Archive for November, 2008

The Future of Video Editing

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Interactive Video Object Manipulation from Dan Goldman on Vimeo.

Nurses join the Revolution

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

The Nurse Oncology Education Program here in Texas is now up and running in the Social Media World. As a traditionally conservative organization they are doing the two things I recommend mos:
1) Experimenting
2) Joining as normal people first
So check out some of their initial steps in the Social Media arena below. And track down Joni [...]

SXSW 2009 here I come

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Hey All,
Looks like I have been tagged to speak at SXSW again this year. This will make the third year in a row I have spoken at what is THE tech event of the year here in the United States. I mean TED and POP TECH are cool, but c’mon now…this is SXSW.  The ever [...]

How to increase participation and generosity

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Here’s Clay Shirky’s Pop!Tech presentation about how to design social networks for greater generosity and participation. Important implications for nonprofits.
@ Yahoo! Video

Coats for Caritas Tweetup in Austin, TX

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

On any given day, 3,500 people can be homeless in Austin. Roughly 1/3 of these are children. We will be collecting coats and warm clothes for Caritas, the homeless shelter in town. Join Mike Chapman, myself, and Michelle Greer in contributing to this cause. So why don’t you get off Twitter and come make a [...]

TXT to Fight Cancer at UCLA

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Ahhh! I am very jealous of this cool new project done by our friends in the California Division.  Check out the video today to learn more. I wonder what company they used to do this? Or did they build their own texting system?

Why I love Facebook Pages

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

It’s simple really. You get on Facebook. You create a page about something you love. From the non-profit you work for to the House you are trying to sell. Then you invite people to become fans.  Once they do you have a ton of options and you can get detailed, google analytic type stats from [...]

Help Citibank Help Non-Profits

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Through the simple act of voting you can Give our Hope Lodge in Lubbock, TX $10,000.
City Bank is granting $10,000 “rewards” to five charities that receive the most online votes between now and Sunday, Dec. 21.
Help us build a Hope Lodge in Lubbock by voting today and voting often.
The American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge® will [...]

Did you know Austin has a Digital Museum of Art?

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

The Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) is Austin’s home for digital art. They help keep Austin weird by holding exhibiitons, performances and digital showcases devoted to this art form. And if your a digital artist in Austin please visit their Web Site to see their call for artists and art here in town.  Check [...]

501 Tech Club Meeting for this Month

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Mike Chapman will be presenting on Politics and your non-profit. The growth of Social Media  in Politics and how to fund raise in these political times.
Mike Chapman is a local political genius and good good friend of mine. Please come out and join us for the last 501 Tech Club meeting of 2008.
5:30 PIZZA
6:00 – [...]