03
October
2005
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15:31 PM
America/Los_Angeles

Loco Luco and the Bassnectar beat of the digital tribes

“Loco Luco”

onelucaso@gmail.com


Loco_Meter-6.gifUn-digitize, people, it’s time for some spice! Lucaso here to give you the low down on what’s hot ‘cross my network. And it’s not just hot, it’s bad ass (and pssst… cool was so, like, 1993)!


Just recently back from the land of burning art and desert star beams, I start this weekly column with a run down of the network that helps continue the vibes of Burningman year round: tribe.net.


When I should be checking my feeds and getting caught up on the tech world, I’m usually off surfing the tribe network. There’s nothing new, per se, going on within the tribe.net architecture (P-Air, tribe’s biz dev guy, told me about a few new tribe mobile ideas in the works, but only ‘cause I asked about kite surfin’ first ;). Other than new advertising in the tribe threads, it’s pretty much the same as it’s been since they launched the new profiles six months ago.


Werd. So what’s the deal on tribe? What makes it so bad ass? Number one: real world crossover. This network isn’t confined to the online world. It has moved so far beyond the need to be jacked-in in order to access it, that its presence is felt at parties, clubs, restaurants, businesses, etc., all over town. You name the place, I guarantee tribe has come up in conversation and the “network” has been accessed (this is where tribe mobile would come in handy).


Last night at a street fair I had a conversation with a wicked juggler, an amazing vocalist, a delicious designer, and a cutie from Santa Cruz. Today, I’m linked to all of them: the juggler is down with a performance gig I’m thowin’ next month, the singer wants to play a holiday show together in December, the designer is making a pair of superstar ‘lucaso’ wristbands for me, and let’s just say I’ll be visiting Santa Cruz in the very near future.


The tribe network makes those little creative brainstorms that come up in conversation a reality. The community and network exist outside the matrix, and tribe is the tool that connects the community and helps to organize those creative ideas. Yea… the damn thing works for us, we don’t work for it. oh, yea, and it’s free.


It is community without borders. Your people. Your Family. It’s like a family reunion that you want to go to. It’s the power of creation; creation of identity, of community. You can create your own tribe or join others. It’s opening the newspaper and all the news is written by your friends. It’s your PR and word of mouth campaign to the tenth power.


Yea… that’d be one stop shoppin’.



Here’s your spice:


-Profiles (you are encouraged to shamelessly promote yourself too): Ali*kat, ZigZag, Dee, Astrogirl, Buddhamonkey, Argon: on and off the grid, that’s who they are (yes, some of their mothers even call them that now too). They are the creation of themselves, independently and creatively designing their own identity/brand/business and doing it in super star fashion. Yea… that’s bad ass.

-Tribes (groups with threads): “West Coast NYers,” where you can rag on all those softy west coast, new-agers while simultaneously praising the west,“Wireless Future” and “Social Software Intellectuals,” where you can debate and share tech ideas or show off your latest find, “Travesty Revue,” where you can keep up with your favorite debaucherous cabaret act and all the gals. And, of course, if you’re feeling a bit lonely, you can always hit the “Flirting Shamelessly” tribe, for, ya know, flirtin’.


Werd. I gotta split. Astrogirl just tribe-mailed me a hot tip: Bassnectar’s new CD is out and it’s bad ass. Check the Bassnectar tribe (http://bassnectar.tribe.net/) for more details.


-lucaso