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• In Silicon Valley, Millionaires Who Don’t Feel Rich - New York Times
  Why we’ve chosen to do business/focus on Reno/Tahoe/Salt Lake City summed up neatly in one article. Here in Reno/Tahoe, it’s more about how many inches of travel your mountain bike has, how many skis/snowboards you own, and how many powder days did you get in last year.My kids are just as smart and educated yet ski/ride better.

  Bottom line: this is just a lot of vanity. This quote sums it up best: “Here, the top 1 percent chases the top one-tenth of 1 percent, and the top one-tenth of 1 percent chases the top one-one-hundredth of 1 percent,” he said.
  (tags: california reno nevada economic prosperity qualityoflife qol relocation recruiting)

• RGJ.com: Clean Energy Summit coming to Reno
  EDAWN, NCET and NDA teaming up to bring you a cool event! The state’s top political leaders and several major companies will head the first Nevada Clean Energy Summit in Reno on Aug. 18, one day after the 10th annual Lake Tahoe Summit.
  (tags: reno nevada clean energy sustainability green LEED edawn ncet michaelthomas davearcher)

• Painting the town red, tangerine and cobalt - Los Angeles Times
  Homes all over L.A. are getting the color treatment, pitting bold against beige. I’ve wondered when this would start happening. Little mountain towns are very bright, festive happy places and the home colors reflect that.
  (tags: branding color painting CC&Rs)

• In ‘08 race, a little leg may go a long way - Los Angeles Times
  Sex, they say, sells. Aspiring presidential couples are bringing that notion to the fore (spontaneously or not). The significant other is an “asset” in today’s presidential race.
  (tags: personality sex sexsells branding personalbranding)

• RGJ.com: Clean Energy Summit coming to Reno
  The state’s top political leaders and several major companies will head the first Nevada Clean Energy Summit in Reno on Aug. 18, one day after the 10th annual Lake Tahoe Summit. EDAWN, NDA and NCET sponsoring.
  (tags: reno nevada cleantech clean energy cleanenergy high tech summit reid edawn ncet)

• RGJ.com: Grand Sierra trims costs
  The Grand Sierra Resort, Reno’s largest gaming property, is asking executives and managers to take 10-percent pay cuts to balance belt-tightening between management and employees. I don’t think this is too much to be alarmed over. They’ve been throwing do
  (tags: reno nevada casino gaming developer investment marketing branding)

• TED | TEDBlog: 100 Websites You Should Know and Use
  The Web is constantly turning out new and extraordinary services many of us are unfamiliar with. During TED University at this spring’s TED2007 in Monterey, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, offered an ultra-fast-moving ride through site
  (tags: best blog ted education interactive Internet online Productivity search technology tips webdesign society bestof)

• Channel 4 KRNV.com: Police Seeking Possible Witnesses in Antonio ‘Tony’ Atwater Investigation
  Reno lost a visionary entrepreneur this week. The “Father of IPTV”, Tony Atwater drowned. This has been a sad story that is now getting strange: Reno Police Department say they are searching for a possible witness to the last hours of Antonio Atwater’s li
  (tags: tony atwater antonio tonyatwater antonioatwater entrepreneur entrepreneurship myrio sourcenet)

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• Nevada governor accidentally posts Outlook password
  Hahaha this is hilarious! How is it that we continue to elect people to manage a world dominated by technology that can;t even check their email?
  tags: technology humor politics Gibbons Nevada snafu email outlook security)

• A Social-Networking Service With a Velvet Rope - New York Times
  What does everyone think of Pownce, a social-networking service that combines messaging with file-sharing? It’s Kevin Rose’s latest startup. For the time being, only those with invitations this new site.
  tags: pownce kevinrose kevin rose messaging socialnetworking social socialsoftware networking relationship management)

