Naomi Can Blog

Kumbaya

2009-11-06T09:46:00.000-08:00

New article on Huffington Post Impact "Screw it, Let's talk Politics and Religion"

#Boycott Kanye

2009-09-14T20:39:00.000-07:00

This guy is such an jackass, even Obama doesn't like him! Not a good sign my friend, not a good sign.

Listening to

2009-08-27T05:59:00.000-07:00

BlogHer: Day One

2009-07-24T14:46:00.000-07:00

I'm writing this from my new favorite Chicago find, Argo Tea. Rumor has it they're going to be taking on NYC in a few months. They have amazing coffee and all their food is baked fresh daily (not to mention they sell crepes with hazelnut, my lifeblood).

Quick wrap up of the first day at BlogHer:

1- Mommy bloggers are taking over the world (one sponsor at a time)

2- The stats about gender stratification in the 'building your expertise' panel were staggering and definitely made you think "why?"

3- Women need to want and BE better represented in the public debate sphere

4- The Threadless office is hands down the coolest office I've ever seen. (guitar hero, photo booth, graffiti walls, fish tanks and amazingly nice people)

5- Lake Michigan does in fact look like the ocean (half cool/half creepy). I still think there's sharks in there

6- The women who started BlogHer know what they're doing

BlogHer '09

2009-07-23T07:10:00.000-07:00

Heading to Chicago today for the BlogHer '09 conference in Chicago. I'll be speaking at the Leadership: Hope and Change in Action panel on Saturday. Hope to see some of you there!

ThinkSocial Strategy Presentation

2009-07-22T12:26:00.000-07:00

ThinkSocial Strategy V1

View more presentations from ThinkSocial.

My calendar is cooler than yours

2009-07-21T12:18:00.000-07:00

The Ink Calendar by Spanish designer Oscar Diaz.

Brand Camp

2009-07-20T07:08:00.000-07:00

Classic cartoon by Tom Fishburne, The Management Cartoonist

Summer Stage this Saturday

2009-07-14T11:37:00.001-07:00

If you're in the NY area this Saturday definitely stop by the Summer Stage in Central Park. Chester French and Q-Tip (vivrant thing, soundtrack to high school dances) will be there.

And above all, it's free! Oh the little things.

Showcase: The Walls Speak

2009-07-08T07:32:00.000-07:00

Compelling multimedia reporting put on by Lens- the photojournalism blog of the New York Times.

In Showcase: the Walls Speak, award winning photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington exposes graffiti he discovered while living and working in Liberia for four years. The cryptic and deranged drawings reveal the deep psychosis of Liberians bearing the brutal hand of warlord Charles Taylor.

"Amnesty International estimates that between 60 and 70 percent of the population suffered some form of sexual violence during the civil war that ravaged Liberia in the 1990's. Children became killers, schools were scenes of brutality- society itself had become inverted."

To learn how you can help orphaned and displaced children in Liberia visit The MacDella Cooper Foundation. MCF is building the first tuition free school in Liberia to house and educate 200 children, hoping to restore peace and a brighter future for the Liberian people.

12 seconds

2009-07-07T08:31:00.000-07:00

Mashable is hosting the Summer of Social Good charity campaign and has collaborated with Kodak to ask readers to create an entertaining 12 second clip to help raise awareness for the social good fund (equally benefitting 4 key charities). The contest is simple:

Visit the #12forGood week page on 12seconds.tv
Submit a 12 second video (there's some suggestions on the page)
The winning ideas will be chosen at random and it's only 12 seconds long. So even if you embarrass yourself, it'll only be for 12 seconds and you could still win! Isn't that motivating?

The Summer of Social Good is the first large scale online charitable campaign to raise funds strictly online through the power of Social Media and the Internet. The goal is to use the power of "Social Influence" via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Blogs and other online media to raise an unprecedented amount the fund benefiting The Humane Society, LIVESTRONG, Oxfam America and WWF from June 1st until August 28th, 2009.

To learn more visit: http://summerofsocialgood.com

UFO lounging

2009-07-07T07:43:00.000-07:00

The sculpture Skystation by Peter Newman is available to the public until September, 14th 2009 (if you're part of the London public).

The public seating installation sits outside the Haywood gallery on London's South bank and looks as uncomfortable as the Ikea couch that's aesthetically polluting our living room as we speak. Although, I guess it looks cooler.

My nail beds suck!

2009-07-02T07:09:00.000-07:00

One of the best pieces of feminist advice I've ever gotten is not to insult my own body in front of others. It perpetuates the idea that women should hate our bodies

(via Jezebel w/ thanks to Anna Brew)

Read the complete article Female Confessional Journalism And The Business of Self H a te

I'll do this any day of the week

2009-07-01T10:40:00.000-07:00

People allowed to have personal assistants who put on their wellies and hold umbrellas for them when it's raining, yet somehow make it not seem like an obnoxious narcissistic stunt:

1. Tina Fey

end of list.

Lead By Example

2009-07-01T10:27:00.000-07:00

Speaking of Think Social, check out the case study they put together for Charity: Water

Read it here http://think-social.org/case-study-charity-water.htm

Think Social

2009-07-01T09:23:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I attended an event put on by The Paley Center for Media in support of the new Think Social. Think Social is a platform dedicated to advancing the public interest through social media.

Their aim is to:

Conduct, aggregate and share research and new developments
Recognize people, initiatives and institutions taking bold and innovative action
Enable networking and collaboration among social media, private and public sector leaders

The Think Social luncheon brought together thought leaders of the social media/cause space to discuss tactics, feedback and further ideas for Think Social implementation. As a takeaway, I believe one of the most valuable assets to Think Social is to lead the way in aggregating the do-gooders and non-profits.

One of the (best) problems in the social cause and non-profit space is that it's crowded, very crowded (thankfully so, apparently the whole world isn't full of aholes) but how do we start segmenting these groups and individuals? How are we organizing their success stories and causes? How do we know what's a best practice of cause marketing? If Think Social can highlight leaders in the social good community, but also tell us exactly why they're leaders, what works and what doesn't we'll have better organizations and campaigns moving forward. Which means we'll have more impact to keep this world spinning. PHEW.

To learn more visit: http://think-social.org/

Earth Day- Tinker Test

2009-04-15T09:11:00.001-07:00

Trash is Stoopid

2009-03-30T08:14:00.000-07:00

In the NY or LA area on April 2nd? If so, make sure to stop by Origins Return to Recycling Events. In celebration of Earth Month (and our dear friend Mother Earth) Origins will be accepting beauty empties from any manufacturer as part of their return to recycling program.

To learn more about location and time visit Origins.com or check out their Facebook Page.

Also, anyone that brings their empties into any of Origins 450 locations nationwide throughout the month of April will receive a free sample of A Perfect World

In the NY or LA area on April 2nd? If so, make sure to stop by Origins Return to Recycling Events. In celebration of Earth Month (and our dear friend Mother Earth) Origins will be accepting beauty empties from any manufacturer as part of their return to recycling program. To learn more about location and time visit Origins.com or check out their Facebook Page.

Also, anyone that brings their empties into any of Origins 450 locations nationwide throughout the month of April will receive a free sample of A Perfect World.

Origins is encouraging bloggers, attendees and fans to share their passion of recycling, here's how:

1: Upload your photo of empty beauty products to the Origins Facebook page here:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Origins/19777183712

2: Post the image on Flickr and tag it "Origins Trash Talk"

3: Tweet about recycling your beauty product empties and participating in Earth Month initiatives by tagging those tweets #OriginsTrashTalk

For new Facebook fan Origins receives and every image of beauty empties uploaded to Flickr tagged "Origins Trash Talk", Origins will plant a tree in your honor.

Happy Earth Month!

NYC Twestival Tomorrow!

2009-02-11T09:56:00.000-08:00

charity: water for Twestival from charity: water on Vimeo.

10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009

2009-01-27T13:07:00.001-08:00

via: ReadWriteWeb

FEED Report

2009-01-13T08:35:00.000-08:00

FEED: The Razorfish Consumer Report 2008

Jim Rooney's 30th Race!

2008-12-22T10:14:00.000-08:00

Jim's 30th Race! from Naomi Hirabayashi on Vimeo.

A video I made for my inspirational hero Jim Rooney celebrating his 30th race in 2008. Warning it's bumpy- kind of hard to videotape and run.

Outside my office today

2008-12-19T13:39:00.000-08:00

Thomas Kinkade is that you?

Ohhhh I want the Doctoral!

2008-12-17T09:52:00.000-08:00

Something about this pop up ad doesn't make me want to get a degree at "Ambiguous Online College"

Kiva Love

2008-12-17T09:17:00.000-08:00

ChangeMakers group featured on Kiva Blog- thanks again Patricia! Check out the article here.

Oversized things are funny

2008-12-17T09:05:00.000-08:00

I mean ipod ear phones are already so comfortable

Own it!

2008-12-17T08:46:00.000-08:00

Proving that success online lies in owning a niche category, vintage watch blog Hodinkee takes the cake by scouring the web and posting about the most unique and interesting watches. Owned and maintained by my pal Ben Clymer, Hodinkee currently brings together readers from over 136 countries, 69 languages, and 4,913 cities-- and also makes me feel like I should step up my blogging game.

