Idea Blobbing
by Brian Reich | 15 Jul 2008, 2:00am
I am Idea Blobbing this week. Go check out my first idea, and of course vote for it!
http://ideablob.com/ideas/2780-Open-Source-Policymaking
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Titletown
by Brian Reich | 18 Jun 2008, 2:00am
The Boston Celtics captured their 17th NBA Championship last night with a blowout win over the Los Angeles Lakers. It was their first title in more than 20 years.
The Celtics now join the New England Patriots, winners of three Superbowls, the Boston Red Sox, winners of two World Series’, and the New England Revolution, winners of two MLS Cup Championships, on the list of Boston sports teams who have won championships since I moved to the area six years ago.
Coincidence? Maybe. No matter — I can’t claim all the credit, certainly the management, players, and fans of these teams contributed to their success as well. In truth, I am not a fan of any of these teams — I am loyal to my hometown Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, and Seattle Supersonics (who are currently in court fighting to remain in Seattle — instead of being moved to Oklahoma City). And my wife, Karen, is actually a Yankees fan.
So, I congratulate the Celtics on their victory, while noting that the Celtics win would not have happened without Ray Allen (who was traded from the Sonics before the season and who graduated from the University of Connecticut where my wife went to school and helped to bring home an NCAA championship in 1999). And I promise that I will continue to try and offer good luck and support to the local sports clubs as long as I live in the region.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HENRY JAMES DAHL BORN NOVEMBER 16th
by Brian Reich | 17 Nov 2007, 2:00am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HENRY JAMES DAHL BORN TODAY!
Karen and Brian welcome newest member to their fabulous family;
World now officially on notice that this kid is freakin’ awesome.
Boston, Mass. — Friday, November 16, 2007 — Brian Reich and Karen Dahl became proud parents today. Henry James Dahl was born at 11:20am EDT at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The baby weighed 7lbs, 8oz and measured 19.5 inches at birth. The baby is healthy, happy, and beautiful. Ten fingers and ten toes were counted.
“It’s the most incredible experience of my life,” said Brian Reich, the baby’s father. “I couldn’t be more excited.” Henry was born with a full head of red hair, matching his mother Karen, and big, bright blue eyes (though experts says the eye color of the baby won’t be fully defined for several weeks). The baby’s mother, Karen Dahl, added “He’s perfect — and I am not just saying that because he is ours.” Doctors and nurses at the hospital have independently confirmed Ms. Dahl’s conclusion that the baby is perfect.
The couple is making phone calls and sending emails to family and friends today. “We encourage you to help spread this happy news” said Reich, “and I promise to send photos and additional information soon.”
The family will remain at the hospital through the weekend and will be back at home in Cambridge, MA early next week. Mom, dad, and baby are gladly accepting congratulatory phone calls, text messages, emails, wall posts, pokes, tweets, phone messages and even snail mail. People interested in scheduling a visit, or who have additional questions, may contact mother or father via the information listed below.
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Contact: Brian Reich & Karen Dahl
Phone: (xxx) xxx-xxxx & (xxx) xxx-xxxx
E-mail: breich (at) gmail.com
Two New Articles…
by Brian Reich | 6 Oct 2007, 2:00am
I published two articles this week:
1) I wrote a cover story for iMedia, a trade publisher and event producer serving interactive media and marketing industries, about how corporations can effectively integrate cause marketing into their efforts to engage audience online. You can read the article here.
2) I posted to Billy-Ball, an absoutely terrific daily baseball newsletter written by my good friend and baseball savant, Bill Chuck. My article focuses on home-field advantage and the stadiums that will hold games in this week’s American League and National League Divisional Series.’ You can read the article here.
Let me know what you think.
Vote for my panel at SXSW?
by Brian Reich | 22 Aug 2007, 2:00am
I’ve submitted a panel idea for the upcoming SXSW conference taking place in March 2008. It’s a panel concept that ties together my work and the upcoming launch of my book, Media Rules! (Wiley & Sons, November 2007).
My plan is to assemble a strong group of folks to discuss and debate the ways that using social media to promote serious issues differs than traditional online marketing and engagement. I have some good folks in mind, including representatives from UNICEF and MySpace for starters.
Here is the description:
“Organizations have both a need and an opportunity to talk about serious issues — to be authentic, transparent, and sustainable in their operations and communications. This panel will discuss what drives success in the serious issues space and the lessons all organizations can take from that.”
Sound interesting? Want to see it? You can show your support here. Thanks!
Age of Conversation
by Brian Reich | 16 Jul 2007, 2:00am
Today marks the official release date of “Age of Conversation.”
What is that? It is a collaborative effort of 103 bloggers and online types – a book that we all co-wrote and are now beginning the effort to co-market. It is also an experiment in distributed media, a test of whether a group is really more powerful than the individual. The goal was painfully simple:
- Pull 100 authors together on a single project
- The overriding topic was “The Conversation Age” — where you take it is up to you.