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• Facebook is: Self-Healing
  Jeff Pulver continues to document his reasons to believe that Facebook is the killer social networking app - no wait — PLATFORM of 2007
  (tags: facebook jeffpulver social media socialnetworking networking)

• Time to ASK Yourself: What is YOUR Facebook Strategy?
  “What is your Facebook Strategy?” is a question I asked of 19 different early stage hi-tech startups during meetings that I had last week in Tel Aviv. For the exception of two of them, none of the startups had one. And none of the other more establish
  (tags: facebook jeffpulver strategy social networking socialnetworking socialsoftware adoption trends startup)

• The Jeff Pulver Blog: Goodbye LinkedIn. Hello Facebook.
  This morning I made the decision to focus all of my professional business social networking contacts to be on Facebook. That means that I am no longer going to accept new LinkedIn requests. After spending the past few months using Facebook, I no longer see
  (tags: facebook jeffpulver socialnetworking soco socialsoftware web2.0 trends community linkedin)

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• RGJ.com: Baseball stadium sought for Reno
  Mark Lewis, Reno redevelopment administrator, said the stadium alone, would be a $30 million project and require a minimum of 8 acres.
  (tags: reno nevada stadium redevelopment Economic development downtown baseball triple-a)

• BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Third track added as velodrome bill rolls on
  Sen. Floyd Prozanski (D) showed up to the hearing with an amendment to the bill that calls for a third velodrome to be built in the Eugene area.
  (tags: velodrome portland oregon economic development tourism impact)

• BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Steve Brown has visions of a new velodrome
  Steve Brown is a business development specialist with a penchant for track racing. Cost estimates to build the new track vary, but McLaughry cites a new velodrome in Canada that was built in just four months and cost less than $200,000 dollars.
  tags: velodrome portland oregon economic development tourism)

• BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » New Portland velodrome takes major step toward reality
  A year-round, world-class velodrome facility located near downtown Portland would be not only a premier racing venue that would attract talent from all over the world, but could also be used for exciting new youth programs, summer camps, and so on.
  (tags: velodrome economic development portland oregon impact cycling racing)

• Developing Tourism with Entertainment, Sports and Recreation Destinations
  (tags: economic development tourism impact sports recreation velodrome)

• RGJ.com: Jim Rogers gets a mixed annual review
  Everyone once in a while, you have to acknowledge a leader with balls. Chancellor Rogers has cajones. He’s most certainly not afraid to piss other people off. Love him or hate him, he’s got balls. “Rogers, who has said he will leave the job when his contr
  (tags: personal brand branding personality power authority leader leadership)

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• RGJ.com: RSCVA seeks data on hotel occupancy
  The Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority wants more cooperation from local hotels so that they all are able to make better financial decisions, like when to raise and when to lower rates.
  (tags: RSCVA reno nevada brand hotel casino occupancy Twelve+Horses TwelveHorses marketing automation)

• RGJ.com: Tour paying back $15,000
  “We have a very small sponsorship currently and are looking to expand that and possibly even host the whole thing at Northstar, to be the base of operations,” resort spokeswoman Kirstin Cattell said.
  tags: reno nevada bicycling bike race tourism tourdenez cycling branding)

• Innovations 2007: Twitter May Be the Next Media Platform

  One of the most successful – and unlikely – new crazes on the Internet is a service called Twitter. Twitter is essentially a group text messaging application. People use their cell phones to tap out messages about what they’re seeing, doing, or thin
  (tags: twitter twitter.com social socialnetworking socialsoftware networking sms cellphone text teens media branding personalbranding)

• RGJ.com: Tour de Nez: The locals’ party-More than a bike race, this is a family festival
  “This isn’t just about watching a bunch of Lycra-wearing dudes with shaved legs riding around in circles,” said David LaPlante, a longtime volunteer and participant in the Tour de Nez. “There are so many events to participate in.
  (tags: reno nevada bike bicycling cycling cyclist party entertainment downtown tourdenez davidlaplante David+LaPlante)

