Putting Orlando on the map when it comes to our tech and creative scene is a number one priority for many of us. At IgniteOrlando Greg Rollet talked about how Orlando is using Social Media to do it. One part show and tell, and two parts call to action. We love Orlando. And it shows.
If you havn’t seen any of the Common Craft videos yet, you need to. In one fell swoop, a couple in Seattle has transformed the HOWTO into a 5 minute video that can introduce anybody, even your own grandmother, to semi-complex web topics — all while speaking plain english.
They are amazing, inspiring, and just plain fun to watch. Common Craft creates teaching videos with humans in mind. They do 100% original work for their show: Common Craft TV, as well as doing custom videos for companies that one of them for their website or product.
“RSS in Plain English” video is available, after the jump.
Is Social Media being used to spread misinformation? You decide.
Its been a long time in coming, but Linked In has joined the ranks of today’s modern Social Networks by adding photos to their profile page. I should rephrase that: by adding a photo to the profile page. As should be expected on a professional social network. I applaud the move, as this year I even added a photo to my resume, in an effort for it to stand out more. Its common practice for people in the rest of the world to attach a photo to their CV.
The folks behind IconBuffet, and BlinkSale are going to launch a new site with a game element. Details are forthcoming, but it seems to build upon what they learned when they added a point system to their light weight icon-trading social network.
I am really psyched to find out where this is going to lead. Fire Wheel, you may be on the verge of starting a revolution.
Before I arrived at BarCamp, I wasn’t expecting there to be such a large group of high-caliber developers there. Wow, was I ever mistaken. I was also surprised by the large number of freelancers, tele-commuters and other work-from-home consultants. My anecdotal count was about 50%. This made me glad I picked the topic I did: passion + inspiration = innovation.
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