NBC’s Tim Russert died on June 13, 2008. He was host of Meet the Press and served as a political analyst for NBC, including NBC Nightly News and The Today Show. He died from a sudden heart attack.

Please check out Mahalo’s Page:

http://www.mahalo.com/Tim_Russert_Dead

Jason Calacanis posted today that he was running for President!

Well, I am going to run too

http://www.calacanis.com/2008/06/09/calacanis-08/

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I finally got these two working together; however, I don’t get enough traffic on my site to test… can someone please post a couple comments and/or a Seesmic video?

Thanks!!

Related Links:

http://blog.seesmic.com/2008/05/disqus-seesmic.html

http://seesmic.com

http://disqus.com/

I found out about Jason Calacanis about 6 to 7 months ago from Leo Laporte’s TWiT.  I had never heard of this guy named Jason or even wanted to get know him.  I didn’t even consider myself an Entrepreneur (and I still kinda don’t).  But… there is/was something about Jason Calacanis that struck me ……. I can’t seem to find the word…. funny, odd, familiar, etc…

Anyway, Jason started up this company Mahalo - The Human Powered Search Engine (a wikipedia style website).  At first I thought it was incomplete and why would anyone come here.  I checked it out for a while and contributed a couple links and then moved on…. like most people did at first (until they get to know Jason and understand what Mahalo is all about).

So, time marched on and Jason was on TWiT again.  This time, he mentioned that he may give a new laptop to anyone that could contribute to Mahalo the most (i.e. most friends, most links recommended, most content written, etc…)   Well, I said… I can do that… and I did (RE: most recommended links). 

Well, he changed the rules and I didn’t get the laptop.  I was not happy that I didn’t get it; however, I finally realized what Jason was doing and if know him, you would understand why (watch the videos below).  Even though the laptop (or the lack there of) got me in the door at Mahalo (virtually), it is no longer my goal in dealing with Jason and Mahalo.  It has grown in to a whole new way of thinking and possibly a whole new future for me and my family.

Jason’s interpretation of business (as shown below), isn’t revolutionary, it’s just smart.  Our society/world have been brought up to just go with the flow and you will do well in life.  Well, I don’t want to think that way any more… thanks Jason! 

I want more from life… Obviously, I want a happy and healthy life for me and my family, first and foremost (and I already have it). 
I want satisfaction in my work life and I want to create something that I am proud enough to tell the whole world! 
I will obtain it!

http://www.calacanis.com/2008/05/28/entrepreneurial-insanity/

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Here are some pictures I got of the Red Bull Air Race 2008 trials in Detroit, MI.

So, it looks like I didn’t win the laptop (again)! On well…

Leah and Andrea have to make a viral video within 5 days of today… let’s hope they do a good job.  I can’t wait to see what they will do

• Leah D’Emilio
• Leah’s audition and post-audition interview
• Leah D’Emilio’s Mahalo Daily - Capoeira Besouro

• Andrea Rene
• Andreas’s audition and her pre-audition interview
• Andrea Rene’s Mahalo Daily - How to Shoot a Gun

Here is Episode 2:

MD131 - The Mapprentice, Episode 2

Even though Sarah Atwood and Lisa Brewster didn’t win, I am still very happy for Leah D’Emilio and Andrea Rene.  Best of luck to both of you…  Since I wasn’t voting for either one… I will have to see who does the best viral video.  Let the race begin!!!  Who ever does the best job get’s my vote!  Even though my vote probably doesn’t count… I will still comment and blog about it

I have much more to say about this topic and probably more than I need to :)  So, I will be doing a podcast this evening with pcnerd37 of http://unofficialmahalopodcast.com/ and http://globalgeeknews.com/ on http://www.talkshoe.com.  Stay tuned.  The actual podcast will be out Friday or Saturday.

BTW… Kristina Allison is AWESOME!!! Best of luck to you!!

I’d like to take short intermission from your Mahalo VLOG Idol… which should be ending real soon, so stay tuned!!!

Two things would like to talk (in short)…

1) Twitter, yes our beloved Twitter.  This weekend Michael Arrington did a post on TechCrunch called Twitter!  I will have to say…  I had a ton of fun with this blog post.  Reason: Loic Le Meur the creator Seesmic.  The only way to describe the post is… well, go check it out and see… it was fun, stupid, interesting and most of all a glimpse in to our future of communicating. Check it out: Twitter! 

