Community Next Conference

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If you’re looking for an excellent conference to attend this year you’re pretty lucki you’re reading this. I’ve been helping Noah organize the premiere conference about the present and future of online network and communities. Odds are, if you’re reading this you’re familiar with websites like Facebook, HotorNot, and Threadless. This conference will have speakers and attendees representing each of them (and many more). Community Next will be held February 10th at Stanford University and the early bird prices is $195 ($20 for a limited number of students). More information and a discount code after the jump…

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Captchas suck

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I think my ‘captcha’ batting average is 300 right now. Captchas are what we call those annoying boxes at the end of a form, or before you download a file. They show you a jumble of letters and numbers and you have to enter what it is. Apparently this is to circumvent non-human interaction with websites. In other words, to make sure no scripts, bots, or programs are automatically stealing all the concert tickets. Well, so far, I’m not getting any tickets either..

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My Year in Review

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The year has come to an end. A lot went on for me. I’ve landed a job after college, worked seven jobs at once, helped run a professional fraternity of over 130 people, joined 9rules, left b5media, met new people, learned new things. It’s been fun. Oh, and if you missed it, I remade a music video. Watch the first minute of this, then this, then read on…

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Five things you don’t know about me

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Well, it’s finally happened, Glenn Wolsey and Ralph Dagza ‘tagged’ me in the “Things you don’t know about me” meme. I think this one can be fun if I put some thought into it. After some time I’ve come up with the following. Friends new and old may all surprised by my personal trivia.

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Things you can’t do during a blizzard

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With a lot of snow comes a lot of fun, obviously. By the same token, you become quite limited in what you can do. Having a blizzard half a week before Christmas sure makes things tricky. Here’s my list of the top five things you can’t do during a blizzard.

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Things to do during a blizzard

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If you missed it, Denver was hit by a nice little blizzard on Wednesday. My house had over 20 inches of accumulation. Other places around the state had four feet. I’m just glad the power stayed on- I got a lot accomplished as far as Playstation 2 games is concerned. But, after a few hours in the house it’s pretty fun to go outside. Here’s a few ways we kept ourselves occupied.

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Sleeping at work

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While I’m nearly through with finals I’ve not quite crossed the finish line yet. This means there’s been a lot of studying lately. For many that means a lot less sleep. Well, if you’re like me and still working 15 hours a week you’ll probably wonder how you can get away with sleeping at work.

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Save money sooner than later

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You may not realize it but your money right now is worth much more than you could imagine. What if I told you it was possible to turn $14,000 into $1,400,000 with no effort? No, this isn

Save Money in College

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I’ve been asked to review (sponsored) an awesome resource put together by Daniel Kovach of Scholarships Around the U.S. First off, his site is an amazing place for students to find information on financial aid. He has a lot of opportunities (Paul won money as a student blogger) and a lot of good information including his guide: 118 Ways to Save Money in College.

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Finding gifts online this season

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First, welcome to my new readers. I noticed a substantial spike in my traffic yesterday when the latest 9rules members were announced. Thanks to everyone who emailed, messaged, and left their congratulations- I do appreciate it. If you are new or haven’t browsed my site before be sure to check out my Archives and Articles to see what I’ve written in the last year. I’ve also built some useful Tools and pulled together some Quotes worth checking out. Welcome!

On to business: you basically have two weeks left to get your holiday shopping done. If you’re like me you’re probably one of many things: a) lazy b) scared of large crowds of determined women or c) uncreative. Luckily the internet is here to remedy each of my shortcomings. Since I shop for nearly everything online these days: clothes, toys and yes, even food why not others’ gifts? I searched for some simple gift finding tools online and here is what I’ve found.

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