A Kiva Story, Or, The Best Thing I’ll Do This Year

I wrote a post last night about a good friend.
I’m very fortunate to have this friend: A lady who outstrips us all in big-heartedness, pure momentum, action, dedication, and love. She’s a vulnerable, human powerhouse, and I love her and what she believes in.
Last night, she let me interview her and help tell a story. [...]

The Google Store: How Did I Miss This?

Somehow, I missed that Google had an official store. Share my wonder as I peruse the items there and lust for the 2009 YouTube collector edition jacket. Also, this is something of a practice video for me. Pay no attention to the bad camera angle, crap lighting, pathetic sound, etc. Kthx!

More Awesome Startup Videos

Over at the Are-Dub-Dub, I’ve posted another couple videos of interviews. One is with the founder of Pandora, Tim Westergren; and the other is with the founder of Vanilla (a badass CMS for forums), Mark O’Sullivan.
Tim and I talked mostly about Pandora’s long (long, long) journey to financial solvency, while Mark chatted with me about [...]

One More Day: Cancer Fundraiser Deadline Tomorrow

Tomorrow is my sister’s last chance to collect money for her Relay for Life American Cancer Society fundraiser.
After a good fundraising day yesterday, I encouraged her to increase her goal from $200 to $1,000. See, I fully believe that, if media and networks are correctly leveraged, social currency can be converted to cash dollars for [...]

Startup Madness! With Mike Prasad of GirlGamer.com

Over at the ‘Luck, I once again get all up in Mike Prasad’s grill, this time about his startup GirlGamer.com.
It’s a content-rich social network for female gamers. Yes, and the male gamers who love them, but only within the strict confines of Mike’s Super Secret Chick-to-Dude Ratio. The enigmatic Prasad dishes about the girl/guy balance [...]

YouTube Channel Update Madness!

 
 
 
SXSW Interactive videos abound at my YouTube channel!
A couple blog posts have made their way to Adrants, including one on new media trademark protection and one on the frontiers of mobile marketing; however, the bulk of my activities have been video-centric.
So far, I’ve caught up with Wm Marc Salsberry on his former life and current [...]

You Just Met Jolie O’Dell at SXSW. Now What?

Oh, hai!
We’re probably new friends. I probably gave you my business card and asked you to Google me and use any of the links to connect. I love SEO so much that Google IS my business card.
So, here’s what to do next:
1. Hook up with me on LinkedIn. Especially if you were buzzed when we [...]

Follow Me on Adrants!

Oh wow. I’m going to South by Southwest in just a few hours, and I can’t sleep at all.
This is just a friendly reminder that while I’m at SXSW Interactive, I’ll be filling in the blanks as a Mitigating Circumstances blogger at Adrants. The mitigating circumstances are that Angela’s in Paris and Steve can’t possibly [...]

CS4 Software Article, Part 2

30 Days of Adobe CS4I use Adobe Creative Suite in my graphic design work every day, and I’m using the 30-day trial period for CS4 to create a design a day.http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1355430/30_days_of_adobe_cs4.html

Adobe CS4 Trial Projects 1-3: Software Notes

Adobe CS4 Trial ChallengeFor my trial versions of Adobe CS4, I decided to do one design project each day for the duration of the 30-day trials.http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1352856/adobe_cs4_trial_challenge.html

A Brand New Indie Rock Playlist

A Brand New Indie/Alternative PlaylistIndie rock and alternative punk comprise a huge number of bands and a wide variety of styles. Here’s a solid playlist of new indie genre songs to start exploring.http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1344237/a_brand_new_indiealternative_playlist.html

Guilty Pleasures: The Best of Bad Rock & Roll Movies

Best of Bad Rock & Roll Themed MoviesAs indulgent or plot-free as they may be, there’s still something about the bands, the music, the period, or the decadent aura of rock itself that keeps these movies in the “guilty pleasures” file.http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1326737/best_of_bad_rock_roll_themed_movies.html

CS4 Trial Project #3: Album Art

 
Hello again, friends!
For today’s project, I decided to use my slightly dormant band, Hard Candy, as inspiration.
Using real song titles and lyrics from our mostly as-yet-unrecorded EP, I set the text in InDesign using three awesome slab serifs: Acknowledgement (a favorite I’ve used before), Cairo, and Latinia. All are available at DaFont.com.
I drew the Starlight [...]

…And We’re Back!

After a long and frightening hiatus, I have returned to life and the Internet.
I apologize to everyone for departing the Web and the larger social grid with such vehemence and speed; to make a long and strange story brief and simple, I’m one of those people who tends to burn out from time to time. [...]

A Spike Lee Joint via Mobile Video?

It’s true. Spike Lee plans to direct a mobile phone movie (via Tech Herald).
Don’t let’s get too excited; the content won’t be distributed to mobile devices; parts of it will be recorded on mobile devices. He’s spouting some palaver about democratizing creativity and how any halfwit with a cell could shoot the next Oscar-winning feature film solely as [...]

Dude. Finally.

Hello, hello.
Finally, I’ve gotten myself up and running on WordPress.
To my old friends visiting from other pages, welcome! Hope you find this blog easier to use/read and just as interesting as always.
For my new friends, hello! Glad you could make it. I work at a small ad agency in Los Angeles, and I love learning, [...]