Even if you’re not a blogger yourself, chances are you read a few of them. It seems like everyone is blogging these days, including my mom on occasion (so ok, maybe not recently). Heck, even when you aren’t intending to read a blog, you may end up doing so after following a link from a search engine when you’re looking for something specific. Let’s face it – blogs are everywhere.
It’s that time of year again… the time when my dogs like to play dress-up. I have to sit around looking like a normal dude, handing out candy and entertaining the masses on the live stream. Meanwhile, Wicket and Pixie get to have all the fun! How is that even right?
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What do you think about Facebook? When I first joined, I added anyone and everyone. I had to end up clearing out all of my friends, and changing over to a fan page. I post all kinds of links and updates there – often things that I find to be important or funny. I was looking for a way to archive my data there, to keep for all time. I didn’t want to exactly copy and paste into notepad. Thankfully, there’s a Firefox addon that will archive this all for me!
I’ve talked before about Internet fame. During my many years online, I’ve seen people gain instant fame online… and seen them fade to nothing just as quickly. It’s interesting to me to try and figure out what makes a certain person or video “famous”. What causes it to go viral? I spend a lot of time reading things on the ‘net. I spend a lot of time pondering what it is that makes people tick. However, I’ve yet to put my finger on exactly what it is about some people that just seem to make them be a star of sorts seemingly overnight.
Earlier tonight, I put up a blog post discussing the possible trouble you can run into by using generic ink cartridges. Just a few days ago, I talked in another post about what a great deal they can be – for some people. This is why I always caution you to do your research. Not every deal is going to be a good one for every person. Not every brand will work for you. What is “awesome” for one person, may very well be a disaster for you.
I’ve noticed lately that I seem to save things that most people would simply throw out. I have software that dates back so far, it wouldn’t even install on any computers I currently own. Seriously – some of it is that old! I have cables and cords that won’t fit any plugs. I have clothing that went out of style more than a decade ago. It’s time to face it… I am a pack rat.
As I was sitting here trying to decide what I wanted to write about tonight, a song came on that always makes me bop around in my chair and sing along. 1985 by Bowling for Soup takes me back to a simpler time in life, one where my biggest worry was whether or not I had the latest comic books or the coolest toys. I wasn’t a teenager yet in 1985, but I was getting close.
This morning, I was a keynote speaker at WordCamp Seattle. If you aren’t familiar with WordCamp, it’s easy to explain. We learn all about using WordPress to blog, making the most of the software, how to enhance what we’re already doing, and the like. WordCamp is for WordPress users, by WordCamp users.
Hoorah! Hoorah! Ok, so what if that’s part of a children’s song? It goes along perfectly with what’s been running through my head tonight. So often it seems as though we’re all just a large army of ants, marching through our days. Even if we have a lot of extra-curricular activities to participate in, there are still times when we sigh in the mornings and think “same old, same old”. When’s the last time someone asked you how your job/life/romance was, and you answered exactly that way, or even with “same shit, different day”?
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Why did media companies miss the boat on the web? They haven’t always valued the input from their own technology folks on staff. That’s changing as the web is becoming an important source for news and information. So now local newspapers, radio stations and TV stations are hoping that a new breed of “hacker journalists” can help them out by having experience in coding and also understanding journalism issues.
Read more on Mark Glaser and Jim Ray – Hacker Journalists at Gnomedex…
Today on Geeks, there’s a forum post talking about having limited online time. The poster states that you should imagine for a moment that a law has been passed, allowing you only one hour of Internet time per day. There’s no way around this. After an hour, the Internet just shuts down. Can you even begin to process that thought? I nearly hyperventilated when I did. However, it was kind of a neat exercise. What would you do with your hour a day? Would you exchange emails with friends and family? Are you a Twitter addict, who would spend the entire hour sending out frantic tweets? Or would you maybe spend some time catching up on what everyone else is up to?
Tomorrow evening, I will be co-hosting a very cool event called What Every Geek Needs to Start a Company. We plan to teach you the essential ingredients to launch yourself into entrepreneur Geek success! The Webinar will cover:
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While I was at PAX recently, I had a chance to talk with Stephen. He’s been a gamer all of his life, basically. He and a friend of his started a site called 360Voice. This is an online gaming community with a very unique twist… one that lets you track your Xbox 360 gamer DNA without doing anything more than playing your favorite games.
If you are an entrepreneur, an innovator or a small business owner, you need to pay close attention. British Airways wants you to meet your business opportunities face-to-face, by giving you a year’s worth of free travel and business benefits!
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Did you know that there are over 129,000 home owners in Seattle? There were more than 9000 people diagnosed with cancer here in the past year, as well. You can find out all types of interesting statistics on a website that I came across recently. You’ll see data about everything from the number of homeowners and factories in your town, to several different demographics-related numbers.
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