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		<title>YouTube for Nonprofits: How to Use YouTube to Save the World&#8230;And Raise Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lorna li</dc:creator>
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Last week&#8217;s Net Tuesday in San Francisco featured Maryrose Dunton, the Head of User Experience at YouTube,, who spoke about YouTube&#8217;s Nonprofit Program.The YouTube Nonprofit Program, is an in-kind donation by YouTube to the nonprofit sector that&#8217;s worth about $20 million.  Currently available to established 501(c)(3)s, YouTube offers participating nonprofits:

A premium branded channel &#8211; [...]


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Last week&#8217;s <a title="net2" href="http://www.netsquared.org" target="_blank">Net Tuesday</a> in San Francisco featured Maryrose Dunton, the Head of User Experience at YouTube,, who spoke about <a title="youtube nonprofit" href="www.youtube.com/nonprofits" target="_blank">YouTube&#8217;s Nonprofit Program</a>.The YouTube Nonprofit Program, is an in-kind donation by YouTube to the nonprofit sector that&#8217;s worth about $20 million.  Currently available to established 501(c)(3)s, YouTube offers participating nonprofits:</p>
<ul>
<li>A premium branded channel &#8211; some environmental nonprofits that have done a good job with this include <a title="friends of the earth" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/friendsoftheearth" target="_blank">Friends of the Earth</a> and <a title="defenders of wildlife" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/defendersofwildlife" target="_blank">Defenders of Wildlife</a>. The ability to upload videos of any length. Currently the limit on video length is 10 minutes.</li>
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<ul>
<li>Rotation into the &#8220;Promoted Videos&#8221; section on YouTube&#8217;s homepage.</li>
<li>Listing in the <a title="nonprofits channels" href="http://youtube.com/members?s=mv&amp;t=a&amp;g=7" target="_blank">Nonprofit Channels</a> and <a title="nonprofit videos" href="http://youtube.com/browse?s=mp&amp;c=29" target="_blank">Nonprofit Video</a> areas</li>
<li>The ability to collect donations using Google Checkout (with no processing fee).</li>
<li>The option to participate in the user partner program, which allows you to show partner ads on video &#8211; and share the ad revenue. However, there is currently no way to filter ads, which may not work for some organizations.</li>
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<p><a title="Defenders of Wildlifeâ€™s Nonprofit Channel on YouTube" href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/dow.jpg"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/dow.jpg" alt="Defenders of Wildlifeâ€™s Nonprofit Channel on YouTube" width="502" height="258" title="YouTube for Nonprofits: How to Use YouTube to Save the World...And Raise Money" /></a></p>
<p>YouTube has 30 million visitors daily and over 100 million videos are viewed each day. By connecting nonprofits to the world&#8217;s largest online video community, the YouTube Nonprofit program will allow these organizations tap into a significant pool of potential small donors. While large nonprofits are able to receive 10-15% of donations from online fundraising, smaller organizations have the most difficulty establishing a web presence.  By offering a dedicated channel on YouTube, YouTube&#8217;s Nonprofit Program hopes to empower smaller organizations to significantly expand their reach. Now its just the matter of these, often, short-staffed nonprofits finding the manpower to manage their YouTube presence.</p>
<p><a title="YouTube Nonprofit Channels" href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/youtube2.jpg"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/youtube2.jpg" alt="YouTube Nonprofit Channels" width="503" height="320" title="YouTube for Nonprofits: How to Use YouTube to Save the World...And Raise Money" /></a></p>
<p><strong>YouTube Best Practices for Nonprofits</strong></p>
<p>Maryrose recommended these tips to help nonprofits engage successfully with the YouTube community:</p>
<p>1. Keep it fresh, keep it short. Best not longer than 10 minutes</p>
<p>2. Be genuine, no public service announcements (PSAs)</p>
<p>3. Engage and interact with the community &#8211; have a dialogue, allow people to post video comments, be sure to respond to comments<br />
4. Create a call to action</p>
<p>5. Invest in your channel &#8211; update content, make sure links and videos work</p>
<p>7. Do not fear comments, ratings, related videos &#8211; while you can moderate user engagement, do not disable the commenting or rating features as this tends to upset the community</p>
<p><strong>New Plans for Nonprofits on YouTube</strong></p>
<p>New developments coming down the pipeline include:</p>
<p>1. Extending the program to include international nonprofits.</p>
<p>2. Incorporating more calls to action that are important to nonprofits, petitions, signup forms.</p>
<p>3. Improving nonprofit discovery on YouTube&#8217;s website.</p>
<p>[tags]maryrose dunton, net tuesday, net2, youtube nonprofit program, youtube nonprofit channel, lorna li[/tags]</p>
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		<title>Search Marketing Salon&#8217;s Wear Your Favorite Hat Launch Party on Thursday March 27 at Otis Lounge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lorna li</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s time to wear your favorite hat, because Search Marketing Salon launches this Thursday. White hats, grey hats, and black hats are welcome &#8211; we do not discriminate.
If you are obsessed about search engine rankings, gaga about the SEO benefits of social media, and have a tale or two to tell about how you dominated [...]


