Flash Mobs are cool!  However, trying to coordinate one, even with a few people is a daunting  task.  The time and preparation that goes into planning something like this can take days, weeks, and even months.According to Wikipedia, a Flash Mob is a large group of people who assembly suddenly in a public place, perform and unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse.I first came across Flash Mobs when I was interning for a powerfully creative marketing company, ...

Prodigy (n). a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.  I came across a talented 4 year old drumming prodigy, Jonah Rocks, on YouTube today and I was immediately blown away by how great he was at playing the drums.  At first when I saw the title of one of his videos, I thought to myself, "okay...here's another little boy banging on the drums making nothing but noise."  But then, all of a sudden, I couldn't believe what I was seeing.I wou...

  This is what happened one Friday afternoon a few moons ago.  Laurel, my fearless boss, and Community Director Wonder Women, had me put together this awesome bumper sticker. Laurel rocks!  Find her at http://laurel.mp.

Kina Grannis is an artists who I stumbled upon a few months ago with a great voice but even better understanding for using YouTube.

"Networking is always important when it's real and a useless distraction when it's fake. What the Internet has allowed is an enormous amount of fake networking to take place." - Seth Godin

Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year.

I personally think Seth Godin is one of the most insightful marketers on this planet.  Permission Marketing & Purple Cow are the two books that made me a believer in Seth.  I even did a virtual internship with him last summer to learn from one of the best.    He has a new book out called Tribes which I have the audiobook for, and who better than Seth himself to explain his masterpiece:    

Having a strong personal brand online can make or break you. Your future employer, your future love interest will more than likely Google you to get a feel for who you are and managing your online identity is key for anyone who is active on the social web.

In his presentation, Scott showed two pictures of this girl he found through a connection with a Facebook group, who was doing a keg stand and drinking beer out of a bowl at a party. He went on to say that, “If you think you’re in control…your not. She didn’t take these pictures of herself. Somebody else put them up and tagged her…Your fun, your tales are going to be documented for everyone to see.”

Michael Jordan is one of my favorite athletes of all-time.  A few months back a friend sent me a YouTube video from his JumpMan23 campaign which is inspirational.  Check it out: