In Explaining Why He Sacked Comey, Trump Borrows From Mein Kampf
Be forewarned: I'm going to compare Trump to Hitler, again. Before accusing me of violating Godwin's Law, please understand that his "law" refers to…
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2011
Pathable Acquires The Social Collective
Pathable, the award-winning provider of social networking services for conferences and events, announced today that it is acquiring The Social…
2009
Where to Find Us at Web 2.0 Expo
Chris Bucchere is attending the Web 2.0 Expo this week, where Crowd Campaign is making its debut as the question suggestion and voting platform for…
Crowd Campaign, The Social Contest Builder
(I-Newswire) November 16, 2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / New York, New York – November 16th, 2009 – At Web 2.0 Expo today, Social Collective, Inc.,…
Procrastinators Rejoice: OpenWorld's Social Schedule Builder is Live!
If you're attending Oracle OpenWorld and you've waited this long to build your event schedule, boy do we have some good news for you! / You can use…
My Oracle OpenWorld Sessions
I'm going to be speaking in two different Oracle OpenWorld sessions on Sunday. They are OOW-S312303 -- Enterprise-Enable Dynamic PHP, Ruby, Python…
Here We Go Again: SXSW 2010
I know it feels like we just put the wraps on SXSW 2009, but Panel Picker Voting is already live for 2010! This year they're using the Panel Picker…
Social Collective, Inc. Featured on TechCrunch
Having "graduated" from the LaunchBox Digital program, which culminated with East and West Coast Demo Days last week, TechCrunch ran an article with…
The Social Collective to Provide Social Media Software for Experient's e4...
Today we are pleased to announce that Experient, Inc., a full-service solution provider for conferences and events, has chosen The Social Collective…
Letter of Commendation from NAFSA
We received a letter of commendation from one of our newer customers, The National Arts Festival of South Africa. Tony agreed to allow us to post it…
Social Collective, Inc. Joins Launch Box Digital Class of 2009
Co-founding CEO Chris Bucchere and CTO and Lead Developer Mike Buckbee of Social Collective, Inc. just accepted a seed round of funding from Launch…
The Ultimate Cool Factor: Social Media Ideas from SXSW
Continuing their efforts as fine purveyors of "awesomesauce," those ebullient SocialFishes Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer interviewed Chris Bucchere…
Testmonials from Twitter
Our lead developer, Michael Buckbee, put together this great collection of un-prompted testimonials from tweeps who enjoyed using my.SXSW, powered by…
My SXSW Panel: Social Networks for the Anti-Social
UPDATE: SXSW released a complete audio recording of this panel! / I'm at SXSW again this year. I attended SXSWi last year and, if my memory serves me…
my.SXSW Goes Mobile
South by Southwest (SXSW) Music, Film and Interactive Conferences and Festivals has launched the official mobile social networking and scheduling…
Feedback Loop
We've been keeping a close watch on what people are saying about my.SXSW and trying to respond to as much of the feedback as possible, either…
Adding Context to my.SXSW Tweets
There has been quite a bit of chatter that we've been following in the SXSW community about the launch of my.SXSW. Fortunately, most of it has been…
SXSW Launches my.SXSW Powered by The Social Collective
Austin, Texas – February 2nd, 2009 – Today South By Southwest (SXSW), announced the launch of my.SXSW, the official social networking and scheduling…
How to Convince Your Company to Pay for a SXSWi Pass
Times are tough, right? Everyone is slashing spending, especially around travel and conference budgets. But you need (read: want) to be at SXSWi. So…
BIL Conference 2009 Selects The Social Collective to Provide Conference...
(I-Newswire) - Long Beach, CA / The second annual BIL Conference, scheduled to take place on February 7th and 8th, 2009, announced today that they…
2008
bdg welcomes Michael Buckbee!
We're very pleased to announce that industry veteran, entrepreneur and Rails developer Michael Buckbee joined the bdg team today as CTO and Lead…
Chris Bucchere's Oracle Open World Schedule
I'm headed to Oracle Open World on Saturday, 9/20. Here's my proposed schedule. Like I said earlier, I'm probably going to spend most of my time in…
SXSW to Use The Social Collective for SXSW 2009!
I am very pleased to announce that today bdg and SXSW have decided to partner to use The Social Collective to create a new registrant community for…
Sneak Preview of Chris Bucchere's SXSW RSS Preso at the Oracle Open World...
