On this morning’s Ellen show she was going through a list of items in our lives that are dissappearing like land lines, yellow pages, stand alone bowling alleys, personal checks, cameras that use film, milkman, drive in theaters on the list of “25 things that are vanishing in America” (but not litter, low rise jeans, and ?).
And ham radio is on the list!
“You can say 10-4 good buddy to ham radios! No more of those.”- Ellen
Ham Radio
“Amateur radio operators enjoy personal (and often worldwide) wireless communications with each other and are able to support their communities with emergency and disaster communications if necessary, while increasing their personal knowledge of electronics and radio theory. However, proliferation of the Internet and its popularity among youth has caused the decline of amateur radio. In the past five years alone, the number of people holding active ham radio licenses has dropped by 50,000, even though Morse Code is no longer a requirement.”
Agree? Disagree? Comment below.
source: Ellen Show and
http://www.walletpop.com/specials/top-25-things-vanishing-from-america
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During the week of May 24 through May 31st AustinLifestyles.com, The Spring, BHI, and RegistrationAssistant are hosting a visitor from the Netherlands, Paul Geurts of MyNameisE.com. He is bringing the first prototypes of a social networking and business card connector to Austin, Texas. If you’re around Austin next week and want a demo, call Paul at 512–699–4000 or email terry at spring dot net.
My Name is E
The E device can be used at conventions, trade shows, and meetings, in metropolitian areas like Austin and on college campuses like the University of Texas. There are over 1.2 million conventions, trade shows and events in the US every year.
What is the E device? In its current incarnation, E is small white, sleek looking device much like an ipod nano or USB storage device. With E, you can share your contact information and social networks in one simple gesture.
Connector allows you to safely transfer an online business card and your set of social networks in a simple gesture like a fist pump or a high five. Tap two Connectors together and you’re connected. Synchonize Connector by using the built-in USB plug with your PC or Mac. It is ideal for networking at large events and conferences.
During the week that Paul Geurts is visiting Austin, we will be meeting with venture investors, potential partners, customers and forming a team to distribute and promote E throught the US and North America.
There is no setup with connector, it can be used immediately out of the box. It’s equipped with a lithium polymer battery which allows you to use it for 72 hours on a 2 hour charge. It holds two of your E Business Cards (one for personal and one for professional) and connects to RFID tags as well as other Connectors and iphones. It gives you intuitive feedback through LED lighting. The RFID tag feature opens it up the world of “choice based advertising” and integrates these connections in to your social network activity stream. It connects you to objects and to the environment as well as to people.
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How in the world did I get on the same list as Cali Lewis? I don’t know but it’s amazing to be on a list of the “top 25 Texas Social Networkers” with her and 23 other amazing people. To whoever nominated me, thank you! It’s an honor to be on the same list as all these incredible social networkers.
The list was pared down from 125 nominees. The actual awards show where all the award winners will get *trophies* is on March 15 from 6 to 9 pm at Ballet Austin, 501 W 3rd St, with tickets going for $15.00.
These are the Texas Social Media Award Winners.
They winners are:
HENRY ADASO
JOSHUA BAER
PERRY BELCHER
MIKE CHAPMAN
J.R. COHEN
MICHAEL COTE
JENN DEERING DAVIS
SAM DECKER
LORI FALCON
KYLE FLAHERTY
MATT GLAZER
LISA GODDARD
MICHELLE GREER
DAVID GUENTHNER
KAMI HUYSE
CALI LEWIS
DAVID J. NEFF
ERICA O’GRADY
BRYAN PERSON
CONNIE REECE
BENN AND LANI ROSALES
DWIGHT SILVERMAN
AARON STROUT
PAUL TERRY WALHUS
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
It’s a great list and I’m honored to be listed on it. Michelle Greer has been really helpful to me and I hope I’ve been helpful to her. She recently had the major role in pulling off the “Twestival” that raised 10 grand for world water causes. I had the privilege of interviewing Cali Lewis as she breezed in and out of last year’s SXSW. Below is that interview with Cali.
Michael Cote made the list, he really was the person that got me going on twitter and his “DrunkandRetired” podcast rocks, it’s the best podcast coming out of Austin, Texas. Erica O’Grady is super, she really did an awesome job at the recent Mashable event in Austin and the Camp connected with it. Last summer I got to co-moderate a session with Connie Reece at the SEMforSMB conference and did an hour long video with her on Youtube and all over with her on social networking. Lani Rosales has given me a lot of great advice and she’s a riot. I hope to get to know all the other award winners better, they’re an awesome group of people.
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AUSTIN, Texas (Feb 11, 2009) — OrgSync, Inc (OrgSync.com) is excited to announce its successful campaign to raise $1500 for Charity: Water using social media. On Tuesday, February 3, 2009, OrgSync’s team launched a social media campaign to raise awareness for the importance of clean, safe drinking water around the world. The team of 25 employees used Twitter, Facebook Newsfeeds and their company blog to rally the public behind the cause. OrgSync’s goal was to raise $1500 to donate to Charity: Water during the Austin Twestival event on February 12. Michelle Greer, well known Austin media figure and coordinator for Austin Twestival, says “Big problems like the lack of clean drinking water won’t get solved over night by the few. They will get solved by the many donating in bits and pieces towards a common goal. OrgSync pooled their resources and ended up being one of our top sponsors and I hope more companies follow this approach towards charitable giving.”
