Archive for October, 2009

@tdhurst tells you what to talk about

Yup, it’s true. Tyler Hurst tells you what to talk about. How does he do that? Well, you let him.
I am not exaggerating when I say that every active social media user in Phoenix whom I’ve met in person has talked about Tyler. Everyone talks about what Tyler says and what he does. Most of [...]

Local newspaper=local aggregator?

I’m pretty sure enough has been written about the state of local newspapers to fill the Library of Congress. Everyone’s either bemoaning the loss of the hometown paper or they’re bitching about its problems and wishing it would hurry up and die like an annoying old relative. So, I figured I might as well throw [...]

Holy sh*t, we won!

This past weekend, I was a part of an amazing accomplishment: I was on the team that won this year’s Arizona Treasure Hunt! Don’t know about the Treasure Hunt? Go here to read all about it and check out our winning stats.
For those of you who followed the link and are wondering why the LumberJackAsses [...]

Ignite Phoenix: time for the passion

Today’s the day tickets become available for Ignite Phoenix 5. I’ll bet they sell out by 1:00pm.
I’m incredibly excited to see what an event this has become for Phoenix. It truly has lived up to its name and ignited the passion of people across the valley. It’s truly amazing to see how much pent-up creative [...]

Net neutrality: it’s still a debate?

I was listening to the Washington Post Technology Podcast and the most recent topic du jour was net neutrality. I’m amazed this is still a topic of debate. OK, I’m not really amazed, because it’s in the wireless carriers’ best interests to defeat net neutrality and therefore they’re motivated to keep it in the public [...]

Image #12: What is it?

After living with Image #12 for over a month now, and watching Tyson Crosbie’s vlog “Lying to Tell the Truth“, I’ve come to a deeper understanding of photographic art, and Tyson’s art in particular.
A photograph is more than just the objects in the picture. A photograph involves many more elements of composition, such as color, [...]

Get off Nobel’s case

Obama won a Nobel Peace Prize and everyone’s bitching about it. Seriously? The dude’s put in a lot of effort towards reducing tension in the Middle East. Sure, he has the advantage of standing on a bully pulpit at the center of the world stage, but there’s no requirement that you have to be Ghandi [...]

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