Some Quotes from #Story09
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
I attended the Story Conference yesterday, and here are some of my favorite quotes from the day. If you liked this post, don’t hesitate to use one of the Share buttons below!
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Archive for October, 2009
Facebook Cheapens Birthdays
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Birthdays are pretty strange. Some would argue that birthdays are stupid. It’s cool to celebrate someone, but a birthday is pretty arbitrary. Regardless, I realized the other day that Facebook’s birthday features cheapen birthdays.
Think about this for a moment with me. (more…)
A WordPress Theme Idea – Good or Bad?
Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Recently I wanted to find some sort of application or service that would allow me to save things like quotes, sermon notes, and images that I found thought-provoking or worthwhile–almost a personal database of cool stuff. I went through a mental list of all the options I could think of, including but not limited to Evernote, TiddlyWiki, MediaWiki, and even plain-ole Microsoft Word. I ruled each of them out for various reasons, and I settled on building a WordPress theme. (more…)
Group Blog Project: Trust Agents
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
I’m participating in another group blogging project. This time, we’re reading together Chris Brogan and Julien Smith’s Trust Agents (affiliate link) and blogging over at Paul Steinbrueck’s OurChurch.com blog. My post on chapter 2 should be up tomorrow, and three posts have already been published. Check them out and join the discussion!
Seriously New York Times? Sign in to Share?
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Today I was reading an article on the New York Times’s website about hand-washing, and I wanted to email it to my father (who insists on washing his hands with hot water). Thinking I would be able to use some kind of ShareThis-like thing to email it to him, I looked at the sidebar only to find that the New York Times requires me to sign in if I want to email it.
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