Golden Triangle Geeks

The other day Blake Burris and I were discussing scheduling conflicts - or more precisely - how to be in two (or sometimes three) places at once. For example, how can I attend the Dallas Facebook Developers Garage, the Houston Refresh Meeting, and Austin Social Media Club all on the same night? I can’t of course. Now this is a VERY good problem to have - it means we have an extremely active Technology community in Texas. But here’s the thing - I’m a lot like Marie Antoinette - I like to have my cake and eat it too.

So - we brainstormed and decided we should set up a group on Upcoming for each of those three cities to list their events in - and maybe that would help cut down on scheduling conflicts - and allow silly social butterflies like me the chance to have it all.

Of course, neither one of us really promoted it. And it never really took off. The truth is - what we really need is a central calendar for all Technology events in Texas. It came to my attention recently though that we may have inadvertently snubbed on of our sister cities by not including them in what we dubbed the Golden Triangle Geeks. San Antonio - which has a very active and lively Podcasting community led by Jennifer Navarrete (better known as epodcaster) - was totally left out of the mix. Sorry about that SA! You’re totally welcome at the party - anytime.

The Art of The Start

As many of you know - I’m knee deep in running my own business right now. Learning and doing things I never imagined. One of my favorite resources is Guy Kawasaki’s The Art of The Start.  He might be a little self-promotional on Twitter - but trust me this is a solid book.  Inspiring and full of advice.  Check out the shorter manifesto at ChangeThis.com.

WordPress Marketplace for Themes

Matt mentioned the other night that WordPress is setting up a MarketPlace for Themes.  Totally Groovy.  I’m looking forward to contributing some of my own themes soon.

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