Friday, February 6th at 7 PM and everyone is invited! The Grand Cafe at 501 Geary St. @the Bar. Great atmosphere with Petite Cafe seating adjacent the bar for bites and plenty of choices nearby for food as well. http://cli.gs/GrandCafe You, your friends, your friends friends... http://twtvite.co...

01/29/2009

If the Media is using Social Media...

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Will they find you? Make no mistake about it, they are looking. Yesterday I saw a tweet by my friend Nick. He mentioned that And yes they did… If you don’t know, Nick is the guy behind http://RailLife.com a supreme example of hyperlocal blogging. Here’s Nick, Lori and the cameraman who wouldn...

01/27/2009

This has to be the Best Video Introduction

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Maybe the BEST Video Introduction EVER! This was done by Time Dalkat on Seesmic if we’re voting soon, Time wins hands down! http://seesmic.com/videos/HkgdYnTxbT I’m off to check out his Blog: http://timedalkat.com Time, I loved it! My biggest question is after something like this - how are ...

01/26/2009

How To: Make your Avatar POP!

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My personal Avatar is actually a screen shot from a television appearance. I was sitting with all the studio lighting in front of a green screen. The images behind me were broadcast as blurred on purpose. It’s a standard TV thing. Here’s how to do that effect yourself, without TV. ...

01/22/2009

Setup your WP Blog? Part 2

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Image via Wikipedia This is Part 2 – The Outside Applications Read Part 1 – Paying to setup your WP Blog? I started compiling this list when I started setting up my newest site, http://AreWeConnected.com WordPress.com says Takes seconds, costs nada You can get a blog started in less time than it...

01/21/2009

Twitter Tuesday: Inauguration Day!

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With the Presidential Inauguration today you can expect to see a higher than average jump in Twitter traffic today. I’m hoping today to not see the Fail Whale and instead, we do a whole lot more ING today! Happy Inauguration Day America! BTW: If you want to make your own Obama Styled Poster ...

01/20/2009

Always Use a Tripod

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It’s funny, as a motorcyclist we have an acronym. ATGATT It’s pronounced just like it sounds. It stands for All The Gear, All The Time and it serves as a reminder to wear your boots, pants, jacket, gloves and helmet when you ride. I was trying to come up with something clever for using a Tripod ...

01/15/2009

Google Video is Closing!

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Breaking News! Image via Wikipedia From the Official Google Video Blog: In a few months, we will discontinue support for uploads to Google Video. Don’t worry, we’re not removing any content hosted on Google Video — this just means you will no longer be able to upload new content to the service....

01/14/2009

...in a Meaningful Way

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Image by noway via Flickr "It’s not just the flow of information," Shirley said, "What it has to do with is having mechanisms where you are interacting with people who are outside of the office in a meaningful way. And I’ve got to look for every opportunity to do that–ways that aren’t scripted,...

01/14/2009