Say that I'm changed
Say I'm different
Maybe I finally understand

Oh my, how I love songs with a good piano. Correatown (Angela Correa) has a delightful little song for moody mornings with coffee and a sunrise and summer stretching out ahead.

No money man can win my love

It's sweetness that I'm thinking of

This song has truly stood the test of time. Come on, who doesn't love it?

Much like Kelis' Milkshake, I'm somewhat confused as to what hanging in a "Buffalo Stance" means, but yeah, ok, sure. Neneh Cherry, I salute you.

Who would know

all the reasons you're alone

This Silversun Pickups song is kind of depressing, for example, "and when I know you're safe and dreaming, my escape plan's in full swing"....Uhhh...yeah...sounds awesome guys, remind me NOT to ever hook you up. This song desperately reminds me of 1999. I'm almost sure of why. 

Cmon baby
We better make a start
You better make it soon
Before you break my heart

Fleetwood Mac. Yes. I wanna be with YOU everywhere.

And then you put your arms around me

And we tumble to the ground

And then you say

I think we're alone now

Heard a cover of this yesterday while enjoying some delicious coffee at Bumpy's (take note, it is now open on Saturdays!) and have had it stuck in my head since. She may have been a one-hit wonder, but we'll always love Tiffany.

*Oh, apparently, she's now a dance diva...on tour! Who knew?

Dear Team,

The good times are over and I'm back home. WIsh I could have hit up W2E and CTIA, very curious to read up on what went down in San Francisco, but for now, the last of my thoughts on CTIA.

People were in agreement that attendance was way down at CTIA Vegas this year, but this gave people the opportunity to spend upwards of twenty minutes with companies that they would have previously only been able to exchange cards with. The word is that deals were getting done all over the place. Less people, more value. I like it. The other loudly discussed feeling was that for companies, the Green Initiative isn't reason enough to do something. Companies are looking to save money on efficiencies and from this, there are side-benefits that are green/environmentally friendly, but no one is very concerned at the moment with Mother Earth :)

Got some great interviews and I'll try and post some of the more interesting ones on here as they become available. I very much enjoyed speaking with Harald Braun from Harris Stratex, ignore the hair RIGHT IN MY FACE and instead listen to what he thinks the four growth pillars of mobile are.

Personal thoughts about Vegas: Everything happens indoors. It is such an interesting mix of everything that isn't me! Also: it is just as dry in Vegas as it is in my home town of Calgary. I didn't know that was possible. 

Huggles,

Blue

Dear team,
CTIA is eff-bomb huge. This is fantastic, and I love checking it all
out, but you know I've walked all over the Las Vegas convention centre
- several times!
 
When at a mobile conference, as opposed to a web-two-oh one, it is ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT acceptable to walk around with the ol' jawbone on. In
fact, from where I am now, it seems to be encouraged.
 
BnetTV got some great interviews today, I was lucky enough to chat
with a number of founders that are really innovating and changing the
way we use wireless. Most of the focus today was really about
practical applications with wireless - the convergence of wireless and
health, security and of course, advertising.
 
It was a long day and it appears to be only just starting. I'm lucky
enough to be the official 'bag watcher' at Pepcom, meaning I'm getting
a quiet moment. From here, its on to check out fierce wireless and the
skype party, which promises to be awesome.
 
Looking forward to another packed day tomorrow!
Huggles,
Blue x

Dear Team,
First, the bnetTV crew is rollin' in a serious serious van. I'm
talking captian's chairs and thicker carpet than I've ever seen.
 
We arrived at the Las Vegas convention centre bright and early and
have been busy all day.
 
First up, a great Q+A with Greg Clayman, from MTV. He talked mostly
about mobile is changing the way they deliver content - instead of
being static, it is more interactive, like Comedy Central captioning,
where people caption photos then others voting on the captions. He
also mentioned how confusing the landscape of mobile is, there is no
winner yet so now is the time to experiment.
 
Then a panel with serveral big players in the mobile advertising
space. Transpera, youTube, admob, Pandora and GMR marketing. Great
conversation mostly around how effective mobile advertising works and
how little people are taking advantage of it. Some of the highlights
were Frank Barbieri talking about Trent reznor's campaign, solving
global puzzles, etc - really making the fans feel connected to the
brand. Frank and Cheryl, from Pandora really drove home the message
that now is the time, there is such a huge opportunity while mobile
advertising is so uncluttered. It was a really interesting panel.
 
We interviewed a few people, including a guy from Fun Little Movies.
He was fun, but fairly tall - not so little.
 
 Cheryl Lucanegro from Pandora (self-proclaimed 'oldest' person at the
company) was an absolute delight! She really knows her product - she
gave us an awesome demo on her iPhone. Main two points - you can
target advertising on mobile phones way more than the internet and you
have a captive audience there - click-throughs are way higher.
 
We had a quick interview with Rob Thomas, who has really embraced
twiiter, etc as a way of connecting with his fans. Check his new
single, "Cradle Song," yo.
 
Next up, I got to go in an electric drag racing car from SSI racing.
The guys that built it were great to hang with and it was crazy fun to
be in amazing car like that, I want one!
 
Showstoppers was in the evening and we interviewed a bunch of
intereesting companies. I loved chatting with Vitality - inventor of
things like an umbrella with a handle that glows. They have a new pill
cap that interacts wirelessly with your computer to remind you to take
your pills, and set up refills. Slacker and RocketVox were also super
interesting.
 
Day Two looks to be exciting, I'll write down all the highlights!
Huggles,
Blue x

Hello operator

Can you give me number nine?

Can I see you later?

Will you give me back my dime?

 

Listened to My Doorbell earlier today and it reminded me of this song. Don't think it hasn't crossed my mind that if Jack White from The White Stripes and I got married, I could be Sarah Blue-White because it totally has.

I'd say everything I do is about building a community, whether it is around a product, on a website, or in my city. I really see the value in meeting others and figuring out how I can help them. Getting that going and seeing how it affects people's lives is definitely one of the best feelings I know of. 

The community environment is where one starts to see extreme periods of growth. Sharing a wealth of knowledge leads to rapid innovation, sharing the workload leads to individuals being able to take on more - history tells us this is a good thing, we are all not our own islands.

Unfortunately, it would appear that everyone wants something for nothing...and I can't bankroll that attitude :(