With the blogosphere becoming increasingly inundated every day it's nice to see a blog stand out with rare and trendy insight-- ensuring mass readership. For example, NaomCanBlog is leading the way in the competitive wack/misc field, bringing together 11+ readers from all over the tri-state area and specs of Northern VA.

Katrina Does Beyonce

2008-12-08T15:23:00.000-08:00

A little shout-out to my pal Katrina for her tequila inspired, awesome rendition of "Single Ladies"

KC - Beyonce Single Ladies from Katrina Craigwell on Vimeo.

Good Quote

2008-12-05T09:27:00.000-08:00

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.”

— James Baldwin

Sure, this may be true… but the unfortunate corollary is that the average young American learns this lesson not with books, but with reality television. Heidi Montag is the new Jane Austin.

Via Hopeful Speck (Anna B's blog!) via blurred vision

30k in 30 Days round 2!

2008-12-04T09:13:00.001-08:00

Support the TOMS Shoes Holiday campaign by clicking on the Holiday video on the Huffington Post homepage or by digging the link!

Current Cubicle Concert

2008-11-26T07:36:00.000-08:00

In celebration of:
*Early Closings for the start of Holiday Season
*Upcoming Chrismukkah celebration with my homegirls
*Our apt's coming of age- we recently got NetFlix

Shop different this holiday season

2008-11-21T11:12:00.001-08:00

Show Me Your Birth Certificate

2008-11-12T12:20:00.000-08:00

And here I was coming around. After spending many years in college doing impromptu impersonations of Beyonce's Crazy in Love dance, which could also be interpreted as an overcompensation of arm movements paired with a horse like strut, I had come begun to really like her. I mean let's face it, she's talented, is married to hova, has a father slightly less creepy than Joe Simpson (although that doesn't set the bar too high), can rock bejeweled dresses/shirts/jeans like it's not inappropriate...and dammit she's sweet.

But then B goes and and changes her name, furthering our public confusion with narcissistic celebrities. What is your name Prince? Do you want to be the artist formerly known as Prince because we all know the real Prince did a lot of sketchy stuff in the 80's? Why does Chris Gaines bear such a close resemblance to Garth Brooks minus the dark angsty bangs in his face? John Mellencamp, why drop the Cougar if you're going to manage a farm, family, denim jackets and beautiful hair with cat-like reflexes? Is it Puff Daddy or PDiddy that was eerily obsessed with JLo and is now eerily obsessed with self-promoted bad reality television? Was it Old Dirty Bastard or Sweet Baby Jesus that went back like babies and pacifiers with Mariah Carey in the unprecedented Fantasy duet?

I can't remember because I'm so damn confused.

Changemakers Event-- Thursday 11/13 come on by

2008-11-06T11:10:00.000-08:00

Election Day!

2008-11-04T15:26:00.001-08:00

(tip from Joanna)

Dennis Quaid is here!

2008-10-31T09:01:00.001-07:00

(thanks to Kell Herr for the tip)

Halloween prep cubicle concert

2008-10-31T07:36:00.001-07:00

This year, Newsies

The new generation of journalists

2008-10-28T09:35:00.000-07:00

Whatever your political affiliation may be- little Damon's on fire

Favorite line:
Tim Molloy: And we get to cover it, me and you
Damon: Ha ha that's funny

(via Good Mag)

Google Earth Case Studies

2008-10-28T08:47:00.001-07:00

Tip from the Social Butterfly-- aka Alex Rampy:

Non-profit case studies of how they've used Google Earth Outreach
Lots of non-profits are using Google Earth to tell their stories. You can read here about some specific groups' goals, challenges and best practices, and the overall impact of visualizing their work in Google Earth.

Giveaway!

2008-10-28T08:43:00.000-07:00

At Shop Therapy!

2008-10-22T08:49:00.000-07:00

Check out CauseCast

monday monday!

2008-10-20T12:24:00.000-07:00

Nothing helps you get through the day like bringing back 'twins/triplets day' themes from Homecoming week in high school when you're 25 and working to make that money money.

2008-10-17T07:02:00.000-07:00

Check out my ChangeMakers guest blog post on Idealist NYC!

On the road

2008-10-16T14:00:00.000-07:00

Check out Alex Steed's new site: Millennials Changing America

About:
Millennials Changing America is a research tour that seeks to paint a portrait of millennial activism as it exists today by traveling throughout the United States talking with millennials of all backgrounds, ideals, upbringing, and political persuasions.

With the help of more than a few handfuls of friends along the way, and by posting audio, video, observations of, and interviews with millennial activists throughout the United States, we intend to explain our motives, share best practices, and tell our story from the road.

the new wellies?