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<p>It&#8217;s time to wear your favorite hat, because <a href="http://searchmarketingsalon.com" title="search marketing salon" target="_blank">Search Marketing Salon</a> launches this Thursday. White hats, grey hats, and black hats are welcome &#8211; we do not discriminate.</p>
<p>If you are obsessed about search engine rankings, gaga about the SEO benefits of social media, and have a tale or two to tell about how you dominated the SERPs, have a drink with us!</p>
<p><strong>When:</strong></p>
<p>Thursday March 27 6:00pm &#8211; 9:00pm<strong><br />
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<p><strong>Where:</strong></p>
<p>Otis Lounge</p>
<p>25 Maiden Lane (b/w Grant &amp; Kearny )</p>
<p>San Francisco, CA 94108</p>
<p><strong>Join Us! </strong></p>
<p>RSVP via Eventbrite for <a href="http://searchmarketingsalon.eventbrite.com/" title="Search Marketing Salon" target="_blank">Search Marketing Salon&#8217;s Wear Your Favorite Hat Launch Party</a>.</p>
<p>To become an official member of Search Marketing Salon, join <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/53080/11423E65959F" title="Search Marketing Salon on LinkedIn" target="_blank">Search Marketing Salon on LinkedIn</a>.</p>
<p>You can also connect with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10592901548" title="Search Marketing Salon on Facebook" target="_blank">Search Marketing Salon on Facebook</a>.</p>
<p>[tags]search marketing salon, search engine marketing, search marketing, sem, seo, ppc, social seo, web 2.0 marketing[/tags]</p>


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		<title>Google Earth Outreach &#8211; Best Practices on Mapping Social and Environmental Issues Accross the Globe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lorna li</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 9th, Steve Miller, Product Manager Google Earth, gave a presentation for Net Tuesday   on Google Earth Outreach &#8211; a program that enables nonprofits and NGOs to use Google Earth and other geo-spatial applications to tell their stories.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fsocial-innovation%2Fsocial-marketing%2Fgoogle-earth-outreach-mapping-social-and-environmental-issues-accross-the-globe"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fsocial-innovation%2Fsocial-marketing%2Fgoogle-earth-outreach-mapping-social-and-environmental-issues-accross-the-globe" height="61" width="51" title="Google Earth Outreach   Best Practices on Mapping Social and Environmental Issues Accross the Globe" alt=" Google Earth Outreach   Best Practices on Mapping Social and Environmental Issues Accross the Globe" /></a></div><p><a href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/net2_googleearth1.jpg" title="Google Earth"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/net2_googleearth1.jpg" title="Google Earth" alt="Google Earth" align="left" hspace="16" /></a>On October 9th, Steve Miller, Product Manager Google Earth, gave a presentation for <a href="http://netsquared.meetup.com/1/" title="Net Tuesday" target="_blank">Net Tuesday</a>   on <a href="http://earth.google.com/outreach" title="Google Earth Outreach" target="_blank">Google Earth Outreach</a> &#8211; a program that enables nonprofits and NGOs to use <a href="http://earth.google.com" title="Google Earth" target="_blank">Google Earth</a> and other geo-spatial applications to tell their stories.</p>
<p>Steve highlighted a number of organizations that leveraged Google Earth to tell their stories in effective, compelling ways, starting with the organization that inspired the creation of the Google Earth Outreach program.</p>
<p>Google Earth Outreach got started because Steve&#8217;s friend Rebecca Moore, a passionate environmentalist, was involved with <a href="http://www.mountainresource.org/nail" title="NAIL" target="_blank">Neighbors Against Irresponsible Logging</a>, a community group that was fighting to protect the from the San Jose Water Company&#8217;s proposed logging operations with Big Creek Lumber.</p>
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<p>Residents were mailed a legal notice and vague black and white map of the area affected by the &#8220;proposed timber harvest.&#8221; Rebecca decided to create an alternative map on Google Earth to outline areas that the logging concession would affect and school districts that would be impacted by logging.</p>
<p><a href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/net2_nail_google_earth_outr.jpg" title="NAIL Google Earth Outreach Map"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/net2_nail_google_earth_outr.jpg" alt="NAIL Google Earth Outreach Map" title="Google Earth Outreach   Best Practices on Mapping Social and Environmental Issues Accross the Globe" /></a></p>
<p>Google Earth Outreach is particular useful to NGOs and nonprofits that have multiple program locations as it enables them to organize information about each program and keep track of them geographically.</p>
<p>For example, the <a href="http://www.ushmm.org/" title="US Holocaust Memorial Museum" target="_blank">U.S. Memorial Holocaust Museum</a> created <a href="http://earth.google.com/outreach/cs_darfur.html" title="Crisis in Darfur" target="_blank">Crisis in Darfur</a>  an interactive map of the genocide conflict in Western Sudan.</p>
<p><a href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/net2_crisis_in_darfur.jpg" title="Google Earth Crisis in Darfur"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/net2_crisis_in_darfur.jpg" alt="Google Earth Crisis in Darfur" title="Google Earth Outreach   Best Practices on Mapping Social and Environmental Issues Accross the Globe" /></a></p>
<p>Damaged and destroyed villages are indicated with clickable orange and red flame icons that pop up a description of the village, and additional information like photos and testimonials. Top-line presentation is simple, but additional resources are available for those who want to learn more. Each window links back to the US Holocaust Memorial Museaum website.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.appvoices.org/" title="Appalachian Voices" target="_blank">Appalachian Voices</a>, partnered with Google Earth to raise awareness about about mountaintop removal coal mining in the Appalachian mountains. By creating compelling presence and providing valuable information, Appalachian Voices succeeded in driving a large volume of traffic to their site and generating public awareness about their projects.</p>
<p><a href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/net2_appalachianvoices.jpg" title="Google Earth Appalachian Voices"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/net2_appalachianvoices.jpg" alt="Google Earth Appalachian Voices" title="Google Earth Outreach   Best Practices on Mapping Social and Environmental Issues Accross the Globe" /></a></p>
<p>Some Google Earth best practices they employed included:</p>
<ul>
