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Last night we got together and did some podcasting at the pub here in Banff. It was a great time… 20+ people from the confernce showed up, and in the end we ended up with 3 solid podcasts. Download Podcast 001 Zen. Yoga. Spirituality. Sarah Pullman, Len Edgerly, Val Gregory, and Nick Erly chat about Read More …
Robert Scales pointed out that the ‘kriskrug‘ and the ‘kk‘ tags on Flickr both made the most popular list today. *blush*
From the Webby Awards via the Web of Change mailing list… 10 Web Moments That Changed the World 1. The Dotcom Boom and Bust (1995-2001) – Launched by Netscape’s IPO, the Boom & Bust fast-tracked the Web 2. The Drudge Report Breaks Lewinsky Scandal (1998) – Matt Drudge Scoops one of the decade’s biggest stories Read More …
There are several social software sites I’ve been tinkering with over the past year or so. Here’s a link to my profiles on the ones that are the most intersting. Flickr by far is my favorite and is the only one where I actually spend a lot of time. Last.fm is pretty amazing and doesn’t Read More …
Thanks to Bart, Lloyd, Andy, Geoffrey, Chris, Anthony and the rest of the Flockstars who flew me down from Vancouver to take some pics at their Web 2.0 launch party called the Colors of Web 2.0. The other companies who contributed to putting on the event were Flickr, Odeo, Wink, Technorati , SocialText, Del.icio.us and Read More …
Here’s some photos from last weeks Web 2.0 conference in SF. I had a great time and was lucky to meet some online peeps I have admired for a long time, including Bram Cohen, Jason Fried, and Mark Cuban. A couple of wild cards were Michael Powell and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead. It Read More …
I’m here at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. Lots of interesting stuff going on. I’m just between sessions and thought I’d drop a few quick notes. * Cool to see the Vancouver crowd representin’ – Will Pate, David Gratton, Andre Charland, Lori Pike and token YVR boy Termie. Six oh four in da Read More …
*stretch* Just getting up after a big first night here at Web of Change. We had a great meal together last night and then spent a couple hours getting to know each other. The crowd is amazing… big names that everyone will know are here… like Amnesty International, Greenpeace, and CivicSpace Labs, the Humane Society, Read More …
I just arrived on Cortes Island for the Web of Change conference. For the record this place is 3 ferries away from the mainland (Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, Campbell River to Quadra Island and then Quadra Island over to Cortes Island). This is definately the most remote spot I’ve been to since living in Yellowstone. Read More …
(cross-posted from my Bryght blog) I’ll be going to Web of Change on Cortes Island here in British Columbia on Wednesday. Web of Change is an annual gathering that connects global leaders in online communications, technology, and activism, who are actively building a better world. "Web of Change is an invitational gathering for networked leaders Read More …
The site for Northern Voice 2006 website has just been launched. Northern Voice is a grassroots personal publishing and blogging conference held here in Vancouver, British Columbia. Last year it was awesome and many people who atteneded said it was the best conference they went to all year (and I hang with people who go Read More …
Last week Roland and I drove down to Portland for the Podcast Hotel. The event was for musicians, record labels and other people interested in podcasting, the web and audio recording technology. Thanks to Alex Williams for everything you did to pull together a great first event… it was great to see Eric, JD, Matt Read More …
SillyGwaiLo is sitting here giving us a super sneak preview of the Drupal Flickr module he wrote this weekend (based on Boris‘ Skype Drupal module by the way). This thing is very alpha… and very hot. Unlike other implemenations of Flickr/Drupal modules I’ve seen this one is multi-user… perfect for community sites! It adds your Read More …
Here’s a few photos from the informal DrupalCon we pulled together down here at OSCON in Portland. Plenty of geekery to go around. If your not here, it’s not too late… interesting (and free) Bryght and Drupal training taking place this Saturday too. Get in touch. Drupal Geek Photos on Flickr
I’m in Portland for O’Reilly’s Open Source Conference with Boris, Roland, Richard, Adrian, James, Colin and Lance of Bryght. I’m really excited to meet a bunch of people face to face who I only worked with virtually… especially some of the peeps over at Civic Space Labs, Drupal.org, and the Flockers. We’re going to be Read More …
The Future of Publishing Conference Stop advertising, start doing! The move from branding to blogging may be daunting for traditional advertisers, but it creates a myriad of exciting opportunities for forward-thinking business leaders, publishers, and people with a story to tell. For decades, traditional mass media has been the best mechanism for connecting companies with Read More …
Here’s some awesome tips on web writing and site content from DKR. What Usable Content Is * Usable content is clear and easy to understand. * Usable content can bridge gaps—things like language barriers, disability and cultural differences. * Usable content is meaningful. * Usable content makes the reader feel smart. * Usable content is Read More …
Last week I went to Gnomedex. I took a bunch of photos. Some film, some digital. Here’s a few of my fav’s. Please check out the rest of the photoset too over at my event blogging site. I still have a few more to scan (including some cute ones of Chris and Ponzi post-show) that Read More …
Microsoft gave us sweet jackets at Gnomedex in Seattle. They had some big news today about RSS, Longhorn (the next version of windows) and IE 7.0. In fact, they said we were the first roomfull of non Microsoft folks to see the product. Pretty cool.