June 2010
63 posts
The Bandsintown Blog: Coast to Coast concerts to... →
What are you doing July 1st? Do you want to go to some of the hippest venues nationwide for the evening? and maybe help out a good cause? Of course you do! Venues nationwide are teaming up to host events for the Gulf Coast Benefit. All the proceeds will go to the Gulf Restoration…
“For those of you facing a similar situation in a hot, blurry category, the...”
– 21Weeks: Noise
Angels, Deliberating, Dublin, Ireland →
Not deliberating, just doing. Happy #Sundaying.
Angels, Deliberating, Dublin, Ireland, June 2010
A Day’s Drive →
I simply couldn’t make the entire drive by myself. So I invited everyone I knew, via Twitter and Facebook, to join in. An experiment, recapped.
A Day’s View, Alabama
Last week I drove from Washington, DC to New Orleans, LA. One day. 18.5 hours. 1,108 miles. Give or take a couple miles, of course.
I wasn’t planning on driving the entire way in one shot: I just wanted to make it pretty far, to...
#RocktheSpill with the Gulf Coast Benefit Concert... →
Shortly after the Gulf oil spill happened, I asked what will we do?, a call for each one of us to think about how we’ll give back. Here’s one way for everyone one of you to give back: announcing a series of benefit concerts across the USA on July 1st to benefit the people and wildlife affected by the Gulf Oil Spill, called Gulf Coast Benefit Presents Coast to Coast. Attend, donate, get...
Recapping @CEPICDublin →
A short recap from a week of panels, mixers and conversations from @CEPICDublin at the CEPIC New Media Conference and Congress.
The view from the front, CEPIC, Dublin, Ireland
Some didn’t have high hopes for CEPIC this year.
But I did. I was excited about the opportunity to meet a lot of industry professionals that I know only by name, email address or avatar. I was excited to participate in a...
“Like many things in life, less is more in fundraising slides. You can explain...”
– A VC: Six Slides
I have a pretty strict 10 slide rule in presentations I give regarding consulting gigs. There’s always more info that ends up in a longer deck, but the killer 10 slide deck is the best way to deliver key findings, analysis and decisions.
Is Flickr’s new “Request to License” feature a big... →
Is Flickr’s new “Request to License” feature via Getty Images a big deal? For Flickr, it’s a feature that aids their competitive positioning. For Getty, it just adds to their efforts to bring more images to the market. For a photographer, it’s just the chance to make money where there was really no chance before, without any extra effort. And that’s fine. It is what it is.
The middle line is...
Frequent Flier - In Airport Encounters, an Embrace... →
by @robertleblanc
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“There are many ways to find healing in the wake of the oil spill. One of New...”
– NOLAlicious Newsletter 24
Ignore this Post →
Ignore the not-completely-understood-but-tremendously-valuable at your own risk.
Ignore this Post, Dublin, Ireland
John Hagel, The Great Reset:
The increasing spikiness of our world…
Coast to Coast - Nationwide Benefit Concerts for... →
In the spirit of Independence Day, nationwide concerts will be hosted by music venues on July 1st, 2010 to benefit those directly impacted by the Gulf Coast Oil Spill.
More? Follow @GulfBenefit on Twitter and on Facebook. And of course, attend a concert and donate.
Kickstarter - World Series of Good →
Gotta love @mikekarnj’s World Series of Good project. Poker + charity + you.
“For the first time I heard a couple people tell me, ‘Yeah, I want to do a...”
– Techies to the rescue: At Digital Capital Week, an increasing focus on the social good (via somewhatfrank)
“Our goal is to maximize the returns for our investors, but we believe that these...”
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- Brad Burnham, Union Square Ventures
Andrew Parker - The Gong Show: Web Services with a Social Mission
(via rahmin)
Agreed. See: Doing Good is Good Business.
“The weak shows off his strength, hides his defects. The magnificent exhibits...”
– SIFT EVERY THING » » Leverage your strength; embrace your weakness.
“it’s a rare human being who doesn’t want to join in a conversation...”
– Faster Future: Publishing possibilities now and beyond: The 90:9:1 rule reveals ability, not willingness, to participate
I’m on a #longdrive today. Want to help? Catch up? Say hello? Call me: 540 860 4119
What’s your real job? →
Extending a riff, what’s the real job of an entrepreneur?
Peering, Dublin, Ireland
Hugh MacLeod, why most artists’ blogs fail:
That’s the REAL job of the artist: To be a leader, not…
Residents share views of Gulf of Mexico oil spill... →
PechaKucha Oil Spill, at the Icehouse, New Orleans, June 10th.
“I tend to think that this “unbundling” is a critical backdrop to the issue of...”
– On the internet, sometimes people *do* know you’re a dog – confused of calcutta
Vote for NOLAlicious as best email newsletter in... →
NOLAlicious is a finalist for best e-newsletter in New Orleans in The Gambit’s 2010 Web Awards. Click here to vote for NOLAlicious and check out the rest of the finalists in the other…
Why we create without getting paid (and why it’s... →
Why do people spend time creating without getting paid? Three big reasons, in my mind: 1) creating is a form of entertainment, 2) it’s never been easier to create and publish for free, and 3) creating creates real options. We can say yes without having to convince anyone else to say yes. And it’s great. But shifting from free to paid isn’t as easy as we may expect.
Refining, East River State...
"GULF", New Orleans Photo Alliance →
The New Orleans Photo Alliance seeks submissions for “GULF”, a visual exploration of the Gulf of Mexico, including but not limited to images depicting the seafood and maritime industries, the harvesters and their heritage, the beauty of the environment and all of the creatures that live in it.
This photographic exhibition will be about all aspects of our relationship with this magnificent...
NOLAlicious is a finalist for the 2010 Best of New... →
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Take a look, sign up for the newsletters, and vote.
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Oasis, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia →
Sharing a little quality oasis time.
Corbin Cabin, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
No paranormal activity, just a little exercise, quality time and peace hiking to Corbin Cabin in…
“You rarely regret saying no but you often regret saying yes.”
– 37 Startup Insights
“Every artificial scarcity will be met with an equal and opposite artificial...”
– On the internet, sometimes people *do* know you’re a dog – confused of calcutta
“Adaptation is a very important novelty filter that helps us focus our limited...”
– Dan Ariely, The Upside of Irrationality (via sleuth)
Rays, New Orleans, Louisiana →
Still thinking about viral expansion loops and pushing and pulling.
Rays, New Orleans, Louisiana
Photo reblogged from NOLAlicious.
BP Hires Former RIAA Boss For PR Work | Techdirt →
Given how great the RIAA handled their initial efforts to sue filesharers and how fantastically that went over, this seems like a great idea. </sarcasm>
