Paylpal Freezes OpenCamp? What?

Image via Wikipedia Over the years, I've heard of people having issues with Paypal randomly freezing funds, mostly related to eBay. I never paid that much attention because I never knew anyone personally that happened to. Well, it's different now. Some good people trying to do a good thing are feeling the random Paypal wrath: [...]

The Great Douche Debate of Big Design 2010

I'm Not Ignorant.

As I stood on stage at the Big Design Conference, I had no idea the trouble brewing on the back row. Sitting back there was Giovanni Gallucci, the social media expert. He came in at some point after I started. He knows Dave Curlee and Dave said to him, "Oh man, Keith called you out." [...]

My Postmodern Organizer Big Design Conference Recap

They Stare Back At Me

Thursday While the conference doesn't start until Friday, Thursday, Thursday is the day to be there. The loading and unloading of so-called "swag" and the French mimes with their constant voices telling me to put the books for the bookstore into Ballroom West. So I moved the boxes. All of them. Volunteers telling me something [...]

Just Who Do You Think You Are?

I think I'm @suredoc on Twitter

I'll be speaking at this year's Big Design Conference doing a presentation I've named "Just Do You Think You Are?" This presentation has nothing to do with the NBC TV show of the almost same name as I am not a celebrity and apparently not anywhere as interesting as Sarah Jessica Parker. My presentation is [...]