The Geek To Invade The Free State Social
So this is the big week! Free State Social is here and yours truly will be attending to soak in all the social media madness that will take place.
Social media is much more than a fad - it's changing the way the world communicates. The communities in northeast Kansas are at the forefront of this movement and have made the region a hub for innovative technologies and social media use.
Because of this, The World Company is hosting a brand new social media event: The Free State Social.
"The Free State Social will highlight the best in social media from our area and put local innovations and ideas on a national - even global - stage," Ben Smith, World Company Social Media Manager, said. "Our purpose is to educate attendees about the current state of social media, present opportunities for its use and talk about where the industry is headed."
Some of the speakers at the conference will be Chris Brogan, Jeremiah Owyang, Sarah Evans, and the list goes on as well as a local panel that will feature some familiar faces to those in the KC area including Zena Weist, Ramsey Mohsen, and Tony from Tony's Kansas City! (Now there is a guy I look forward to meeting).
Overall it should be a great event and I look forward to posting up on the blog videos from the speakers/panels, pics and tweets as the day goes on, looking forward to meeting new people and putting faces with the many people I follow on twitter, as well as absorbing some of the great social media knowledge that will be dropped all day long.
Hope to see you there and if not at the event at the tweetup that night in downtown Lawrence.
Spend A Night With Iron Man – May 7th
One of the big releases for 2010 is the new Iron Man movie and come May 7th when it hits theaters AMC has a kool promotion where you can "Spend A Night With Iron Man" by catching the first release and then after that at midnight you can catch Iron Man 2 and if the theater has the option you can go IMAX!
How sweet is that deal? I know myself I a cannot wait to see this movie. The trailers have only gotten my geek senses tingling and if the 2nd one is as good as the first it will be a night of non stop geek out action.
Wanna know if and where it is happening in your area? Check Here
How about a little trailer action (but i know you have already watched this like a crap ton already if you are like me)
Attempt # 2 For The Foursquare Swarm Badge Tomorrow
So we just fell short of the Foursquare swarm badge last week on Foursquare Day but we will not stop trying!
Tomorrow will be the 2nd attempt to get the swarm badge and it will be at the Roasterie Cafe at 5:30pm in Kansas City.
Happy Foursquare Day!!!
Today is 4/16 and that means its the new holiday Foursquare Day for all us fans of the service. In honor of the day there are events planned all over the country for people to get swarm badges, businesses having specials for users of Foursquare, and of course a badge to honor the day.
Foursquare Day is about demonstrating the power of social media. It started as an idea by a Tampa, FL Optometrist and quickly spread world-wide.
Foursquare Day is April 16th - because it is the 4th month, and the 4-squared day! (4/16) It’s also the first "Social Media holiday" and was officially endorsed byFoursquare.com (Twitter / Facebook).
Badge - In order to get the badge all you have to do is when you check in somewhere today just add the shout "Happy Foursquare Day!"
Events - There are events planned all over the country to celebrate the day. A good resource to check out is 4sqday.com to see what might be happening in your city or follow the hashtag 4sqday on twitter.
If you are in Kansas City like me there is an event planned down at Blanc Burgers to try and get the swarm badge. [info on KC event here]
Specials - I know there are business out there that are taking advantage of the day and putting specials out there I have heard that McDonalds is gonna be offering some specials as well as I know a local establishment here in Kansas City will be offering 25% off you order today.
I'm sure if you do some google searches or follow the hashtag you might be able to find some specials going on in your area as well.
Have fun everyone and as always don't forget to check in!!!
At The Movies With The Geek : Kick Ass
It's that time again and another episode of At The Movies With The Geek! This time we are looking at the new geektasic/comic book/superhero movie Kick-Ass.
Now my quick and simple review of this...this movie was kick ass!! Why well lets look at the trailer first......
Trailer
My Thoughts
Need more Kick Ass information? Well my buddies over at Lost in Reviews have a Kick Ass Launch Center where you can check out their thoughts on the film as well as content from this years SXSW. Check it out and maybe we will see you at the movies soon!
Startup Weekend 2 In KC (Apr 16-18)
So its that time again for another awesome event in Kansas City and this time it is the return of Startup Weekend plus this year there will be waffles!
If you missed last year it was a great event and I have been looking forward to it returning for another year. Not sure why you should attend?
It’s an experience unlike any conference you’ve attended before. Over the course of a single weekend, you get to take time out from your current venture/business and practice building a new one. Think of it like time off the field.
Most ventures fail on Monday morning, which isn’t the point. The point is, you learn new skills, processes, coding frameworks, legal jargon, business practices, spread sheet programs, etc that you can bring back to your current venture. Startup Weekend is a weekend warrior event where anything goes, and practice is implied. You’re not judged (unless you judge) and learning is paramount.
People who attend the weekend stay in touch, hire each other and form new ventures as a result of ‘colliding’ for 54 hours. Its an awesome three days of networking, team building, coding, business planning and pitching (with some added cocktails and food).
What do you have to loose?
When: April 16-18, 2010
Where : Infegy Offices - 4151 North Mulberry Drive KCMO
Time : Doors open at 6pm on Friday
Cost : $30 dollars for a ticket
Last year I did some blog posts about the first Startup Weekend so check them out to get some more exposure to the event.
And The Startup Weekend KC Winner Is…….
Startup Weekend KC : TopChirp – Twitter Meets Digg
(jeff)isageek tv : talking about startup weekend KC
Hope to see ya there!
At The Movies With The Geek : Clash of the Titans
Being a fan of the original I must say I was really looking forward to this reboot of one of my favorites. Unfortunately it turned out to be a suckfest. Find out more below.
Trailer
My Thoughts
So as not to leave this review on a sour note lets check out the trailer to the original and better movie.....
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