<li>A User&#8217;s Guide, which they placed front and center, which gives a site content overview and explains the meaning of different colors and icons</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Historical overlays of the region, combined with imagery &#8211; which presents a very compelling picture of the environmental damage caused by mountaintop removal coal mining</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Consistently placed icons to show where you can download additional data</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> A Call to Action &#8211; which was to sign a petition</li>
</ul>
<p>The results?</p>
<p>Within the first 10 days Appalachian voices received 10,000 signatures from all 50 states</p>
<p>Other product features that Steve highlighted were:</p>
<ul>
<li>Customization of placemark descriptions</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Photo uploads and video embedding</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Time span documentation, such as this graphical representation of world population growth.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/net2_worldpopulation.jpg" title="Google Earth World Population Growth"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/net2_worldpopulation.jpg" alt="Google Earth World Population Growth" title="Google Earth Outreach   Best Practices on Mapping Social and Environmental Issues Accross the Globe" /></a></p>
<p>Google provides extensive tutorials on how to use Google Earth&#8217;s powerful features. In addition, they offer a grant program which provides qualifying organization access to use Google Earth Pro, valued at $400 a license, which includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Higher resolution printing</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Video-making capability &#8211; record videos</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> The ability to import more data</li>
</ul>
<p>For more information about Google Earth, visit, the <a href="http://gearthblog.com" title="Google Earth Blog" target="_blank">Google Earth Blog</a>. For more information about Net2 and Web 2.0 technologies that empower social change, visit the <a href="http://www.netsquared.org" title="Net2" target="_blank">Net2 blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>3rd Annual Symbiosis Gathering &#8211; An Eco-Music Festival in the Sierra Foothills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lorna li</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Third Annual Symbiosis Gathering, an arts, music, and conscious lifestyle event much like a mini Burning Man in the mountains, took place approximately 15 miles up a one-lane dirt road from the town of Angels Camp, California, from 20-24 September 2007. Getting there was a journey. The scenery was spectacular.  And I had [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fsustainability%2F3rd-annual-symbiosis-gathering-photos"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fsustainability%2F3rd-annual-symbiosis-gathering-photos" height="61" width="51" title="3rd Annual Symbiosis Gathering   An Eco Music Festival in the Sierra Foothills" alt=" 3rd Annual Symbiosis Gathering   An Eco Music Festival in the Sierra Foothills" /></a></div><p>The <a href="http://www.symbiosisgathering.com/" title="symbiosis gathering" target="_blank">Third Annual Symbiosis Gathering</a>, an arts, music, and conscious lifestyle event much like a mini Burning Man in the mountains, took place approximately 15 miles up a one-lane dirt road from the town of Angels Camp, California, from 20-24 September 2007. Getting there was a journey. The scenery was spectacular.  And I had no idea what I was in for.</p>
<p>It did not really sink in until 4am Saturday morning as I was lying in our tent feeling the bass reverberate from the ground, that I had, in effect, signed up for 4 continuous days of deadly good music.  From Thursday until Monday noon, outdoor live and electronic world grooves, downtempo, hip hop, breaks, psy and psybient trance took place on three stages nestled amidst foothill pines, manzanitas, and blue oak trees.  In between, you could peruse full-scale art installations, listen to guest speakers, attend workshops, learn about comprehensive greening initiatives or relax in healing spaces.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1220/1471658526_361c954dd6.jpg?v=0" align="left" height="500" hspace="16" width="333" title="3rd Annual Symbiosis Gathering   An Eco Music Festival in the Sierra Foothills" alt=" 3rd Annual Symbiosis Gathering   An Eco Music Festival in the Sierra Foothills" />Efforts to make Symbiosis a zero-waste, green event were commendable &#8211; given the festival&#8217;s distance from civilization.</p>
<p>Programs were printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper, using a wind-powered printer and non-toxic inks.</p>
<p>Vendors provided 100% organic food using re-usable dishes that were washed onsite, for a $1 refundable deposit. In addition, Symbiosis provided basic recycling and composting services, as well as biodiesel generators and fuel. Environmental education was made available through the Renewable Energy Showcase presented by the <a href="www.sustainablelivingroadshow.org" title="Sustainable Living Roadshow" target="_blank">Sustainable Living Roadshow</a>, and other performances.</p>
<p>My favorite eco-experience was taking a much enjoyed, $5 steaming hot low-impact  shower courtesy of the creators of the &#8220;Purification Portal &#8211; an Integrated Water Experience.&#8221;</p>
<p>The lineup was stellar: Hallucinogen in Dub, Shpongle, Eat Static, Symbiotic Orchestra (feat. Steve Kimock, members of SCI, Zilla, the Glitch Mob, &amp; Special Guests), Bassnectar, Bluetech, Chris de Luca vs. Phon.o, D-Nox &amp; Beckers, Entheogenic, Flying Lotus, Kelpe, Lotus, Mala, Ott, Pnuma (live PA) , Rinkadink, PatchBay, Pedro, Solead, SOTEG, Spoonbill, Telefon Tel Aviv, Ticon, TranceZenDance, Triptych, Zilla, and more.</p>
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<p>[tags]symbiosis, 3rd annual symbiosis gathering[/tags]</p>


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		<title>The Green Art of Burning Man 2007 &#8211; More Symbolic than Sustainable</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lorna li</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burning Man&#8217;s Green Man theme for 2007 inspired environmental art that was far more symbolic than sustainable. For example, the Crude Awaking installation was blown up in a giant mushroom cloud in order to &#8216;dramatize the worshipful relationship and dependence modern man has toward oil&#8217;.  I can only imagine the amount of fuel it [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fvideo%2Fthe-green-art-of-burning-man-2007-more-symbolic-than-sustainable"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fvideo%2Fthe-green-art-of-burning-man-2007-more-symbolic-than-sustainable" height="61" width="51" title="The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" alt=" The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" /></a></div><p>Burning Man&#8217;s Green Man theme for 2007 inspired environmental art that was far more symbolic than sustainable. For example, the <a href="http://www.burningman.com/installations/07_art_fund.html#crude" target="_blank">Crude Awaking</a> installation was blown up in a giant mushroom cloud in order to &#8216;dramatize the worshipful relationship and dependence modern man has toward oil&#8217;.  I can only imagine the amount of fuel it took to haul, install, and blow up a 99 foot oil derrick.</p>
