Everybodysagenius’s Weblog

Just wanted to post a quick video. This is my first recorded longboard slide. It was taken at Platte River State Park. Some really nice hills there and the concrete (sorry to asphalt) is pristine. Check it out! Sorry for such a tiny video. That is all that WordPress will let me display. But if you want to see the video in a larger size check out my Flickr account. I also have a bunch of longboarding photos.

Oh, and if you are wondering, I ride a Sector 9 cruiser and and use Loaded Gloves.

Hey Everybody,

I wanted to share this Flickr slideshow for all the skaters in Omaha and all my friends who skate, but have moved away. The sport is alive and well in the city. Longboarding is really picking up steam here too. If you want advice on where to slide and what hills to bomb, drop me a quick comment or an email.

Photo credit: Noahconstrictor on Flickr.

But if you have a minute check out the slideshow here. These are all images submitted to Flickr that have been tagged with skateboarding and Omaha. It is a little city skate who.

Best,
Will Flavell

Hey Everyone,

Omaha, not the town you would immediately think of as the forefront in tech and entrepreneurship, is hosting this amazing event that features both this summer. It is called big Omaha, (www.bigomaha.com). Anyway, if you check out the site you will see that I don’t even need to sell it here cause it is so amazing. I will definitely be there.
Here are just a few of the speakers:

Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary Vaynerchuk, self-trained wine expert, is revolutionizing the wine industry. His blog, Wine Library TV (affectionately known as The Thunder Show), boasts a cult-like following resulting from his enthusiastic, unconventional, and often irreverent wine commentary.

Adriana Gascoigne

Adriana is the Director of Corporate Communications for hi5. Launched in 2003, hi5 is now one of the world’s largest social networks – ranked as a top 20 website globally and the #1 social network in 31 countries across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. In March 2007, Adriana launched Girls in Tech, an organization focused on touting women’s achievements in tech and beyond.

Jason Fried

Jason is the president and founder of 37signals, a Web interface design and usability consultancy based in Chicago. He spearheaded the concepting, design, and development of Basecamp, 37signal’s web-based project management tool for designers, freelancers, and creative services firms

Jeffrey Kalmikoff

Jeffrey is your average 29-year-old tattooed metal-head with an eye for design and nose for tomfoolery. The focus of his work as chief creative officer for the Chicago-based, community-business-centric skinnyCorp who is best known for their multi-million dollar tee shirt business Threadless.
Matt Mullenweg

Matt is the founding developer of the popular open-source blogging software WordPress and writes a popular blog Photo Matt. After quitting his job at CNET, he has devoted the majority of his time to developing a number of open source projects and is a frequent speaker at conferences. In late 2005, he founded Automattic, the business behind WordPress.com and Akismet

Ben Rattray

Ben is the founder and CEO of Change.org, a social network for nonprofits, political campaigns, and engaged citizens around the world. He’s also a frequent speaker about how organizations and activists can use the social web to advance social change and is a graduate of Stanford and the London School of Economics.

Shira Lazar (Host & MC)

Shira has has worked for companies such as Yahoo!, AOL, Movies.com, Hollywood.com, and Verizon. Recently, she has been the host & moderator for several tech conferences including Twiistup, Digital Family Reunion and Girls in Tech.

It is on May 7th and 8th, and it is only $179 if you register by March 25th.

See you there,

Will Flavell

Hey Everybody,

On Tuesday night I went to the Omaha Tweetup at the Brazen Head Irish Pub. It was a lot of fun. It was great chance for about 40 of us Tweeple from Omaha to meet up and talk person to person, without the computers. People from all walks of life came developers, yogis, lawyers, marketers and more. Early adopters all, and it was a lot of fun.

To my suprise this morning it was in the OWH. Check out the story here. Thanks Stefanie Monge for the great story and Christine Pagan for the great shot. And yes, you are not mistaken. That is my smiling face in the pic.

Hope to see you all at the next tweetup.

Best,

William Flavell