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Category: Inspiration

  • 10 Red Balloons and $40,000

    How cool is this: To mark the 40th anniversary of the Internet, DARPA has announced the DARPA Network Challenge, a competition that will explore the roles the Internet and social networking play in the timely communication, wide-area team-building, and urgent mobilization required to solve broad-scope, time-critical problems. The challenge is to be the first to… →

  • Its About the Kids!

    In case you didn’t know, I’m organizing the Virginia Beach TweetsGiving event. But have you been wondering where the money we raise is going? Check out this short video and you’ll see the wonderful school that we’re supporting.  Lets help build more classrooms and a dormitory fo these amazing kids! If you can’t attend the… →

  • “Social Media Guru”

    I just read this great article: How Not to be a Social Media Guru. If you know me personally, you will know how much I detest the term “social media guru”. There may be a few guru’s out there, but unless your name is on par with Chris Brogan,  you are not a guru! Sorry…… →

  • Considering Gratitude and Tweeting with Tanzania

    Tonight I had to consider gratitude as I joined a call for fellow organizers of the TweetsGiving events across the world. This is Wikipedia’s definition: Gratitude, thankfulness, or appreciation is a positive emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. As I listened to Stacey Monk (@staceymonk) speak… →

  • Wear a Hat, Play in the Sand and Find Inspiration!

    I was reading a friends blog post the other night, and it reminded me of something I learned during an innovation coaching session. If you are feeling uninspired, take yourself out of your normal space. Here are a couple of ideas: 1) Wear something different to work. Dress up. Wear a hat. Wear bright colors… →