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• LeMond drops bombshell at Landis hearing
  LeMond drops bombshell at Landis hearing. The whole Landis trial is about to get Paris Hilton-style good.!
  (tags: cycling bike tour de france landis doping lemond)

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• Sofa sets new land speed record for furniture - Engadget

  Excellent PR viral marketing strategy makes it to Engadget. This is brilliant. Thinking we’ll have to get these guys to the Black Rock Desert where real men set land-speed records.

  (tags: humor viral marketing video pr self-promotion branding)

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• Seattle’s new slogan has some residents asking: Metronatural … say WA?
  Seattle’s re-branding itself as “metronatural”.
  (tags: metronautural branding city seattle tourism Economic development)

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• Digg’s Mob Rules
  The news-sharing Web site faces a painful choice: allow user content that courts legal woes, or risk losing users—and content
  (tags: activism digg networking social socialnetworking revolt web2.0)

• Reno Bike Project: Bringing happiness to wallets and waistlines one bike at a time
  If you are out-and-about this summer and you see the Reno Bike Project booth, stop by for a little two-wheeled education. These bicycle activists will set you on the right path to benefit your health and help heal the damage done to your wallet and the pl
  (tags: RBP reno bike project renobikeproject biking bicycling cycling nevada)

• Reno Water Sports - Reno.com
  “It’s always a tight field, and podium placement usually comes down to performance on one or two tricks,” said Jim Litchfield, principal of Fluid Concepts and competition producer for the Reno River Festival.
  (tags: jimlitchfield jim litchfield fluid reno nevada whitewater Kayak rscva special events)

• RGJ.com: River Festival more than kayaks this year
  “The vast majority of competitions are open,” Litchfield said. “When we started, I wanted to show people the highest level of the sport, so it was invitation only. It showcases the sport, but we took criticism because of the exclusivity.” Litchfield said
  (tags: renoriverfestival reno nevada Kayak whitewater competition rscva jimlitchfield jim litchfield)

• Keywords: a Growing Cost for News Sites - WSJ.com
  With the Web assuming an increasingly vital role for print and television news outlets, and online competition intensifying, more outlets are turning to search marketing to drive traffic to their Web sites. To guarantee their pages come up prominently whe
  (tags: search marketing seo sem news media print tv content advertising)

• Reno Rambler: 22 Days in May
  Reno Rambler is going to bike to work all 22 days in honor of Bike to Work Month. “I’ve decided to challenge myself to commute by bike every day to work in the month of May.”
  (tags: reno bike commuting challenge)

• Unstoppable - New York Times
  WHEN is a bicycle not like other bicycles? To begin with, when it has no brakes, or at least no visible brakes, or possibly just a front brake. That means you can’t ride this bike very well on your first try, and certainly not very gracefully, easily or
  (tags: bike fixed gear cycling culture)

• Horse Power Podcast Received “Official Honoree” Distinction for the 11th Annual Webby Awards
  To receive the “Official Honoree” distinction for the Horse Power Podcast from the Webby Awards is admittedly flattering, and both Josk Kenzer and I are quite proud to be rewarded for the hard work. But we definitely could not have done it without the
  (tags: Twelve Horses Twelve+Horses podcasting podcast blogging webby awards marketing branding josh+kenzer robert+payne David+LaPlante)

• Not Enough Snow for You? Talk to Your Father - New York Times
  Wow. Just SU’s upon this article about making snow at home. Life will not be the same at the LaPlante house in the 2007-2008 season. We’ll be making some snow for sure. Blue snow.
  (tags: snow snowmaking snowguns homemade DIY backyard jibbing)

• RGJ.com: Fallon cyclist says helmet saved his life
  While it may not be surprising, he does wonder why not one of the 30 or 40 cars didn’t at least stop and offer to make a 911 call. Eventually someone returning to Hawthorne from a trip to Fallon turned around and took him to the hospital.
  (tags: cycling bike helmet crash 911 cellphone help goodsamaritan)

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• BlogWrite for CEOs: Dilbert cartoons skewer CEO blogs
  Hmmm…. so ghostblogging (ghostwriting a blog) is on the rise according to Scott Adams. I’ve publicly said I think ghostblogging is wrong.
  (tags: ceos blogging ghost social media marketing writing cartoon humor)

