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Can I fist pump you my social networks?

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:45:27 +0000

During the week of May 24 through May 31st AustinLifestyles.com, The Spring, BHI, and RegistrationAssistant are hosting a visitor from the Netherlands, Paul Geurts of MyNameisE.com. He is bringing the first prototypes of a social networking and business card connector to Austin, Texas. If you’re around Austin next week and want a demo, call Paul at 512–699–4000 or email terry at spring dot net.

My Name is E

The E device can be used at conventions, trade shows, and meetings, in metropolitian areas like Austin and on college campuses like the University of Texas. There are over 1.2 million conventions, trade shows and events in the US every year.

What is the E device? In its current incarnation, E is small white, sleek looking device much like an ipod nano or USB storage device. With E, you can share your contact information and social networks in one simple gesture.

Connector allows you to safely transfer an online business card and your set of social networks in a simple gesture like a fist pump or a high five. Tap two Connectors together and you’re connected. Synchonize Connector by using the built-in USB plug with your PC or Mac. It is ideal for networking at large events and conferences.

During the week that Paul Geurts is visiting Austin, we will be meeting with venture investors, potential partners, customers and forming a team to distribute and promote E throught the US and North America.

There is no setup with connector, it can be used immediately out of the box. It’s equipped with a lithium polymer battery which allows you to use it for 72 hours on a 2 hour charge. It holds two of your E Business Cards (one for personal and one for professional) and connects to RFID tags as well as other Connectors and iphones. It gives you intuitive feedback through LED lighting. The RFID tag feature opens it up the world of “choice based advertising” and integrates these connections in to your social network activity stream. It connects you to objects and to the environment as well as to people.

Tags: socialnetwork, device, connector, mynameise, austinlifestyles

That 16′ water slide would make a lovel…

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:24:33 +0000

That 16′ water slide would make a lovely addition to our pool, except that it’s $3,300!

16′ water slide

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:23:26 +0000

inflatable 16' water slide

Texas Social Media Awards top 25 – I made the cut!

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:04:58 +0000

How in the world did I get on the same list as Cali Lewis? I don’t know but it’s amazing to be on a list of the “top 25 Texas Social Networkers” with her and 23 other amazing people. To whoever nominated me, thank you! It’s an honor to be on the same list as all these incredible social networkers.

The list was pared down from 125 nominees. The actual awards show where all the award winners will get *trophies* is on March 15 from 6 to 9 pm at Ballet Austin, 501 W 3rd St, with tickets going for $15.00.

These are the Texas Social Media Award Winners.

They winners are:

HENRY ADASO

JOSHUA BAER

PERRY BELCHER

MIKE CHAPMAN

J.R. COHEN

MICHAEL COTE

JENN DEERING DAVIS

SAM DECKER

LORI FALCON

KYLE FLAHERTY

MATT GLAZER

LISA GODDARD

MICHELLE GREER

DAVID GUENTHNER

KAMI HUYSE

CALI LEWIS

DAVID J. NEFF

ERICA O’GRADY

BRYAN PERSON

CONNIE REECE

BENN AND LANI ROSALES

DWIGHT SILVERMAN

AARON STROUT

PAUL TERRY WALHUS

MICHAEL WILLIAMS

It’s a great list and I’m honored to be listed on it. Michelle Greer has been really helpful to me and I hope I’ve been helpful to her. She recently had the major role in pulling off the “Twestival” that raised 10 grand for world water causes. I had the privilege of interviewing Cali Lewis as she breezed in and out of last year’s SXSW. Below is that interview with Cali.

Michael Cote made the list, he really was the person that got me going on twitter and his “DrunkandRetired” podcast rocks, it’s the best podcast coming out of Austin, Texas. Erica O’Grady is super, she really did an awesome job at the recent Mashable event in Austin and the Camp connected with it. Last summer I got to co-moderate a session with Connie Reece at the SEMforSMB conference and did an hour long video with her on Youtube and all over with her on social networking. Lani Rosales has given me a lot of great advice and she’s a riot. I hope to get to know all the other award winners better, they’re an awesome group of people.

OrgSync social media campaign works!

