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Home At Last

I arrived home close to midnight last night, caught up on some email and crashed for the night. Woke up with The Twin Princesses waiting patiently for their ‘daddy was away’ gifts. Good thing the Orlando Airport has a Disney store. Som...


What Do You Think We Do With All That Schwag?

BlogOrlando 2008 — Silly Putty from Judson on Vimeo The Two Alexes having way too much fun with IdeaBlob’s schwag.


At The End Of The Day

It’s been a full day at BlogOrlando. Being the first session has its pluses and minuses. Getting it over first thing means I can sit through other sessions actually paying attention to what’s being said instead of fretting about my pre...


Good Morning From BlogOrlando

Jake McGee is getting today’s Blog Orlando sessions underway with a bang. When we have questions, we turn to each other for answers Probably one of the most important parts of the Cluetrain Manifesto. Your customers don’t care about yo...


Getting Goofy

DSC_0209, originally uploaded by david parmet. Yesterday was a great kick-off to BlogOrlando. Josh organized a high level think tank, bringing together a roomful of marketers, technologists and journalists to talk about where we are and where we a...


Blog Orlando Is On

We’re hanging with Mickey. My photos are here.


Do What You Love

Gary Vaynerchuk’s Web2.0 Keynote. Warning - language is definitely NSFW. Speaking of doing what you love, here’s a sneak peek of something I’ve been working on. Let me know what you think.


Setting Our Sights A Bit Higher

It started in July when Shel Israel asked if “social media (is) becoming a vast wasteland?” There seems to be a growing sense that social media just ain’t what it used to be that it too, is starting to emerge as yet another waste...


The Next Generation of Geekdom Starts Now

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A Room With A View

I was twittering with someone last night about hotels - I mentioned that when I can I always stay at Marriott’s Courtyard chain. There’s something about consistancy in a hotel chain - every one is more or less like every other one. Cal...


Minor Threat

Sir Ben Kingsley STOMPS into the shoes of Minor Threat’s Ian MacKaye from Mean Magazine on Vimeo. Yes, but is it art?


Key Notes

An action packed line-up of keynoters this afternoon. First off, Fred Wilson gave us a nostalgic tour of Silicon Alley, past and present. I’ll take exception to one of Fred’s points. Fred wants to drop the ‘Alley’ moniker -...


Always Learning

DSC_0210, originally uploaded by david parmet. Just because I like to know about these things…. I sat in on a session on Rails given by David Heinemeier Hansson, the Grand Pubah of Rails himself. I’ve been looking for some good resourc...


What’s Your Tag?

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A Hard Day To Leave The House

Picture Day


Why PR?

Amidst all the noise from a week ago, Jeremiah Owyang strikes a blow for truth and justice with a smartly (as always) written post “How PR Can Help Some Startups.” The money quote: Some PR folks have become their own hubs. What’s this ...