December 2011
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Zimbabwe, a county of no change - changing
Home to breathtaking Victoria Falls and spectacular Safaris, Zimbabwe is an exotic country. It has incredible landscapes brimming with indigenous and unrestrained wildlife. Eastern Highlands, the Zambezi Valley, Hwange, and Matobo Hills stand representative of this nation. Its cosmopolitan cities, Harare, Bulawayo and Chitungwitza are home to wholehearted, hospitable people.   But...
Dec 23rd
May 2011
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FutureMidwest 2011 #FMW11 Sparks Another Tech... →
             For three days Eastern Market, a vibrant marketplace in downtown Detroit, was transformed into the epicenter of Tech Socialites. Hundreds of attendees including seasoned marketing professionals, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and digital creators. The marketing professionals frantically wrote notes in hopes to better understand the role of social in the new age of media. The...
May 22nd
February 2011
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The mechanics of Street Food
An enjoyable view of a city is the observations of life in its “spaces”.  When you live in a heavily populated city, a culture erupts in these spaces.  It could be the unique qualities of a burrow in NYC, the architecture flood after the Great Chicago Fire or the blue collar work ethic of those who work in Detroit. If you look closer at how the everyday person uses spaces, you gain a...
Feb 23rd
November 2010
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I have a new hobby.  I capture stories with still frames. Past experiences taught me, taking pictures was a nusiance.  To my untrained eye there were only two types of pictures: ”I was here” and group pictures.  Thanks to my HTC Hero, that changed.  The instant gratifcation of taking a dull picture and breathing life into it with an app (Vignette in my case), lowered the barrier to...
Nov 26th
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1 tip to stand out during Navaratri
The first time I witnessed a great dancer was at my cousins wedding in California.  I was 8 years old and was eager to strut my no rhythm self on the dance floor.   Side note: Two things that happen at all Indian Wedding Receptions: More than 42% of the people will have food stains on their clothing. A massive dancing circle will exist at all times.   The circle will grow to encapsulate the...
Nov 6th
September 2010
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“Personalization allows for an increase in quality and quantity of content.”
Sep 10th
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Sep 1st
August 2010
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"get listed" on a tumblr directory results
A couple of weeks ago, a blog my friend and I run decided to promote it on the Tumblr Humor Directory.  Below are a few insights we calculated after the promotion. Follower Increase 92.5% - Subscriber increase Follower Traffic Conversation 20.9% conversion rate of unique visitors who then subscribed to our blog   Cost per Follower <$0.10 - Cost to gain a subscriber Accolades 0 -...
Aug 7th
July 2010
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"Rework" by founders of 37signals
I recently finished reading “Rework” by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson and it has been a breath of fresh air in the world of learning about business. In their own words, Rework is about… “We have something new to say about building, running, and growing (or not growing) a business. …. They say you can’t possibly compete with the big boys without a...
Jul 28th
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April 2010
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#hashtagd @ futuremidwest
hashtagd: the gloomy days of Detroit being an unforeseen place to live and work are slowly losing color.  just as the world was watching us create the “Industrial” revolution, the judgmental eyes of the world are under the belief we are losing our breath as the “Industrial” industries crumple. in the words of Evey Hammond from V for Vendetta, ” We are told to remember the idea, not the man,...
Apr 19th
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Follow Friday + Lists = ?
Twitter Lists are nothing new by design, but the promotion of them is going to. What I have already seen to get more twitter followers twitter competitions to follow someone Drew Carey’s bid for $1,000,000 Dwight Howard Flies one Millionth Twitter Follower to Orlando Magic Game followfriday follow back lists As excited as it is getting more followers on twitter, its really about...
Apr 2nd
March 2010
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Mar 24th
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the 48 hour audio book →
What is the title of the book? Human Action: A Treatise on Economics Why is the book relevant Mises’ contribution was very simple, yet at the same time extremely profound. He pointed out that the whole economy is the result of what individuals do. Individuals act, choose, cooperate, compete, and trade with one another. Who is Ludwig von Mises? An...
Mar 7th
February 2010
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print infoporn is so 2009
according to urban dictionary infoporn - Sexy and visually appealing visualizations of data, often using “Web 2.0” interactivity to suck the viewer in. print infoporn has meme’d all over the internet from state of the internet mint.com cool inforgraphs blog death and taxes …etc (WARNING: Please do not click on this site unless you have the entire day to waste) ...
Feb 9th
semi twitter convo w/ ben bator (co-founder of...
me: I just voted for "The TFLN Story: From Hungover…" what do you think? http://uservoice.com/a/gsdQD #IgniteDetroit #feedback
me: @benbetter honestly cant wait to hear your story at Ignite Detroit, what was the most important thing you learned throughout your journey?
@benbetter: @shahvikash thanks! the biggest lesson is that there isn't a biggest one, they're all big. the key is to continue to think creatively
Feb 6th
December 2009
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Festivus - The airing of grievances
During this years celebration of Festivus, everyone is going to be complaining about the economy.  Why not add some numbers to substantiate your grievances. The following video took place at the 2009 Minyanvills Festivus to Benefit Children’s Education.  The short interview is about the “fabricated” jobs numbers and the future of jobs in America. 3 present and future grievances 1.  The...
Dec 11th