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• RGJ.com: Tour de Nez bike wheels into Reno
  Cycling fanatics of all stripes are spinning into Reno and Truckee today for the 15th annual Tour de Nez race and celebration Friday and Saturday.
  (tags: reno Nevada cycling cyclist bike bicycling tourism brand branding)

• RGJ.com: Cyclists cruise Lake Tahoe for cause
  About 3,400 people came from across the country to cruise around Lake Tahoe on Sunday in America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride.
  (tags: cycling bicycling Lake Tahoe laketahoe nevada)

• RGJ.com: Teen bicyclist hit by truck
  A 17-year-old boy suffered a broken leg today when he was struck by a small truck in the 800 block of California Avenue, Reno police said.
  (tags: reno bike cycling bicycling cyclist hit bicyclist teen)

• RGJ.com: All-ages venues await officials’ decisions
  Two all-ages music venues are in a fight for their livelihoods after both were told they needed special permits to continue to have live music. The Holland Project on Keystone Avenue and the New Oasis stopped having all-ages shows in recent weeks as they
  (tags: reno nevada hollandproject holland project all-ages kids music arts design)

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• RGJ.com: Family makes all the difference for entrepreneurs
  Today, Contreras and his wife, Susana, own a branch of Guys ‘n’ Dolls Boot & Shoe Repair and the recently-opened restaurant Machu Picchu, both in Sparks. And the family is together again.
  (tags: reno Nevada entrepreneurship entrepreneur peru microenterprise immigration)

• Speaker: South Tahoe fails to show its culture, history
  Dave LaPlante, chief executive officer of Twelve Horses, warned Tahoe of becoming “too generalized” as more and more chain outlets find their way to a rebuilding South Shore. “Where Tahoe shines is the lake. You take away the scenery, and you can’t tell
  (tags: davidlaplante david_laplante dave laplante david speaking laketahoe lake tahoe california tourism sustainibility ecotourism)

• Much Ado About Microsofts Surface Computer - Pogue’s Posts - Technology - New York Times Blog
  You won’t see surface computers for sale at Wal-Mart any time soon. This fall, Microsoft will begin by installing these machines in 1,200 T-mobile cellphone stores; Starwood Hotels; Harrah’s casino; and IGT video-game stores.
  (tags: Microsoft surface computer tablet touchscreen)

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• Rejoice, The Hummer Is Dead / It might be the end of the world’s most phallically sad SUV. But has the damage been done?
  The late Rev. Jerry Falwell? He was exactly like a Hummer H2. Oh yes he was. Bloated, arrogant, offensive to millions and deeply wrong in a thousand ways and yet blindly worshipped by a shockingly large and happily uninformed throng of devout minions for
  (tags: humor opinion hummer suv environment conservation h2 fuel economy politics)

• The Juggle - WSJ.com
  In his new book, Cameron Stracher (pictured) talks about his own struggle to simplify. His book “Dinner with Dad” is just out today. Mr. Stracher admits that for years he was a workaholic and “Absent Dad,” working as a corporate lawyer, professor a
  (tags: blog blogging parenting thejuggle women moms media worklifebalance entrepreneurship dadblogging)

• David LaPlante Featured on the Cover of the Nevada Business Journal
  David is quoted through the article giving excellent insight into some of the top Nevada issues. “As for downtown revitalization in Reno, it’s not so much the projects, but the increase in cultural opportunities that has us excited.
  (tags: david_laplante davidlaplante David+LaPlante David davidlaplante.com LaPlante environmental Economic economy EDAWN development entrepreneurship entrepreneur NCET Nevada Reno creative class design arts NBJ)

• Power Poll 2007: Business Leaders Optimistic Despite Challeges
  Business Leaders Optimistic Despite Challenges: David LaPlante, CEO of Twelve Horses, a marketing technology company based in Reno, also mentioned large-scale construction activity as a reason for optimism.
  (tags: davidlaplante David david_laplante David+LaPlante LaPlante NBJ Economic nevada reno LasVegas las+vegas)

