The Reverend and the Restaurateur

Fr. Felix is the Pastor at Our Lady of the Rosary Church. Last week (Easter) was exceptionally crowded – people filled the church, the basement, the lobby and were listening to mass outside. In fact, at a time when lots of churches are closing or consolidating, Felix packs in people week after week, mass after…

The First Utica Tweet Up

I had a great time meeting new folks and re-connecting with friends at the first Utica Tweet Up held over the weekend at the Hotel Utica. I wish I could have stayed longer (had to play an acoustic gig that night at The Devereux) but am looking forward to the next one. Here are some…

Be First

In addition to geeking-out, I also play a fair amount of music. Besides my solo work, I’ve been playing with a couple of local rock outfits. This Saturday, one of those groups – MODUS – will be doing a show at The Electric Co in Utica. We thought we’d try to take a different approach…

Automator Hater

Search for Social Media Expert on search.twitter.com – go ahead. I’ll wait. There is amazing amount of people that talk about how to use social media and social media tools – on social media tools. Lately it’s felt a bit like an echo chamber, with thousands of people regurgitating the same articles on their own…

Shared Items – March 30, 2010

Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds SXSWi: What I’ve Learned [Part 1] March 14, 2010 If It Doesn’t Happen On Twitter It Probably Doesn’t Matter March 26, 2010 Grunge social media badges March 22, 2010 Lewis Carroll’s original “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” book March 22, 2010 Virtual guitar…

Gary V’s 2010 SXSW Keynote Videos

One of the highlights of SXSW was Gary V.’s keynote. Had the pleasure of meeting him briefly as well as rushing to the secret tasting he did with @Katiebisbee. Sometimes I dread Q and A but the audience questions were awesome this time around. That being said, I’ve finally uploaded the entire Keynote (7 parts)…