16
December
2005
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02:16 AM
America/Los_Angeles

Weekend wrapper...a collection of tidbits

'm out at meetings all day but here are a few tidbits three-dot style.


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I missed the Syndicate conference in San Francisco this week, but I hear it was vendor-hell. Too many vendors prowling the halls and sessions. And attendance of some of the sessions was so bad that they had to be cancelled.


It is a shame, I attended the Syndicate conference in New York and enjoyed it. But that was because I was chairing some great panels including a lunchtime panel Nooked and I put together with Robert Scoble, Jon Udell, Charlene Li...and others.


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This week was the deadline for a big contract for public relations from one of the largest tech companies. And only a few PR firms were invited to bid on the contract. As soon as I find out who won, I'll let you know.


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I went to Dogster's fun little holiday party on Thursday. This is Friendster for Dogs (and cats--there is Catster too.) It is a great idea and they had a million votes recently for their coolest pets contest.


But, did you know that no one at Dogster owns a dog? How ironic is that? Again, it proves the hand of a Supreme Being is at work (see Ironic Design proves more than Intelligent Design.)


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My buddy Rok Hrastnik from Studio Moderna in Slovenia was in town this week, and he says central and eastern Europe is a happening place these days. Lots of ideas and energy and excitement in the air. Also, the old media the newspapers, are embracing blogging and other technologies at a much faster rate than in the US, and it is working.


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China, China, China is on everyone's lips. And everyone is scrambling to set up offices or show that they have partners/representatives over there. More on this later...