubt y'all missed it much. Been so crushed with work this month I haven't been blogging at all - plenty of cool stuff has crossed my desktop - I just haven't written about it. Now I know what happened to Ace. Happy New Year Wishes: My team at iNDELIBLE - Eunsun, Halley, Aubrey - [YAHOO BUYS Del.icio.us](https://www.seanbohan.com/yahoo-buys-delicious/) - courtesy of digg.com - [As if you needed another reason to pee in your pants](https://www.seanbohan.com/as-if-you-needed-another-reason-to-pee-in-your-pants/) - Try Ricky Gervais new podcast. It is HYSTERICAL. Not kinda funny. Not sorta funny. Not dry british humor. It is priceless. Episode 1 December 5 2005 In which Ricky, Steve and Karl discuss ... the pros and cons of technological invention, leading on to Karl's Malthusian concerns and a possible solution. There's a digression into - [The definition of Chutzpah](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-definition-of-chutzpah/) - According to Wikipedia Chtuzpah is: " the quality of audacity, for good or for bad". I think it is best described as after murdering your parents, throwing yourself on the mercy of the court because you are an orphan. So Michael Brown, former Arabian Horse organization guy and underachieving ex-FEMA director is starting his own - [Outstanding! - NYPL Battle Over Books Event](https://www.seanbohan.com/outstanding-nypl-battle-over-books-event/) - So I went to the Battle Over Books event at the New York Public Library. What a great time. Lawrence Lessig was in rare form and the debate over the Google Print project was outstanding. Allan Adler, who held his own during the discussion, even recieved some applause from 5 or 10 people in the - [The preceeding post...](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-preceeding-post/) - results when you are trying to explain to someone what a content management system is, and they tell you a blog isn't a cms, and you are trying to share some knowledge and they need it shown to them. And how WordPress allows you to insert pictures when they tell you they cant do that. - [blah blah blah](https://www.seanbohan.com/blah-blah-blah/) - blah vlah vlah blah blah blah - [Why LiveBlogging may be dangerous to your company](https://www.seanbohan.com/why-liveblogging-may-be-dangerous-to-your-company/) - 1. The Forbes anti-blogging piece was crap 2. Dave Winer is LiveBlogging the Microsoft announcement today, along with bunch of other guys. LiveBlogging is tough. Its tough on the guy trying to capture everything being said. Tough to add your opinions to what is being said. And tough to keep track of the crowd. I - [Isabel on Embracing the future with BigOldCos](https://www.seanbohan.com/isabel-on-embracing-the-future-with-bigoldcos/) - Isabel Walcott blogs about big telcos trying to crush the VOIP (and other markets) while they are still infants. She is rightfully frustrated. Not because she is a huge fan of VOIP, but because she sees it as both a 'DUH' move on their part and another restriction on the users. In my opinion, its - [Why Martin Sargent needs his own show again](https://www.seanbohan.com/why-martin-sargent-needs-his-own-show-again/) - I loved UNSCREWED with Martin Sargent back when TechTV was still about tech, and not Hot Chocolate mods for GTA. Sargent now has his own blog, and is putting together a podcast. Except there was one little problem - someone stole his Podcast. There is no question that the thief had only that one piece - [Web2.0 Meme Map generator](https://www.seanbohan.com/web20-meme-map-generator/) - So you can make your own for a pitch to VC's! http://www.forret.com/tools/mememap.asp - [Cory Doctrow release his new novel via RSS????](https://www.seanbohan.com/cory-doctrow-release-his-new-novel-via-rss/) - PSFK has a great post (how did I miss this one???) about Cory Doctrow releasing his book Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town as an RSS feed. Basically the feed releases a chapter of the book on a regular basis, starting with the first chapter when you subscribe to the feed. Subscribing to a - [Video iPod - How Bob Iger Saved Network TV](https://www.seanbohan.com/video-ipod-how-bob-iger-saved-network-tv/) - Great post from Mark Cuban concerning the video iPod launch this week. Cuban is involved in the creation (HDFilms, HDNet) and distribution of content (Landmark Cinemas, DVDs, and a number of syndicated TV properties). Its not inconceivable that just as DVDs have surpassed box office in revenues and the theatrical release has become a commercial - [Video iPod, Creative or Archos?](https://www.seanbohan.com/video-ipod-creative-or-archos/) - Phillip Greenspun has a great post asking: For photographers who want to show off and video fans who just love their TV, the Creative seems like a better value due to its vastly bigger screen and higher resolution. What do folks think? Will adding video to the iPod be any more significant than adding video - [The Rise of the Global Microbrand](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-rise-of-the-global-microbrand/) - Hugh Macleod spends a little time today discussing the Global Mcrobrand. I love Hugh's commentary - funny witty and his illustrations are a riot (and not always work safe!). Whats really interesting is when he talks