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I Have Beer PHXation

August 29, 2010

I like beer. Good beer, you understand. Beer where a brewer had an intent beyond producing a lowest common denominator swill that would be consumed the world over.
I live in Phoenix. Sometimes I get sick of the heat, but by and large, I enjoy this city.
My friend Rob Fullmer has a new project that blends [...]

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The ghosts of distant quasars past

August 22, 2010

I’ve always considered myself a sort of amateur astronomer. Blame it on Mom, who kept me up late watching the meteor showers from the hood of the car when I was a wee lad.
My friend Dr. Pamela Gay makes it easy for would-be stargazers to do more than simply look up at the stars. [...]

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Skepchick Party Rock Band Xbox Now On Auction

July 19, 2010

I don’t play Rock Band. I’m convinced of an inverse proportional relationship to your skill as musician with the real world analog of the Rock Band “instruments” and how well your performance is measured by your ability to strike or “strum” the shitty pieces of plastic required in said game.
But get a few beers and [...]

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Weird Time – Ignite Phoenix #6

March 30, 2010

So right about the time of this posting, I should be on stage doing my thing at Ignite Phoenix #6! This is my fourth time to present to the Ignite crowd, and I’m stoked to be doing it again.
For those who can’t make it and aren’t watching the live stream, here’s my dry run [...]

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Who says everything you do has to be productive?

January 20, 2010

There are probably better, more productive ways to spend a Friday evening, but fuck it. I like to get together and have a few beers with friends.
More often than not, I’m doing that at #evfn, or East Valley Friday Nights. #evfn is shorter. And yes, dammit, you need the hashtag. And yes, dammit, it’s lower-cased. [...]

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Tonight: Social Media 101 – Facebook privacy settings

January 14, 2010

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Tonight’s Social Media Club Phoenix will be doing a deep-dive into the world of Facebook. The session is all about tips, trends, and tactics for winning Facebook marketing. Some really smart friends of mind are on the panel. If you’re in Phoenix and are free tonight at 6:30, you should go.
Prior to that, [...]

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My pants are coming off in public this Sunday

January 5, 2010

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Last year, over 100 people came together for a common cause: the cause of taking off our pants and riding on the Light Rail.
OK, so we didn’t try and cure cancer. But we sure had a lot of fun! We got great local, national and even international news coverage. Rumor has [...]

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5 Best Social Media Tools for Business You’re Not Using

December 10, 2009

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Tonight at Social Media Club the topic is a deep dive into blogging, a panel discussion lead by Chris Conrey. Prior to the main event, I’m once again hosting Social Media 101.
The Phoenix chapter of SMC has grown significantly in the last six months, and it’s great to see people [...]

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Sliced storytelling event in Phoenix this Saturday

September 29, 2009

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It’s no secret that I enjoy hearing myself talk. To people. So when I heard that Robert Hoekman, Jr. was putting on a storytelling event this coming Saturday night, I jumped at the chance to be a part of Sliced.
This promises to be a bit different than other speaking engagements. If [...]

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Bolo 2009 attracts local and national talent

September 25, 2009

Last month, I told you about an upcoming event called Bolo 2009. As it’s an agency-focused event, I didn’t spend a lot of time talking about it here. I talk about all kinds of things here, but advertising sure isn’t one of them. Yeah, I do it. But it’s not why you read me.
Then a [...]

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Upcoming speaking engagements

August 25, 2009

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In the last year or so I’ve made it a priority to find more speaking gigs. Yes, I’m a huge attention whore and love being in front of a crowd. Guilty. [...]

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The future of serialized audiobooks: my interview on Bibliotech

August 5, 2009

w00t! My good friend Mark Jeffrey has edited and posted his interview with me on his video show, Bibliotech. We get deep into the history, present and future of the serialized audiobook. A podiobook, if you will. And we spend some time talking about the future of publishing, writing, reading, listening… and a whole lot [...]

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Balticon 2009 schedule for Evo Terra

May 7, 2009

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I’m off to Balticon again this year. I was thrilled to be one of the Guests of Honor two years ago and had an amazing time. This year, some other hack was named GOH, but Sheila Dee and I decided we’d make the cross-country trek to hang out with some of [...]

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I’m on The Scotch Cast

February 1, 2009

In a recent trip to chilly Cleveland, I was invited by the boys at The Scotch Cast to guest on their show. Being an avid fan of single malt scotch, I humbly obliged.
Humble being the key word. These boys know their scotch. I show — in this incredibly long 57 minute podcast episode — [...]

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Free Audio Books for Readers & Sage Advice for Authors

December 13, 2008

I didn’t write that title. Carrie Runnals did. She was gracious enough to interview me recently on her podcast, Words to Mouth.
As anyone who’s asked me knows, I can go on and on (and on and on) about the topic of new media, especially as it relates to authors. Yeah, I’ve to a soft [...]

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Evo spreads the hoppy beer meme

December 12, 2008

Image by evo_terra via FlickrMy friend Charlie has a beer podcast. It’s called Speaking of Beer. And he… speaks of beer. Lots of different types of beer. And when he wants to speak about hoppy beer… he calls in the pro. Uh, that would be me.
I’m the special guest on Show 54: Hopapalooza 3: International [...]

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I’m Speaking on a Travel and Tourism Panel

November 15, 2008

Image via WikipediaI’ve been invited to participate in a panel discussion next Wednesday. The event goes by the lengthy name of “Promoting AZ Travel with Social Media & Interactive Marketing“.
My lovely wife, Sheila Dee, spent a number of years in the travel industry. A good portion of Arizona’s economy comes from travel & tourism, [...]

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Dragon*con 2008 captured perfectly

September 5, 2008

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Originally uploaded by Scott Hurst

This is my new publicity shot.
Srsly.
Best. Photo. Of Me. EVAR!
Entourage consists of SkepChicks masalaskeptic, A, and carr2d2.
My buddy Mike Lopez said on Twitter:
You look like the gods are talking to you… and you’re saying “can I call you back?”
This is getting [...]

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Books & Blackwell Dragon*Con party announcement

August 26, 2008

Are you ready for a second night of partying at Dragon*Con? The party suite in the Hyatt will be taken over that night by Tee Morris, Pip Ballantine & J.R. Blackwell for the Books & Blackwell party.
As the text in the image says, it’s a book launch, art show and costume party! They’ll be selling [...]

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New Media Interchange Phoenix – or – Not another meetup!

August 20, 2008

For the purpose of this post, I’m breaking up you, the readers, into two categories. Now I abhor labels, so bear with me.
Group 1: Everyone who has a firm grasp on new and social media. You get not only the concepts, but you are actively engaged to the conversation. Sure, you want to learn more, [...]

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