Rocky VanBrimmer, the MAYOR of Central Ohio

by wyliemac on March 17, 2010

This is a long overdue blog post. One that can’t do the man, the legend Rocky VanBrimmer justice.

Follow him on Twitter. He’s @rockson. Check out his blogs, The Central Ohio Network and Delaware O. Get to know him, because he is a star in Columbus. He was the one that got Columbus on the voting page for Startup Weekend. He’s an organizer for RE BarCamp Ohio. He promoted the heck out of MobileX Columbus. He’s gonna MC Wordcamp Columbus / Podcamp Ohio. And he’s RELENTLESSLY keeping the Liberty Community Center in the running for a $25,000 grant from Pepsi.

As much as I like to kid him by calling him coattail, many in Columbus are simply riding his coattail. After all, he was the one that showed Columbus the viability of tweetups and how social media can help a business. Of course, there is nothing wrong riding a coattail. The purpose of this blog post is to give the man his due.

If you have a business, do yourself a favor and check out his business Start Engaging Others. He’ll help your business navigate through the social media waters.

Disclosure: This is not a paid advertisement. I do not work for or receive money from SEO. But I do talk to Rocky from time to time about his business and social media. But only because I like him and truly want to see him succeed in his business.

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iPhone simulator

by wyliemac on March 5, 2010

I recently bought a MacBook. I love it. One of the reasons for buying it was because I wanted to play around with iPhone development.

Speaking of the iPhone, this blog post was drafted in the iPhone simulator. I downloaded the source code for the app so I can peek at its guts. I ran the simulator and wondered if I could post from it. So here goes. If this goes live, then it works.

Geek out.

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MobileX Columbus live blog

by wyliemac on March 3, 2010

MobileX is a one day conference for entrepreneurs, investors, developers, industry professionals, and mobile enthusiasts that identifies opportunities, explores solutions, and provides technical education in the mobile & related industries. Follow the action here, or stop by and buy a ticket at the door.

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Six Degrees of Dublin, Episode 1

February 16, 2010

Here’s the video that was shown during the premier of Six Degrees of Dublin. I’m looking forward to more. Great job OnScene, Palestra Creative, JAM Sessions and the Historic Dublin Business Association (HDBA)!

Six Degrees: Episode 1 from Palestra Creative on Vimeo.
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Six Degrees of Dublin live blogging

February 12, 2010

Tonight marked the premier of Six Degrees of Dublin. What is it? Here’s what This Week said:
“The Six Degrees of Dublin” video and event project is a partnership between OnScene, Palestra Creative, JAM Sessions and the Historic Dublin Business Association (HDBA) that takes a multi-touch approach to showcasing the current status of Dublin, OH’s local community.
Checkout the trailer:

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Columbus’ Newest Startup TiXiT Offers Great Event Discounts

February 8, 2010

I’d like to tell you about a cool new startup company that I just found out about. It’s called TiXiT (www.tixitbox.com). They provide regular folks in Columbus with great discounts on tickets to sports, music and theatre. They are able to do this by negotiating last minute discounts with promoters on seats that likely would [...]

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Columbus Businesses on Twitter

February 7, 2010

Hard to believe that on January 26, 2008 I proclaimed that I was late in the Twitter game. I think I was channeling Fergie sining “I’m so two thousand and eight, you’re so two thousand and late”. But truly I was a Johnny Come Lately. Twitter was new to Columbus and not that many people [...]

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Open letter to the Wexner Center for the Arts

February 7, 2010

Dear Wexner Center for the Arts,
Thank you for serving the arts community and Columbus. I’ve been to a few exhibits, and I’ve been impressed every time I go.
But one thing bugs me. Your ban on personal photography. Why can’t I take pictures to preserve my memory of my visits, especially visits with my kids? I [...]

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Dude, take a chill pill

February 5, 2010

Last year, I attended the TechColumbus Innovation Awards. This year I followed it on Twitter by following the #IA09 hashtag.
It looks like it was a great event.
Of course, there’s always some disgruntled guy out there. Take a look at the tweets in the photos. This guy flat out called TechColumbus as a racist [...]

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