Man I told you… my day is, I come to work, I get paid, I go home. You think I want to do this all my life? - Retailer Sales Associate (Let’s call him Trevor) Background Over the past few posts, I’ve spent some time describing my Social Software in Schools project, which has...
Kicking off social s...
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Emerging Early Adopters: With only 10 min demo, 11 & 12 year-olds pounce on social software in their elementary school. Social media tools enable them to be connected, extend their outreach, and ensure that all members can have a voice within the tribe. – Seth Godin, Tribes...
Max
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(Updated on 2009-12-01) Max My father – Max, has been in a long-term care facility – Maimonides, for the last 7 years suffering from a form of Dementia – Lewy Body Disease. On Monday November 9, 2009, after spending the last two weeks in Emergency at the Jewish General...
Update on pitching s...
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Sara’s teacher – Mr. N. was kind enough to schedule 90 minutes last Friday afternoon for me to pitch social software to her Grade 6 class. No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy. – Field Marshall Helmuth Carl Bernard von Moltke The Plan My original intent was to...
Homage to TechCrunch50 2009, its Organizers and Pa...
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As a TechCrunch50 2009 Semi-finalist who chose legal services over Demo-Pit costs, I empathized every moment with the presenters and salute all of you. LBS is just gonna get, sorry Location Based Services, is just going to become more and more important. – Dick Costolo, Panelist & Judge http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2169088 Background June 2009 with only the bare bones of running code, I submitted our TechCrunch50 2009 application. My contributors (The Start-Up Chronicles: Chapter 2. Who, Part 2), while suggesting I was being too aggressive, agreed that it’s always nice to have Milestones, and agreed to try. July 27,...