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:00:20 +0000

AUSTIN, Texas (Feb 11, 2009) — OrgSync, Inc (OrgSync.com) is excited to announce its successful campaign to raise $1500 for Charity: Water using social media. On Tuesday, February 3, 2009, OrgSync’s team launched a social media campaign to raise awareness for the importance of clean, safe drinking water around the world. The team of 25 employees used Twitter, Facebook Newsfeeds and their company blog to rally the public behind the cause. OrgSync’s goal was to raise $1500 to donate to Charity: Water during the Austin Twestival event on February 12. Michelle Greer, well known Austin media figure and coordinator for Austin Twestival, says “Big problems like the lack of clean drinking water won’t get solved over night by the few. They will get solved by the many donating in bits and pieces towards a common goal. OrgSync pooled their resources and ended up being one of our top sponsors and I hope more companies follow this approach towards charitable giving.”

Over 175 cities around the world will be uniting on Thursday, February 12, 2009 to increase awareness and raise money for those in need of clean, safe drinking water. “This is a great cause and an opportunity to unite our Austin community with cities across the world to create social good. As a leader I am passionate about leveraging my understanding of social media to help create awareness and provide people the opportunity to give back,” said Fortenberry.

The OrgSync team was successful at meeting its goal of raising $1566 in 24 hours and is excited to contribute 100% of it to Charity: Water. Andrew Katz, Director of Community Relations feels, “It’s very important for our team to give back and get involved in the Austin Community. We feel that by being visibly active in the community, we can be positive role models for our students and clients to do the same!” OrgSync’s successful campaign proves how important online communication and networking is for increasing awareness and uniting individuals for a greater good.

About OrgSync
OrgSync is a co-curricular management tool that helps colleges and universities communicate more effectively across their entire campus. OrgSync offers a hosted service that provides the tools needed by campuses to easily organize, assess, track, and manage students and student organizations. OrgSync is currently helping over 100 campuses manage their student co-curricular management, leadership development and communication needs. OrgSync is headquartered in Austin, TX with satellite offices in Dallas, TX, Miami, FL, and Tucson, AZ. For more information about OrgSync, visit OrgSync.com. To schedule an interview with CEO Eric Fortenberry, contact Nicole Andreas at (512) 238-8534 or nicole@orgsync.com.

Resources: OrgSync, Inc; Charity: Water; Austin Twestival

Related Links: online communication; co-curricular management

Tags: socialmedia, twestival, water, charity, orgsync, twitter, facebook, blogging

Austin Twestival set for Thursday Feb 12

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:27:05 +0000

More discussion with Dr DD Faye about the twestival.com on Feb 12 in Austin and around the world. One in six people worldwide lack adequate drinking water – 1.1 billion people – and twestival.com and Dr Faye are both part of the solution to providing clean drinking water to the world’s population.

Water Shortage Worldwide – twestival.com and Dr Faye from Paul Walhus on Vimeo.

Tags: water, well, wells, twestival

twestival and Dr Faye – water for the world

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:57:46 +0000

twestival – helping 1.1 million people without good water from Paul Walhus on Vimeo. Twestival Feb 12 see twestival.com – above video interview with Dr Faye talking about world water solutions at the village level.

Tags: water, wells, twestival, tweetup, springnet, world

Live Earth and Twestival

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:50:41 +0000

What’s a Twestival?

By rallying together globally, under short timescales, for a single aim on the same day, the Twestival hopes to bring awareness to the global water crisis. Live Earth is the global video partner for Twestival events occuring next Thursday, February 12 in more than 185 cities worldwide to benefit charity: water. Scott Harrison of charity: water discusses Twestival below:

Click here for more on charity: water. For an entertaining, in-depth explanation of Twestival, watch the slideshow below:

View Twestival videos and submit your own at video.liveearth.org. Find a Twestival near you at twestival.com. Follow Live Earth on Twitter.

River of Austin pictures

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:44:36 +0000

My cool app for today has to be “flickriver”; it’s well named as it delivers a river of pictures that just keep on going from flickr. I used their embed badge to create a river of Austin images. It’s fairly awesome.

Tags: flickr, austin, texas, pictures, photos, flickriver, images, awesome

Silona Bonewald interview at GeekAustin party

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:38:50 +0000

Paul Terry Walhus and Kimberlie Dykeman interview folks at the Lynn Bender GeekAustin party on Sept 30, 2008 at the Union Park bar and restaurant on West 6th Street in Austin, Texas. Julie Gomoll of LaunchPad, Silona of the Transparent Federal Budget and Austin Aaron are a few of the people interviewed. Stay tuned for the entire series of interviews and some commentary on this night and on Lynn Bender’s terrific idea to start a “BarCollege”. Yes, you heard it right, BarCollege. It’s an awesome hyper extension of the BarCamp concept that Lynn hopes people will steal. They should. It’s an idea whose time has come and one that should spread like the co-working movement.