The Authentic Eccentric

Here are audio tracks from four of the sessions I took while at the NTC 08 conference in New Orleans -
Technology Programs That Engage and Support At-Risk Youth
Designed by Karen L. Michaelson | Tincan
Audio from session
The Search for Sneezers: How to Find First-Time Donors in Epidemic Proportions
Designed by Philip King | Artez Interactive
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Darren’s last group writing project is now new and improved! Recognizing that 301 submissions are a lot to wade through, he cleverly outsourced having the posts organized into a taxonomic system. In this case, that’s a fancy way of saying he hired someone to organize the information and represent it so that it was easily […]

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Darren’s list writing project at Problogger yielded some great posts - I wanted to highlight some of my personal favorites so far:
Mike Yoskovitz over at I Got News For You.com has a great post on his Top 4 Mistakes as an Entrepreneur, including this gem:
Now more than ever, with blogs, podcasts and the reach of […]

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Google Local has quietly expanded its functionality, again. Registered companies can now add a coupon to their Google Maps listing for free. Coupons will appear alongside your business listing on Google Maps.
Traditionally, retailers seeking to reach local populations have used coupon services such as ValPak and RSVP card decks to reach their desired target […]

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The NTen technology conference officially kicked off today with Guy Kawasaki, who did a great presentation on innovation. Sadly, I was too far from the podium to get any kind of quality recording, but if you can’t see him live, I strongly recommend picking up a copy of his book, The Art of the Start.
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Via TechCrunch (my favorite trend spotting site), I spent the afternoon playing with Eventful and Upcoming. They are event sites, featuring RSS and iCal feeds, groups and tagging. They work well in combination, with Eventful offering integration into Upcoming plus ping services for del.icio.us and technorati.
Both sites let you add venues, specify event type and […]

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