Over 175 cities around the world will be uniting on Thursday, February 12, 2009 to increase awareness and raise money for those in need of clean, safe drinking water. “This is a great cause and an opportunity to unite our Austin community with cities across the world to create social good. As a leader I am passionate about leveraging my understanding of social media to help create awareness and provide people the opportunity to give back,” said Fortenberry.
The OrgSync team was successful at meeting its goal of raising $1566 in 24 hours and is excited to contribute 100% of it to Charity: Water. Andrew Katz, Director of Community Relations feels, “It’s very important for our team to give back and get involved in the Austin Community. We feel that by being visibly active in the community, we can be positive role models for our students and clients to do the same!” OrgSync’s successful campaign proves how important online communication and networking is for increasing awareness and uniting individuals for a greater good.
About OrgSync
OrgSync is a co-curricular management tool that helps colleges and universities communicate more effectively across their entire campus. OrgSync offers a hosted service that provides the tools needed by campuses to easily organize, assess, track, and manage students and student organizations. OrgSync is currently helping over 100 campuses manage their student co-curricular management, leadership development and communication needs. OrgSync is headquartered in Austin, TX with satellite offices in Dallas, TX, Miami, FL, and Tucson, AZ. For more information about OrgSync, visit OrgSync.com. To schedule an interview with CEO Eric Fortenberry, contact Nicole Andreas at (512) 238-8534 or nicole@orgsync.com.
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- OrgSync, Inc
- Charity: Water
- Austin Twestival
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- online communication
- co-curricular management
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The ARRL National Convention will be held at the Dayton Hamvention® May 15-17 at Hara Arena. According to ARRL Sales and Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, the ARRL National Convention will be filled with activities and exhibits.
“Our host organization, the Dayton Amateur Radio Association, has three big days planned, chock-full of every bit of Amateur Radio you can think of,” Inderbitzen said. “ARRL volunteers from across its 15 National Divisions will be present, alongside thousands of out-of-towners who will make Dayton their home-away-from-home during the event.
The centerpiece of ARRL’s convention planning is ARRL EXPO — a huge showcase of ARRL program representatives and activities. Many new exhibits are being planned, with special focus on operating and project-building.” A preview of what is planned for ARRL EXPO can be found at the ARRL EXPO Web site.
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twestival – helping 1.1 million people without good water from Paul Walhus on Vimeo. Twestival Feb 12 see twestival.com – above video interview with Dr Faye talking about world water solutions at the village level.
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Incredible! Canadian music legend @DavidUsher donated the song ‘And So We Run’ to http://www.twestival.fm/ Please donate and download. about 4 hours ago from web
- We want you to be the judge of the pre roll competition. Tweet your favourite clip to @peterlamotte. Ends in 24hrs http://tinyurl.com/cwkaph about 5 hours ago from web
- @TwestivalSEA Nice work on the video! about 5 hours ago from web in reply to TwestivalSEA
- Twitter Groups http://tgr.me adding pages for all Twestival cities! Plz tell @1datarecovery what #tag u r using in addition to #twestival about 5 hours ago from web
- RT @jangles: FIR 420 published. This episode includes a great interview with @amanda about @twestival. http://tinyurl.com/d8ynkj [12:00] about 6 hours ago from web
- You *must* watch this. It is beyond awesome. http://vimeo.com/3095175 Great work team @amstwestival about 10 hours ago from web
- In exactly one week from this moment, the doors of the London Twestival will open. Happy to be announcing a second venue tomorrow. about 10 hours ago from web
- Cities… do you have a tweet that shows when you first decided to organise a Twestival? We want to include for Live Earth. Thanks! about 10 hours ago from web
- Amazing presentation put together to explain Twestival : http://tinyurl.com/djcz9d Nice work @sandeepvizedu about 15 hours ago from web
- Tokyo has one of the largest Twitter communities in the world! Now they have a Twestival. Spread the word : http://tokyo.twestival.com/ about 15 hours ago from web
- Twestival.fm is on NME.com http://tinyurl.com/asm8a6 [thanks @DavidMoynihan!] http://twestival.fm Accepting tracks by artists now. about 16 hours ago from web
- Twestival tickets now available for Vienna, Reading, Amsterdam, Birmingham, Barcelona, Copenhagen and more… http://twestival.com/ about 17 hours ago from web
- Very cool @PKGulati is donating $1 for every new Twitter follower he gets over the next week (up to 300) to charity: water. about 17 hours ago from web
- Dear Twestival organizers, you are amazing. Thinking of starting a Craigslist or something so you can post what you still need contributed. 8:23 PM Feb 4th from web
- RT @kanter: Case Foundation blog writes about Twestival http://tinyurl.com/ajbzax 7:54 PM Feb 4th from web
- RT: @WarrenAndrew will donate .25¢ for every NEW follower I get on twitter till the end of February to http://www.charitywater.org/ 6:50 PM Feb 4th from web
- RT @Pistachio: To the MANY kind souls offering donated items for Twestival. Contact your nearest city organizer www.twestival.com 6:37 PM Feb 4th from web
- RT @davemorin Bill Gates: “If we improve health, peak population growth will stabilize 1 billion people below current projections.” #TED 5:21 PM Feb 4th from web
- @billlublin if you are looking to sponsor, you should get in touch with @melitami who would love to hear from you – thanks! 5:17 PM Feb 4th from web in reply to billlublin
- Whoa, global ticket sales are going nuts right now. Organizers, if you don’t have your Amiando account set up – please email @amanda asap. 5:16 PM Feb 4th from web
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