- The items are short - one 8.5? x 11? page — it can be words, diagrams, photos (again up to you). If it is words - about 400, give or take a couple.
- We write it quickly and get it out there. We publish electronically.
- We make it available online for a small fee and we donate 100% of the proceeds to Variety the Children’s Charity — which serves children across the entire globe
It all started with an off-handed remark on a blog post and grew from there. The credit for both launching and facilitating the project goes entirely to the editors, Gavin Heaton and Drew McClellan. I have never met either, but I was honored and flattered that they would let me participate.
All signs in this suggest that this crazy little experiment will be an overwhelming success… Age of Conversation is an interesting book and will get significant attention, hopefully driving good sales.
More information, and the option to puchase the book, is available at www.ageofconversation.com. Go buy a copy!
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Brian in Billy Ball
by Brian Reich | 12 Apr 2007, 2:00am
I got a mention in today’s edition of Billy-Ball…
…But as Lowell would soon learn, this was not Japan, Toto, in the big leagues there are two pitchers in each game and the best may not be from Japan. As I was heading to the game last night I was talking with FOB-B, Brien Reich (the humping for his new book has officially started). Brian had the misfortune of attending Opening Day and watched his Mariners get creamed. Our conversation alternated between what a stiff Jeff Weaver is and what a treat it will be for me to see Felix Hernandez pitch. Oh yeah, everybody seems to have forgotten that the Mariners decided to contest the game last night and actually throw a pitcher against Dice-K, the Red Sox, and their doting fans. FOB-B, Bob of the women’s boutique “Float” who loves his Sox and knows his baseball seemed wary of Hernandez as well as we talked amidst the swarms in front of Fenway.
Billy-Ball is one of the most in-depth and entertaining newsletters/blogs devoted to baseball. Its written by my friend, Bill Chuck, who is, among other things, a certified baseball genius. You should subscribe today (and I am not just saying that because I was mentioned).
My Article in iMedia Connection
by Brian Reich | 3 Apr 2007, 2:00am
I had an article published in the iMedia Connection Entertainment Spot today.
Interactive Power Plays from SXSW
By Brian Reich
iMedia Connection - Entertainment Spot
April 3, 2007
The three big lessons he learned from the interactive conference of this year’s South by Southwest Festival.Each year, thousands of interactive, film and music professionals and their groupies (yes, interactive folks have groupies too) gather in Austin, Texas for the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW). The music festival hosts nearly 1500 up-and-coming bands, all looking for a label to sign them. The film festival serves as one of the major domestic launching points for new independent films. That leaves the interactive conference, now in its 14th year, which has become one of the industry’s proving grounds for new technology innovations.
Marketers come from all over the world, and particularly Silicon Valley, with hopes of learning how to make the leap from venture-funded darling to mainstream power player in their industry. The dominant theme this year was mobile, with services like Twitter and Mozes attracting attention and running up SMS charges for attendees. At the same time, there were as many Hollywood types trying to understand how the internet was changing their business model as there were programmers and designers looking for some much needed natural sunlight.
Click here to read the whole article.
My Article in Politico about SXSW
by Brian Reich | 27 Mar 2007, 2:00am
I wrote an article about my SXSW experience that appeared on www.politico.com today.
Candidates, Choose Your Campaign Gadgets Wisely
By: Brian Reich
Politico
March 26, 2007The recent South by Southwest Festival welcomed thousands of interactive, film and music professionals to Austin, Texas, to explore and test new innovations in marketing, technology and communications.
Much of the focus was on how to use the latest innovations for creating and distributing new albums or films. But the entertainment industry isn’t the only field that survives on buzz. At the beginning of the 2008 election cycle, the political world is also clamoring for what’s new in information gathering and dissemination. The question is whether campaigns will understand how to use these technologies to exceed their supporters’ online expectations. Here is a rundown of a few of the cutting-edge tools we can expect to see in the 2008 campaigns:
You can read the whole article here.
My SXSW Coverage in ClickZ
by Brian Reich | 25 Mar 2007, 2:00am
I wrote an article for ClickZ…
Mobile Was the Message at South-by-Southwest Fest
By Brian Reich
ClickZ
March 23, 2007
Mobile was the medium everyone was buzzing about at the South-by-Southwest (SXSW) Interactive conference in Austin, Texas last week. Panelists speculated about the changes that the mobile platform would bring to movies, television, and video games. Meanwhile, vendors promoted functionality in hopes of getting their big ideas funded.
Much of the innovation discussed at SXSW was focused on the 1,400 bands, and online services supporting them, that were descending on Austin for the SXSW Music Festival, which followed the interactive event. The highest profile of those services was Mozes, which lets users create and manage text message-based mobile campaigns so brands, bands and fans can be connected. Fans can send messages to artists through Mozes, creating an interactive mobile community for each artist.
You can read the whole thing here.
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