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A Big Thank You To The ReadBurner Gang

July 30th, 2008
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Just wanted to take this time to thank Drew and Adam for allowing me to come on Readburner Weekly Live! and talk about a few topics as well as talk about the new widget they are pushing out in the next week for everyone to throw up on their blog.

If you missed the live show you can check it out below.  Let me know what you think….and once again had a great time and look forward to maybe joining up with them again sometime.

(jeff)isageek web/tech , ,

Guest on ReadBurner Weekly Live Tonight!

July 30th, 2008
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Hey everyone I just wanted to put a post up letting you know I will be a guest on this weeks episode of Readburner Weekly Live so make sure you jump on the call over at talkshoe tonight at 10pm eastern/7pm pacific.

I am a big fan of the show and look forward to being able to join Adam, Drew, and Thomas.

(jeff)isageek web/tech , ,

Meet Me In Kansas City : Geek/Tech Related Meetups

July 29th, 2008
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Over the past few months I have been working on making it to local meetups here in the Kansas City area that fit interests I have in hopes of meeting kool new people, make contacts, and just have a good time.

I am happy to say so far I have been pretty successful and wanted to share will all my local readers.  If you have any other meetups you know of please feel free to contact me or leave a comment for myself and others with a link or any information on meetup places and times.

SocialMediaClub – KC Edition
So far we have had 2 meetings and right now it is in the early/planning stages but I have already met some new people and we have begun to start talking about future events with speakers and demonstrations.  If you have any interest in social media from user to content provider to developer make sure you check it out.

For more information on upcoming meetings, events, and links check out the wiki at socialmediakc.com

Kansas City Podcasters
This meetup is for podcasters as well as fans of podcasting or those wanting to get into podcasting.  I have been toying with the idea of doing one and have dabbled in it a bit but again just a fun group to get togather with and talk about whatever be it podcasting or something tech based.

Meetings usually take place on the 2nd Saturday of the month at Johnny’s Tavern on 119th street.

[Meetup Page]

Geek Out Friday
Geek Out is the newest meetup I have been going to and it is pretty much just geeks getting togather and talking about whatever geek topic we want…could be web related, tech related, gaming, ect.  Pretty much just a place for geeks to hang out.

Takes place at Daily Dose at 135th and Quivera on Friday nights from 11ish to 2am (closing time).

Do you go to any of these?  What are your thoughts on them?  Have another meetup you would like to share with those in the kc area?  Feel free to add a comment to the discussion and let us know any details.

My main reason behind this post is to let those in the community know about different ways they can meet others with similar interests.

(jeff)isageek social media kc, web/tech , , ,

Startup Schwag 2.0 & Me

July 29th, 2008
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startup schwag

My favorite schwag provider Startup Schwag just pushed out a new update to the look of their site as well as a few new features including adding disqus comments and the ability to purchase shirts from past months at a set cost which are some great additions.

The one thing that really caught my idea with the new look was that my mug is plastered right on the home page displaying my pownce shirt!! How kool is that. Was not expecting that for sure.

So I just wanted to one thank the gang over at Startup Schwag for the great service, love the new look, and thanks for putting me up as one of your models (it can only help for traffic…hehe).

Note : For those not familiar with Startup Schwag it is a monthly subscription service where each package you get includes a shirt, stickers, and sometimes other little extras.  I highly recommend it for any geek.

(jeff)isageek web/tech

Rush Hour: Starring Lando Calrissian and Nien Numb

July 25th, 2008
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Hey what can I saw I am a sucker for Star Wars related humor. I of course got a good laugh out of this one. Nien Numb and Lando are some original gangsta’s! hehe

(jeff)isageek geeky, humor , , ,

Online Tweetup = Huge Success!

July 25th, 2008
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Last night Billy Fairchild aka tw3nty3ight and myself put together an online tweetup and I would say it was a huge success! We had guests ranging from everyday twitter users to caleb at toluu and the guys from “The Guys Podcast“.

Everyone was great and we had a chance to give everyone who was able to say hello and talk about some of the stuff they are doing online or share whatever they wanted.

Thanks to everyone who joined the call and we look foward to putting on another in the near future.

If you missed it check out the archive on talkshoe or via the widget below.

Check out Billy’s post on tw3nty3ight

(jeff)isageek web/tech , , ,

Social Media KC Meetup

July 25th, 2008
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social media club

This morning we had the 2nd meetup for SocialMediaKC which is a meetup for anyone in the Kansas City area who are interested in any aspect of the social media scene which as you get to look into it has a wide range of subjects/topics/areas.

Right now the group is growing and contacts are being made. This month we talked about possible locations for future events so that others maybe not close to the Overland Park area can attend as well as thoughts on special guests and subjects that could be presented at future events.

If you are someone who is the social media arena, has a product related to social media and would love to come speak with the group please feel free to contact ed roberts or zena weist and they can speak with you on getting something setup.

Interested in the format of the meetups or the environment? Here is a little video I took to kinda give you an idea:

Attendees this month
edroberts
zenaweist
duckman1221
thewebdawg
seanbot2000
techguytom
banky (not binky)
wrytir
(jeff)isgeek
silverzippo
ruthi (who is not on twitter…can you believe that!!!)

Next Meetup
Friday August 29th at 7:30am
Broadway Cafe in Westport
4106 broadway
kansas city, missouri 64111
(816) 531 2432
[map]

SocialMediaKC Wiki
socialmediakc.com

(jeff)isageek social media kc , , ,

Who Needs Batman When You Got Comic Sans!

July 24th, 2008
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Dark Knight is not the only super hero flick out there this summer…from college humor I present “Font Conference”. This is funny stuff. Enjoy!

(jeff)isageek humor , ,

Heroes: Season 3 Trailer

July 23rd, 2008
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I am ready for some new Heroes!!! And season 3 is looking pretty good.  best of all I get to catch it in HD on the new tv as well.  cant wait!

(jeff)isageek geeky

Online Tweetup This Thursday

July 23rd, 2008
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My buddy Billy Fairchild aka tw3nty3ight is planning to host an online tweetup (first that I know of) this thursday night at 9:30pm est on talkshoe. I plan to jump on the line and chat it up with what I am sure will be a mix of people I know and then others I have not yet had the chance to meet.

Overall it should be fun times and if you get a chance jump on and hang out with us. And if you think you might make it let me know and I will make sure to watch for ya in the room and say hello.

The TalkShoe page for the event

(jeff)isageek web/tech ,