Bytemarks » social network http://bytemarks.org The Intersection of Life, Culture and Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:22:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2009 in Review http://bytemarks.org/2009-in-review/ http://bytemarks.org/2009-in-review/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:13:36 +0000 admin http://bytemarks.org/?p=817 As we welcome in the New Year 2010, I always like to look back at the previous year and celebrate the memorable moments that helped to define that year. As we transition from one year to the next I find it a good habit to acknowledge and be respectful of the past and to look with hope into the future.

I usually post my Top 10 memorable moments as a blog post but this year I tried something a little different. I went out to Twitter and asked others to participate using the hashtag of #2009Top10. It was fun to see others recollect the year in review and come up with their significant moments. Mahalos go out to bitershark, Melissa808, NathanKam, PHOTOluluTV and CindyBlanknship for participating. If you are interested in reading the tweet stream just do a search on #2009Top10 or click here. If over time Twitter does not archive this tweet stream I’ve saved it as a Google doc.

If you feel inspired to create your Top 10 memorable moments for 2009 please do. I encourage you to use the hashtag #2009Top10 and I will update the Google doc. Also as 2010 unfolds make every moment a special moment. The following is my reverse chronological thread of my Top 10 memorable moments in 2009. Wishing you all the best in 2010 – The Year of the Tiger!

  1. Burt120px_normal Bytemarks What are your Top 10 memorable moments for 2009? #2009top10 1 day ago from Tweetie
  2. Burt120px_normal Bytemarks What are your Top 10 memorable moments for 2009? Seeing the Star Trek Movie was one for me. Countdown to continue… #2009Top10 about 23 hours ago from web
  3. Burt120px_normal Bytemarks Next memorable moment following a somewhat chronological order is the 2nd Annual Unconferenz held over at JAIMS back in Feb. #2009top10 about 21 hours ago from web
  4. Burt120px_normal Bytemarks # 3 in my list of Top 10 memorable moments is when my Acura Integra died this year which lead to a new Acura TSX. It’s all good. #2009Top10 about 20 hours ago from web
  5. Burt120px_normal Bytemarks Continuing the countdown # 4 is work related. It’s the formation of the Innovation Team and HMSA 2.0. I consider myself superlucky #2009Top10 about 20 hours ago from web
  6. Burt120px_normal Bytemarks Going to @SXSW for the first time is # 5. I went to a great @guykawasaki party put on by @neenz and met the inspiring @sunnibrown #2009Top10 about 19 hours ago from web
  7. Burt120px_normal Bytemarks Going out on the escort boat to watch @rozsavage continue her trans Pacific solo row was my # 6 memorable moment. #2009Top10 about 18 hours ago from web
  8. Burt120px_normal Bytemarks Spending Summer Solstice on Kaua`i in a valley called Nualolo is # 7 It was a great place to spend the longest day of the year. #2009Top10 about 17 hours ago from web
  9. Burt120px_normal Bytemarks My # 8 is an aircraft carrier. How awesome was it to go out on the @USS_Nimitz? Very awesome! That was a signature moment for my #2009Top10 about 17 hours ago from TweetDeck
  10. Burt120px_normal Bytemarks The Wayfinder Series at HPR is # 9. We had Nainoa Thompson, James Koshiba and Paul Zorner on as speakers. Great storytellers. #2009top10 about 17 hours ago from Tweetie
  11. Burt120px_normal Bytemarks During our ride on the Hokule`a we were visited by A or Hawaiian Booby is my memorable moment # 10. In every moment a connection. #2009Top10 about 16 hours ago from web



