June 2010
10 posts
School play
Loved reading about this organization: some of the eggheads behind University Games, sf0.org, and other noteworthy groups have founded Nuvana, a company designed to further education in new media by getting kids playing purposeful games in school. Upcoming projects will feature collaborations with PBS and the Exploratorium! Site is a little sparse right now, but interesting all the same. Check it...
Jeopardy! Robot vs. Ken Jennings
TV’s Jeopardy! from Merv Griffin Entertainment (my occasional employer) is certainly the gold standard of television trivia games: the structure, the format, the challenging questions covering a far-reaching scope of knowledge. Who would have enough hubris to think they could program a computer that could beat a human at Jeopardy!? IBM, that’s who. And some day soon, they may succeed.
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Mall Adjusted
Greg and I are currently in the very first stages- baby steps- of planning a scavenger hunt at this very unusual mall in Orange County.
“The Camp” as it’s called, is a mall with a twist: it’s themed like a national park. When Greg first told me about this idea, I grimaced, but the execution, if the photos and the account linked above are to be believed, is a lot more...
Team building today →
We love this article from Plan Your Meetings. Very thoughtful remarks on the role of team building in the corporate world’s present climate, as well as innovative ideas on green games and activities that give back to the community.
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Our favorite emotional organizer is back!
Frequent readers of this blog know that we get occasional emails from a good-spirited, fun-loving organizer of LA events who is always trying to get people in this flaky town to show up and attend his programs. I feel his pain, but he sometimes wears his heart on his sleeve overmuch in his emails. He’d been in hiatus recently, but here’s the most recent missive:
“Hi Everyone. ...
Wise Guys Featured in Competitor Magazine
Took us a while to get around to uploading this, but worth the wait!
Vertical Response Recognizes Wise Guys Events For...
Wise Guys Events Is One Of The Top 500 Small Businesses Recognized For High Customer Engagement Rates In Email Marketing
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2010 –VerticalResponse, Inc. (http://www.verticalresponse.com), a leading provider of self-service email marketing, online survey and direct mail solutions for small businesses, today announced Wise Guys Events as one of the winners in their new customer...
