The Adnostic

To tell the truth, when Alex Johnson asked me to liveblog the DIY Days confernce last weekend, I wasn't expecting much. Mostly because it was a free conference and this is what I know of conferences that are either free or just dirt cheap - be prepared to be inundated with shameless self-promoters and an array of sales pitches throughout the day. But much to my great surprise, it wasn't that at all. It was a really interesting day of people who made and distributed their movies or make video content outside of the traditional Hollywood system who sincerely wanted to tell their stories and help their fellow attendees do the same. For me, it was a bunch of great experiences and opinions of how to utilize the web for marketing on a budget. <d…

I have been asked to liveblog the PSFK conference in San Francisco on Thursday July 17th. Considering my lack of regular income this is a welcome opportunity to meet other planners, potential employers, and sit in on same great content about consumer trends, business ideas, and creativity. I'll be driving up on Wednesday, staying with my friend, Angela, on her itmaybeanairmattressbutitsfree accommodations, going to Cause For Drinks, attending the conference, going to the after party cour…

Zeus Jones/Adrian Ho wrote a post about objects that increase the consumption of other goods. Such as iPods increase the consumption of music and podcasts (heck, the iPod practically created the market for podcasts). The iPod also changed how we consume music. Suddenly you couldn't clearly classify people Emo or R&B because the distribution became more ubiquitous and effective that the local radio station whose playlists were dictated by corporate entities who like like their demographics in clear precise targets. (But I still think you can tell an Emo by sight which is why it sucks to be a quasi-Goth in Mexico.) Then there i…

It did take longer than last year, but Heather LeFever, patron saint planning industry perspective, has finally published the results from the 2008 planner survey. <embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=planner-survey-results-2008-1214348837851991-8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" a…

I want to live a greener lifestyle. I want to move to a city with better public transportation so I can drive less. I try to avoid drinking bottled water by using a Britta filter for my daily drinking water, reusing the PET bottle a few times when I can't avoid it, and requesting a glass of the city's finest when I'm dining out. I carry a baggu bag with me wherever I go and use it at every possible occasion. I hardly have any plastic bags for trash anymore. I buy organic food even though its more expensive and I'm not gainfully employed. I recycle sparingly, but I want to increase that effort once I'm in my own place (my roommate isn't much for recycling so I hide my bottles and cans in the neighbors' recycling bins). I want to start buying carbon offs…