A New Year is upon us and I think I'll start off the New Year with a rededication to the Social Media Release (SMR), the Social Media Club, and why the hell all of this will matter to marketing, communications and PR professionals this year.
CES continued to overload the senses forcing me to allocate my budget in 2007 to buy half of everything I saw once everything hits the market.
CES is celebrating its 40th anniversary and the enthusiasm and energy are at its greatest levels ever. Why?
Nevermind Sacha Baron Cohen's ability to make us laugh while holding up a mirror to our ugliest traits, Al Gore's inspiring platform to get millions inspired about environment, Sir Bono's tireless work in Africa, Michael J. Fox's spotlight on stem cell politics, Time Magazine's person of the year this year is "you" or "us" depending on how you look at it.
With over 100 people in attendance, the Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup continues to run strong.
I'm sure there are many out there who ask or are asked this question, and many have not yet found a consistent answer.
Recently, we attended Web 2point2, an 'unconference' driven by participants and based on conversations, not powerpoints.
Women 2.0 (a division of Entrepreneur27) and Stanford BASES are hosting their next event focused on individuals who went against tradition and took big risks, resulting in careers that they really enjoy. In many cases, these entrepreneurs actually "created" or joined real business based on their passions, allowing them to earn a living doing something they love.
Living in Silicon Valley has been an intoxicating and suffocating experience all wrapped up into a lavish party with gourmet food and cocktails poured through a block of chiseled ice. Everyday I live, breath, sleep everything two dot oh, and what started as a way of making the web more dynamic and interactive, is now one big pool of punch where programmers, marketers, and startup founders are the new rock stars and everyone wants to jump in to take a dip and take a sip.
Have plans this weekend? Now you do.