<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="350" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EWGx0PhDGlU" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EWGx0PhDGlU" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br />
A favorite installation of mine was the wondrous <a title="big rig jig" href="http://www.burningman.com/installations/07_art_fund.html#big_jig" target="_blank">Big Rig Jig </a>by Mike Ross, which featured 2 oil tanker trucks in perfect acro-yogic balance.<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1327/1354555016_7cfe48000a.jpg?v=0" alt=" The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" width="333" height="500" title="The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" /></p>
<p>The highly interactive swinging monkeys installation was another favorite of mine.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1270/1354555150_2d817d78e5.jpg?v=0" alt=" The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" width="475" height="308" title="The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" /></p>
<p>A troupe of child-sized monkeys were suspended from a merry-go-round wheel, at the base of which a set of congo drums was placed, inviting visitors to beat upon them in reckless abandon.  Surrounding the merry-go-round was a ring of bikes.  With several people rapidly peddling, the wheel begins to spin, and rapidly flashing strobe lights create the illusion that the monkeys are swinging overhead from bar to bar.</p>
<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="350" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VjJZwJ2WJbA" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VjJZwJ2WJbA" wmode="transparent"></embed></object>Of the art cars I saw this year, 2 are dear to my heart.</p>
<p><a title="bm-bone-tree.jpg" href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/bm-bone-tree.jpg"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/bm-bone-tree.jpg" alt="bm bone tree The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable"  title="The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" /></a><br />
Photo courtesy of Duane Flatmo</p>
<p><a title="Duane Flatmo" href="http://duaneflatmo.com/" target="_blank">Duane Flatmo</a>&#8217;s latest <a title="Kinetic Sculptures" href="http://duaneflatmo.com/Ksculptures.html" target="_blank">Kinetic Sculpture</a>, the pedal-powered Armored Carp, is made entirely of welded baking pans and other pieces of scrap metal also shoots flames.</p>
<p><a title="armored carp" href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/armoredcarp.jpg"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/armoredcarp.jpg" alt="armored carp" title="The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" /></a></p>
<p>The solar-powered Daisy (owned by the Cunninhams and friends) was an oversized tricycle with sails and a horn that sounded like a loud, drawn-out cow-fart provided an afternoon of entertainment and photo opps.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1135/1353485515_9052331e22.jpg?v=0" alt=" The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" width="332" height="500" title="The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" /></p>
<p>Elena Cunningham</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1223/1354372478_5e3cd2ec35.jpg?v=0" alt=" The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" width="332" height="500" title="The Green Art of Burning Man 2007   More Symbolic than Sustainable" /></p>
<p>John Cunningham</p>
<p>To see more Burning Man photography, visit my <a title="Lorna Li photos" href="http://flickr.com/photos/lornal/sets/72157601944997099/" target="_blank">Green Man 2007 Set on Flickr. </a></p>
<p>[tags]burning man 2007, green man 2007, eco-art, crude awakening, big rig jig, mike ross, daisy, elena cunningham, john cunningham, duane flatmo, armored carp, kinetic sculpture, lorna li[/tags]</p>


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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Burning Man, the annual arts festival that takes place in the remote Black Rock Desert, attracts approximately 40,000 participants, and is Nevada&#8217;s tenth largest city,  for one week.    As a 4th year Burner, I returned to Burning Man after a hiatus of 3 years, with high hopes that Burning Man [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fsustainability%2Fgreen-man-2007-can-burning-man-ever-be-green"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fsustainability%2Fgreen-man-2007-can-burning-man-ever-be-green" height="61" width="51" title="Green Man 2007   Can Burning Man Ever Be Green?" alt=" Green Man 2007   Can Burning Man Ever Be Green?" /></a></div><p> <a href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/bm07_theme_small.jpg" title="Green Man"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/bm07_theme_small.jpg" title="Green Man" alt="Green Man" align="left" hspace="16" vspace="8" /></a>Burning Man, the annual arts festival that takes place in the remote Black Rock Desert, attracts approximately 40,000 participants, and is <a href="http://www.citypopulation.de/USA-Nevada.html" target="_blank">Nevada&#8217;s tenth largest city</a>,  for one week.    As a 4th year Burner, I returned to Burning Man after a hiatus of 3 years, with high hopes that Burning Man was finally evolving out of its flamboyant and hedonistic paradigm into a model of eco-conscious social engagement, embodied by its <a href="http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/bm07_theme.html" target="_blank">2007 theme &#8220;Green Man.&#8221;</a></p>
<p>I must say that, while I had a blast, I was disappointed by the Green-ness of Green Man.  But, having arrived at Black Rock Desert in a gas guzzling RV with 4 other friends, I will be the first to admit it ain&#8217;t easy making Burning Man Green.</p>
<p>Comparing notes with other eco-conscious Burners, it seemed that the Green element seemed to be somewhat weak.</p>
<p><a href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/bm07_pavilion.jpg" title="Green Pavillion"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/bm07_pavilion.jpg" alt="Green Pavillion" title="Green Man 2007   Can Burning Man Ever Be Green?" /></a></p>
<p>The 30,000 square foot Green Pavilion showcased emerging Green technologies in a manner much like a high school science project, rather than a &#8220;World Fair&#8221; of clean technologies. Artistic models and interactive displays were explained by billboards that most were too hung-over or ADD in the highly distracting Burning Man environment to read.</p>
