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Drew Olanoff has cancer – but cancer doesn’t have him.

Drew is fighting against his Hodgkin’s Disease the only way he knows how… by being social. He talks long and loud about this horrible disease, via every social medium he can get his hands on. And – it’s working. Drew and his team are raising awareness (and money for cancer research) to new levels every day.

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My good friend Drew Olanoff recently spoke at Gnomedex about how he is kicking ass when it comes to his having cancer. He was diagnosed with Stage III Hodgkin’s back in May. Ever since then, he has been speaking loudly all over the country – to anyone who will listen – to help raise awareness for Cancer support and to help raise money for LiveStrong. He also started a new viral Twitter trend, where thousands of people have blamed everything from lost keys to bad hair days on Drew’s cancer. It’s been amazing to watch what Drew is doing, and I can’t begin to express my awe and pride for this man and his journey.

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“The ROI of social media is creating evangelists.” – @mona

• Gnomedex 9 – Recap in Photos
• Gnomedex 9.0 By Jim Roberts
• Flickr Photo Group
• Lip Gloss and Laptops Episode #142 – Gnomedex Conference Highlights, Poo-pourri, Olay Ageless, eco-TOOLS Bath and Body Line, and a fabulous MAC draw!

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Microsoft doesn’t bring the Bing Pong tables just anywhere, you know. We were so very lucky to have a great partner in the Bing family this year for Gnomedex. Not only did they sponsor the Will Code for Green contest, they also brought the Bing Pong room to the conference!

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The night before Gnomedex started this year, about 40 people gathered at my house to finish up last-minute details. One of the things that had to be done was to assemble the swag bags that attendees receive. My assistant Kat had a crew of about ten guys in my garage, where they formed a line to put together more than 350 bags.

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Gnomedex 9.0 may have officially ended, but I know that the memories will live on. I’m not going to post my thoughts and recollections just yet. I still need a bit of time to unwind, and go through everything in my own mind. I will say that it was an amazing three days, and I’m already hearing from the attendees that it was the same for them, as well.

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Playing with the Surface that Microsoft is bringing to Gnomedex. They’ve even developed an application that will allow attendees to exchange contact information in real-time – not to mention, watch a live Twitter and Flickr stream of the latest content tagged with “gnomedex” online.

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If I’m not wearing a t-shirt, I’m usually wishing I was wearing a t-shirt. I love t-shirts. For my annual tech conference headed into its ninth year (Gnomedex), we’re producing a very special t-shirt in conjunction with J!NX! This is going to be a special edition t-shirt which all conference attendees will receive – but even if you’re not coming to Gnomedex, you’ll be able to order the t-shirt online. Soon thereafter, I’ll be working on a special LIMITED EDITION SIGNATURE SERIES of t-shirts with J!NX – yes, with my signature. :) Stay tuned!

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This week, I’m taking the Green Screen Challenge a step or two further than usual! Normally, I make a blog post, showcasing a few of my favorite entries. This time around, you can actually win a couple of very cool things!

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If you didn’t already realize it, Gnomedex.com is currently promoting our next conference – coming up next month (August 20th – 22nd, 2009). One of the presenters is Bre Pettis, who is a “maker” extraordinaire. For the second time in the past couple of weeks, I’ve had someone from the community email me to let me know about Bre’s MakerBot.com – without knowing that (a) I know Bre, and (b) Bre is speaking at Gnomedex. Still, Christopher Benjamins explained Bre’s project to me…

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I am not Internet famous. However, that hasn’t stopped Ron from wanting to ask me a series of questions relating to Internet fame. He’s talked to several other celebrities, and asked the same questions of them. I can only hope my humble video response helps him in some way with his research!

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I can’t believe we’re already into July. Where the heck did June go? How did I miss it? I haven’t gone out to tan yet, nor have I played any beach volleyball. Wait a minute… I must have had some odd out-of-body experience for a moment there. Let’s call it a momentary lapse of sanity, ok? I don’t tan. I’m as ghost-white as it gets. The only “sun” I get are the rays that come from my monitors. We all know I’m not one to play sports, either. I’m not sure who took over my keyboard and wrote that garbage!

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After today, it feels as though Gnomedex is my life! I’m not complaining, though. We’ve been quite busy getting things ready for all of you to descend upon Seattle in just a few short weeks. We announced some ticket price drops today, in the hopes those of you hit hard by the economy may be able to join us. We’ve opened up ticket types, as well. I also wrote an in-depth blog post, answering some questions from a potential attendee. I certainly hope the answers I gave will help any of you who are still on the fence as to whether or not Gnomedex is a “must attend” conference for you.

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As you might know, my conference (Gnomedex) is headed into its 9th year, this August 20th – 22nd, having come a VERY long way since its inception. We just posted a Gnomedex FAQ a few minutes ago, too.

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