http://zug.flathatter.com Bryan Zug's blog on interactive development and the art of thriving in a world of change. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:02:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Unusual realities That drove me straight down to my knees Never thought I'd see things like these If I had a dream   If I Had a Dream by Undercover (from the album Branded, 1986) Back in the late 80's and early 90's in Southern California (yes Seattle-ites, I am a Cali refugee, thank you for not ... http://zug.flathatter.com/the-first-short-film-i-ever-did-an-exercise-in-skeptic-art/ Most of the web sites I've worked on over the last 13 years face a small set of common challenges - 1. How do you get the attention of an audience already fatigued with information overload? 1. If you do manage to grab attention, how do you compellingly connect people with your ... http://zug.flathatter.com/im-joining-lilipip-as-director-of-business-development/ The best presentation I saw at Presentation Camp Seattle a couple of weeks ago over at UW was Scott Berkun's "Why Your Presentation Sucks (and what to do about it). Was able to grab some nice video of it -- here's parts 1, 2, & 3. Enjoy! Why Your Presentation Sucks (and ... http://zug.flathatter.com/video-scott-berkun-on-why-your-presentation-sucks-and-what-to-do-about-it/ Here's video I produced of a great discussion my pal Brian Dorsey facilitated on "Fostering Cross Tribal Community in Seattle" at Mind Camp 5 on November 22, 2008. We were gathered at Synapse Product Development in downtown Seattle (an incredible location). I've embedded parts 1 & 2 below. Fostering Cross Tribal ... http://zug.flathatter.com/fostering-cross-tribal-community-in-seattle-parts-1-2-mind-camp-5/ Will be joining my pals [Kathy Gill](http://twitter.com/kegill), [Scott Berkun](http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/), [Brady Forrest](http://twitter.com/brady), and [Buzz Brugeman](http://buzzmodo.typepad.com/) (among [others](http://presentationcampseattle.wetpaint.com/page/The+Campers)) for [Presentation Camp Seattle](http://presentationcampseattle.wetpaint.com/) on Saturday April 4th 2009 at the University of Washington. Here's the [schedule](http://presentationcampseattle.wetpaint.com/page/Schedule) and the skinny -- >PresentationCamp is an ad-hoc gathering of passionate folks who want to share, interact and spread ... http://zug.flathatter.com/join-me-at-presentation-camp-on-saturday-april-4th-2009/ Scoble had a [great article](http://scobleizer.com/2009/03/21/why-facebook-has-never-listened-and-why-it-definitely-wont-start-now/) on Saturday describing how [Facebook](http://facebook.com) is positioned to serve higher quality information to people and, in doing so, why it will continue to grow into the center of attention for the majority of web users (and a target for effective marketing). He offers this foodie example ... http://zug.flathatter.com/build-around-facebook-because-their-friends-have-liked-x/ At lunch with [Brian Dorsey](http://twitter.com/briandorsey/) last week, I noted how I was using my TV as more of a docking station these days. A couple of years ago I made my way over to "[Mantasyland](http://twitpic.com/19qa5)", and bought a 50 foot SVGA cable and some 1/8" stereo jack extensions to set things ... http://zug.flathatter.com/when-your-tv-is-a-docking-station-who-needs-a-tivo-or-boxee/ As I'm getting around to documenting some of the fun things I've gotten to do over the last year, this one was quite the blast. I updated my (Geek Fight * Attention Economy) talk with a new character -- this time a woman who [kicks serious ass](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_Thrace). At the very first ... http://zug.flathatter.com/attencion-camp-starbuck-vs-samwise-in-a-fight-and-what-does-that-have-to-do-with-the-attention-economy/ I'm not working as of yesterday and I have a Kindle on backorder -- which is kinda funny when you think about it. I'd been debating ordering one for a year or so. Would I really use it? My friend [Randy Stewart](http://twitter.com/stewtopia) said he didn't like his and [got rid](http://twitter.com/stewtopia/statuses/1106336236) of ... http://zug.flathatter.com/kindle-my-faith/ Kendall Guillemette and I are gonna get a discussion session together at Seattle Mind Camp tomorrow on sustainable work/life patterns. We're calling it "Seattle Mind Camp 5: Sustainable Work/Life Patterns (...is Calacanis a Saint? Something Else?)". See flier below. Some seeds for the discussion -- How do you structure your work? Is banking ... http://zug.flathatter.com/sustainable-worklife-patterns-calacanis/