2008-10-16T13:43:00.000-07:00

swims shoes... (via trendcentral)

first thought: something about flats and rain protection do not go together BUT I always manage to be ill prepared for the weather regardless so cheers no jeers!

current cubicle concert

2008-10-15T12:09:00.000-07:00

in celebration of:
* my love for somewhat ridiculous songs that invite peer mocking
* all the emo kids around the world who are confused by the origin of their angst since they're really not that angry or emo but love to have hair in their face and t-shirts that say "i'm with stupid"
* piano rock bands
* mystique boutique where i heard this song while shopping (i think you know what i'm talking about jackie j)

Blog Action Day- The Sharing Foundation

2008-10-15T07:46:00.000-07:00

Today is Blog Action Day! Over 10,900+ blogs are joining in to discuss poverty with an estimated audience of 11,978,479. Blog Action Day is a perfect example of the growing strength of new media increasing awareness for social issues.

I thought I would use today to highlight The Sharing Foundation, a nonprofit organization. I learned about The Sharing Foundation through nonprofit/social media thoughtleader Beth Kanter. The Sharing Foundation's goal is to help prevent some of the problems of poverty by developing, in consultation with the Cambodian community leaders, programs to improve the health and welfare of these children and their families.

Over 1,300 children in Cambodia receive educational support every day as a result of The Sharing Foundation initiatives. These projects present what might be the only means for the most disadvantaged children to make a better life. Can you think of a better use of $10 or more? Send poor Cambodian to school, provide employment for young women in Cambodia, and help the Sharing Foundation raise additional dollars to help address poverty in Cambodia. Simply click on the orange donate button on the charity badge located in the side bar or right below. If our campaign has the most individual donors, Yahoo will match what we raise.

Dance Party Tuesday

2008-10-14T12:21:00.000-07:00

In celebration of:

*Dance parties at the Shannon
*Jason Hirabayashi's love for Dizzee Rascal
*People who fake British accents and don't realize they're really bad at it
*English Gangstas
*Shaking your bon bon
*Ruby Tuesdays
*The Harlem Shake
*People who say mobile instead of cell phone
*Fixing up and looking sharp

my thoughts exactly

2008-10-09T13:27:00.000-07:00

random blurbs:

* i'm very excited for tomorrow's event
* thanks to alisaleohan for her shout out on socialized
* be back on monday with pics and video from the changemakers meetup

happy thursday! do like all new yorkers, and work it like it's thursday night in college even though you're way past that. hoorah!

current cubicle concert

2008-10-08T13:06:00.001-07:00

in celebration of..

* My undeniable love for mainstream music
* The Running Man
* All the erratic- border line unhealthy- high school relationships taking place right now

cheers and happy Wednesday!

the bird's the word

2008-10-07T12:38:00.001-07:00

no quarters needed

2008-10-07T08:54:00.000-07:00

check out songza.com

LBD

2008-10-07T08:44:00.000-07:00

On the radar for this month (thanks to TrendCentral) the 6,100 sq feet pop-up co-op event space in West Hollywood, launched by LA-based Little Black Dress, the organization that raises charitable funds through fashion-themed events.

In addition to weekly art and fashion themed events, the LBD space serves as the temporary retail home for a handful of both up-and-coming and established designers and brands. The event, from which proceeds will go towards local non-profit organizations including Dress for Success, The Saban Free Clinic, and Junior League, is poised to go global, with future LBD pop-ups scheduled for Chicago and Bangkok, Thailand in 2009.

hmmm maybe ny will be next?

tracking FHS alum who are doing cool things

2008-10-06T13:14:00.000-07:00

this week? check out my pal devon berger's saucy design portfolio

2008-10-03T08:35:00.000-07:00

2008-10-03T07:53:00.000-07:00

A rep from Idealist.org is coming on Friday to the ChangeMakers/ChangeBloggers MeetUp NYC. Cannot wait!

if i were third term mayor i would spend money on dance parties

2008-10-02T14:39:00.000-07:00

i'm thinking about scoring one of these for sporadic dance parties on the street. i'm convinced the world would be a better place if more people gave into the urge to dance down the street while blasting their ipods. research by me shows it actually takes more energy to suppress the urge to dance down the street, then it does to actually dance down the street.

songs that really make me want to dance down the street:
* old apartment by barenaked ladies
* mamma mia
* any whitney houston number
* hate to say it, but pussycat doll songs are really catchy
* beast of burden
* give me just a little more time by chairmen of the board
* rosalita by the boss
* bad moon rising
* ghosts by tejas singh
* ghetto superstar
* barenaked by jennifer love hewitt

that last one was a joke. although i will say for the record, she's not as bad of a singer as you would think, she was on kids incorporated after all.

