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Helping China

Chris — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:51:36 +0000

Helping China is a post from Chris Pirillo

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As of the recording of this video, more than 50,000 people are confirmed dead in China after last week’s Earthquake. Thousands more are feared dead. Several thousand more are injured, starving, and homeless. This isn’t about politics, nor creed, race or color. It’s about human beings… just like you.

They need our help, folks. Basic necessities are impossible to come by in China. They need blankets, water, food, tents, clothing and formula for children and babies that are now starving. This is a tragedy of horrific measure. Think back to 9/11. Remember how the World came together, reaching out to those in the United States who desperately needed help. That’s what we need to do now. We have a social responsibility as a citizen of this planet to do what we can.

There are many ways we can help. You can choose to make a monetary donation, a donation of goods, or even become a volunteer with the Red Cross.

I don’t care if you’re green with purple polka dots, live on Mars, and have no religious or political affiliations. Things like that don’t matter right now. What matters is those people who are dying, those thousands who are injured and need our help. They are human beings, just as you are. It could happen to you, at any time.

In addition to the Red Cross, there are a number of other organizations who are accepting donations in order to help the victims of this horrible tragedy.

Even if you cannot afford to help monitarily, I urge you to say a prayer tonight for those people if you pray. Light a candle. Send positive energy. Whatever it is you do in times of tragedy, I ask you to have a quiet moment to remember those lost, and hope for those left behind.

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Alex Kummerman on the ClicMobile AreYouHere Social Networking Platform

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:27:28 +0000

Alex Kummerman on the ClicMobile AreYouHere Social Networking Platform is a post from Chris Pirillo

Social networking sites may seem like they are taking over the Internet, but that’s only because they are. At DEMO China, Jake spoke with Alex Kummerman, CEO of ClicMobile, about the company’s new OEM solution for easily integrating social networking into any Web site. ClicMobile’s AreYouHere platform is the solution that powers this kind of social networking integration with a combination of MySpace-like Web presence and a mobile component that feels like a more user-friendly version of Dodgeball, with some additional features for uploading and downloading content direct to your phone thrown in as well. There’s one live implementation of AreYouHere via the YooTribe site in France, but ClicMobile has its eye on entering the Chinese market in the very near future.

You can read more about ClicMobile and AreYouHere in Jake’s coverage of DEMO China.

The Politics of Security

Chris — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:00:58 +0000

The Politics of Security is a post from Chris Pirillo

Online Security is important. Flickr users in China, Iran, and Iraq feel the same way I do – though Microsoft employees in Lebanon and Israel don’t (since they’re all on the Mac). An Online Search for the keyword yeilds few results, so perhaps we’re in need of more Education – or more Firefox Advertising from the Bush Administration?

Hey Hey, San Jose!

Chris — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:14:06 +0000

Hey Hey, San Jose! is a post from Chris Pirillo

Silicon Valley – how cool your breezes blow across my balcony in the San Jose Marriott. We’re covering the Search Engine Strategies conference for Windows Live this week, and I think I’ve inadvertently stumbled into a different kind of interview strategy. From this point forward, every one of our guests will be forced to reveal between 5 to 10 tips to our listeners. Everybody wants to be an expert, so instead of merely talking about their expertise – we’re going to allow them to prove it to everybody. Infonuggets are easy to digest, even with the most foreign subjects. Oh, and speaking of foreign – Jake’s headed to DEMO China in a couple of weeks, and we’re actively seeking sponsorship with what will likely be a set of very unique and exclusive interviews.

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VMware and Parallels for Virtual Machines

chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:30:00 GMT

It doesn't matter if you're running on Windows or Mac OS X - every power user needs either Parallels or VMware (or both). There's never been an easier way to test software without destroying your primary operating system's stability. Think of how many times you wish you could press a 'reverse' button on your computer. Plus, there's no easier way to try new Linux distributions - see what all the fuss is about. Run Windows in OS X, run Linux in Windows, but the best way to do either is with VMware and/or Parallels.

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