Help Me Promote Utah Tech Events

UPDATE 8/14/2007 — This has all mostly changed.
There’s a booming meetup community in Utah — user-groups, techies, geeks, entrepreneurs, bloggers and all sorts of other types of people getting together to talk shop, talk dirt, or just talk.
But getting a clear picture of who is meeting… and when… is pretty hard.
So, to try and help, [...]

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Network With Meaning

Dave Slusher of Evil Genius Chronicles has had enough with the newest, shiniest social networks clamoring for his attention:
People invite me to services all the time. They want to connect to me on LinkedIn, Twitter, FaceBook. I appreciate that anyone cares and I get a little warmth from the sentiment. I’m not joining anything that [...]

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How to get hired… in Second Life

Cory Edo of Electric Sheep company tells us how an artist should go about getting hired (if they wish) full-time in Second Life, the raging virtual world becoming quickly part of our own world.
“You’re ready to make the jump. You want to work in SL full time doing what you love - building, texturing, scripting, [...]

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My First iMix: Summertime Mix July 2007

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What Will You Quit Today?

Local entrepreneur and Utah web-development consultant Matt Reinbold helped get Seth Godin here to Salt Lake City yesterday. In his book, the dip, Godin explains that quitting certain things is just as crucial to success as doing certain other things.
Matt explains:
The Dip, as Seth has labeled it, is that point at which more effort, [...]

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Calendar: Tech Spotlight TODAY - Control4

Check out the Utah Tech Spotlight THIS AFTERNOON:
…please join us on Friday, May 18th at the Bohemain (one building east of State Street on 7200 south in Salt Lake City) from 3:00-4:00 to listen to Eric Smith from Control4. We have the whole upstairs reserved, and drinks are on us. Bring your friends and [...]

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Yawn. You’re Still Stuck On That Web 2.0 Thing?

It’s funny how we’re all so bored these days. We can’t settle down long enough for changes to actually occur. We’re already on to the next thing like crazed paparazzi looking for the next head-shorn celebrity to hassle and prod.
It seemed like only a few hours ago that “Web 2.0″ was hotter than Paris [...]

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Prediction: University.net — Subscription Model for Colleges and Universities

Revised: 4/4/07 @ 1:34pm MST
I saw a bumper-sticker the other day that said:
“Education is what’s left over when you forgot everything you learned in school.”
I have a problem with that.
There’s no question that, in the flat world, education is becoming as much a commodity as cheap groceries, ipods, tax return services, and even jobs.
Yet, while [...]

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Happiness Can Make You Rich?

Listening to the Power of Full Engagement this morning, I jotted down the following concerning developing a deep sense of purpose, and deriving happiness from it.

“Income… doesn’t noticeably influence satisfaction with marriage, family, friendship or ourselves, all of which do predict a sense of well-being.
In turn, happiness has been clearly associates with higher productivity.
In short, [...]

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Tips for Corporate Blogging

Novell’s Bruce Lowry shares some thoughts on Corporate Blogging he gleaned from a meetup he attended in SF last night.
Mauro Lupis list of keys for successful corporate blogging started with passion for the subject, talking to people (not consumers), and being credible. (source)
I would agree, as I think those things have been the foundation of [...]

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