Dan aka @MountainDan aka The next Stephen Spielberg uploaded his video about Twestival Wien to Vimeo – expect some pure HD Goodness! Very smooth job – and I’m not just saying that because Dan interviews me as well
I cannot help the feeling that we just recently became aware of the tip of the iceberg called micro-blogging. And the fact that it’s possible to organize such an event in a couple of days and to raise almost 500 Euros demonstrates that – as opposed to what culture critics don’t get tired of repeating since the age of print media – the power of media can be used for good! Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday, Vienna’s first twestival took place at WerkzeugH. In more than 120 cities, twitterers joined forces to have a good time and raise some money for clean water projects in Africa. Dan, who organised the Viennese event, raffled off a Nintendo Wii and a Logitech Squeezebox, and we managed to collect almost 500 Euros. Read the rest of this entry »
Seth Godin got the best business advices, here comes another one: ask your customers if you can pitch in times of crisis. Don’t buckle down, let’s face the not-so-hard truth: great times are coming up for small enterprises and networks: after all, the small overhead costs allow for efficiency. So there’s actually no need to worry, unless you’re planning on launching a new car company. Or a web designer, for that matters – Which brings me to my first news of the week: Read the rest of this entry »