about Stormhoek and English Cut. It is less advertising and more conversational. I actually look forward to reading about - [VG Map by Eyebeam - tres cool](https://www.seanbohan.com/vg-map-by-eyebeam-tres-cool/) - I rarely use the 4 years of high school french that I didn't learn to describe something, but VG Map fits the bill (see title above). VGMap is a new library created by Eyebeam R&D that allows designers, developers, and mapping geeks to overlay data on top of Google Maps in a richer way than - [Blogosphere = the Equalizer](https://www.seanbohan.com/blogosphere-the-equalizer/) - Continuing on my riff of TV Shows and the blogosphere... Tom Hespos, who I worked with back in the 1990s (Interactive Stone Age) at K2 Design seems to have gotten stuck with a contracter you want to avoid. John Crovello is from a company called Long Island Custom Builders, and according to Tom is really - [Gada.Be is LIVE!](https://www.seanbohan.com/gadabe-is-live/) - Chris Pirillo, from Lockergnome and the greatest tech conference I have ever attended, Gnomedex, has just launched his new meta search engine http://gada.be/ It was borne out of several frustrations. If you've ever tried to visit a Web site over a mobile device, you know it's a pain in the knuckle. The domain had to - [citizen-everything - by Dave Winer](https://www.seanbohan.com/citizen-everything-by-dave-winer/) - Dave's post today about his sale of weblogs.com, which has been pretty well recieved (except for some folks pointing out some institutional stupidity at Verisign). I think news, good or bad, is always received this way: "What if it were me?" And this idea fits well into people's minds that way. It actually could be - [We are all Homeland Security (Recovery 2.0)](https://www.seanbohan.com/we-are-all-homeland-security-recovery-20/) - Tnis is very cool - Jeff Jarvis discusses Recovery 2.0, and event that took place at the Web2.0 conference this past week. Recovery2.0 is the start of a conversation at how regular folks, powered by internet-based technology and pre-planning could respond to the next Katrina/Ivan/Andrew/9-11. But, of course, there is no “it.” There is no - [Cool - Google Reader](https://www.seanbohan.com/cool-google-reader/) - I have been a big fan of Google since, well, since Google came out. I never believed the "Do No Evil" schmack - because I am a jaded advertising guy. Check this out: http://www.google.com/reader/things/intro This is Google's new RSS Feed reader... testing it out now. This kinda solves the RSS anywhere problem i have been - [Congrats to Dave Winer on the sale of weblogs.com](https://www.seanbohan.com/congrats-to-dave-winer-on-the-sale-of-weblogscom/) - So it seems the social software/media hacking world is seeing a lot of news/buzz/cash this week: Gawker gets an investment Jason Calcanis' WIN gets bought by AOL and now Dave Winer is doing a deal with Verisign! Big Deal? Yes for both the blogosphere, which relies a lot on Dave's ping server, and probably for - ["This (is) not the son of Passport"](https://www.seanbohan.com/this-is-not-the-son-of-passport/) - Excellent post on Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog, which reprints an article from InfoWorld with quotes from a conference where Kim discussed/presented on software whose "behavior reflects identity". I have been walking the edges of this topic for a while, not really getting in there and taking a closer look thanks to clients and deadlines and - [Cooking as Code](https://www.seanbohan.com/cooking-as-code/) - Great interview with Alton Brown from Food Channel's Good Eats on Brian's Belly. Brown's is my favorits show on Food Network, hands-down (Mon-Fri at 7pm). He has even gotten covered on Slashdot. "What I do like is adapting vernacular. It is not that I'm a computer geek, it's that I'm obsessed with different sub-culture vernacular - [Bit Torrent raises $8.75 Million](https://www.seanbohan.com/bit-torrent-raises-875-million/) - Thanks to Om Malik for this great story:http://gigaom.com/2005/09/23/bit-torrent-raises-875-million/ At Gnomdex this year a great deal of the conversation was about BitTorrent, and how the best way to legitimize it is to use it legitimately - use it for podcasts, video blog casts, spreading your own content, open source software, sharing legal and Creative Commons work - [iPod My Photo](https://www.seanbohan.com/ipod-my-photo/) - http://www.ipodmyphoto.com/ Hysterical - for $20 bucks you can have a photo "ipodded" see the link above. - [WordsAndPicturesOnline - great](https://www.seanbohan.com/wordsandpicturesonline-great/) - http://www.wordsandpicturesonline.com/ This is a blog/comic strip about a creative team at a big agency (based on real events, client names changed to protect the living and the account guy's sanity). They say it is: Words & Pictures is, to the best of our knowledge, the only comic strip about the adventures of a creative team - [OUTFRICKENSTANDING - Netvibes](https://www.seanbohan.com/outfrickenstanding-netvibes/) - Marc Canter blogs about the new site Netvibes. It is an example of a Digital Lifestyle Aggregator (similar to what Marc is planning on doing with GoingOn). Check it out here: http://www.netvibes.com/ This is easily the coolest thing I have seen in a while. Its built in Ajax (like Google's personalized homepage and Microsoft's Start.com). - [Cringely on Ebay-Skype Merger](https://www.seanbohan.com/cringely-on-ebay-skype-merger/) - I could spend this space ridiculing eBay for overpaying for Skype, whose investors had put two years and $20 million into the company for a return of 12,899.88 percent. Nice work if you can get it. But let's instead make the assumption that Meg Whitman and her business development people have NOT been smoking Arkansas - [More reasons to love Iceland](https://www.seanbohan.com/more-reasons-to-love-iceland/) - Thanks to Brand Noise So my buddy Ace (East India Branding Co.) is probably the world's biggest evangelist for travelling to Iceland. Now this: Icelandic fishermen pull tons of pristine cod from North Atlantic waters every year, selling it fresh or preserved with salt. Icelandic lamb has never eaten a mouthful of grain or seen - [Fun - iTunes and Ticketmaster](https://www.seanbohan.com/fun-itunes-and-ticketmaster/) - From PaidContent Depeche Mode, Ticketmaster and iTunes are teaming up to offer a new music-ticket option. Starting today, iTunes pre-orders of the group's new album "Playing the Angel" come with a password good for the chance to purchase up to four tickets for some of the band's 2005 concerts. Those with passwords get a 10-day - [Don Park calls it...](https://www.seanbohan.com/don-park-calls-it/) - From Don Park's Daily Habit an excellent description of a current event with historical context and he ends it with this: I guess what I am trying to say is: * Webpage is not truth * Pagerank is not trust The Web is appropriately named, for it can catch you as well as inform you. - [Amazon and Coinstar - interesting combination](https://www.seanbohan.com/amazon-and-coinstar-interesting-combination/) - Wall Street Journal today has an article about how Amazon.com is joining forces with Coinstar: The coin program may attract new users to Amazon and Coinstar. Some consumers have resisted Coinstar's machines -- familiar fixtures in many grocery stores -- because Coinstar charges an 8.9% commission in the U.S. to convert coins into bills. And - [Long Tail 101 - Brilliant](https://www.seanbohan.com/long-tail-101-brilliant/) - http://longtail.typepad.com/the_long_tail/2005/09/long_tail_101.html Excellent distillation of the Long Tail and required reading. The theory of the Long Tail is that our culture and economy is increasingly shifting away from a focus on a relatively small number of "hits" (mainstream products and markets) at the head of the demand curve and toward a huge number of niches in - [Dwarfs face bulls in Mexico's mini-fights](https://www.seanbohan.com/dwarfs-face-bulls-in-mexicos-mini-fights/) - "It's scary when you are face to face with a bull. It hurts when you get hit. And it's dangerous if the bull falls on you," said Antonio Garcia, 40. Before entering the ring, he showed off scars on his head and dental repairs needed after run-ins with bulls. Thanks to SignOnSanDiego. and FARK - [CP+B Get Volkswagen](https://www.seanbohan.com/cpb-get-volkswagen/) - So Crispin gets the Volkswagen account and has resigned the Mini account because of the conflict. I use Mini as an example of great online creative execution of a configurator with clients just because it is so well done, so consistent with the other brand executions and because I frickin love the cars (my buddy - ["I'm thinking it's the best way to piss (the French) off,"](https://www.seanbohan.com/im-thinking-its-the-best-way-to-piss-the-french-off/) - I have avoided the bashing of the French and their government, but this is really outstanding: The seven-times Tour de France winner has also been contemplating a possible come-back at the French Grand Tour 2006 although the Texan retired from the sport just a few weeks ago. "I'm thinking about it," Armstrong told The American - [Gnomedex 2006 Baby](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomdex-2006-baby/) - My favorite-conference-for-life is Gnomedex. Hands down, it is the best. Best speakers, best crowd (Lunatic Fringe), best topics, and I got to do some sightseeing in Seattle. This week Chris and Ponzi opened up the idea of Gnomedex 2006, and floated the idea that there be 2 Gnomedexes. The response was, well, very gnomdexy. Everyone - [From WikiNews - Kuwait donates $500 Million to Katrina Relief](https://www.seanbohan.com/from-wikinews-kuwait-donates-500-million-to-katrina-relief/) - Find the story here. Al Sabah also stated that "It's our duty as Kuwaitis to stand by our friends to lighten the humanitarian misery and as a payback for the many situations during which Washington helped us through the significant relations between the two friendly countries." Kuwait is in fact one of the U.S.'s strongest - [Mayor of NOLA evacuates 400 tourists over his own citizens](https://www.seanbohan.com/mayor-of-nola-evacuates-400-tourists-over-his-own-citizens/) - FOX News is reporting the Mayor of New Orleans has order a security detail to escort a bus to the W hotel across from the Mayor's command center, have them taken from the hotel, and sent to the staging area where they CUT THE FREAKIN LINE in front of citizens of NOLA who had been - [Jabbar is what is right about America](https://www.seanbohan.com/jabbar-is-what-is-right-about-america/) - From