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PDX: Women in Design Event

I love networking events and meeting new people. One of my favorite groups back in California was SheSays’ SF chapter which focuses was on providing opportunities for women in advertising, marketing and design to connect. I haven’t found a group similar in Portland but design store Office PDX does sponsor the occasional event… this month is themed for Woman in Design.

Join OFFICE PDX for the annual Women in Design event, where we ask high
profile women in design + marketing to share insights on how they got where
they are, their challenges + success stories, rules of the road + resources.
This event includes a special sale | 15% off Jill Bliss products.
TIME | 7 to 9 PM
LOCATION | North 1515 NW 19th Ave Portland 97209
PANELISTS | Rebecca Armstrong, North (Managing Director)
Lourri Hammack, Laika (Presidentrix.Ep/House)
Kelly Tweeden, Nike (global apparel creative director, sportswear design)
MODERATOR | Kelly Coller (co-owner, OFFICE PDX)
SALE | Save 15% on Jill Bliss products
FREE | Open to the public. Seating is limited.
RSVP | shop@officepdx.com

I will definitely be in attendance and hope you can make it also. Space is limited to RSVP as soon as you can. You can download the flier here >>

Now I’m Steady Jerkin’… The New Dork

What happens when you combine Jay Z, a hit song and social media? Perfection!

LYRICS:
Now Im in the blogosphere, Now I’m in the twitterverse
Fans get so immersed, But I’m a nerd forever
I’m the new Zuckerberg, And since my website
I been cookin dough like a chef servin killa-bytes
Used to be the basement, Back at my mom’s place
Buildin web traffic so that we could sell an ad space
Make way for the, One man businesses
Bail outs finished with, White collar criminals
New sega genesis, Entrepreneur time
Makin big plans, To dominate the online
Yeah, I’m on YouTube, this is one man
Sharin’ google revenue, With songs on my webcam
Science is the new art, Databases day to day
Geeks spreadin’ sheet smarts, Hustle, make the data pay
I could be in Valleywag plus Geekologie
Tell from my avatar, That I’m most definitely

The New Dork,
Social networks – what dreams are made of, There’s nothing you can’t do
Now you’re the New Dork
This V.C. money is brand new, The geek is now damn cool
Let’s hear it for new dorks, new dorks, new dorks

Catch me up in Techcrunch, Right on the homepage
Hell, I’m on Gizmodo, In a photo bout a phone craze
And Im up in Mashable, weekend trip to New York
Bar pitty, 1oak, parties full of New Dorks
Now I’m pitchin business plans, From the backs of napkans
Micro-lend to Africans, Monetize Kazakastan
Catch me up on linked-in, Dog, C.E.O.
You can see where I be, With the I.P.O.
Now I’m up in skinny jeans, Now a hipster’s lurkin’
Used to be a reject, But now I’m steady jerkin’
Now my glasses mainstream, Now the girlies eyein me
Popular kids copy me, The new swag is irony
Comin’ from the small time, Girls couldn’t find me
Now I scale models, Like I climb on top of Heidi
Start big trends, with tweets that I pass on
You should follow me, cuz I’m friends with Ashton
CHORUS

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TWITTER
http://twitter.com/grasshopper

Coffee Break

In order to call any place home I need three things:
A coffeeshop
A bookstore
A music venue
I spend more time than I will ever admit working, pretending to work, people watching, pretending to work while people watching, enjoying coffee, postponing work to enjoy coffee at a coffeeshop. It is my “haven.” Although San Francisco has its share [...]

10 Themes for Youth Marketing By DP

Earlier this year I introduced you to Dan Pankraz and his theory known as “WannaMe“. His area of focus and expertise is on youth culture and marketing. Yesterday he blogged where he felt trends were heading towards in regards to marketing and reaching youth. Once again, I think he is right on point and although [...]

Month in Review: February ‘10

February 2010 was another easy month to do something I have never done before. Although I didn’t have New York, I did have my move to Portland that opened up some opportunities. But, I did have some other tricks up my sleeve for something I have never done before…some silly, some enlightening, all interesting.

Moved myself [...]

Autoshow Cultures

An artist who goes by the name of Lunchbreath created infographs on the culture of auto shows. Select the first image, scroll over and enjoy this awesomeness.