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05.12.08Sk*rt is Now Kirtsy: Proof You Can Deal with Dicks & Come Out on TopMy obsession with domain names goes back about five years. I realize I'm late to get on the bandwagon, but now that I'm on it, I'm freakishly excited by purchasing them. 9.95 to "own" a piece of the web? Shit, I spend triple that on a pair of earrings. Last week I bought three new domain names, each one yet a tiny flame of an idea in my mind, but a flame, nonetheless. Owning the domain, to my mind, is the first step in mastering another corner of the web. Today sk*rt, one of my favorite ...
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05.10.08Carolina-Colorado Cross-Pollination + A Contest!I've been blogging my brains out, in one form or another, all week. First up, on Tuesday we had a great turnout to the May New Tech Meetup (looking around, I estimate that a record 30-40% of the audience was female--fantastic turnout). The highlight of the night for me was Brightkite's presentation. The presentation itself appeared to be done on the fly, but I liked that about it. The staid and solid 12 page power points bore me...I've seen them done multiple times at NTM. I like to see something fresh and Brightkite has it. I won't ...
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03.24.08If You Can’t Pitch it, Ditch itI met N in Mexico. A stop watch dangled from his neck. When I asked him why he said, "do you know how many minutes you have in a day to work with?" I admitted I had no idea. He launched into telling me (after some persuasion) how he manages his time, to the minute. He told me that as a talent agent for some big names in Hollywood he often would have two meetings simultaneously. "While one client is filling out paperwork, I'll run to the room next door and spend twenty minutes ...
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02.11.08The Secret to Productivity? Careful CollaborationI've been back in Boulder nearly six weeks. All of those weeks have been full, absolutely brimming with the people I love to see and the activities I love to do. There has been light hiking, karaoke singing and tango dancing late into the night. On the work front, I've learned more over this month and a half than I did in a semester of college. I'm learning a lot about productivity, and this is what I'm finding. The secret to productivity is not to work in isolation. The key is careful collaboration. ...
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02.02.08Humanizing Technology 5 of 5: How to Be Present(This is the fifth in a series of five posts this week on Humanizing Technology) Welcome to post five of five on Humanizing Technology! What does it mean to really be present with someone? It's a question I ask myself several times a day. Am I being present with him right now? Does she know I'm listening to her? How can I be even more present for this cup of coffee? This awkward conversation? Yes, being present is a practice. And, I believe, being present for another person is the greatest gift we can give ...
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01.29.08Humanizing Technology 2 of 5: How to Lead with Your Heart(This is the second in a series of five posts this week on Humanizing Technology) Yesterday I talked about the importance of bringing ourselves to the present moment and really being there for people. How staying present in our daily lives is the best prevention for burn out. Today's topic focuses on what happens before that relationship has even blossomed. Each time we meet someone we have an opportunity. The opportunity is to get to know another person and to share part of ourselves. The opportunity is not to sell ourselves. But I'm seeing a ...
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