For anyone attending Oracle Open World, I'm planning to give a preview of my SXSW 2009 talk entitled "Not So Simple Any More: RSS's Bleeding Edge" in…
Conference Social Networking Made Simple
Three and a half months have transpired since our stellar debut at BEA Participate. (In internet time, that's a lifetime.) But better late than…
Shameless Self-Promotion
At last year's SXSW I said to myself: "Self, you need to be speaking at this conference next year." / Help me fulfill my self-fulfilling prophecy and…
Nobody's Gonna Read This (and Why That Makes Me Happy)
Boy do I love the fact that no one reads this blog. And to the few people who are exceptions to that general rule -- thank you for being so…
New Video: Demo of Conference Social Application
This is a 30-minute clip from the general session at BEA Participate from back in May. Jay Simons and I demo the social application that bdg built…
RubyNation Community Site Accepting Registrations!
bdg is very proud to be a RubyNation sponsor! The sold-out conference is just two weeks away. However, whether you're registered or not, if you want…
Nominate Chris Bucchere for an Oracle OpenWorld Session
I've presented at seven Plumtree Odysseys, one BEA World and two BEA Participates. Help keep the streak alive by voting up my Oracle OpenWorld…
This Just In -- BEA Participate Social App Stats
I find this a little hard to believe, but the numbers don't lie. We had a whopping 75,000 page views the week of the conference! / That's more than…
First Week Numbers Are In
There's nothing better than reviewing usage data for an application you just launched, especially when those data show that people are loving it! /…
Announcing the Launch of the Social Applications for BEA Participate '08
You've heard the phrase "social applications" being kicked around by BEA and bdg. But what exactly does that mean? / In a nutshell, it means that…
BEA Participate is Only Two Weeks Away
There's still time to register for this great conference and take part in a one-of-a-kind social computing experiment. / Register now! / Comments /…
Countdown to BEA Participate
Here at bdg, we're working tirelessly to bring you a revolutionary social networking application that will drive your interactions with BEA…
Removing iTunes DRM Using Tools from Apple
The other day I was creating a Keynote presentation that needed a soundtrack. I wanted to use some regular (non-iTunes Plus) songs that I had legally…
Time is Running Out
Voting closes for the SXSW People's Choice award tomorrow. Don't forget to cast your final votes for Feedhaus and keep your fingers crossed! / If…
How to Build your own Temple of Ego in Five Minutes
My wife is arguably my biggest fan, although my mom probably deserves "honorable mention." / If you too are a fanboy or fangirl of someone, like, say…
Feedhaus Eligible for SXSW "People's Choice" Award
As a finalist in the "Technical Achievement" category, we're also eligible to win a "People Choice" award. / But to do that, we need your votes! Vote…
Feedhaus Selected as a SXSW Web Award Finalist
We're very pleased to announce that Feedhaus has been selected as a finalist for a prestigious SXSW (South by Southwest) 2008 Web Award! / We've been…
2007
Getting Social at BEA Participate 2008
This week BEA launched the Participate 2008 blog and revealed more about their plans for what is shaping up to be a great event. Perhaps the most…
The Enterprise Relevance of Web 2.0
Register Now! / The concepts behind Web 2.0, social networks, and collaboration are now poised to transform your enterprise, providing solutions such…
BEA Participate 2008 Announced
From an e-mail I just received: / Mark your calendar today to attend a gathering of BEA customers, partners and product experts in Chicago, Illinois…
bdg gives away a Video iPod
Here I am on the last day of BEA Participate awarding a Video iPod to Niren Patel, who accepted the winning iPod on behalf of his coworker Karl…
Live from BEA Participate: Mark Carges Keynote
I already held Mark Carges in very high esteem -- but my respect for him grew immensely this morning when I found out that he wrote the source for…
BEA Participate Rapidly Approaching
All of us at bdg are starting to get excited about BEA Participate! As you already know, we're sponsoring this year's ALUI and ALBPM event and I'm…
Portals and SOA: Portals in a Service-Oriented Architecture
I've been invited to give the following talk at BEA Participate: / Why is a Service-Oriented Architecture important to an IT infrastructure and what…
bdg Sponsorship of BEA Participate 2007 Confirmed
Here's some more shameless self-promotion (isn't that what blogging is all about?) -- we've just been confirmed as a sponsor for BEA Participate…
BEA Announces ALUI/ALBPM User Conference
This just in: BEA has announced that they will be hosting a user conference for ALUI and ALBPM customers and prospects. This conference is called…
BEA Participate
A quiet little announcement was made last week: BEA plans to host an ALUI (formerly Plumtree) and ALBPM (formerly Fuego) user conference!…
WLP + Adrenaline = ALI?
