You never know the intentions of a reporter, even when they are looking you straight in the eye. When I was asked by KSL reporter Paul Nelson to talk with him about our “geek” community in the Salt Lake valley, I didn’t mind, mainly because when I say “geek”, I don’t mean it in a derogatory manner. And I wanted to make sure people knew there was a difference between “geek” and “nerd”.

Anyway, here is a link to the interview, which also includes Laura Moncur, the leader of the pack so too speak. Laura is one of the most respectful and fun person you could ever meet.

By the way, I really do have pocket protectors lost somewhere in my junk boxes, I love Devo, and I can only say maybe one or two words in Klingon. That’s not over the top, is it?

KSL.com interview link.

Utah Blogger/Geek Dinner at Jason’s Deli (Thursday January 29, 2009) – Upcoming

• Props To My Peeps: Sundance Tweetup For Charity

Last week, Cary Snowden of SocialHat, and Kelly King Anderson of Startup Princess, put together a Tweetup at the Park City Ski Resort. While tweetups aren’t new, this one had a twist; give a donation at the door for a charity voted on at the end of the night. Now that is cool.

The event was also streamed live on Ustream. This allowed those who couldn’t attend in person to watch the event and also donate online. According to the SocialHat website, the event collected nearly $600, and had over two hundred participants both in person and on the Ustream feed. That is just amazing.

This is a great example of social network connections getting together offline for a good cause. At the end of the night the votes were counted and the selected charity was Lifting Up Serenity, a charity in the name of Serenity Burns, a two year old who lives in Utah and was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. I know Phil burns personally, and I think his foundation will benefit from the donation.

I don’t want to leave out the other charities that didn’t get this donation, but should be considered, because they can always use help. Please check out the list on the SocialHat web site. You can also find a list of attendees, those who volunteered, and those who were sponsors.

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