the Houston Chronicle The first busload of New Orleans refugees to reach the Reliant Astrodome overnight was a group of people who commandeered a school bus in the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and drove to Houston looking for shelter. Jabbar Gibson, 20, said police in New Orleans told him and others to take - [A Challenge to MSM Making Money off of Katrina](https://www.seanbohan.com/a-challenge-to-msm-making-money-off-of-katrina/) - Every Cable News channel is making shitloads of $$$$ off of the Katrina tragedy. They are all taking commercial money from sponsors. All day and night. How about FOX News and CNN and MSNBC and the major networks give up some of this ad space and give something back? Every channel has 'boots on the - [10,000 Rescued by Coast Guard Helicopters](https://www.seanbohan.com/10000-rescued-by-coast-guard-helicopters/) - Regardless of the insane problems with Katrina (security, Superdome, Convention Center, Cops abandoning their posts, no food or water or safety, looting) one of the commanders of the Coast Guard in Katrina made the statement that in the last 3 or 4 days, since the winds died down, that they have saved 10,000 lives. - [AUDIOLICIOUS!](https://www.seanbohan.com/audiolicious/) - http://jonaquino.blogspot.com/2005/04/audiolicious-turn-any-rss-feed-into.html Audiolicious is a Windows program that lets you turn any RSS feed into a podcast. It uses text-to-speech to convert the feed's webpages into MP3 files. Thanks to Jon Aquino for putting this together and Threadwatch.org for the pointer Fun... I am going to post a review once I get it going... - [Napoleon Dynamite Idaho State Fair Commercial](https://www.seanbohan.com/napoleon-dynamite-idaho-state-fair-commercial/) - Thansk to AdFreak for finding this one http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2005/08/napoleon_dynami.html The server is getting crushed... but I will be downloading these shortly. - [Cool - Cardboard house from BoingBoing](https://www.seanbohan.com/cool-cardboard-house-from-boingboing/) - Found the following on BoingBoing: The Cardboard House -- roofed with HDPE plastic -- is recycled, recyclable, flat-pack, home-assembled, and comes with a composting toilet and condenses its own water, which doubles as an under-house ballast tank to keep it from blowing over. Very cool. Link to BoingBoing article here. Link to the Houses of - [The First Machinima Talk Show!](https://www.seanbohan.com/the-first-machinima-talk-show/) - In-game machinima talk-show with random Halo players shooting guests. Awesome post from Boing-Boing about "This Spartan Life" an in-game talk show for X Box Live HALO. The best part? Of course, there are lots of Halo players who aren't in on the gag, crashing through the "set" and opening fire on the apparently slow-moving and - [Outstanding - Dance Dance Immolation](https://www.seanbohan.com/outstanding-dance-dance-immolation/) - http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000430054511/ Thanks to Joystiq for finding this one. To quote the philosopher Butthead "This is the coolest thing I have ever seen" If you don’t risk your life enough by slipping on dance pads (or by embarrassing everyone you love who’s watching you), then this Dance Dance Revolution hack, called Dance Dance Immolation, might be - [Seth Godin does it again - The Big Moo by The Group of 33](https://www.seanbohan.com/seth-godin-does-it-again-the-big-moo-by-the-group-of-33/) - Today Seth announced his new book, The Big Moo by The Group of 33 on his blog: Announcing this will be his last traditional book published (check out the remarkable Change This that he and his team launched last year) Seth has put a challenge to the movers and shakers of the blogosphere - get - [Kids with Camera - more citizen media goodness](https://www.seanbohan.com/kids-with-camera-more-citizen-media-goodness/) - http://www.eastindiabranding.com/?p=35 Thanks to my buddy Ace for the pointer (and thanks to Desi Flavor) Kids with Cameras is a non-profit organization that teaches the art of photography to marginalized children in communities around the world. We use photography to capture the imaginations of children, to empower them, building confidence, self-esteem and hope. - [Brilliant - Sony, Cingular, Ford go D.I.Y.](https://www.seanbohan.com/brilliant-sony-cingular-ford-go-diy/) - http://mediameld.typepad.com/mediameld/2005/07/sony_cingular_f.html Thanks to the guys at Media Meld for pointing to this new campaign from Sony, Cingular and Ford. Basically, people who subscribe to this site get forewarned about 10 surprise (“Flash”) concerts throughout the year via the web or their cell phone. But here is where the cultural connection happens. The promotion contains all - [Four Docs from PSFK](https://www.seanbohan.com/four-docs-from-psfk/) - http://www.psfk.com/2005/08/four_docs.html Thanks to PSFK for the following: Four Docs is launched today as a new opportunity and avenue for anyone to make and upload a four minute documentary. Hosted and run by Channel 4 (in the UK) the website also offers many guides for people planning on making their documentary. FourDocs represents the democratisation of - [Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia