Thursday September 08, 2005

Don't just sit there. Save the world.

Okay all you brilliant developers, programmers, creatives, designers, and the like -- here's your chance to participate in something far bigger than any specific product or package of solutions ever could. This is your chance to help eliminate the digital divide...it's the very first face-to-face meeting for Recovery 2.0.

The aim, again, is to bring together smart people trying to do good things so we can do them better, not to create any giant organization and bureacracy (we already have FEMA and we know how well that’s working…).

The brainstorming begins October 6 in San Francisco. Spread the word. Hope you can make it.

( Sep 08 2005, 05:41:01 PM PDT ) Permalink Comments [1]

82nd Airbone Surprises NOLA ISP

I'm growing weary of the New Orleans links. I'm frustrated, sad, raging and tired, yet there's little I can say that isn't already being said out there. However, this story is certainly worth passing on:

Intercosmos/DirectNIC, that ISP whose team stuck it out in New Orleans' Central Business District (already mentioned here), was given a surprise visit yesterday by the 82nd Airborne.

I asked them to sweep the building for us. And they did. All 27 floors of it with no elevators.

What a nightmare. Thanks to Sun's Mike Belch for the pointer.

( Sep 08 2005, 09:48:23 AM PDT ) Permalink Comments [0]

Free Webcast: Seamless Customer Experience

I like the folks over at MarketingProfs.com. Sure, they humor me on occasion by publishing some of my stuff, but more importantly their articles are often a step above the noise that's typically floating in the marketingsphere. Many of their pieces provide a great case for why all of us (whether we're in engineering, product development, facilities or sales) play a not only an important role in creating value for our companies, but a connected role, too -- because in your paying cutomer's view, no company individual or department is an island.

That said, MarketingProfs.com's Allen Weiss is giving a free webcast on September 22: "Busting Silos: Create a Seamless Customer Experience." Expectations are high. Consider clicking on over.

( Sep 08 2005, 09:30:27 AM PDT ) Permalink Comments [0]