(photo via Hot Generation)

pronto blogging

2008-10-02T14:23:00.001-07:00

check out pronto's new shop therapy blog featuring jackie j!

current cubicle concert, in celebration of...

2008-10-02T13:46:00.000-07:00

*the rooney's
*connie's freckles
*jason's obsession with irish music
*john's breakfast in dublin
*the fighting drunk side of me that i hold so dear
cheers and happy thursday everyone!

ChangeMakers/ChangeBloggers MeetUp Next Friday

2008-10-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

Some updates to anyone attending the ChangeMakers/ChangeBloggers MeetUp on Friday. Thanks to our media sponsor DoSomething.org, the event will kick off next Friday around 5:30/6 at the NonProfit Coordinating Committee in NYC office.

We have representatives from Google, DoSomething.org, Joyful Child.org, Brazen Careerists, Huffington Post, NonProfit Newbies, etc. Not to mention Alex Steed who is stopping by on his 30 city tour to meet with millennial movers and shakers, as well as GOOD Magazines for everyone.

Email me with any questions or comments and check out the event page here for directions and more details.

Hope to see you there!

2008-10-01T14:22:00.001-07:00

thanks for the shout-out FinePrint for sourcing But my parent's say I'm awesome post

Hear more from John Carson, Senior Digital Media Specialist at GCI Canada in the post Digital or Die.

current cubicle concert

2008-10-01T12:48:00.000-07:00

an oldie but a goodie

2008-10-01T12:30:00.000-07:00

Josie from Naomi Hirabayashi on Vimeo.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

2008-10-01T09:14:00.000-07:00

Learn more about you how can make a difference at GoPink.org.

If you're into that kind of thing

2008-09-30T13:06:00.000-07:00

Check out SquareSpace for some fancy blog layouts, but unlike icondial there's a monthly free.

From the company's website:
Squarespace is deﬁned by our insistence on software that provides an unparalleled user experience from a robust core. Every pixel of Squarespace’s software is engineered and animated to be ﬂawless. Squarespace was conceived to be — and will remain — a departure from the sea of free products and thoughtless services that pollute today’s web marketplace.

I have to agree, the free background layouts for MySpace and other jammy junx are a bit, how do you say--- crappy. As much as I want yet another generated layout of swirly moons and stars over a bed of unicorns, a more professional platform sounds good.

...who am I kidding, there's something about the orange/blue interface of blogger that I just can't shake. Thanks for the memories Google, I owe you one!

I've been rocking these since '98

2008-09-30T08:21:00.001-07:00

My email from TrendCentral today said the trendy new look for fall is the messy bun.

And I quote:
For those who don't have the patience for styling, you're in luck, because the latest trend in updos takes neither time nor skill to achieve. This is no ballet recital bun: you won't need bobby pins or hairspray. Inspired by Swedish singer (and style icon of the moment) Lykke Li , the truly fashion forward are piling their locks into simple knots on the very tops of their heads.

Hate to break it to you TrendCentral, but Lykke Li is not the newest kid on the block to rock the messy bun. High school girls at soccer games, and otherwise completely lazy fashion-ish teenagers across the world have been apathetically throwing their hair up in a haphazard manner for years. TrendCentral forgot to include the most important step in the messy bun process which is the hair must be thrown up when it's still wet, so when it dries you're left with what is known as a 'complete f'in mess' and you feel like an all around rockstar.

I challenge anyone to go through my picture stash at home (placed ever so carefully in a huge box from bed, bath & beyond- the one that offers no organization functionality whatsoever for what is supposed to be very cherished photos) and find more than 10 photos (out of 300+) that does not include at least one girl rocking the messy bun.

It is but a thin line between fashion mavens and FHS girl alum.

call someone who cares

2008-09-29T12:52:00.000-07:00

So I guess we still have some things that are free in this world. List of things that are motivating me to believe the world is still good because they're free:

1. Kashi Cookies
2. Random canvas bags I've collected at random events
3. the free month of rent we got in our apt because nyc just looooves renters
...and (4) the new IconDial that lets you dial a call for free.

Of course by "free" you need to endure 3-5 seconds of advertisements, but I feel like that goes without saying for anything online. Techcrunch says that for now the service is limited to a few minutes but they may allow calls up to 20 minutes in the future.

