Hey check this out! We were invited to the American Music Awards Gift Suite to hand our our software and share our vision with Hollywood celebrities, right in the middle of Hollywood at Universal Studios stage 42!
It is very exciting so we thought we would broadcast some footage live! You can see exactly what we are experiencing as it happening… sharing our vision to protect kids online live. Your comments always welcome!
Here I am, back to the annual Dust or Magic Conference held in Lambertville, NJ, which is on the other side of New Hope, PA across the Delaware River. This is my 3rd time attending this event where industry leaders in the interactive child educational media come together and discuss what was Dust or Magic for the previous year and discuss what may be Dust or Magic for the coming year.
These are the who’s who in game & multi media design from the largest companies in the country. Companies represented include: 360KID, Apple Computer, Animusic, ARS Media, Astronomico di Padova, Baby Einstein, Carstens Studios, Columbia University, Course Crafters, Dana Shields Design, Delta Editora, Disney Interactive, Dolphin Inc, Drexel University, PREL, ETS (Educational Testing Service), Encore Software, Evan-Moor Fablevision,Fisher-Price, Garage Games, Her Interactive, Highlights for Children, Hulabee Entertainment, ImaginEngine, Jersey Cow Software, Kinder Magic Software, Knowledge Adventure/VU Games, LeapFrog,Legacy Interactive, Mattel, Microsoft, Miss Maggie’s Earth Adventures, NBC 10, Noodleworks, Riverdeep, The Learning Company, Scholastic, School Zone Interactive, Sesame Workshop, Sunburst, TERCworks, Terzio, The Markle Foundation, THQ, University of Denver, University of Maryland, USA Today (Education), Viewpoints Research Institute Inc., Vivendi Universal, VTech. Speakers included Chris Byrne, The Toy Guy and creator of the new Time to Play Magazine (www.timetoplaymag.com), Claire Green, President, Parents’ Choice Foundation; Jim Gray, Ed.D., Leapfrog, Ben Grimley and Jennifer Wells of PBS KIDS PLAY!, Lisa Guernsey, Author, Into the Minds of Babes; Mark William Hansen, The LEGO Group; Kathleen Kremer, Ph.D., Fisher-Price; Debra Lieberman, UC Santa Barbara and Health Games Research; Robin Raskin, Author, Blogger at Yahoo Tech, Scott Traylor, President, 360KID; Roger Wagner, President of Roger Wagner Publishing and creator of HyperStudio; Tanya Van Court, General Manager Noggin and Sr. VP, Parents and Preschool Digital, Nickelodeon & MTVN Kids and Family Group; plus remote presentations by Kimberly Rose of Viewpoints Research, Lane Merrifield and Club Penguin and Mitch Resnick from the Lifelong Learning Group at MIT. Sessions will be facilitated by Warren Buckleitner of Children’s Technology Review and Daren Carstens of Carstens Studios.We had all the toy critics here to tell us why a particular toy was Dust Or Magic. Included in this illustrious group were: Robin Raskin, Chris Byrne, Claire Green, Lisa Guernsey and Renye Rice.
This is an exciting conference full of very talented and educated people.Ican’t wait to come back in ’09.
Tomorrow, here in the U.S., we’ll be electing another President.
I know some people will be glued to CNN watching the results roll in to figure out what it means for their future. Concerned that if the ‘wrong’ candidate wins - it’ll spell certain financial doom and gloom.
Guess what? I won’t be one of them…nor will Yanik Silver, a friend, incredible marketer and fellow investor.
Why?
Quite simply because we’ve figured out how to write our own ticket regardless of what’s going on with the crazy economy, the next person in the White House or any external factor!
It starts from figuring out how to create profits on demand (just like turning on a tap). Then that gives you freedom to do what you want and when you want. And it expands to how you live your life and what meaning you bring to others.
This is what Yanik calls his “Maverick Philosophy for Entrepreneurs” - It’s a way to make more, have more fun and give back more! It’s his ‘Maverick Manifesto’!
As an ENTREPRENEUR you need to continue to learn to move your company forward, and this video can do just that. Don’t hesitate!!!! Go watch this video now.
Sincerely,
Greg Writer
Your Business & Marketing Coach at least for today
P.S. Yes, I know, I know, the word “Maverick” has been stomped on with the election but it makes sense here because you get to write your own rules. You get to be the person that decides how to play the ‘game’ and that’s being a renegade…someone who’s NOT going to cower in the corner while the media tells us the sky is falling.