The Youth Movement
It’s an interesting time we live in. Economic turmoil, changing social norms, 100 year old publishing businesses crumbling, and new media powerhouses being established. You’d be hard pressed to give our present era a pass and claim it to be not as important as <fill in your favorite era here>.
Along with these incredible times [...]
Happiness CCCXIV
Reaching out and learning new things from people I didn’t know I needed to learn from.
Happiness CCCIX
Another morning and another chance to do something good for somebody.
Happiness CCCVI
Being among friends, meeting for breakfast, talking about changing the world.
Happiness CCCI
A hot cup of coffee, a social media friend, conversation and new ideas.
Happiness CCLXXXIII
Seeing people get excited about something, makes things all the more special.
Happiness CCLXXVI
Helping peers succeed in a project, they’re all very talented folks.
Happiness CCLXVI
An inbox full of emails from people I actually wanted to hear from.
Extra special people make extra special events
So I’m sitting here this fine, cool, wonderful Saturday morning, working on plans for the next four Social Media Breakfast – Twin Cities events thinking. There’s an energy here in the Northland that is hard to describe, but I know our fellow social web enthusiasts know what I’m talking about.
Even with the issues in the [...]
Why local events rock
Events are fun. Events are just meetups with a bit of structure. As I’ve been hosting social media breakfasts here in Minneapolis & St. Paul, I’ve been thinking a bit about what makes these types of events worth attending, what makes them special.
It’s really the people that attend. Folks from many different industries, genres, interests, [...]




