TWTRCON/The Guide – Kawasaki, Swisher, Solis, Saffo, Hammer #twtrcon

31May09

What the tweet is going on:   #140tc just wrapped in Mountain View #140conf is coming up in NYC, and #TWTRCON is today in SF, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason/O’Farrell Everything you ever wanted to know about Twitter.  7:30, Breakfast 8, Twitter for Dummies 9, Marketing at the Speed of Twitter – Guy Kawasaki, Virgin, Suns, […]

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Tags: Adventure Girl, Brian Solis, Dave McClure, Edelman Digital, Guy Kawasaki, Hammer, Jeremiah Owyang, Kara Swisher, KogiBBQ, Paul Saffo

Maker Faire/Inventing the Future in a Carnival of Delights, #mf09

30May09

There were whirlygigs and whatchamacallits and inspiration abounding.  Lots of eyes on the sky, with softer, more mellower play play play.  And definitely not the crowds expected.  Last year, 65,000 attended, this year felt healthy but light.  Less lines, more fun.  If you’re thinking of going, go.  The price is right, even discounted at Radio […]

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Tags: Boiler Bar Theater, Chris Anderson, cosmonaut, Diet Coke & Mentos, Electric Giraffe, Esther Dyson, FREE, HP, Killer Innovations, Lego, London School of Economics, Maker Faire, Mousetrap, SETI, TED, The Long Tail, Wired

Maker Faire/The Guide – Adam Savage, Esther Dyson, Chris Anderson #mf09

29May09

85,000 geeks of all ages are expected to bike, walk, ride and fly to Maker Faire at the San Mateo County Expo Center this weekend, SS 5/30-31 10-8/5.  (By contrast 50,000 are expected at #E3)  It’s quite a cultural happening, well-suited for Silicon Valley, home of innovation. Detailed schedule of activities at http://www.makerfaire.com/bayarea/2009/schedule/all/index.csp.   If […]

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Tags: 140 Smiles, Adam Savage, Chris Anderson, cosmonaut, Esther Dyson, FORA.tv, FREE, KipKay, Maker Faire, Mentos, Mythbusters, Rock The Bike, Special Awesome

RIP: A Remix Manifesto at the Red Vic, SF – Tonight

29May09

Fresh from SXSW, RIP:  A Remix Manifesto reflects the power of documentary as a force for social change, and screening it as part of the Anti-Corp Film Fest in SF, a city more densely populated with doc filmmakers than anywhere in the world and home of EFF, is particularly fitting.   The film’s message is […]

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Tags: copyright, EFF, Mitch Kapor, Red Vic, RiP: A Remix Manifesto, SXSW

D7 Kicks Off/Twitter, Murdoch…

27May09

D7 is on.  Speakers include Mark Cuban, Arianna Huffington, Steve Ballmer, Jeff Zucker, Rupert Murdoch, Ev Williams, Biz Stone, Carol Bartz, Heads of Palm, Nokia, RIM, ATT….  Talking about all things apps, Connected TV, and Twitter.  Follow #allthingsd and #d7.  Beet.tv is on the scene as our eyes and ears.  CNET News is also live […]

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Tags: Arianna Huffington, ATT, Beet.TV, Biz Stone, Carol Bartz, CNET News, Ev Williams, Jeff Zucker, Mark Cuban, Nokia, PaidContent, RIM, Rupert Murdoch, Steve Ballmer

SanFranMusicTech/Timberlake’s Matt Morris…

18May09

650 attendees, the vibe of a rock concert, and lots of lox.  How cool is that. Eventhough dozens of digital media events have played out in the past week, SanFranMusicTech wins hands down for best time had by all.  Emotionally intense, Ted Cohen and Rob Pegoraro had the audience bellylaughing with hilarious riffs, while there […]

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Tags: @jblogg, Bob Kohn, Brian Zisk, Facebook, fONKSQUISh, Gang of Four, GoomRadio, iLike, imeem, iPhone, iTunes, Jeremy Welt, Justin Timberlake, Lala, LyricFind, Matt Morris, Matt Nathanson, Mistah FAB, MySpace, NBCBayArea.com, Pandora, Quimondo.com, RadioParadise, ReverbNation, Rob Pegoraro, SanFranMusicTech, Sara Haze, SonicBids, SoundExchange, Spotify, Tapuolous, Ted Cohen, The Sippy Cups, Ticketmaster, TopSpin, Twitter, Warner Bros Records, YouTube, Zazzle

#sfmusictech/the guide

17May09

See ya tomorrow at the Hotel Kabuki, 1625 Post, San Francisco for San Fran Music Tech Summit.   We’ll be there tweeting live from twitter.com/contentnow as long as Twitter doesn’t go down.  Follow #sfmusictech.  It’s going to be a party!  Here’s the guide: 9am, Brian in conversation with Adam Zbar, CEO, Zannel (Home to Dane Cook’s backstage […]

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Tags: Ad Age, Bob Kohn, Brian Zisk, EFF, Ge Wang, Gracenote, Ian Rogers, iLike, Lala, LyricFind, Ocarina, Pandora, Rhapsody, Rob Pegoraro, San Fran Music Tech Summit, Smule, SoundExchange, Tapulous, TopSpin, Warner Brothers Records, YouTube, Zannel, Zazzle