Guest-blogging Lessig.org](https://www.seanbohan.com/jimmy-wales-of-wikipedia-guest-blogging-lessigorg-2/) - http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/003067.shtml Jimmy Wales (who founded the wikipedia and my buddy Ace met at TED Global) is guest-blogging I will be presenting the ten things over the next ten days, but I will let you in on a little secret. I haven't finished the list. In true collaborative style, I want to invite you to participate - [CMS (Content Management Sanity)](https://www.seanbohan.com/cms-content-management-sanity/) - So for the threehundreth time I need to identify a CMS for a project. Because iNDELIBLE doesn't have a 'house CMS', we take the client's requirements and then compare it to the best possible solution. Well the kind souls at CMS Matrix have put together a comparison tool for understanding the major features of dozens - [Sounds like BlogHer was a blast](https://www.seanbohan.com/sounds-like-blogher-was-a-blast/) - http://napsterization.org/stories/archives/000510.html This was a much more collaborative scene, and listening proved to be the most interesting thing, and the best way to connect with all the many amazing women there. -Mary Hodder Sounds like another conference to add to the "must attend list" - [Online Advertising 2005 - this November](https://www.seanbohan.com/online-advertising-2005-this-november/) - Well, Jason Calcanis (formerly the guy behind Silicon Alley Reporter and now the guy behind Weblogs Inc) has just announced OnlineAdvertising 2005. I went to one of his Wireless Conferences in NYC years ago, and other than Gnomedex, it was easily one of the best that I have attended. OnlineAdvertising 2005 seems pretty cool: 200+ - [Vote For Pedro!](https://www.seanbohan.com/vote-for-pedro/) - Ok, Napoleon Dynamite wasnt the best movie I have ever seen, but I still love it. This TShirt rocks. "Pedro offers you his protection". - [FUN - AIMFight.com](https://www.seanbohan.com/fun-aimfightcom/) - Found this through my buddy Ace: http://www.aimfight.com/ Why Fight? What can fighting really prove? Using a complicated algorithm, AIM® Fight crawls through the depths of the Internet to answer the all-important question that plagues us all: How popular am I right this second? How do I win? Your score is the sum of the current - [Cool - AlwaysOn conference archive](https://www.seanbohan.com/cool-alwayson-conference-archive/) - There were three conferences I wanted to attend this year - Gnomedex, Reboot and AlwaysOn. Gnomedex rocked (see my posts in June) Reboot - missed it, but I am definitely going next year AlwaysOn - missed it thanks to crushing amounts of new business (I know, a lot of companies wish for problems like that). - [Holy Crap - V for Vendetta trailer online](https://www.seanbohan.com/holy-crap-v-for-vendetta-trailer-online/) - The trailer for V For Vendetta, the new Wachowski brothers film adaptation of Alan Moore's comic (which is insanely great, btw) is up and it is here: http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/trailer.html The trailer looks great. On a side note, Alan Moore has completely distanced himself from the movie, to the point where he broke up with his publisher - [Apple's Moves - curiouser and curiouser](https://www.seanbohan.com/apples-moves-curiouser-and-curiouser/) - PBS | I, Cringely . July 14, 2005 - More Shoes As usual, Cringely lays out a completely plausible and clear theory on Steve Jobs moves with Apple, RE: Intel and Clickstar. See, we're back to Apple. As I have written in previous columns, Apple is working on its own movie download service (HD movies - [Mark Cuban's Podcasting Part 2](https://www.seanbohan.com/mark-cubans-podcasting-part-2/) - http://www.blogmaverick.com/entry/1234000667050432/ I didn't think it was possible, but his followup is even better than the post that started the discussion. And like personal blogs, tens of thousands if not more will stay on as labors of love that we enjoy because of their creativity So in about 3 years, the Podcast phenomena will have run - [Book Review - Darknet by JD Lasica](https://www.seanbohan.com/book-review-darknet-by-jd-lasica/) - Darknet : Hollywood's War Against the Digital Generation JD Lasica First heard of this book at Gnomedex2005. While there I watched JD speak on a panel about tomorrow's media and talk about participatory culture, user generated content and how the smarts are with the audience, not with the people on the stage. He is so - [Doc Calls It](https://www.seanbohan.com/doc-calls-it/) - This is what we are fighting, folks. The open and free marketplace the Internet provides is shortly going to look like the best darn mess of few-to-many distribution systems for "content" the world has ever known. It will not be the free and open marketplace it was in the first place, and should remain. The - [ESR and Don Park Perspectives on terrorism & London 7/7](https://www.seanbohan.com/esr-and-don-park-perspectives-on-terrorism-london-77/) - From Eric S. Raymond' s Armed and Dangerous I explained that I have no desire to punish the perpetrators of 9/11; what I want is vengeance and death. Vengeance for us, death for them. Whether they experience ‘punishment’ during the process is of little or no interest to me. From Don Park's Daily Habit