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Happy Holidays!

Wishing everyone a safe, enjoyable and happy holiday

Every year, Team Viaspire participates in a brisk and jubilant 10K run in Sacramento benefiting the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, called Run to Feed the Hungry. This year, we will be one of over 26,000 people all walking and running for this great local fundraising event - perhaps even topping the charts this year, officially, as the largest Thanksgiving Day run nationwide.

It is on this day that we are reminded about community, participation and cause. There is so much we can do collectively. So many great things we can accomplish and make better. So much we have to be grateful for.

We are energized and appreciate every day that we are a part of the industrious and entrepreneurial spirit of Sacramento and Bay Area communities. Today, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who continue to make our progress possible. We are thankful to our clients, partners and online virtual community of friends, followers and fans!

To all of our readers in the U.S., we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. To our followers abroad, thanks for your readership and being a part of our ongoing conversation.

Best wishes & thank you!

Gel 2008 | See What We Missed

Gel ("Good Experience Live") is a conference and community exploring good experience in all its forms -- in business, art, society, technology, and life. Gel was founded by Mark Hurst, who ran the first Gel in 2003. It is held in New York City and is a conference we look forward to every year. Unfortunately, we were unable to make it this year and it looks like there were some interesting Day 1 experiences.

We have already marked our calendars for next year, April 30 - May 1, 2009.

What is Gel? | Gel Videos

Slideshow by Reemer

Mac v. PC | Obama v. Clinton

This is a very interesting analogy. The same questions I have over Mac v. PC can be used  for Obama v. Clinton. Is Mac more style than substance? Is the PC better for getting business done (experience)? Is Mac gaining market share (up and coming)? Can the PC keep up with the creativity of Mac (which one will actually bring change)?

Also, the websites of the two candidates also mirror this analogy.
Read more: NY Times
Related items: Obama Maximizes Reach on the Social Web - Part I • Part II

Merry Christmas Everyone

Net Neutrality Crash Coming By 2010

Interesting study by Nemertes Research Group. I know I will be a little short of the 137 billion needed to save the internet.

Read:
Nemertes Press Release
Washington Post Article
Valleywag 

We Are Thankful! Happy Thanksgiving!!

Trick or Treat

You can't have Halloween without listening to the theme song. Throw in an interesting halloween-themed montage and this is what you get.

Happy Halloween!

Blog Action Day! One Day. One Issue.

As we noted here last week, October 15, 2007 is Blog Action Day.

The environment was selected as the 2007 theme for Blog Action Day both for the clarity of its importance and the undeniable urgency that issues like global warming and pollution have. It is an issue that can relate to virtually any subject, any blog and anybody.

Here are a few Top 10 ways we can all do to help the environment, reduce global warming and save the environment:

Top Ten Things you can do to help the Environment
Population Connection

1. Choose a Fuel Efficient Vehicle

2. Eat Meat-Free Meals One Day a Week

3. Buy locally grown (organic, if you can get it) and produced Food

4. Choose an Energy Efficient home and appliances

5. Conserve Water

6. Support Car Free Alternatives and Use Them

7. Change your Bulbs

8. Have children when you are Ready and raise them to be Environmentally Aware

9. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

10. Get Involved.

Top 10 Things You Can Do to Reduce Global Warming
About.com: Environmental Issues

1. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

2. Use Less Heat and Air Conditioning

3. Change a Light Bulb

4. Drive Less and Drive Smart

5. Buy Energy-Efficient Products

6. Use Less Hot Water

7. Use the "Off" Switch

8. Plant a Tree

9. Get a Report Card from Your Utility Company

10. Encourage Others to Conserve.

Ten Things You Can Do to Help Save the Earth
HowStuffWorks.com

1. Pay attention to how you use water.

2. Leave your car at home.

3. Walk or ride your bike to work, school and anywhere you can.

4. Recycle.

5. Compost. 

6. Change your light bulbs.

7. Make your home more energy efficient (and save money).

8. Maintain your car. 

9. Drive smarter.

10.Turn off lights when you're not in the room and unplug appliances when you're not using them.

Business 2.0 - R.I.P.

Let's give a moment of silence to our beloved magazine - Business 2.0.

For Business 2.0 subscribers, Money magazine will be replacing Business 2.0 for remaining issues under your subscription.

Or you can request a refund by November 1, 2007. Send the request to Business 2.0 Customer Service, P.O. Box 60001, Tampa, FL 33660-0001 (include your full name and address as well as the magazine address mailing label) or call toll-free at 1-800-317-9704.