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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

(The $999 slots sold out. There are now a few at $1099,
Full Price is $2,499)

I am excited that you are reading about ThinkTank2008
It is me, dk, the guy who threw the poker tournament.
What you are about to read is going to rock!
ThinkTank 2008 will be in Del Mar California on September 26th, 27th, and [...]

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 [...]

Been a busy week.
Lot’s of issues to handle in the office.
A new assignment to write a press release.
A couple of crises to handle.
Then an e-mail arrives. Snuck up on me, it did.
One of the charities from the poker tournament at Pubcon was The Children’s Project School
They are orphaned begger street children whose lives consisted [...]

After all of the sponsors have gotten their shirts, we still have Poker shirts left over.
Of the ones that are left, they are going first to the winners of the Name the SEO contest.
They are also being sold to fund more money for the charities.
As soon as I see a size has sold out I [...]

(Guest SEO Post by Taylor Pratt, who made it to the final table!)
So there I was at my poker table. $150 cash waiting in my hand for the buy-in. Beautiful women are walking around serving drinks. You can hear the sound of thousands of slot machines in the background. The dealer is to my [...]

MAJOR UPDATE!!!!
WIN DAN PERRY’S GOOGLE FRIDGE! OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY!
(Guest Post by Dan Perry who writes about Google, Golf, SEO and other things!)
Hey Dave,
I entered the poker tournament because I thought it would be a great networking event (which it was). Sometimes it’s tough to find a common ground to meet new [...]