<p><a href="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/greenalgae.jpg" title="greenalgae.jpg"><img src="http://lornali.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/greenalgae.jpg" alt="greenalgae Green Man 2007   Can Burning Man Ever Be Green?"  title="Green Man 2007   Can Burning Man Ever Be Green?" /></a></p>
<p><em>An alternative solution to greenhouse gases &#8211; use bags of bubbling CO2 absorbing liquid algae.</em></p>
<p>Gas guzzling art cars tore around the Playa much like any year.  Art installations that required enormous resources to haul out to Black Rock Desert and assemble were symbolically torched, emitting clouds of toxins into the atmosphere.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1294/1354492752_a11e04e479.jpg?v=0" height="500" width="333" title="Green Man 2007   Can Burning Man Ever Be Green?" alt=" Green Man 2007   Can Burning Man Ever Be Green?" /></p>
<p>Eco-camps were few and far between &#8211; it appeared that most camps consumed and threw away mounds of plastic bottles, cups, utensils, and other refuse much like any other year.  Camp art, sofas, carpets, dome cushions and junk costumes received their final applause on the Playa before making their inevitable journey to eternal rest in landfills. Face it, who wants to spend hours washing Playa dust off junk or pay to store it for next year?</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1111/1353618237_d5ca756b16.jpg?v=0" height="308" width="475" title="Green Man 2007   Can Burning Man Ever Be Green?" alt=" Green Man 2007   Can Burning Man Ever Be Green?" /></p>
<p><em>Battery-operated lights on your bike are cool and create less garbage.</em></p>
<p>Environmentally unsustainable, single-use, disposable glow sticks were as de rigeur as ever. I found myself using plenty of these,  as it was important to me to find my bike in the dark and not be run over by art cars at night.</p>
<p>Overall, the carbon footprint of Burning Man seemed to be no different than any other year. According to <a href="http://coolingman.org" title="Cooling Man" target="_blank">Cooling Man</a>, the event is estimated to give off 28,000 tons of carbon emissions.</p>
<p><strong>Leave No Trace</strong></p>
<p>Burning Man&#8217;s motto, for years, has been to &#8220;<a href="http://www.burningman.com/environment/index.html" target="_blank">Leave No Trace</a>&#8220;.  Burners are told to pack all out all their waste and refrain from wearing feather boas and glittery things that easily shed. Camps that use large quantities of water, such as <a href="http://www.astralheadwash.com/" title="astral headwash" target="_blank">Astral Headwash</a>, are asked to evaporate their runoff in large, shallow, evaporation pans lined with sheets of black plastic rather than forcing the arid Playa to absorb unnaturally large quantities of water. For weeks after the Burn, the Black Rock City clean up crew comb the desert for detritus that might have blown away.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve often thought that &#8220;Leave No Trace&#8221;, while truly commendable, still falls short of minimal environmental impact to the desert.  Face it, burning giant structures of metal, plastic, and fluorescent lights can&#8217;t possibly be good for the environment.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1341/1354555408_6f791fdff3.jpg?v=0" height="500" width="316" title="Green Man 2007   Can Burning Man Ever Be Green?" alt=" Green Man 2007   Can Burning Man Ever Be Green?" /><br />
<strong>2007 Green Initiatives at Burning Man</strong></p>
<p>In 2006, Burning Man took a Green step forward by issuing an <a href="http://www.burningman.com/environment/statement.html" target="_blank">official environmental statement</a>.</p>
<p>In 2007,  that intention evolved into the following initiatives, such as:</p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007149.html"><p>A festival-wide composting program will manage food waste from the CafÃ©, Commissary and 50-100 theme camps. The organizers have also instituted composing in the San Francisco Burning Man office. All plastic utensils are also being replaced by corn-based products.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.burningman.com/environment/blog/?p=82" title="Burning Man Recycling Program" target="_blank">comprehensive recycling program</a> including drive-thru recycling in neighboring cities for burners to dispose of recyclables on the ride home. Proceeds raised from the recyclables will be donated to support environmental initiatives and education through the Gerlach High School.</p>
<p>87% of the main festival generators will be run on B100 biodiesel (11,000 gallons) and the remaining generators (not including festival participants) will run on B10.</p>
<p>Over 50 theme camps are using biodiesel because Burning Man negotiated with local vendors to lower entry barriers for biodiesel use.</p>
<p>A Burning Man sponsored installation of a 120 kW solar array in Gerlach, Nevada and a 60 kW solar array in Lovelock, Nevada. A 30 kW solar array will be used to help power the festival and will be gifted to Gerlach after the event. This project will generate $3 million of electricity over the next 20 years at no cost to Gerlach/Lovelock residents.</p>
<p>A Burning Man sponsored a CFL project in Gerlach (the closest town to the festival, population 500) updating all town light bulbs from incandescent to compact fluorescents.</p>
<p>1000 shared yellow bikes (funded by a generous burner) painted green with red flames. This gift will help create the highest per capita municipal bike use in the United States (1 bike per 35 people).</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Burning Man 2007&#8217;s Green <strike>Footprint</strike> Baby Step</strong></p>
<p>While efforts to reduce Burning Man&#8217;s environmental impact has been steadily growing, in 2007, Burning Man broke new records in its Green initiatives:</p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.burningman.com/environment/blog/?p=117"><p>The wood recycling set a new record: 56 units of lumber loaded down 4 flatbeds, all donated to Habitat For Humanity in Reno.</p>
<p>The composting project with the City of San Francisco loaning out their curbside green bins was a huge hitâ€“we loaded out an entire 30 yard dumpster of gooey wet green waste, and sent it off to Full Circle Compost down in Minden.</p></blockquote>
<p>Also Cooling Man set a new record &#8211; 600 tons of carbon emissions offset in 2007</p>
<p>Finally, according to the <a href="http://www.burncleanproject.org/" target="_blank">Burn Clean Project</a>, Burning Man 2007 collectively replaced 8,000 gallons of petroleum with biodiesel.</p>
<p><strong>How Can Burning Man Get Greener</strong></p>
