Archive for March, 2010

Ready or Not. Here Come 300 Authors for Charity.

You might have guessed that I like to join in collaborative projects. Especially when it’s for a good cause.  Because it’s easy to do – and I’ve seen that the combined effort of many people sharing their stories really can make a difference.

One such project last year was  Age of Conversation 2, a follow up to the original Age of Conversation. (I believe you can still purchase both.)

Now a third installment has been created “ Age of Conversation 3: It’s time to get busy!”. The wonderful contributors are listed below. I’ll remind you when the book is ready to order, because not only will you enjoy reading stories and tips from “over 300 of the world’s leading marketers, writers, thinkers and creative innovators “-  all funds raised from proceeds this year will be going towards the Make a Wish foundation.

This project is an example of what I like about social networking.

An open invitation to participate is extended to anyone and everyone
(via blog posts, Twitter, Facebook etcetera)
You can join in. Or not.
You can share something. Or not.
You can write something personal. Or not.
You can be part or something. Or not.
You can be ready. Or not.

Thanks to Gavin Heaton and Drew McLellan for organising this three years in a row.
And to the publishers of AOC3
Channel V Books.

Adam Joseph Priyanka Sachar Mark Earls
Cory Coley-Christakos Stefan Erschwendner Paul Hebert
Jeff De Cagna Thomas Clifford Phil Gerbyshak
Jon Burg Toby Bloomberg Shambhu Neil Vineberg
Joseph Jaffe Uwe Hook Steve Roesler
Michael E. Rubin anibal casso Steve Woodruff
Steve Sponder Becky Carroll Tim Tyler
Chris Wilson Beth Harte Tinu Abayomi-Paul
Dan Schawbel Carol Bodensteiner Trey Pennington
David Weinfeld Dan Sitter Vanessa DiMauro
Ed Brenegar David Zinger Brett T. T. Macfarlane
Efrain Mendicuti Deb Brown Brian Reich
Gaurav Mishra Dennis Deery C.B. Whittemore
Gordon Whitehead Heather Rast Cam Beck
Hajj E. Flemings Joan Endicott Cathryn Hrudicka
Jeroen Verkroost Karen D. Swim Christopher Morris
Joe Pulizzi Leah Otto Corentin Monot
Karalee Evans Leigh Durst David Berkowitz
Kevin Jessop Lesley Lambert Duane Brown
Peter Korchnak Mark Price Dustin Jacobsen
Piet Wulleman Mike Maddaloni Ernie Mosteller
Scott Townsend Nick Burcher Frank Stiefler
Steve Olenski Rich Nadworny John Rosen
Tim Jackson Suzanne Hull Len Kendall
Amber Naslund Wayne Buckhanan Mark McGuinness
Caroline Melberg Andy Drish Oleksandr Skorokhod
Claire Grinton Angela Maiers Paul Williams
Gary Cohen Armando Alves Sam Ismail
Gautam Ramdurai B.J. Smith Tamera Kremer
Eaon Pritchard Brendan Tripp Adelino de Almeida
Jacob Morgan Casey Hibbard Andy Hunter
Julian Cole Debra Helwig Anjali Ramachandran
Jye Smith Drew McLellan Craig Wilson
Karin Hermans Emily Reed David Petherick
Katie Harris Gavin Heaton Dennis Price
Mark Levy George Jenkins Doug Mitchell
Mark W. Schaefer Helge Tenno Douglas Hanna
Marshall Sponder James Stevens Ian Lurie
Ryan Hanser Jenny Meade Jeff Larche
Sacha Tueni and Katherine Maher David Svet Jessica Hagy
Simon Payn Joanne Austin-Olsen Mark Avnet
Stanley Johnson Marilyn Pratt Mark Hancock
Steve Kellogg Michelle Beckham-Corbin Michelle Chmielewski
Amy Mengel Veronique Rabuteau Peter Komendowski
Andrea Vascellari Timothy L Johnson Phil Osborne
Beth Wampler Amy Jussel Rick Liebling
Eric Brody Arun Rajagopal Dr Letitia Wright
Hugh de Winton David Koopmans Aki Spicer
Jeff Wallace Don Frederiksen Charles Sipe
Katie McIntyre James G Lindberg & Sandra Renshaw David Reich
Lynae Johnson Jasmin Tragas Deborah Chaddock Brown
Mike O’Toole Jeanne Dininni Iqbal Mohammed
Morriss M. Partee Katie Chatfield Jeff Cutler
Pete Jones Riku Vassinen Jeff Garrison
Kevin Dugan Tiphereth Gloria Mike Sansone
Lori Magno Valerie Simon Nettie Hartsock
Mark Goren Peter Salvitti

12 Weeks of Wonderment

A brief recap….