As - [Son Volt - NOT SOLD OUT](https://www.seanbohan.com/son-volt-not-sold-out/) - Turns out Son Volt wasn't sold out for Tues night's show (thanks technorati and BrooklynVegan. Looks like I am going to go to Dave Winer's meetup in the city (NYC of course) on Tuesday before the show. This is gonna be fun. A long day of work, a cool discussion about outliners, and then a - [F'd Company - THE BOOK](https://www.seanbohan.com/fd-company-the-book/) - COMMENTS Seems like PUD, my favorite read during the dotcom downturn, has recently released a book F'd Companies. Find it here. Thanks to Miles Rose for the pointer. - [site all screwy](https://www.seanbohan.com/site-all-screwy/) - so I started customizing the templates, adding content and buttons/badges and... something broke. Gonna take some time tomorrow to fix it. - [Google Search: sean bohan](https://www.seanbohan.com/google-search-sean-bohan/) - Google Search: sean bohan So now when my mom google's my name she actually sees the Sean Bohan who drove her crazy (as opposed to all of those other Sean Bohan - who are those guys anyway?) Hi Mom. - [Students: Downloading not unethical:- - Business News - Webindia123.com](https://www.seanbohan.com/students-downloading-not-unethical-business-news-webindia123com/) - Students: Downloading not unethical:- - Business News - Webindia123.com The link above, which is a UPI feed on WEBINDIA123.com shows that the BSA is framing the debate: Downloading music is a gateway to downloading software, the survey found. Among students who say they would always download music or movies without paying for them, 27 percent - [Sgt Peppers Paradise](https://www.seanbohan.com/sgt-peppers-paradise/) - Jimmy James Mashup of the Beatles Sgt Perppers Lonley Hearts Club Band and Guns & Roses Paradise City (used by Adam Curry in his closing Keynote at Gnomedex) can be found here Thanks Twilight Universe.. - [Digging RSSBandit](https://www.seanbohan.com/digging-rssbandit/) - Just downloaded RSS Bandit. This is an aggregator developed by a Microsoft programmer named Dare Abesanjo. It really is well done. Importing works like a dream but managing opml feeds is a little kludgy (I forced myself to finally organize my feeds instead of just having them in a looooong list - had a prob - [hands off MY ATTENTION](https://www.seanbohan.com/hands-off-my-attention/) - Nick Bradbury: Microsoft, RSS and Attention Above is a link from Nick Bradbury to a post about gnomedex/Microsoft/RSS and Attention. It is a great post and gives a brief glimpse into the long term power of RSS and the stakes involved. My takeaway: A. Gnomdex was great (hell yeah) B. MS will get the benefit - [Doug Kaye » The New Project](https://www.seanbohan.com/doug-kaye-»-the-new-project/) - Doug Kaye, the Master of Ceremonies behind IT Conversations (including the Gilmore Gang which I love) is talking about a new project that fits well with what he has been doing for a while now. You can find his original post here. and a follow up here. My new project is to capture (record) all - [best way to sum up last weekend](https://www.seanbohan.com/best-way-to-sum-up-last-weekend/) - "In any other room, I'm the über-geek. Here, I'm just a guy. " - Stumax.com Well put. - [Today's Open Source 1](https://www.seanbohan.com/open-source-1/) - Matt Westervelt, Asa Dotzler, Scott Collins, Matt Mullenweg on Tomorrow's Open Source Open source - wordpress, firefox, opensource is changing things Introductions of each OS projects on merits of highquality, free products in 6 or 8 months - 80 million downloads of firefox F/OSS on the cusp of mainstream WordPress (thanks WP!) at the front - [JD Lasica, Terry Heaton, Cory Bergman on Tomorrow's Media ](https://www.seanbohan.com/jd-lasica-terry-heaton-cory-bergman-on-tomorrows-media/) - JD Lasica - the house DJ Sunday Bloody Sunday - GW Bush (Ace would love this) Watts Wagner - to find out where society is going find people from the futuree and study them Darknet - trad book tour - decided to do a couple of diff things - gnomedex - whats going on - - [ Denise Howell, Buzz Bruggeman, Jason Calacanis on Today's Digital Legalities](https://www.seanbohan.com/denise-howell-buzz-bruggeman-jason-calacanis-on-todays-digital-legalities/) - Buzz Bruggeman 30 yrs practiving law litigation bg with technology built activewords Denise - appellete and IP law programmers of the legal field Buzz - huge friend of mind manager lead the discussion and your things law is static - wrong - very dynamic lots of people blog about the law Howard bashman - aappelete - [Rocking Gnomedex](https://www.seanbohan.com/rocking-gnomedex/) - J.D. Lasica was the 'DJ between the lines' at Gnomdex last week, providing a ton of music for the conference when we were waiting for the next panel to start up, or checking out the shwag we just scored. Here is a great listing the 'Gnomedex Soundtrack' - [back to blogging](https://www.seanbohan.com/back-to-blogging/) - So 1 week ago Gnomdex kicked off... what a blast. I have been spending a little time each day revising my liveblogging of the panels and unconferences. Man, I am not a touch typist and this was a ton of work. It has really been fun to clean it up and relive a little bit - [Podcasting with Adam Curry Part 1](https://www.seanbohan.com/podcasting-with-adam-curry-part-1/) - Adam