Tim O Reilly – The Day 1 Closing Keynote at Paypalx

November 4, 2009

The closing Keynote on Day 1 by Tim O Reilly and the VC Panel on Day 2 were the two sessions I was really looking forward to at the PaypalX Innovate conference. Tim O Reilly is an incredibly brilliant man. He is an ideas person, who continually grows, blends and morphs his ideas. His ability [...]

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PaypalX – The intersection of Money and Ideas

November 3, 2009

Got into SFO yesterday to attend the PaypalX conference as a tech blogger. It has been great so far – waiting for the Keynote right now. I will post updates here through the day.On twitter and with a Whrrl story. The hash tag is #ppxi09 Paypalx is now open – Paypal opens its API http://x.com  [...]

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PayPal Innovate Conference

November 2, 2009

I am excited to be at the Paypal Innovate Conference and participate as an official blogger for the event. Watch my live blogging/tweeting/Whrrling for the event right here the next couple of days! Here is my story so far – More stories at SFO – San Francisco International Airport Powered by Whrrl

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#140confLA – @jeffpulver opens up GA tickets ($200)

October 14, 2009

I have LOVED Jeff Pulver’s conference because he creates situations for the unexpected to happen – by bringing together people from SO many spaces – all inspired and inspiring in their own way. His conferences are engaging, enlightening and LOT of fun. People who speak at his conferences are insanely passionate about what they are [...]

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How Do Innovators Think? (tweetd b4)

October 14, 2009

The first skill is what we call “associating.” It’s a cognitive skill that allows creative people to make connections across seemingly unrelated questions, problems, or ideas. The second skill is questioning — an ability to ask “what if”, “why”, and “why not” questions that challenge the status quo and open up the bigger picture. The [...]

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A story is more than a book …. A book is more than a story …. at Memetales

October 13, 2009

This is a video created by a little girl called Elsie. Elsie created the video to go along with the book “Rufus’ first night alone”, that was created in the Memetales Collaboration Space. Why a video with a book? Just because a book is much more than just a story. And a story is much [...]

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Etsy Inspired By Where The Wild Things Are – Craft Blog

October 13, 2009

Elaine made this cute little monster pendant from sterling silver, it was created for a Canadian exhibition featuring work inspired by the book, and displayed with a matching Max in a terrarium. Munsters&Cupcakes features this awesome custom made Moishe hat, available in both child and adult sizes, great for Halloween but I think it’s cute [...]

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The evolving face of networks via @gkjoh – and how to network ?

October 8, 2009

Changing networks At its simplest, evolutionary graph theory deals with the future of a network and the individuals that live at its nodes when the network begins to evolve and its individuals start moving, mutating and influencing their neighbours. A network can evolve in two ways: either individual nodes evolve while the network stays the [...]

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Holiday Outlook for eReaders and eBooks Even Better Than Previously Thought?

October 7, 2009

One of the main reasons why Forrester is correcting its forecast is the fact that prices have come down (and this report was actually written before the Amazon announcement). In addition, Forrester also sees increased consumer awareness thanks to the current media buzz around eReaders. While the Kindle was mentioned 8,680 times in news stories [...]

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The Audacity of Free – by @chrisbrogan

October 2, 2009

Free can be a wonderful thing, and there are some really great things that are (and should be) free. But free is a choice, and it’s not your buyers who decide this, no matter what we like to think in social media kumbaya-ville. Free is beautiful, and costs are part of life. via chrisbrogan.com At [...]

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