Moderating event with founders of WordPress and Craigslist

This post feels a bit like deja vu of they professional blog… but here goes: ————————- Tomorrow in San Francisco I will be moderating an event with Craig Newmark and Matt Mullenweg. Here is the event blog post and the official event writeup (its at the bottom of the page.) Shout out to Amanda Noz [...]

Thank you Boxee, now I can give up cable

Like much of America, we decided to better understand our wants vs. our needs. – I do not want cable tv; but I need Top Chef, General Hospital, Closer, House, Desperate Housewives, HGTV… well you get the idea. – I do not want to be a slave to programming, but need to watch my shows [...]

the role of the cheesey realtor will be played by me… wanna buy a wordpress house?

Yes this post is all about cheese and over-the-top salesmanship, but I am enjoying a bottle of great wine and everyone is asleep so here goes. This is a house where much of the latest releases of WordPress were built.  The patio was made famous by WordPress Texas crew who grilled many a steaks as [...]

To professional infiniti and beyond!!!!!

I have decided to follow the American tradition of risk, reward and small business.  I have started a consulting company helping individuals and companies develop strong web identities,  increase web presence awareness via blogging & social networks, and improve productivity using web2.0 tools and technologies.  I am also learning all the practical ins & outs [...]

Cry me a river

I am feeling nostalgic and remembering when Worldcom was trading at 6 cents per share and had a market cap of $30 million. Many of my co-workers were getting margin calls on mortgage loans (your house was your collateral) of 6 figures at 9 am to be payable in cash by 2 pm the same [...]

Web2.0ing for a good cause

I am a boardmember of the AJC – Bay Area Chapter.  I consider them my good luck charm as during our association:  I met Ryan, had two children, got married and adopted “Aaya DOG!” (as my oldest call her.) I have been assisting them on redesigning their website to incorporate new technologies and web2.0 practices.  [...]

Its not easy being green!

Our latest PG&E bill was over $550!!!!! So we are trying to conserve and so far its costing us BIG BUCKS. – 1 new energy efficient heating/cooling system with new duct system. The original builder was shall we say, mathematically challenged, the original ducts and placement do not support the system we have or need.  [...]

Coolest thing I saw on the floor at Web2.0 Expo SF

Remote controlled car rigged with bluetooth that is controlled by your cell phone. And like a wii, you can even use hand motions to direct the car. This is sooooo totally cool. Am I gushing? Yes I think I am gushing!

our first bottle of 100 dollar chamapagne

so yesterday was a day of firsts – Ryan’s hard work and efforts made it into the WSJ and NYT (in addition to many other places.) – it took two bookstore/starbuck trips to buy up all the WSJ and NYT that we wanted. (Ryan told us its ironic to buy newsprint so we can read [...]

“I am going to tape your iPhone to your butt!!!!”

Its my husbands most common saying: usually well earned after we play another round of find Inna’s phone. Last night’s round involved 8 locator phone calls, two trips to the car, and a scavenger hunt within the couch. Last week it took him 45 min to dig it out of the said couch. My husband [...]

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