As part of my efforts to better understand the world that lay between humanity and our technological creations I have been gathering a list of resources that give you access to a degree of Psychographic Data from across the internet. Remember, using these tools are reliant on your ability to decide what is and what [...]
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Tag Archive: Bret Bernhoft
The People’s Republic of Portland
As many of you know, Dick Cheney referred to Portland as “Little Beirut”, a nickname that seems to have stuck around. But there is another moniker that seems to be kicking around conversations here locally; The People’s Republic of Portland.The PROP website self describes it’s purpose through work:
“The People’s Republic of Portland (PROP) is the [...]
Getting Personal
Without sounding self-absorbed, I would like to officially declare that I am an asshole. Yep, I admit it; I am a jerk for, well, not being more self-absorbed. But I am about to change all of that! I am going to begin writing about several areas of my personal life, areas that I think will [...]
DubFX
Originally, I had discovered the artist Reggie Watts via the website “CoilHouse“. It was in an article about his work with audio, vocals and loop technology that prompted me to dig a little deeper. After having witnessed several of Reggie’s videos on YouTube I noticed that there was a common thread between all of them; [...]
Google TV
As I typically do each and every morning, I began browsing through Twitter for interesting news stories (this actually could be said to be my morning Newspaper and cup of coffee routine, how 2010 of me). As I was following a couple of leads I noticed that a couple of friends of mine had mad [...]
Brand Mascots Suck
Every Thursday and Friday I have the privledge of enjoying my lunch on the steps of Pioneer Square in downtown Portland Oregon. And with regular frequency, especially during the summer, there seems to always be something to watch . Whether this be street performers or petitioners, the life of Portland Streets is experienced as a [...]
Podcamp Portland 2010
I have admit, I am a podcast Fan Boy.
I have been listening to podcasts for the past 4 years, many of the same ones the whole time. I have also been producing audio content, starting at KPSU 1450 AM here in Portland Oregon, for the past 3 years. I am currently the host of the [...]
Another Portland Conference Season
Just as the literal cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom, so too is the romance of another Portland Conference Season, its Spring! To the casual observer, many of the conferences, un-conferences and day long learning excursions that many like myself will attend will go unnoticed and uncelebrated. For my ilk and I, however, this is [...]
SearchFest 2010 – Pre Game
This Tuesday, March 9th 2010, SearchFest is going to be happening at the Governor Hotel in Portland Oregon. I am especially excited about this year’s event as the main speaker is going to be Stefan Weitz from Bing. His presentation is expected to blow the socks off of anyone who is in the audience as [...]
Oregon Media Central
Oregon Media Central is a website geared towards the coverage of the Oregon media world and is maintained by Mitch Nolan. The website has been active since the demise of Oregon Media Insiders, a blog formerly covering the different worlds within Oregon media and journalism. Oregon Media Central (OMC) seems to cover a variety of [...]