I recall sitting in a meeting in 1998 where we were discussing how to aggregate portlet content into a portal page. We talked a lot about iframes but…
2006
Public Sector Breakfast Seminar: Ajax, Java & Mission Critical Applications
I'm very pleased to announce that I've been selected by Nexaweb to sit on a panel of Enterprise Web 2.0 experts. My co-panelists include: / Brant…
bdg gives away the iPod
On the last day of BEA World, bdg gave Robert Gill a brand new 4Gb iPod nano (in black of course). Accepting the iPod on his behalf is Robert's…
Meet team bdg
From left to right, that's Rich Weinhold, Andrew Morris, Chris Bucchere, Jennifer Dunleavey and Andrew Bays. Not present: Howie Bagley, Eric Bucchere…
BEAWorld 2006: Mark Carges Keynote
Mark Carges, who is reponsible for the Business Interaction Division (BID) of BEA, just finished his keynote address. He focused on SOA 360/Workshop…
BEAWorld 2006 General Session
Alfred Chuang (the "A" in BEA) said that 20% of BEA's business comes from AquaLogic. He parlayed this into a nice talk about the realization of SOA.…
Day one comes to a close
Now the team is off to have a fabulous dinner at Bix.
My 15 Minutes of Fame
Well, 20 actually. I just gave my talk on taglibs to a nice crowd of about 100 people. It was very well received!
Your name in lights
I got up early this AM and set up our booth. Here is the finished product.
Kurt Frieden
I had dinner with BEA Engineering Manager and long time friend, Kurt Frieden.
Surf's Up
I had an excellent surf session at Linda Mar in Pacifica. Conditions were perfect -- just as I remember them.
Memories
Even my rental car reminded me of Plumtree.
IN-N-OUT
You can't make a trip to California without stopping at an IN-N-OUT. My order? A 3x3 animal and protein style. If you know what that is, you're…
Sunburn :-(
I spent most of the day today on the beach playing sand soccer with my brother and cousins. Now I look like a boiled lobster. I should know better…
Bulkhead rules!
I "upgraded" to bulkhead on my flight out to SF today and I must say, it's about as close as you can get to first class on jetBlue. Plenty of room to…
Blogging from my Treo 650?
Yes, it's true. I can now post to our blog from my PDA/phone. How cool is that? Stay tuned for live updates from BEA World!
BEAWorld 2006 Speaking Engagement
This just in: my talk on ALUI Taglibs begins at 1:50 PM on Monday the 18th at the ALUI Developer User Group Meeting, which will be held in one of the…
BEAWorld, here we come
All of us at bdg are very excited about BEA World 2006. We've got our booth all ready to go, we've got bdg mousepads and playing cards to give away…
UUID Object Opener, The Coolest ALI Taglib Yet
Anyone who's ever done a major Plumtree/ALUI deployment knows of this problem: You create a portlet or community (or any other object) in Dev and…
Our relationship with BEA + BEAWorld 2006
I often get asked the question: what's your relationship with BEA? / Without lapsing into buzzword bingo (e.g. synergy), let me just say this: bdg is…
Mingle posted on the BEA/Plumtree Code Share
I'm very pleased to announce that Mingle, a prototype of a BEA/Plumtree Web 2.0 social networking application, has been posted on the BEA/Plumtree…
2005
bdg launches world's first Plumtree podcast
I'm very pleased to announce that bdg has officially kicked off our very much irregular and irreverent Plumtree podcast! / Please download and listen…
Plumtree Odyssey+ADC 2005 wrap-up
With a resounding victory this morning in the Booth of Pain, bdg put the wraps on what will probably be the last Plumtree Odyssey. / We sent five…
bdg takes Plumtree Odyssey+ADC by storm
We're going for a big splash this year at the final Odyssey+ADC while Plumtree is still, well, Plumtree. / Plumtree just released the onsite guide…
bdg co-sponsors Odyssey+ADC 2005
I'm very pleased to announce that bdg has been selected by Plumtree as a co-sponsor of this year's Odyssey+ADC, which is Plumtree's User Conference…
CSS -- who knew?
I went to the final set of sessions at NVSS today which included a gem of a presentation by Eitan Suez, a Java programmer who also happens to be a…
My new hero, Ted Neward
I'm at the Northern Virginia Software Symposium this weekend, and after hearing Ted Neward speak yesterday on "The Fallacies of Enterprise Systems…