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SureHits Fight Club at Think Tank »

Jon Kelly and I put together something pretty radical for the Think Tank.
I know folks at Internet business events come because they want to connect and have fun. They usually learn more from each other than they do from speakers. That’s why I had this event in the first place. No Speakers!
What better way to [...]

Comic Con 2008 San Diego »

We had a blast today at Comic Con. Lived in San Diego almost 20 years, and have never gone. As many of you know, I use a lot of cartoons in my marketing so this was right up my alley.
Most of it was focused on Space Aliens and super heroes.

In a place like this, you [...]

Word Camp San Francisco Registration Just Opened - I’m in! »

Wordcamp San Francisco registration just opened!
Don’t get confused, this site you are on is about The ThinkTank in Del Mar in September, but this post is about WordCamp San Francisco.
Word Camp rocks!!!
Word Camp is a wayyy super casual event for Word Press users.
Where else can you hang out with Matt Cutts for a half hour [...]

Hotel Room Pricing Update »

After you register for the Think Tank, then send me an e-mail and I will give you the most recent information on the hotel costs, and the best way at the time to reserve the room.
My e-mail is dk (the funny at sign) purposeinc.com
If you contact me, I [...]

Hotel Rooms a plenty - but I am fighting to get a good deal »

The hotel sent over the contract for me to sign securing the first block of rooms. There were a few surprises in it previously undisclosed.

I pride myself in being very “open source” and “transparent” in all of my activities, so did not enjoy being surprised. (But boy can I keep a secret! )
It may [...]

MMA Couture Gets $ to Disabled Vets »

Randy Couture, his family, and pro M.M.A. fighters raise money for disabled American Veterans with a little help from Shoemoney and Purposeinc. A story in pictures.

Shoemoney, Friday morning. This is a typical reaction to my driving.

We spent the day at Randy Coutures Gym for Mixed Martial Arts.

This place was seriously for training. Note above “By [...]

Million Dollar Idea! Send Brownies »

Over the past 6 months I have run into this really nice guy by the name of Scott Skinger.
First he was in the poker tournament. Here he is seated between Dan Perry, the guy who won, and some other bald guy wearing sun glasses. He blogs on mountany stuff and also has a site that [...]

Randy Couture charity 5K in Vegas »

We have been working with Randy Couture’s organization, Xtreme Couture GI Foundation to try to come up with something special for a project coming up. If you don’t know who he is, Randy is the 5 time world champ in mixed martial arts.
In talking to Randy’s son, I found out about the 5K charity run [...]

Wordcamp 2008 - San Fran - The Original »

As anyone who knows me knows, I have a special spot in my heart for wordcamp San Francisco, the original!
In fact when it comes to wordpress and Matt Mullenweg I am like a crazed Beatles fan from the 60’s.

This year it has been announced that Wordcamp San Francisco will be on August 16 at the [...]

Absolute Beginner Blogging #8 - Those Funny Links called Trackbacks »

You will start to notice at some point comments showing up on your site, that are quotes from someone else’s site. If you click on them, you will find someone else who linked to you.
The problem is at least initially, that many of these are actually junk, and here is why.
There are websites out there [...]