Curry takes the stage. Interestingly enough, Adam realized the other day it was his 199th Daily Source Code (his podcast). Adam has decided to do the 200th DSC with the crowd, at GNOMEDEX... LIVE! AC is the closing keynoter of gnomdex. This guy can really demo, tons of stage presence. Adam shares with the - [Tomorrow's RSS Part 2](https://www.seanbohan.com/tomorrows-rss-2/) - RSS will define the next 10 years Not early adopters here- we are the lunatic fringe. (I LOVE THIS QUOTE) Providing a service. Pubsub charges some customers some pretty hefty fees. Selling Quality of Service, relationship, access to devs, etc. Great business model there and other things. Is this enough - free services and ad - [Tomorrow's RSS Part 1](https://www.seanbohan.com/rss-1/) - Mark Fletcher, Scott Rafer, Bob Wyman on Tomorrow's RSS (prior to this presentation Julie Leung gave an incredible presentation on Blogging as Social Tool - it was so good, I stopped writing and sat there, with the rest of the gang, in rapt attention. Check out her blog here. Scott Rafer (feedster) SE for blogs - [Citizen Media ](https://www.seanbohan.com/citizen-media-part-1/) - David Geller, John Battelle, Dan Gillmor on Today's Citizen Media Debate by what chris meant by Citizen Media battelele - a media guy, speaks for the authors value with voice and pov enjoy media - his space, Wired Magazine, BigPub, BoingBoing His new project - search book, shows how his blog is an example of - [Tomorrow's Syndication Part 1](https://www.seanbohan.com/tomorrows-syndication/) - Steve Gillmor, Dave Sifry, Scott Gatz on Tomorrow's Syndication Scott Gatz Responsible for Yahoo!'s content syndication / RSS initiatives, Scott leads the team that redesigned My Yahoo! around RSS and integrated RSS into Yahoo! Mobile, Yahoo! News and the My Yahoo! Ticker. Gatz’s early career was diverse, ranging from television production at the Lifetime channel - [Gilmore Gang!](https://www.seanbohan.com/gilmore-gang/) - Late for the Gilmore Gang because I was hanging out with Asa (from Mozilla Foundation) and Chris Pirillo's mom and dad. So I walk in to... How is attention.xml in the mix? A tv network becomes an RSS feed metadata in id3 is limited, media rss a great step - not diff to imlement - - [Microsoft KeyStone Part 5](https://www.seanbohan.com/microsoft-5/) - channel9 wikiw will be the comment/community process Some in the audience are wondering if MS is trying to set standards and lockin IETF and other format orgs in this area, why is MS going outside of them? if we want to discuss these formats why arent they going to the standards groups A couple of - [MS KeyStone Part 4](https://www.seanbohan.com/ms-part-4/) - Example # 2 - photo blogs took a bunch of pics, added them as enclosures users says - this is interesting, i want to subscribe According to MS there are so many other ways of visualizing screensaver app with downloaded enclosures - title / tag / caption diff way of viusalizing a photoblog - we - [MS KeyStone Part 3](https://www.seanbohan.com/ms-part-3-2/) - Again, dear readers, please accept my apologies for the multiple posts for the MS discussion - wifi was spotty, there was a lot and I didnt want a page that was 25 screens long Comments from the crowd: Marc Canter - more than one feed in a page? MS - Yes there will be a - [MS KeySTONE Part 2](https://www.seanbohan.com/ms-part-2/) - We are the first audience to see longhorn IE7. In the browser window (in the chrome), when the browser finds an RSS feed it will identify the feed in the browser window. This gives preview of the feed. Sitting in front of 2 Firefox guys - the commentary is hysterical (and will not be repeated) - [Microsoft Keystone](https://www.seanbohan.com/microsoft-keystone/) - The following is my recording of theKeySTONE presentation at this years Gnomedex. I am not a typist so these can never be construed as quotes. Dean Hachamovitch and Amar Gandhi from the Microsoft IE7 team are giving the second keynote/presenation. We are still off wifi. Dean's profile from the gnomdex.com website: Dean Hachamovitch - Who - [Daves Presentation](https://www.seanbohan.com/daves-presentation-2/) - His presentation was fun by itself... if connectivity was on point it would have been truly great. The conversation was excellent. I am so sorry I tripped Dave when he walked in the room. I really cant wait for the next Bloggercon (this time I am going). - [Dave Winer Keynote Part 2](https://www.seanbohan.com/outlining/) - Dave has open sourced his new outliner/OPML editor and wants to open it up to the world Throw some tools in the mix - play and present probs with solutions. Uses that are possible include groupware, project management, front end to your blogging software, making structured lists, writing outlines, narrating your work, telling a story, - [Dave Winer Keynote](https://www.seanbohan.com/dave-winer/) - Dave Winer takes the stage to a ton of applause. Today he is talking about software, and his common theme of Developers and Users partying together. He will be doing his keynote in Unconference style (his fav thing). It is patterned after the blogosphere - no speakers, no panels, no audience, not top->down, just a - [Blogging about blogging at a blogging