• RGJ.com: Condo developers upbeat on downtown Reno market
  The real estate market may be softening in Nevada, as well as the rest of the nation, but the effort to add new condominiums to downtown Reno is still going strong. Officials at Riverwalk Towers, which used to be the Comstock Casino, report they have sold
  (tags: reno nevada realestate Condo market economy economic development gaming downtown)

• RGJ.com: RSCVA seeks producer for river festival
  The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority will hold an informational meeting Wednesday for parties interested in producing the Reno River Festival beginning in 2008.
  (tags: rscva reno river festival fluid jimlitchfield truckee whitewater kayak kayaking special events downtown)

• RGJ.com: EDAWN unveils new brand
  O’Brien said he believes “Can do, Greater Reno-Tahoe” and its coming advertisements and promotions will help lift the region’s reputation as a thriving business location despite mixed messages sent by such popular venues as TV’s “Reno 911.” “We’re not ‘Re
  (tags: can+do EDAWN reno tahoe greater+reno-tahoe nevada Economic development alvey)

• Heavenly’s Master Plan Approved by Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
  “With this Master Plan, Heavenly has become a leader among ski resorts in terms of environmental stewardship,” said Rochelle Nason, executive director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe. “The resort worked closely with conservationists to assure their plan
  (tags: heavenly lake tahoe lake+tahoe ski skiing snowboarding environment green environmental regional planning sierraclub)

• Reno and Its Discontents»Blog Archive » Reno Can Do
  On the positive side, I do like the overall design of the logos–very modern, crisp, and young. I also like the sort of individualist, participatory message that seems to be a big part of the brand. But “Can Do?” Its just so, I don’t know? Midwest?
  (tags: reno nevada can+do blogging branding greater+reno-tahoe tahoe)

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• StartupJournal | Sound Advice: Two-Minute Mentor: Trend-Watcher CEO

  StartupJournal.com recently spoke with Tina Wells, 27, chief executive officer of Buzz Marketing, a youth-marketing services company, about trend watching and getting started as a young entrepreneur.

  (tags: buzz marketing social networking media)

• RGJ.com: All-ages arts haven ready for business-Holland’s ambitious project opens with series of shows this month

  “Reno could be on the map for being a young, creative center, something more urban and energetic and that’s what really excites us,” said co-founder Britt Curtis. “It’s not a question of whether it’s a good idea or not. It’s not even a question anymore! T

  (tags: reno nevada teen youth arts center hollandproject brittcurtis branding brand design music scene)

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• The Web 2.0 Bubble

  Why the social-media revolution will go out with a whimper

  (tags: community facebook future hype media network networking research social socialmedia socialnetworking socialsoftware startup technology web2.0 web_2.0 MySpace web)

• Executives Remain Wary of Web 2.0

  Wikis and blogs may be all the rage in the business press, but a new survey indicates that companies are hedging their bets

  (tags: socialnetworking socialsoftware social socialmedia web2.0 web_2.0 wikis blogging blogs)

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• I Canceled My Basecamp Account Today

  I Canceled My Basecamp Account TodayBasecampIn the past, I’ve been a fan of 37 Signals. I believe that they were ahead of their day in user interface design and simplicity. Their book, Getting Real, still has an impact in how I develop, design, and

  (tags: 37signals basecamp canceled design Internet marketing blogging usability hype Productivity communication)

• Feld Thoughts - Bill Payne’s Guide to Raising Money From Angels

  Bill Payne’s Guide to Raising Money From Angels Longtime angel investor Bill Payne has a new book out called The Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels. I read it last week and it’s excellent – if you are looking to raise an angel round it’s

  (tags: Bill Payne BillPayne venture startup business entrepreneurship entrepreneur angel investing investor)

• State of race promoting in the US: Up or down?

  State of race promoting in the US: Up or down? The American racing calendar for 2007 has grown larger compared to previous years, with more higher-rated events coming onto the scene. These events range from new events with new promoters to older events el

  (tags: bike cycling race racing sponsors sponsorship UCI tourdenez)

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