Why Jørgen hates nested acceleration platforms

Update!!: Jørgen was wrong.

Oh Jørgen! Why do you doubt the amazingness of the internet?! You are so crazy like these guys!!

Have you heard of One Million Giraffes? It’s one of my favorite kinds of viral/social experiments on the web. Pointless, but not really. Simple, but executed at a scale that makes it complex. Fun, and with a connection to the tangible world – that is, not entirely digital. And most importantly, it takes full advantage of the third wave of disruption that is currently occurring – the advent of nested acceleration platforms on top of the web as an infrastructure. Continue reading

Shiva is Sending Me Downstream to Portland

Well, it’s that time again. It seems like every time a friend of mine gets married in Milwaukee Shiva the Destroyer reveals himself to me, casting my life into the kind of chaos and disarray from which great things can emerge.

ChrisA couple of years ago my friend Chris got married in Milwaukee. I moved to Bend less than a week before that wedding to start working for Global Strategies Int’l – an Ogilvy Company that specializes in search engine optimization (SEO) and social media integration for enterprise companies. It’s been great there. I learned an immense amount and had some stellar experiences with some stellar people. A few highlights: Continue reading