conference](https://www.seanbohan.com/blogging-about-blogging-at-a-blogging-conference/) - Considering all the crap I have been dealing with on this vacation (personal and biz) GNOMEDEX HAS FINALLY STARTED! Going forward I will be liveblogging the event so I apologize in advance. I am now cleaning up/editing/adding context to the content so it will make more sense. - [In Seattle, getting ready for GNOMEDEX!](https://www.seanbohan.com/in-seattle-getting-ready-for-gnomedex/) - So I spent the day dealing with some strat development for one of our biggest clients (wakin up at 6:30 to do a call with NYC) Then I went sightseeing... Pike Place Market, Space Needle, EMP and the Museum of SciFi. Fun, long walk and then some power napping before the big event. And tonight - [gnomedex stats](https://www.seanbohan.com/gnomedex-stats-2/) - 360+ attendees 5000 audio stream listeners #1 on technorati 2 days in a row podcasting, blogs, rss, citizen media, bittorrent Its about time the networks realize the 3am timeslot is as important as the 7pm timeslot - [Mind Manager](https://www.seanbohan.com/mind-manager/) - PPZT sometimes takes away what is going on Mind Manager - Hobie Organizing information that make sense OPML - simple and powerful Information Mapping Blogging raises visibility customers have a way to talk to them employees have a way to talk to each other Buzz was the one who brought him (big connector) 11 yo - [No bloggin for 5 Days!](https://www.seanbohan.com/no-bloggin-for-5-days/) - Back in the saddle - just got through with the week of work between my two weeks of vacation - brutal brutal brutal. Back to it now Gnomedex starts in 3 days! - [Dig the LONG TAIL](https://www.seanbohan.com/dig-the-long-tail/) - While everyone else is bemoaning the Long Tail in buzzword bingo, this is something you HAVE TO READ. Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. "... shifting from Mass Culture to Massively Parallel Culture." and "Whether we think of it this way or not, each of us belongs to many different tribes simultaneously, often overlapping (geek culture and Lego), - [Saatchi 17 Vs. Kevin Roberts](https://www.seanbohan.com/saatchi-17-vs-kevin-roberts/) - Check out the New York Magazine article here. This article is to ad people what red meat is to Atkins people. Love, war, primma donnas and wonks, tears, high 5's, all the creatives resignations in the same envelope. Where is Kenneth Branagh when you need a Shakespere-set-in-modern-day movie. Holy crap. Roberts doesn't come out of - [Good Enough is Not Enough](https://www.seanbohan.com/good-enough-is-not-enough/) - Seth is preaching the gospel. Why do we settle. Why do we go 90% and then stop because we figure "the client will love it" or "the client wont appreciate more than that" or "we can move on to other stuff - this will get the job done". Jeff Einstein talks about how "time is - [Mirrormask trailer online](https://www.seanbohan.com/mirrormask-trailer-online/) - Neil Gaiman, one of my favorite authors (comic book and book) has recently completed a movie with Dave McKean called Mirrormask. Check out the trailer here: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/mirrormask.html Check out Gaiman's work on Sandman, Marvel 1602 (comics), Neverwhere and American Gods (novels). They are really great stories with action, and suspense and weeeeeeiiiirrrrrdddddd. - [Instant Outlining!](https://www.seanbohan.com/instant-outlining/) - The thing I am really looking forward to at Gnomedex is the density of demos at the event. Dave Winer's debut of Instant Outliner. Adam Curry is bringing something new. Dean Hachamovitch is keynoting and presenting on Longhorn. Check out John Robb's comments on Dave Winer's instant outlinerhere It connects IM, weblog publishing (a weblog - [Einstein's Corner - Must Read](https://www.seanbohan.com/einsteins-corner-must-read/) - Einstein's Corner is the blog of New Media pro, conference speaker and writer Jeff Einstein. Einstein's Corner explores the spiritual, emotional, physical, and social effects of our obsessions with and addictions to technology and media on the quality of our lives and work in the Great Age of Addiction. Some of the dotcom refugees in - [Gaping Void Rocks](https://www.seanbohan.com/gaping-void-rocks/) - Hugh Macleod's GapingVoid is a great site. The commentary is awesome and the cartoons are always great. Above is hysterical. We have been having lots of discussions internally and with clients about the use (and overuse and flashturbatory use) of Flash in our projects and the web in general. Don't be that guy. - [MythTV How-To](https://www.seanbohan.com/mythtv-how-to/) - Thanks to PVRblog (which is a killer resource for that space) for a pointer to Systm's how-to on MythTV - an open source TiVo Build a Myth box video from Systm | PVRblog Systm is a production from two TechTV Screensavers alumni, Kevin and Dan who are doing more in-depth segments on technology. The first - [WordPress tweakin](https://www.seanbohan.com/wordpress-tweakin/) - This is fun and tricky at the same time. From my first 3 or 4 days with WP, it is really difficult (nearly impossible if you dont know CSS or PHP) to create your own theme. If there was an HTML to WP converter, life would be sweet. 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