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See Ya’ll in Austin

Just a note that I’ll be speaking this Saturday 8 March at South by Southwest Interactive. Here’s the deets:
The Weird Turn Pro: Crowdsourcing For Creatives
The internet and web technologies have torn down a lot of walls. But for every new, empowering opportunity, there’s some slimeball trying to make a quick buck off “harnessing user-generated content.” […]

Fray in Today’s Papers

That’s the SF Weekly on the left and the SF Chronicle on the right. Woot!
Also, the photo of me is by the super-awesome Robin Andersen.
More info: fray.com

Upcoming Appearance: TOC in NYC

I’ll be speaking at O’Reilly’s Tools of Change conference for the second time on 11 February 2008. If you’re involved in publishing, this is one conference not to miss. Register with the code “toc08em6″ for 10% off. Here’s my talk topic:

Audience as Authors: Creating, Managing, and Sustaining a Community of Contributors
“When the going gets weird, […]

‘Allo, London

Heather and I are in London for FOWA. We did our talk this morning, which was like 2am in our heads, and I think it went pretty good. A few kind souls were kind enough to write up what they saw: Véro, Suw Charman, and Stephanie Booth (who took the photo above). Between the headcold […]

Upcoming Appearances

On Saturday I spoke at a wonderful seminar at SFAI. I realized I’ve been pretty negligent about posting my schedule here. So, here are a few places you’ll be able to catch me in the future.

September 29, 2007: Digital (Self) Publishing Your Photographic Book
Sponsored by the Photo Alliance. At the San Francisco Art Institute. It […]

Hey San Franciscans: Come Get Intimate

My fellow San Franciscans, got plans Friday night? If not, come watch me get intimate with Heather Gold!
Inspired by Shabbat Salons, comedian Heather Gold brings the talk show format into the 21st century. Her live talk show mixes thinkers, entertainers, doers and the audience with humor, curiosity and yes, a little soul.
This Friday’s show […]

The Powazek World Tour

Today I embark on the very exciting 2006 Powazek World Tour. (Well, if you consider Portland and DC the world and two stops to be a tour, anyway.)
This Thursday and Friday I’ll be participating in a private conference sponsored by - I swear I’m not making this up - the State Department. It’s called the […]

SF Lit Event

Please join yours truly and a handful of other contributors to My California tomorrow, Thursday, March 3, for an evening of California storytelling at the Mechanics’ Institute in San Francisco. It’s gonna be fun! Tell the folks at the door that you’re an “author’s guest” to get in free.
UPDATE: The event was a wonderful success! […]

Party Friday Night!

Me and the lovely wife have some photos up in our neighborhood cafe and we’re having a little wine and cheese opening. The event also doubles as a launch party for our new photo magazine, JPG. Please come celebrate with us!
When: This Friday, February 25, 6-8pm.
Where: Reverie Cafe: 848 Cole Street (near Carl).
Yes, there’ll be […]

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

Heather and I will have a booth at this Sunday’s Heart of Cole Festival. We’ll have lots of prints, calendars, cards, buttons, and stickers for sale. Look for us in front of the Cole Garage, next to the fabulous Superhero Designs. Rain or shine!
UPDATE: Heather and I are having an orgy of artistic preparation. The […]