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  • They gave away $150,000 at MashBash and another $250,000 after the event. YappEm is a app that lets you earn coins that turn into gift cards. You can get cards from any of the major brands. To find out more go to Yappem.com I also walk around MashBash – Mashable’s yearly SXSW event. This year it was at Speakeasy. 3 levels of bands, DJ’s...

    YappEm at MashBash SXSW 2013 Giving Away $150,000

    Posted on March 29, 2013 | No Comments
    They gave away $150,000 at MashBash and another $250,000 after the event. YappEm is a app that lets you earn coins that turn into gift cards. You can get cards from any of the major brands. To find out more go to Yappem.com I also walk around MashBash – Mashable’s yearly SXSW event. This year it was at Speakeasy. 3 levels of bands, DJ’s...

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  • It was a great Sunday at SXSW as I started at one of my favorite places in Guero’s and AllHat V. It once again was sponsored by Chevy. One thing you need when going to this event is a cowboy hat. My band hat for some reason did not make the trip, so I used the next best thing – the Horse head. I...

    AllHat V, MashBash Parties – SXSW 2013

    Posted on March 11, 2013 | 2 Comments
    It was a great Sunday at SXSW as I started at one of my favorite places in Guero’s and AllHat V. It once again was sponsored by Chevy. One thing you need when going to this event is a cowboy hat. My band hat for some reason did not make the trip, so I used the next best thing – the Horse head. I...

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  • Today I look at Snoopy’s Street Fair: a fun game where you are Charlie Brown and you are setting up a fun time for all your Peanuts gang. You get calls from Peppermint Patty in which she gives you tasks to complete. Once you complete them you get XP to level up. During the game you pick up cards and items for Snoopy to...

    Snoopy’s Street Fair – Re-Purposing items for iPad

    Posted on November 1, 2012 | No Comments
    Today I look at Snoopy’s Street Fair: a fun game where you are Charlie Brown and you are setting up a fun time for all your Peanuts gang. You get calls from Peppermint Patty in which she gives you tasks to complete. Once you complete them you get XP to level up. During the game you pick up cards and items for Snoopy to...

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  • This year I got to spend time with the hackers at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 hackathon. Hundreds of coders got together – some didn’t even know each other until this afternoon – to make the next big program. I got to talk to a lot of great start ups. This includes Snowshoe, a company that comes from Madison, WI (my hometown). I know about...

    TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 Hackathon

    Posted on September 9, 2012 | No Comments
    This year I got to spend time with the hackers at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 hackathon. Hundreds of coders got together – some didn’t even know each other until this afternoon – to make the next big program. I got to talk to a lot of great start ups. This includes Snowshoe, a company that comes from Madison, WI (my hometown). I know about...

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  • I have been to Vegas before, but never really did the “tourist” thing. Bob, Greg and especially Aaron (who has never been to Vegas) wanted to walk around and see the sights. We started by going from Four Seasons, to the tram and to the monorail to about mid-point in Caesar’s Palace. We then walked back to Mandalay Bay, while seeing all the great...

    Four Bloggers Walking Vegas Strip – Interop

    Posted on May 8, 2011 | No Comments
    I have been to Vegas before, but never really did the “tourist” thing. Bob, Greg and especially Aaron (who has never been to Vegas) wanted to walk around and see the sights. We started by going from Four Seasons, to the tram and to the monorail to about mid-point in Caesar’s Palace. We then walked back to Mandalay Bay, while seeing all the great...

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