]]> http://bytemarks.org/2009-in-review/feed/ 0 Pecha Kucha 5.0 http://bytemarks.org/pecha-kucha-50/ http://bytemarks.org/pecha-kucha-50/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:45:52 +0000 admin http://bytemarks.org/?p=552 This week is chock full of events. In my previous post I mention the Wayfinder Lectures coming up on Thursday, July 23th at Hawaii Public Radio. On Friday, July 24th at the Academy of Arts, Linekona the fifth installment of Pecha Kucha Night will take place. The Pecha Kucha presentation format started in Japan with designers, graphic artists and architects getting together and adopting this short 20 slides, 20 seconds each format. That limited the preso to 6 minutes and 40 seconds. So, if anything bored you, not to worry, it would be over in no time. Pecha Kucha Night (PKN) 4.0 took place in Honolulu last March. I was planning to present but decided instead to capitalize on a trip to SXSW 2009. Now that PKN 5.0 is here, I got no excuses. My presentation is entitled: Top 20 Social Media Geeks. You can guess who might be on the list but for me the hardest part was deciding who to trim from the list. No hints, the big reveal is this Friday. Hope to see you there.


]]> http://bytemarks.org/pecha-kucha-50/feed/ 8 Manoa Geeks @ Oceanit http://bytemarks.org/manoa-geeks-oceanit/ http://bytemarks.org/manoa-geeks-oceanit/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:36:00 +0000 admin http://bytemarks.org/?p=250 Manoa Geeks @ OceanitIt was quite an emotional scene at the last Manoa Geeks meetup on Thursday, June 4, 2008. Aaron Dragushan (@dragushan) is moving from Hawaii to Washington D.C. He announced that this would be his last attendance at Manoa Geeks, at least in person. The Manoa Geeks meetups have evolved from small gatherings at Starbuck’s in Manoa to standing room only crowds in downtown Honolulu tech companies. The companies, in this case Oceanit, have been gracious to offer up meeting space, wifi access and food! Attendees are encouraged to share an event, showcase a web project or demo a product. It is all quite social and interactive largely due to Aaron’s infectious personality. He is always smiling from ear to ear. We are going to miss his positive energy. At this month’s meetup, @Phlatphrog (Patrick Kelly) demo’ed his ride sharing website, Ride4all, @SethLadd showed his crowd wisdom (I stole that from Peter Kay) site at Whateverisfinewithme and Curtis Kropar shared a project that is really striving to make a differenct at Hawaiian Hope. Aaron Dragushan topped the evening off by reviewing the latest developments to his Ask500people project. That site has come a long way and I am glad to have gotten to watch its evolution. Aaron will be one of our first guests on Bytemarks Cafe and I am dying to ask him some questions about how he came up with the idea. It is great to see projects like these get their start here in Hawaii. Thank goodness, the Manoa Geeks legacy will continue with @Hawaii who got the baton handed to him from Aaron to keep the meetups happening. @Hawaii wrote a great blog entry with copious notes and twitter contacts. You can also view the current and past photos of Manoa Geeks on Flickr. Stay tune to the next Manoa Geeks meetup coming to a conference room near you.


]]> http://bytemarks.org/manoa-geeks-oceanit/feed/ 0 1st Annual Hawaii Geek Meet http://bytemarks.org/1st-annual-hawaii-geek-meet/ http://bytemarks.org/1st-annual-hawaii-geek-meet/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:46:00 +0000 admin http://bytemarks.org/?p=245 First Annual Hawaii Geek MeetEveryone has their passion and for Ron it’s Amateur Radio. Ever since I’ve known Ron, now going on close to 18 years, he’s been the ham radio guy. But that’s what a geek is, someone who is extremely interested in something almost to the point of obsessive. Normal people might find this peculiar but deep down inside we all have our geek tendencies, if you don’t then you just might be a tad boring. So whether it was Ron and his mobile ham radio rig, Paul with his solar telescope, First Annual Hawaii Geek Meet Bob with his talking pulse meter, the medieval warriors with their broad swords, Helen with her rockets or Team Twitter Hawaii with their customer tees, what made the 1st Annual Hawaii Geek Meet such a success was the unity in diversity. It was such an interesting cross section of nearly 100 attendees. You were bound to find something captivating or learn something new in the process. I took a bunch of picture but so did everyone else. You can find all the Hawaii Geek Meet photos here. You can also read the Twitter conversation by going to TweetScan.com and scan for #geekbbq. That Sunday went by super fast. The only thing I wish for was a three day weekend. Since Monday was a work day, I am ending this post here and getting some sleep before Tuesday sneaks up on me.


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