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TedxMaui: The Dream is Really Awesome!

TedxMaui is an independently coordinated conference whose goal it is to “inspire a passion for spreading ideas in local communities from within”.  The best parts of 2012 started with TedxMaui for me.  An inspiring year-full of ideas and exciting happenings many of which sprouted from the passionate talks I had the privilege to experience with many of [...]

Meeting Mark Zuckerberg

My regular meditation (read: surfing the net)  over a warm cup of decaffeinated coffee at my favorite little cafe was slightly disrupted yesterday morning.  Late was the hour of my arrival to Java Cafe because the Friday night festivities were, well, let’s just say it was eventful.  The line in front of me consisted of a [...]

Letter from Santa

This year I got a letter from Santa. It went something like this… “Dear Resident or Current Occupant: What if we could give the world community the gift of peace this year? It we could, would you be one of my elves?” Initially I though Santa was a political campaign looking for contributions, but as [...]

What does a social media expert cost?

A commonly known phrase in social media circles is, “if someone says they are a social media expert, run away, run far away!”  There are no social media experts. There are professionals and talented social media managers, strategists, community and brand managers, specialists in a specific niche, but no experts.  I sometimes joke around about [...]

Open Letter to Congress

An open letter to the 113th Congress of the United States of America In review of the last ten years there hasn’t been many positive solutions coming out of congress. In fact, some could argue nothing positive has been accomplished by Congress in more than 20 years that isn’t easily contested in a public forum. [...]