All this phone, dial, connect stuff makes me nostalgic for collect calling. I remember how pissed my grandpa would get when I would collect call him (aka: bill him) to pick me up from school. No, I didn't have a quarter. Yes, I was sorry. And Yes, tell grandma I want tuna for dinner. The best was the 3 second window where the automatic voice would ask for your name and you would try and fit the entire explanation for the call into that short short little time.

ie: "pleaaaaase pick me up outside the field house, I'll be waiting by the bench and I'm really really sorry I just spent all my change on Otis Spunkmeyer three for a dollar cookies, and can we drive Allison home, it's completely out the way but is that okay?"

translation: THIS IS NAOMI. I DON'T HAVE A CAR, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE A CELL PHONE.

aww, the 90's.

spastic

2008-09-29T12:47:00.000-07:00

1. don't watch children of men if you're having a good day, it will make you sob uncontrollably

2. today's weather is much better than yesterday, and the day before

3. collective soul was on today at the gym, flasshhhhh back

4. supercuts is new york city's answer to haircuttery

Rachel Getting Married

2008-09-26T14:07:00.000-07:00

Alli Tom and I watched the trailer this morning.

Synopsis: Anne Hathaway channels angst from breakup with skeezy Italian boyfriend to permanently shed Princess Diaries typecast---

In important news

2008-09-26T13:31:00.000-07:00

We have officially moved the Chismakuh ffx girls celebration to Thanksgiving.

The mid-laugh candid will shift to an indian/pilgrim theme this year.

2008-09-26T13:04:00.001-07:00

rumor I need confirmed/denied:

There will be an I am Legend 2?!?!?

But my parents say I'm awesome!

2008-09-26T10:13:00.000-07:00

I'll admit, our generation can get a little cocky. We've been told since day 1 we can do anything we want, be anything we want, make our dreams come true, reach for the moon we'll land among the stars, and all that other feel good stuff (Alisaleohanson has discussed this many times).

This of course is not a bad thing, but without a doubt an interesting correlation of messaging when paired with unprecedented entrepreneurial opportunity due to that thing called the internet.

The emergence of Web 2.0, and explosive success of startups with famous founders who are barely college graduates fuels the be all that you can be fire, proving to many young twenty-somethings that they are in fact just as cool and awesome as they always believed themselves to be. Or maybe they're not, or well not completely.

Wired features an interesting article this month, The Ages of Innovation, highlighting how

'the twenty-something Web prodigies are fun and all, but the veteran visionaries will save the world.'

Of course there's no doubt that our generation is taking advantage of the Web 2.o craze- with countless social networks, startups, application developments and a million other projects that are making young little geeks rich quick. However as savvy as we may be, it is the 'chronologically advanced who are especially successful at solving the problems we increasing- and desperately- need solved. In other words, the high tech future may belong to the over 30-set.'

It's a collaboration no doubt, we need the naive boldness of the young, and the experience and capital of the old folks. If a collaboration is in fact to exist the single most important decision is office dress code. That my friends is where the true generation gap exists.

We like skinny jeans and converse, they still like to wear suits... bizarre.

current cubicle concert in celebration of FRIDAY!

2008-09-26T10:05:00.000-07:00

The Show - Lenka

Stop by-

2008-09-26T09:40:00.001-07:00

...the New York Film Festival 2008!

I definitely want to check out Cannes Film Festival rockstar The Class

Also visit the filmlinc blog- for the 'the latest on what's happening at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, dispatches from the New York Film Festival and exclusive content from Film Comment magazine'

Steal why don't you

2008-09-25T13:50:00.000-07:00

Tip from Linny Bishop- Kashi's Steal a Cookie. Just enter your mailing address and the crazy peeps at Kashi will send you a free cookie.

I love free stuff, cookies, and getting things in the mail so this is an all around magical combo.

Audio Bones

2008-09-25T10:43:00.000-07:00

Check out Audio Bone headphones, the alternative earphones that 'solve all of the hearing, safety and fit problems of the traditional disc-style earbuds.'

Instead of going directly in the ear like typical earphones, they pass the audio signal through your bones or cartilage. Sounds pretty good (weird) except as the NY Time's Tech section points out the bad news is you can hear everything else around you, which you know kind of defeats the purpose.

The article features more pros and cons; basically having signals travel through your bones sounds kind of wack, but then again those free earphones you get with an ipod are in my opinion a small form of torture if worn over a period of 12-14 minutes.

current cubicle concert

2008-09-25T09:06:00.000-07:00

The Stoop - Little Jackie

And here I thought it was just two circles

2008-09-24T13:19:00.000-07:00

Gawker does a nice little wrap of Mindshare's rebirthed logo which is basically branded the what out.

In a statement from the company on the new logo:
(warning: they're serious)

The flow of colour symbolises the flow of creativity across the business and the segmentation mirrors the bringing together of specialist expertise within Mindshare’s “open source” approach to client business which enhances a platform neutral approach...The bold new brandmark expresses Mindshare’s progressive attitude to new technology and the connected way in which the network views the media landscape.

So bold means progressive? If only activists would BOLD all picket signs everyone would get on board- clearly the use of italics is the cause of passivists and regressive thinkers everywhere, bold people bold!

I hate to throw my experience around, but I got an A(-) in my creative PR class where we muddled over which color and font to use for our make believe clients with make believe mission statements. Let's just say if they had outsourced to my team I would have put together the following:

MIND.SHARE. BOO YAHHH RAH KA SHA!

if that's not on brand, I don't know what is.

Google offers transit Maps

2008-09-24T10:01:00.000-07:00

"Public officials and the founders of Google assembled at Grand Central Terminal this morning to announce the start of New York’s version of Google Transit, an online feature that they said would transform the experience of navigating New York City’s transit system, the nation’s busiest"
(via: City Rooms)

Check out a video tutorial on YouTube

Blog Action Day- Join In

2008-09-24T09:23:00.001-07:00

Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

Register your blog for Blog Action Day! Or tune in October 15th to hear what the 4,500+ registered blogs (including a little diddy named naomicanblog) have to say.

Also check out more from Blog Action Day Event Coordinator Collis Ta'eed. I reached out to him on behalf of the October 10th ChangeMakers MeetUp and he is a true enthusiast when it comes to the emerging space of social media for good:

"It really is very exciting to see how many people are actually so positive about making changes in the world, really kicks cynicism behind"

good stuff.

AD Week panel

2008-09-24T07:50:00.000-07:00

I went to a very stimulating panel yesterday- AD Week's Panasonic Series for Life, Social Media: Giving Voice to Social Cause.

One of the highlights was a presentation on MeetUp.com-- the site that helps people organize, promote, and participate in real world meet ups. Like DoSomething.org it's an excellent example of an organization using the resources of online tools to produce offline change. A line from their site includes "use the internet to get off the internet." Check check it out.

Project 10 to the 100th

2008-09-24T06:49:00.000-07:00

In celebration of Google's 10th birthday they're doing fun stuff like launching the new G1 and Project 10 to the 100th to help bring ideas to life.

The project will commit $10 million to implement the five final project ideas. rockkkkk on!

that is sooooo goop!

2008-09-23T13:58:00.000-07:00

So miss Gwynester just launched her own site GOOP- that features tips on how to 'nourish the inner aspect.' Including goopy'ish stuff like 'where to eat in london' and 'where to stay in austin' and crazy hippie stuff like advising people to 'pause before reacting.'
(I guess freaking out irrationally and screaming in public is un-goop)

On one hand, cheers to mizz Paltrow-Martin for making a really pretty site full of adorable icons like butterflies and forks, on the other hand there's just something weird about taking restaurant tips from someone who pulls in millions of dollars for a film. I can't really picture her at Blockheads Burritos dousing herself in non-macrobiotic salsa and cheap margaritas.

She's one of those people I can't really put my finger on. So I've come up with a list of Gwen Pal pro and cons.

PROS:

* Funny guest on SNL (this is typically my standard form of measurement on a decent human being, although the 1978 episode featuring O.J. Simpson proves a fault in my methodology)

* Starred in The Talented Mr. Ripley

* Married to chris martin who's an EBA (english bad ass)

* Her mom seems really sweet

CONS:

* She hangs out with Madge a little too much

* Moses and Apple as kids name, too weird to be cool

* Starred in view from the top (hopefully you don't recognize this movie title)

* Starred in view from the top (it was really bad)

VERDICT:

Undecided

summer/fall slideshow (with random inserts of chrismukkah because everyone loves the splits)

2008-09-23T11:16:00.001-07:00

Drawing Babar

2008-09-22T14:31:00.000-07:00

No it's not a Delirium Tremens poster, it's part of the Morgan Library and Museum's Drawing Babar exhibit.

Check out more at the Morgan.org

not too shabby

2008-09-22T14:21:00.000-07:00

Mallow-Oats: like a health(ier) lucky-charms.

BK votes

2008-09-19T08:19:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn votes block party this Saturday, from 2-8pm on pearl street.

No solicitation or suits please

2008-09-18T09:51:00.003-07:00

YET another solicitor came to our office today to try to sell us some office supply services mumbo jumbo. After which, I received some insightful notes from my colleague colin nagy:

solicitation by the numbers:
- percentage of workers in this building wearing suits: 0%
- percentage of times someone comes here in a suit wanting to sell us something: 100%
- odds that these goods/services will entail printers, copiers, postal meters or general office-related infrastructure: 1:1

Because loitering in public places is so much more fun than loitering at home

2008-09-18T09:51:00.001-07:00

I often get made fun of because I don't have internet at home. Granted I don't have cable, or a clock in my room which makes the argument that my lovely little apartment is cute in kind of a weird, socially unacceptable way.

