Spring!
Apr 3
2012
Go outside!
Mar 19
2012
Spring is here. Check out this amazing video of this guy literally flying and then go outside!
Thank a dog – and a soldier today
Aug 26
2011
Today (August 26) is Dog Appreciation day. I actually took a few extra minutes this morning to walk my dogs longer than usual. Not much when you consider how much fun they had. You may have seen this video of a lab sitting by his owner’s casket. The man was killed in action.
What a great day to appreciate your dog – and appreciate members of the military!
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Tags: national dog appreciation day
This Saturday (March 12, 2011), thousands of Jacksonville runners and walkers will gather downtown for the 34th annual Gate River Run.The 15k race the largest in the country and hosts some of the fastest runners in the world.
It also brings out some of the most hilarious costumes. People run the 9 plus miles in all sorts of outfits and one of those people is Carey Hepler, who always runs the race dressed in a grass skirt.
Bring your shoes and t-shirts!
Hepler is working to raise awareness for the homeless and uses the Gate River Run each year as a place to collect thousands of shoes and t-shirts for the homeless. He’ll be there today, so if you head down to pick up your race packet, remember to bring a few things to donate.
Just look for the man in a grass skirt! Oh, and spread the word on Facebook.
Tags: Gate River Run
Photoshop or not?
Mar 7
2011
YOU are a form of currency
Feb 7
2011
For sale: You and I.
They are calling today Merger Monday and the stock market is booming. The surge is largely due to the announcement that AOL has purchased the citizen journalism driven site HuffingtonPost.com for $315M. That’s Three-hundred-and-fifteen-million. Dollars. For a blog.
Actually, the $315M that changed hands last night in a private AOL Superbowl party was not just a bunch of blog posts. The $315M was paid in exchange for you and I. That’s right…while we all watched the world’s top football players grind it out for the championship, we were bartered for more than a quarter billion dollars. Welcome to the Digital Age.
In this new post-industrial era of social media, Twitter-fueled revolutions and viral videos, WE are the new form of currency.
Who and what you know, what you talk about…things you share on the web…it all makes up what these New Media brokers call “audience”. Audience is exchanged these days just like gold and copper and corn. It has become a commodity, that you drive.
Big brands, local businesses, politicians and every possible advertiser in between all need YOU and I to talk about stuff. They need us to comment, Tweet, Like and post to our blog what they are trying to say.
The next time you log on to Facebook, consider this. Facebook is worth several billion dollars…largely because of…YOU.
Spread the word.
Tags: Social Capital
Losing weight – Breeder Brother style
Jan 11
2011
It’s hard to believe how time flies. Almost 5 years ago, Yovia put up it’s shingle and started recruiting new customers. One of the first customers was none other than “Chief Chicken” (aka: Steve) of RubberChickenCards.com.
The Chief is one of the most talented animators I know. Over the years he’s put together hundreds of hilarious animated shorts that are perfect for any birthday, Valentine’s Day, and just about any holiday in between.
I took some time today to prep for an upcoming campaign and found myself laughing out loud as two of my favorite characters – “The Breeder Brothers”. Listen as they explain their diet plan. It involves cutting down “One Half” each of the major food groups, including Hot, Spicy, Grease and Beer.
4 Food Groups: Hot, Spicy, Grease and Beer
Tags: Birthday Cards, eCards, Rubber Chicken
The wild, wide web and Chinese growing horns
Jan 11
2011
Humans growing horns?
The web produces all kinds of amazing images and stories. As I was browsing the news today, I came across an article on AOL that caught my attention. According to the AOL story, Huang Yuanfan, 84 and Zhang Ruifang, 101 – of China – both reported growing horns.
Apparently, doctors try to remove them, and they just grow back.
Photos: AOL.
Tags: buzz, Growing Horns, Odd News
Tim Tebow’s Denver Debut
Dec 27
2010
In his 2nd game Tim Tebow demonstrated that he has what it takes. Rallying back from being down by 17 at half-time, Tebow and the Broncos come back to win it. A great highlight video on NFL.com
Click to watch video
Tags: Denver Broncos, football, Superbowl, Tim Tebow
The Power of You and the Great Reset
Dec 27
2010
Stephen Martin brings up a great point in his recent TechCruch article titled The Enterprise of One.
Martin states that during every economic downturn, individuals and businesses are forced to ‘reset’. It is during this process (Martin compared to cleaning out a closet), NEW INNOVATION is born. He then goes on to point out that each of our personal spheres of influence is worth something. Our connections, experience, influence, authority – and even our personalities – help drive US out of OUR OWN economic situation.
The governments and corporations of the world surely will always play a role in the world’s markets. This will likely always affect each person. What is changing however, is an individual’s ability to leverage THEMSELVES as form of currency.
Following any economic turmoil: A Great Reset - (Photo BusinessWeek)
I am not sure there is a particular name for this current economic turmoil (Call it OH Ten?), it seems that individuals and entrepreneurs today have the chance to help drive the ‘reset’ of our age in a way that past generations did not.
We have the Internet.
This gives us the unprecedented ability to reach out and take control of our own incomes, our own networks and our own destiny.
Welcome to 2011!
Tags: 2011, freezing in Flordia, green blogging, movements, OH TEN, Wiki Peace
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