Be on the lookout for wonderment.

Take one photo per week, using an iPhone. Or something.

Don’t go to any effort.

Just one pic. One wonder-moment a week.

Here’s my take so far from January to March.

Mosaic of images from paper people to miracle babies

Would you like to join me for the next 12 weeks? Simple.  Here.

Five Faves – Things to Eat, Things that Shine and Simple Silhouettes

I thought this “Five Fave’s” meme by Meet Me at Mike’s this morning would be just the antidote to a lapse in my blogging attention. So here are five of my favourite things from last week!

Five Faves

1. Spilt Milk by Alissa Green. This lovely 365 word article is part of the3six5 project which I discovered through Joseph Jaffe. It will be my turn to write for this project later this year. So make sure you throw amazing and interesting things my way  on the 15th of June :) (I wonder what I’ll end up writing about?!!)

2. Fresh ciabatta. Because there is bread – and then there is ciabatta!Fresh ciabatta stick

3. Silhouettes. Paper cut-outs aren’t just for kids! I needed to find an avatar for the Melbourne NetSquared group -  a meet up for those wanting to use social media for social good. I thought it might be fun to take a photo of some paper people against an orange lamp. Later on, after we had taken photos, Mr Three and I enjoyed drawing faces on these paper creatures. This is one of the images after I played around with it in the Tilt Shift app.

paper people cutouts

4. Cooking for two families. Because I’ve seen a lot of it lately, everywhere. People with their own families and busy lives, cooking for other families. They’re cooking for families with newborns.  They’re friends cooking for a family with a sick child in ICU. They’re strangers cooking meals for a family going through a very tough time. Who would have guessed that a humble casserole or a pasta dish could make such a difference? Awesome.

5.  Glitter. Because – well – it sparkles. And I had forgotten about it until the boys raided my cupboards looking for craft-making things.

glitter box spilt on a table

What about you? What is your favourite thing from this week?

Wonderment Is: Turning The World On Its Head

Whether you’re morphing a swing into a spinning thing

Or helping little hands to create funny legs,

If you’re cloud gazing on an Autumn day

photo of person watching clouds

Or playing a game with a ball and a hoop

photo of basketball and hoop

This is Wonderment to me:

Transformation

Imagination in Motion

Hints of Puppetry

This post is my submission for week 10 of Wonderment. As Eventful Poet shared, this challenge is doing two things. In her words:

One, it’s shifting my perspective.  Guess what happens when you look for something wonder-ful each week?  Yep, you start noticing more and more sources of wonder.

Two, it creates a visual record of the year, 52 weeks of captured moments I’ll be able to look back on at the end of it.

What does Wonderment mean to you? Do you like to capture those moments?

NetSquared and Tweastie Tuesday Tweetups – Go East, Do Good

If you live in Melbourne and you’re wondering how to use Twitter to make a difference -  or curious to know what your Not For Profit can get out of blogging or Facebook – please come along to the first Melbourne NetSquared meetup on April the 13th.

If you want to meet others interested in or already using social media for positive change  – come along, grab a coffee and join the conversation from 8am at Station Street Cafe in Nunawading (right next to the train station) on Tuesday April 13th. . There are three Melbourne NetSquared events planned this year (April, July and October) and you can continue the conversation every Tuesday, same time, same place at Tweastie!

People on Train

Image by Philocrites

Thanks to Patricia Dodd and David Warwick for starting up Tweastie and combining forces with Melbourne NetSquared. I hope to see you there!

RSVP over at MeetUp

Week 8 of Wonderment – Plastic Playground


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