It all goes down tomorrow night. The Canal Room, 4 bands of kids, 4 celebrity artists, lots of fun and a ton of good.
In an early entrée to the Canal Room, four bands of students from Education Through Music will be performing with their celebrity coaches. The night features Weekend Top 30 and WKTU’s “Hollywood” […]
All Day Buffet Throws Battle of the Bands Tomorrow Night
Designers, Get Paid.
Kids, getting paid is like a game of chutes and ladders. Some of us had to do it the hard way figure out all the tricks on our own without getting a step up. For you though, here is the cheat sheet and how to get there fast. Job-getting guru, Rita Sue Siegal, has just […]
ITP Spring Show 2008
I Ran into my friend Chet as I was leaving the office today and he told me about the ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program) spring thesis show up the road at NYU/Tisch so I went to go check it out. The exhibition displayed pieces of interactive sight, sound, and physical objects created by the student artists […]
Too Cool for School
Waaaay <30 green thumber Hunter Gross is inspired to inspire others his age (and then some) after learning about the effects that global warming has on the planet. The 12-year-old entrepreneur is eager to demonstrate how small changes can add up to make a big impact. To do this Hunter and his parents created Project […]
Skoll’s Participant Productions Honors Pangea Day Films
Last night in Los Angeles, Participant Productions honored 5 films from around the world by giving their filmmakers $5,000 grants. The grants are awarded by Participant, makers of Charlie Wilson’s War and the new Standard Operating Procedure and other amazing films, as part of its Outstanding Filmmakers Awards Program. Learn more about the 5 grant […]
IWRI x ‘Steampunk’
The New York Times published an article on Steampunk culture that’s getting a lot of buzz on the Internets. Steampunk originated as a term for science fiction based on Victorian-era themed concepts - and the literature has birthed a rich lifestyle culture with a unique fashion aesthetic and product modification styles (some references & […]
Chamillionaire on Social Media, Going to the People, & the Music Industry
<30 artist, Chamillionaire speaks to Pete Cashmore @ Mashable! about his success in social media (he set the record for ringtone downloads @ 4 million) and why he wasn’t hating when Weird Al Yankovich wanted to turn “Riding Dirty” into “White and Nerdy.” At the Digital Hollywood Conference in LA, he made a few […]
To our LA Stunners: UCLA Conference on Innovation
This Friday, May 9th is the UCLA Anderson Entrepreneurs Conference: From Ideas to Innovation.
1. Check out the impressive, well-designed conference website
2. Stunners we’d love to meet from IDEO, Pandora Radio, a bunch of Universities & VC Funds will be there, so go & represent!
3. Sign up today using code MASHEAC for $20 off.
The […]
Ahhh, Nokia. You Get It, We Like You
Nokia’s concept phone “People First” is a phone built around people’s needs - and built for people to develop and use at they choose (ie, it openly supports hacking). Maybe someone at Nokia’s been reading Blue Ocean Strategy…?
Nokia’s fired out some interesting concept phones this year, but this newest “People First” design centers more on […]
Vocation Vacations: It’s like ‘MADE’ for Grown Folks
For those of you who enjoy being the Jack or Jane of all trades, knowing a little bit of something about everything, who are curious, adventurous - or just downright lost about your career, you need to check out Vocation Vacations.
This Portland-based company gives people the chance to work on any career of their choosing, […]