Master of 500 Hats

BarCampNYC2: HalfBaked.com Redux

  BarCamp NYC 2 - 13 
  Originally uploaded by noneck.

looks like the HalfBaked DotCom meme is catching on... Amit Gupta is running another HalfBaked event at BarCampNYC2

looking forward to hear how it went :)

tags: halfbaked halfbakeddotcom

Yahoo HackDay (BeckDay?)

  beck_yahoo 
  Originally uploaded by dmc500hats.

got to hangout at Yahoo HackDay last night... surprise guest for the evening was musician Beck.  seems he's also got the Hax0r spirit ;)

my Yahoo HackDay pix here, other interesting pix here

Benchmark bets $8M on oDesk

  Benchmark bets $8M on oDesk 
  Originally uploaded by dmc500hats.

oDesk just raised $8M Series B from Benchmark Capital. 

congrats to Gary & team :)

ScobleShow is Alive! (sort of)

The Scoble Show appears to be live... well, almost anyway. 
(try this link if the other doesn't work)

Hopefully by the time you read this in the morning it will be standing on two feet. 
Right now it seems kind of flaky.

The previous sneak preview trailer is here.  The Canonical Scoble is here.

Info Dissemination Cycle

  infodiscycle 
  Originally uploaded by Ross Mayfield.

interesting picture of how "news" evolves / generates / disseminates over time, from "D-list" bloggers up to the big leagues & major periodicals.

(from Monitor 110 via Ross Mayfield)

Kathy Sierra is Provocative

as usual, kathy sierra is provocative, both visually and verbally. 

i love her stuff... her graphics say it all.

she kicks ass.

500 Hats on Grazr

so let's see if this works... Grazr is pretty cool little widget / applet for organizing OPML / RSS files. here's my blog on Grazr:

probably need to play with this a little more to add in other data from Flickr / etc, but looks pretty cool. more info on TechCrunch review of Grazr

Today is National Talk Like a Pirate Day!

  Today is National Talk Like a Pirate Day! 
  Originally uploaded by dmc500hats.

yep, it really is...  more info on the Talk Like a Pirate website.

ARRRRrrrrr!

Future of Web Apps @ TechCrunch

  The Future of Web Apps @ TechCrunch 
  Originally uploaded by Laughing Squid.

fun, low-key get-together last week at mike's place, with folks who just couldn't get enough geek at FoWA.

i had a wonderful conversation with ted, mj, kevin, jeremy, brian, + other folks in this pic (and a few more like Nik & Gabe who came by before/after).  sometimes i forget how incredible it is living in the SF bay area, with so many talented people in your backyard... in this case, literally.  it's a real treat :)

(as usual, the amazing scott beale took photos here)

Ev sez: 10 rules for startups

10 great tips for startups from Ev Williams, founder of Odeo and Pyra Labs (aka Blogger, acquired by Google):

• #1: Be Narrow
• #2: Be Different
• #3: Be Casual
• #4: Be Picky
• #5: Be User-Centric
• #6: Be Self-Centered
• #7: Be Greedy
• #8: Be Tiny
• #9: Be Agile
• #10: Be Balanced

and an extra:

• #11 Be Wary

(here is a picture of Ev being wary ;)

straight up: Ev is really amazing being this honest & transparent with his business efforts.  i applaud anyone with so much humility who can give back to the entrepreneur community, and be so generous to let us learn from his mis-steps.  thanks ev, you rock :)