UberNoggin

Phew! The last few weeks have been insane with travel, talks, and lots of writing other than writing here. It’s nice to be back on terra ferma and on the good ol’ blog talking to my favorite people.

I’ve had a bit of a brainstorm lately and I’m still working through the details but I thought it would be fun to air them here and see what all you brainy (or noggin-y) folks have to say about it. I’m considering writing another book about using web 2.0 tools to streamline your life or accomplish goals. Something like “How to become Internet Famous in 30 days or less” or maybe “Web 2.0 and You”. Hoaky, I know but you get the idea. The more I travel around talking to folks about new technologies the more I realize it’s not enough to know where to click or what address to type in. The real power of these technologies is in how they change our lives. A technology is only as powerful as its ability to solve a problem or enrich our lives.

To that end, I’ve started reflecting on the concept of Digital Makeovers. To me, a Digital Makeover is the process of reflecting on one’s personal or business practices and identifying opportunities/problems that a technology can solve. You folks are probably all techno savvy enough to not need such help but I get to talk to tons of people who know that there is something big afoot in the digital world and just wish they had someone next to them at the computer or in the office who could explain it all and help them develop strategies to make the best use of what is available.

Non-profits seem to be a good target to start with because I think they could benefit the most dramatically from utilizing free online tools to maximize their budgets and mobilize volunteers. Plus, it’s just plain awesome to do good work for someone with a good cause. So this is where I’ll start. By reaching out to some local organizations and offering Media Sauce’s help to develop easy to implement strategies that make use of Web 2.0 goodies to improve their organization’s efforts.

Viva la geek!

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