• Improving Email Marketing with Blogging
  The following article, published by BtoB, is an interview with our CEO, David LaPlante about the subject of improving email marketing with blogging:
  (tags: davidlaplante David LaPlante David+LaPlante davidlaplante.com Twelve Horses Twelve+Horses TwelveHorses email marketing blog blogging integrated branding content web analytics)

• Using e-mail to promote your blog :: BtoB Magazine
  If your company has its own blog, experts such as David LaPlante, CEO of interactive agency Twelve Horses, based in Reno, Nev., say you can and should be leveraging it via your e-mail marketing program.
  (tags: davidlaplante David LaPlante David+LaPlante davidlaplante.com Twelve Horses Twelve+Horses TwelveHorses blog integrated branding content web analytics)

• Visualizing Wikipedia: Power struggle - 19 May 2007 - New Scientist
  Very cool story: How do you keep track of the bubbling mass of information that is Wikipedia? This chaotic-looking mosaic is one attempt to show which topics are contained in the online encyclopedia, and those most hotly contested.
  (tags: visualization design visual wikipedia ontology organization navigation structure web tagging clouds)

• Visualizing the ‘Power Struggle’ in Wikipedia
  These researchers have developed some really cool ways of visualizing activity on Wiki. This stuff is sooooper cool. It’s the future. Too much data requires better viz tools. This is hot.
  (tags: behavior blog data design Internet research socialnetworking socialsoftware statistics visualization web2.0)

• Going Postal: As e-mail makes the rounds these days, we’re all getting a lot more done. Or are we? The merry chatterers are torn about e-mail, the quick pick-me-up that’s scarily addictive.
  E-mail’s intoxicating qualities are now well known: It’s convenient, efficient, simple, and informal, a way to stay connected to more people, a democratizing force in the workplace and less intrusive than the telephone. But as e-mail proliferates
  (tags: email communication social networking e-mail addiction behavior)

• Adotas » Who Can Do A Headstand As Interactive Marketing Gets Turned Upside Down?
  The interactive marketing agency and ad server licencing industry is consolidating, with Google’s $3.1 Billion acquisition of DoubleClick, Microsoft’s $6 billion acquisition of aQuantive and WPP acquisition of 24/7 Real Media.
  (tags: interactive marketing agency M&A mergers acquisitions DoubleClick Microsoft aQuantive WPP)

• Adotas » Microsoft Buys aQuantive for $6 Billion
  This morning Microsoft announced its aquisition of aQuantive Inc. for $6 billion. As of 10 a.m. EST, aQuantive stock had increased nearly 80% from the closing price Thursday evening of $35.87. Investor confidence obviously reflecting excitement
  (tags: Microsoft DoubleClick mergers acquisitions M&A interactive marketing agency)

• RGJ.com: UNR business competition presentations May 24
  The winners of the 2007 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Business Plan Competition will give brief presentations during the Tech Thursday gathering May 24 in Reno.
  (tags: reno nevada unr university donald Reynolds governor cup business plan competition center entrepreneurship technology ncet)

• Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology » Blog Archive » UNR names new business school dean
  Greg Mosier, a professor of business ethics and legal studies at Oklahoma Greg MosierState University, has been named dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Nevada, Reno.
  (tags: Greg Mosier, Oklahoma State University UNR College of Business Administration Nevada Reno Spears School Dana Edberg Mike Reed System Higher Education Milton Glick NCET Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology)

• RGJ.com: Hotel rates hoped to keep rising
  The Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority is basing its $42.76 million annual budget on expectations that the average rate in Reno, Sparks and North Lake Tahoe will top $74 in fiscal 2007-08, which begins in July.
  (tags: reno nevada hotel room rate tax rscva adr economy growth brand branding)

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