Don The Idea Guy

Seth Godin’s Crystal Ball No, wait — That’s his head. Nice “What-If?” from Seth Godin in his blog yesterday. Seems like I’ve been having this conversation with a lot of people lately. There are some who continue to complain and commiserate about the fact a lot of U.S. jobs are being sent overseas — they’re […]

Woo-Hoo! Two-New! The Return of Ornery Boy One of my favorite online comics has reappeared with two new episodes. Ornery Boy is written and illustrated by a talented guy named Michael Lalonde, and everyone who talks about the strip makes an obligatory comment about the cool backgrounds and the incredibly rich colors — why should […]

Caffeinated Creativity Another link between coffee and creative people This is one of the primal creative settings. When I think of ‘being creative’ and seeing creative people at work — these are some of the first images conjured in my mind. For Screenwriters, Inspiration Smells Like French Roast You might have to register for access […]

Survivin’ The Island Jenna Lewis readjusts to living in civilization… or not. This short film must have come out a few years ago, as they make reference to “filming season three” in it, but in honor of tonight’s last Survivor show for a few months, I thought it would be fun to share this with […]

The 15-Second Pitch So, what do YOU do? I used to DREAD being asked that question at networking events — I mean, how the heck do I explain what an “Idea Guy” is to someone else when I’m constantly redefining the concept to myself?? Enter Laura Allen and 15SecondPitch.com. The 15 Second Pitch website lets […]

IT FIGURES… Orkut.com Goes Offline Indefinitely I just fell in love with this damn site and now they’ve taken it down for an indeterminate amount of time. Sheesh! I’ve been telling everybody how great Orkut is, I’ve made some great business and personal contacts — even got a brainstorming project or two — as a […]

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