<p>According to Dr. Jonathan L. Gelbard, Ph.D. conservation biologist, sustainability expert, and Burner, <a href="http://conservationvalue.blogspot.com/2007/09/burning-man-2007-was-it-really-green_05.html" target="_blank">Burning Man has a long way to go before it can be considered a &#8220;bright green event.&#8221;</a> His recommendations are:</p>
<p><strong>Improve Greener Transport and Power</strong></p>
<p>1. Energize Black Rock City via the power of sun and wind! If a few pilot solar and wind-power stations can be set up to help start powering RV&#8217;s and sound systems so they don&#8217;t need to burn gas for generators, it would be a huge coup.</p>
<p>2.  Or, use biofuel-powered vehicles and generators.</p>
<p><strong>Reduce, Re-Use and Recycle More</strong></p>
<p>Burning Man&#8217;s organizers can more actively discourage waste, and encourage the use of re-usable water jugs, bottles, cups, and cutlery, as well as biodegradable plastics. Paper used by the festival should be a high percentage of post-consumer recycled content, including toilet paper in the porta-potties.</p>
<p><strong>Use Sustainably Harvested Wood</strong></p>
<p>A lot of wood is used at Burning Man, including to build The Man, himself. Burning Man (1) should absolutely set a good example by using sustainably-harvested FSC certified wood, and (2) can provide resources on its web site to help connect burners with sources of sustainably harvested wood &#8211; as well as sustainable products in general.</p>
<p><strong>Keep Building Awareness About Sustainability</strong></p>
<p>Burning Man can and should maintain and improve upon 2007&#8217;s Green Man-type sustainability component. Perhaps fun contests can reward the greenest burners, creating financial incentives that encourage sustainability. Burning Man has been the seed for many a good idea, and the event&#8217;s coordinators can and should continue to do their part to actively lead the way towards a more sustainable future.</p>
<p>[tags]burning man 2007, green man 2007, burning man green initiatives, leave no trace, Jonathan L. Gelbard, lorna li[/tags]</p>


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		<title>Green Man 2007 &#8211; Photos from the Playa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lorna li</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Images from Burning Man 2007 are up.  Here are a selection of my favorites. To view more of my photography visit my Flickr profile.

[tags]burning man 2007, green man[/tags]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fgreen%2Fgreen-man-2007-photos-from-the-playa"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fgreen%2Fgreen-man-2007-photos-from-the-playa" height="61" width="51" title="Green Man 2007   Photos from the Playa" alt=" Green Man 2007   Photos from the Playa" /></a></div><p>Images from Burning Man 2007 are up.  Here are a selection of my favorites. To view more of my photography visit my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lornal" target="_blank">Flickr profile</a>.</p>
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<p>[tags]burning man 2007, green man[/tags]</p>


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		<title>Google Dance 2007 &#8211; Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?
OK, not everyone, but an alarming concentration of smart, young, hot people seem to work at Google in a way that seems like a scene from the Stepford Wives.

One Tuesday August 21, I hit the Google Dance party with my friend Sharon Lin, another tech event junkie. [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fevents%2Fgoogle-dance-2007-why-is-everyone-at-google-under-25-and-cute"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fevents%2Fgoogle-dance-2007-why-is-everyone-at-google-under-25-and-cute" height="61" width="51" title="Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" alt=" Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" /></a></div><p>Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?</p>
<p>OK, not everyone, but an alarming concentration of smart, young, hot people seem to work at Google in a way that seems like a scene from the Stepford Wives.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1428/1210725974_185642bc44.jpg?v=0" height="500" width="332" title="Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" alt=" Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" /></p>
<p>One Tuesday August 21, I hit the Google Dance party with my friend Sharon Lin, another tech event junkie.  Google Dance was THE party of Search Engine Strategies San Jose conference. Google has lots of money, so we figured the party had to be good.  Indeed, it was much like a tricked-out college frat party for the technorati.</p>
<p>Google went all out on the party entertainment.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1254/1209872051_bf06719ac2.jpg?v=0" height="307" width="475" title="Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" alt=" Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" /></p>
<p>Rows of video games graced the main building.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/1209871093_fd86cb9e03.jpg?v=0" height="307" width="475" title="Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" alt=" Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" /></p>
<p>Geeks and games go hand in hand.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1389/1210728156_350a5dabd5.jpg?v=0" height="307" width="475" title="Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" alt=" Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" /></p>
<p>Pool anyone?</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/1210726810_211c167c98.jpg?v=0" height="307" width="475" title="Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" alt=" Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" /></p>
<p>How about volleyball?</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1022/1209869971_322fcdfeb8.jpg?v=0" height="500" width="332" title="Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" alt=" Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" /></p>
<p>You can even star in your own music video.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1243/1209874101_35519bb793.jpg?v=0" height="307" width="475" title="Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" alt=" Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" /></p>
<p>Got a sweet tooth?  Here&#8217;s some free candy for ya.</p>
<p>We gawked, bopped around, ate, talked to people, and I took pictures.  Little did I know that Big Brother was watching.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1046/1210727262_e292d886e2.jpg?v=0" height="307" width="475" title="Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" alt=" Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" /></p>
<p>Todd Malicoat, David Mihm, Daniel Riveong</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1232/1210727916_c2020eb3e4.jpg?v=0" height="307" width="475" title="Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" alt=" Google Dance 2007   Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?" /></p>