I'm all for compulsively checking my gmail account and blasting out naomicanblog links on my Facebook page. However, like many new yorkers, I'm on the computer most of the day at work, and I'm rarely home at night so why not save some cash every month? That way I can save up to buy something really important, like dry roasted peanuts and clear hair ties.

Plus if you really do need to be connected, NY is home to many wifi providing places. Check out NY Mag's list of wifi location s, part of their Everything Guide to Belt Tightening article.

2008-09-18T09:51:00.000-07:00

Mover and shaker: Patricia Handschiegel

2008-09-17T13:38:00.000-07:00

Anna Brew and I had a stimulating, exciting and enthusiastic conversation today with Patricia Handschiegel who is helping us out with the ChangeMakers/ChangeBloggers MeetUp

Verdict: she's a social change, serial entrepreneur rockstar--

Come hear some do-gooding advice from Patricia on October 11th at the NYC Meetup!

2008-09-17T13:29:00.000-07:00

thanks to allison jones for the ChangeMakers/ChangeBloggers MeetUp NYC shout out on Entry Level Living!

2008-09-17T08:00:00.000-07:00

Be kind to your interns- they know how to use the internet.

It's like RateMyProfessor.com but grown and sexy.

(via TechCrunch)

Rock the tweet?

2008-09-17T07:11:00.000-07:00

Twitter proves it continues to be the new badass in town. First it trumped emails by announcing Joe Biden as Obama's running mate, and this week Twitter announced the partnership with Current TV that will stream tweets on the cable networks programming during the presidential debate.

From Wired:

“Hack the Debate” will broadcast filtered tweets across the screen as overlays during the presidential debates and send a live stream of twitter comments to Current.com during the broadcast online.

The partnership is fitting, considering that Current, co-founded by Al Gore, is a network focused on user-created content. Many networks and journalists (including wired.com) look to Twitter as a research source, but this is the first official partnership that will integrate the service into more traditional media.

M.I.C- K.E.Y - M.O.U.S.E.

2008-09-17T06:45:00.000-07:00

The telegraph in UK reports that cleric Sheikh Muhammad Munajid- former diplomat at the Saudi embassy in Washington DC, announced yesterday that under Sharia law, both household mice and their cartoon counterparts must be killed. Mickey Mouse--- dead? Seems like a pretty bold statement.

Don't get me wrong, I'm now that down with mice. After enduring the standard NYC renting experience of jumping on my couch and screaming at the top of my lungs while frantically screaming and pointing at something scurrying in the corner (a reaction I thought was over dramatized in movies until I surprised myself by reacting the exact same way), I can't say I'm thrilled at the site of the little bastards. However, I'm not sure if I'm ready for a complete Mickey Mouse/Tom & Jerry massacre just yet. At the end of the day, who doesn't love a saucy little rodent shirtless with red shorts?

And not to state the obvious, but no Mickey Mouse- means no Mickey Mouse club. I mean who would have discovered Britney's musical talent or Ryan Gosling's angst?

And what about Fantasia? That creepy flick that has confused kids everywhere for years. You got so excited because it came in the white plastic movie cover, which was the universal sign of a rockin disney movie- like say Little Mermaid or Lion King- only to be thrown for a complete loop when nobody talks, brooms start dancing everywhere, and Mickey transforms from your best buddy to a power hungry madman in an oversized hat.

A waffle is like a pancake with a syrup trap.

2008-09-16T13:31:00.001-07:00

Tip from one Jason Hirabayashi, late comedian Mitch Hedberg has a new album out entitled Do you Believe in Gosh put on by Comedy Central Records. The new album contains nearly 40 minutes of previously unreleased stand-up material.

His comedy is especially designed for road trips, people that are funny, and intelligent human beings who believe Andy Dick is a waste o' space.

just in case you haven't seen it

2008-09-15T12:47:00.001-07:00

towel for shoes?

2008-09-15T12:38:00.000-07:00

velour for shoes---with neon color? why the heck not.

I'm personally a sucker for saucony shoes under $50, and my pal kelly herr has a weakness for champion shoes from payless- HOWEVER I do know tons of people (aka 1 person, linny b) who is into kicks- so I guess I'm cool by association.

check out more from Japanese company Hectic's workbook.

2008-09-15T12:26:00.001-07:00

new real world change post "How to Start a Local Support System"

2008-09-11T14:37:00.001-07:00

Do Something's statement on website that summarizes how non-profit initiatives can use social media for real world results