<p>These photos are stealth because I spent much of the night snapping away photos of the tripped out scene at the Google campus blissfully ignorant of Google regulations, until I was busted by a passionate, underage Googler in a green Google dance T-Shirt that took his job way too seriously.</p>
<p>&#8220;Are you an official Google photographer?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Ummmm, no.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Then, why are you taking photos?&#8221; he barked, eyeing my professional Canon camera, suspiciously.</p>
<p>&#8220;Ummm, I&#8217;m a blogger&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t go around taking photos unless you&#8217;re with staff.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Oh, OK &#8211; then do I get a T-shirt, then?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;NO!&#8221;</p>
<p>I looked around nervously holding my camera, while drunk Google dance revelers snapped photos all around me with their flashing little digital cameras for tourists.</p>
<p>Apparently, you can&#8217;t be taking photos without the official escort by a member of Google&#8217;s Communications team. How lame and spontaneity-killing.  &#8220;OK, then make sure he&#8217;s cute.&#8221;</p>
<p>Dude looked furious.  A young, cute Asian boy with a red Google Dance T-Shirt materialized (red represented the Corporate Communications department) and my antagonist stormed off.</p>
<p>It brings me back to the days when I lived in Communist China, in 1996.  I wandered the Google campus under the watchful eye of my youthful guide from the Google Politburo.</p>
<p>&#8220;So, why don&#8217;t you tell me what&#8217;s interesting around here &#8211; what SHOULD I be taking photos of?&#8221;</p>
<p>The kid really didn&#8217;t know.</p>
<p>&#8220;Why is everyone at Google under 25 and cute?&#8221;  He didn&#8217;t know the answer to that one either.</p>
<p>My creative juices were being seriously hampered by this kid hovering around.  I dismissed him, and continued taking pictures, in stealth mode this time.</p>
<p>[tags]google, google dance, ses 2007, search engine strategies san jose, todd malicoat, david mihm, daniel riveong,  neal kido, lorna li[/tags]</p>


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		<title>SF Bay SEO Meetup &#8211; Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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I really believe in the power of intention, synchronicity, and manifestation &#8211; the clearer your intention, the more synchronicitous events pop up in your life, and the greater the likelihood you will manifest your desire.  A key success factor is going with the flow, and being open to others [...]


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<p>I really believe in the power of intention, synchronicity, and manifestation &#8211; the clearer your intention, the more synchronicitous events pop up in your life, and the greater the likelihood you will manifest your desire.  A key success factor is going with the flow, and being open to others who may play a factor in the manifestation of your intention, rather than trying to control, own, and micromanage every aspect of it &#8211; which is where a lot of people sabotage themselves.</p>
<p>My colleague Jaime Lapena and I were discussing how great it would be to do a search marketing happy hour &#8211; network with other search engine marketers, share tips and ideas, have a pint/ cocktail.</p>
<p>Next step &#8211; create a network of local Bay Area search marketers, whom we can then invite out for a drink on a regular basis.  LinkedIn Groups is still under construction, so I decided to create a <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/searchmarketingnetwork" title="Search Marketing LinkedIn Network" target="_blank">Search Marketing LinkedIn Network</a> as a workaround.  A group would be better, but heck, we can migrate peeps later.</p>
<p>Then, I&#8217;m out covering a <a href="http://bub.blicio.us/?p=290" title="Monster Cable" target="_blank">Monster Cable event</a> for <a href="http://bub.blicio.us" title="bub.blicio.us" target="_blank">bub.blicio.us</a>, where I win a killer set of floor speakers in a raffle draw.  I meet Daniel Riveong of <a href="http://e-storm.com/" title="e-storm" target="_blank">e-Storm</a>,  a San Francisco-based interactive agency with a search marketing division.</p>
<p>Mention the SEM happy hour concept.  3 weeks later, he emails me and says, &#8220;Remember how you were talking about starting a search marketing happy hour?  Well it ends up that I had to organize one for Todd Malicoat, of <a href="http://Stuntdubl.com" title="Stuntdubl" target="_blank">Stuntdubl</a>.  It&#8217;s next week &#8211; you&#8217;re invited.&#8221;</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1268/1165057527_f687d58f62.jpg?v=0" height="350" width="475" title="SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" alt=" SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" /></p>
<p>With Brent Csutoras</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1024/1217510945_67cca02103.jpg?v=0" height="350" width="475" title="SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" alt=" SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" /></p>
<p>With Neil Patel</p>
<p>Friday, August 10 at SF&#8217;s Gordon Biersch &#8211; 20 search engine optimizers at one long  dinner table, followed by more drinks at the Cigar Bar. SEOs I got to know include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Niel Patel, who started dong SEO at the tender age of 16, and is currently the CTO of <a href="http:wwwacsseo.com" target="_blank">Advantage Consulting Services</a>, a social media marketing and search engine optimization agency &#8211; though he hasn&#8217;t yet graduated from college.</li>
<li>Todd Malicoat of <a href="http://Stuntdubl.com" title="Stuntdubl" target="_blank">Stuntdubl</a>, premier SEO consultant and the guru of link strategy.</li>
<li>Natasha Robinson, <a href="http://thatgirlfrommarketing.com/" target="_blank">That Girl From Marketing</a>, who gave me excellent advice on how to do an SEO site audit.</li>
<li>Will Radcliffe and Forest Kolb, of <a href="http://BizzFlip.com" title="BizzFlip" target="_blank">BizzFlip</a>, a community where people can freely conduct business, cultivate ideas, and explore the infinite potential of today&#8217;s business world.</li>
<li>Brent Csutoras of <a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/" title="Weird Asia News" target="_blank">Weird Asia News</a>, who occupied the number one spot for the <a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2006/10/13/world-record-in-japan-largest-orgy/" title="largest orgy" target="_blank">world&#8217;s largest orgy</a>  (he&#8217;s now number 2).</li>
<li>Daniel Riveong and William Gaulthier of <a href="http://e-storm.com/" title="e-storm" target="_blank">e-Storm</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.davidmihm.com/" title="david mihm" target="_blank">David Mihm</a>, small business web site designer and internet marketing consultant.</li>
</ul>
<p>Saturday, August 18, dinner and drinks at the Liberties, in SF&#8217;s Mission district included the same posse and more.</p>
<ul>
<li>Roger Monti, aka <a href="http://www.martinibuster.com/" title="Rober Monti" target="_blank">MartiniBuster</a>, WebmasterWorld moderator and consultant who offers web site review,PPC consultation, link development and web design services.</li>
<li><a href="http://cshel.com" title="Carolyn Shelby" target="_blank"> Carolyn Shelby</a>, Webmaster, SEO, former co-host of Webmaster Radio&#8217;s &#8216;Rush Hour&#8217;, current co-host of SEO 101, and uber-achiever with a schedule much like mine.</li>
<li>Lawrence Coburn, founder of <a href="http://rateitall.com/" title="Rate It All" target="_blank">Rateitall</a> and <a href="http://www.sexywidget.com/" target="_blank">Sexy Widget</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1314/1218379168_4ff5c45740.jpg?v=0" height="350" width="475" title="SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" alt=" SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" /></p>
<p>Caveman and Laura Lippay</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1037/1218378164_bfda81137d.jpg?v=0" height="350" width="475" title="SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" alt=" SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" /></p>
<p>Todd Malicoat and Roger Monti</p>
<p>Todd Malicoat is contemplating moving out from upstate NY to the hip, technocentric SF Bay Area, but only if SF Bay Area search marketers can rally for regular SEO happy hours.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1073/1165118685_5571b95a7f.jpg?v=0" height="500" width="375" title="SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" alt=" SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" /></p>
<p>Todd Malicoat</p>
<p>I think it ironic that, while I intended to organize search marketing happy hours, I was apprehensive about the time and energy launching a regular event would take, as I&#8217;m already maxed out on time and energy.  At the end of the day, all I needed to do was kick back and go with the flow.</p>
<p>Expect more search marketing meetups to come.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1255/1217509523_538638b0e8.jpg?v=0" height="350" width="475" title="SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" alt=" SF Bay SEO Meetup   Premier Search Engine Optimizers Booze and Schmooze" /></p>
<p>[tags]seo meetup, seo, search engine optimization consultants, search marketing, sem, todd malicoat, neil patel, brent csutoras, daniel riveong, william gauthier, david mihm, will radcliffe, forest kolb, natasha robinson, lawrence coburn, carolyn shelby, roger monti, lorna li[/tags]</p>


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		<title>TechCrunch At August Capital &#8211; the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lorna li</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photos by Brian Caldwell

Last Friday I went to TechCrunch&#8217;s party at August Capital, a top-tier venture fund in Menlo Park, but left before the police showed up to shut it down at midnight. With approximately 900 guests, TechCrunch 9 was a scene &#8211; everyone who was anyone in tech was there, in addition to the [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fevents%2Ftechcrunch-at-august-capital-the-ultimate-tech-party-schmooze-fest"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Flornali.com%2Fevents%2Ftechcrunch-at-august-capital-the-ultimate-tech-party-schmooze-fest" height="61" width="51" title="TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" alt=" TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" /></a></div><p>Photos by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/briancaldwell/" title="Brian Caldwell" target="_blank">Brian Caldwell</a></p>
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<p>Last Friday I went to <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com" title="techcrunch" target="_blank">TechCrunch</a>&#8217;s party at <a href="http://www.augustcap.com/" title="August Capital" target="_blank">August Capital</a>, a top-tier venture fund in Menlo Park, but left before the police showed up to shut it down at midnight. With approximately 900 guests, TechCrunch 9 was a scene &#8211; everyone who was anyone in tech was there, in addition to the usual suspects &#8211; the bub.blicio.us posse, the boyz from Looksmart&#8217;s 3rd Floor, Lane Hartwell, ValleyWag photographer extraordinaire, Scott Beale of <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/" title="Laughing Squid">Laughing Squid</a>, Robert Scoble, <a href="http://scobleizer.com/" title="Robert Scoble">the Scobleizer</a>, and Sanford Barr of <a href="http://www.stirr.net/" title="STIRR Network">STIRR</a>.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1377/931265711_14fb461ebb.jpg?v=0" height="316" width="475" title="TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" alt=" TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" /></p>
<p>Brian Caldwell, Sanford Barr and Mick Liubinskas</p>
<p>In spite of the generous beer and wine, frozen margaritas, and copious food dished out via fast-moving and plentiful servers, the party was not as relaxed as it could have been.  Perhaps that&#8217;s what happens when you get a lot startup founders and venture capitalists in one place &#8211; too much nervous energy.  The most relaxed person on the premises was probably Guy Kawasaki.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1159/932118368_1324ee0d93.jpg?v=0" height="316" width="475" title="TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" alt=" TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" /></p>
<p>Guy Kawasaki and Me</p>
<p>Someone commented, &#8220;Nobody&#8217;s getting laid at this party.&#8221;  Indeed the male to female ratio was probably ten to one, but there were some very attractive women in attendance, if you guys would only look up from the demos.</p>
<p>Companies that demoed can be seen <a href="http://static.flickr.com/90/216392145_a1d5dcf8db_o.gif" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1328/932125720_34d9a226eb.jpg?v=0" height="316" width="475" title="TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" alt=" TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" /></p>
<p>Brian Solis and Charlene Li</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1022/931268863_1e9e258661.jpg?v=0" height="316" width="475" title="TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" alt=" TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" /></p>
<p>Lane Hartwell with Kurt Collins and Josh Stomel</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1255/931275517_a65a743abb.jpg?v=0" height="316" width="475" title="TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" alt=" TechCrunch At August Capital   the Ultimate Tech Party Schmooze Fest" /></p>
<p>Robert Scoble and Son</p>
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