2) A good friend of mine is doing a series on Personal Branding.  It is a interesting topic and I believe it will be an excellent read… Check out!

On a personal note… I would like to thank all of the people that have visited my site over the past month (during the Mahalo VLOG Idol).  I truly appreciate you taking the time to stop on by! 

You’ll come back ya hear!

Thanks!

UPDATE: http://tinyurl.com/6q9×4b

You can vote now on Mahalo Daily!!

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I have to tell you that I my decision was very difficult to make!

All of the ladies did an excellent job and I don’t envy Jason Calacanis and Mahalo Team.

Here are the 6, in order of my most to least favorite.

1. Sarah Atwood

Sarah Atwood’s Mahalo Daily: Hawaiian Hula Dancing

I think Sarah did a great job here with Hula Dancing.  It was very informative and she showed a true interest in the art of the dance.  I read a few of the comments on Mahalo Daily, they mentioned that she didn’t show enough dancing.  Well, I think it is important to remember that Sarah was matching the interviewees pace and style.  Also, Hula Dancing is mostly hand movements.

2. Kristina Allison

Kristina Allison’s Mahalo Daily: Mix Engineer Dave Pensado

If I had a choice (and I don’t), I think Mahalo Daily should have 6 lady hosts; however, we aren’t making the final decisions.  Anyway, Kristina is a bang up job with this interview.  She got the interviewee to talk and talk and she listened and listened :)  It wasn’t her best interview, but she did very well!

3. Michelle Hummel

Michelle Hummel’s Mahalo Daily: Go-Karting

I have to say that this was my most fun show to watch, hands down!  Michelle did an excellent job showing the audience what it is like to ride a go-kart.  I want to go now :)  I think she could have had more interaction with the people and maybe interviewed some other customers.  All and all a great show.

4. Andrea Rene

Andrea Rene’s Mahalo Daily: How to Shoot a Gun

Andrea is absolutely great in front of the camera… Brilliant, I tell ya, BRILLIANT!  She did the interview well and showed us how to shot a few guns.  The only thing I didn’t like about the show, was the guns.  I am not a fan of guns so, the topic completely turned me off to the whole show.

5. Leah D’Emilio

Leah D’Emilio’s Mahalo Daily: Capoeira Besouro

Leah has excellent (in front of the camera) skills and I think she will go very far in her career.  However, I don’t think she is a good fit for Mahalo.  I believe Loren Feldman said that she was a little to professional, and I think I would have to agree with him.  All and all I great show, just not the best.

6. Nadine Heimann

Nadine Heimann’s Mahalo Daily: Mixed Martial Arts

I really hate having to pick a number to represent a persons talent… so with that being said, I can’t really give Nadine a 6th place in my ranking of the next Mahalo VLOG Idol contest… she is #1 in my book.  Actually all of them are; however, Jason asked us to do this and I am doing my best to follow :)  Anyway, Nadine is great in front of the camera and I think she would be awesome at Mahalo!

So, I leave you with this final thought… this isn’t a contest to see who is the best, brightest or most talented… it was an introduction to great bunch of ladies that have enriched our lives with there brains and beauty!

I have created a form/poll to capture my own stats:

This poll is not official and is not affiliated with Mahalo.com

Here is the form:

Why I like TWiT…  two words Leo Laporte, he is The Tech Guy ya know

I have admired him for years and he has inspired me many times over and over!  Thanks Leo!

I have been watching and listening to him since he was on the Screen Savers, back in the day

Leo has introduced us to many great things and people over the years and I couldn’t be more thankful for everything and everyone he has exposed us too (i.e. Jason Calacanis, Steve Gillmor, Dave Winer, Wil Harris, John C Dvorak and many many many others)

I believe that his broadcasts are open and honest, and I think people are attracted to that type of personality.  I know I am

Every since I started watching and listening to him, I have become more of a blogger and vlogger than I ever have…  he is just a major inspiration to me!

Thanks again Leo!

As you may or may not know, Leo has started up: http://www.twitlive.tv . It is a daily show where he will be broadcasting himself for approx 25 hours a week.  Now that is crazy I say :)  CRAZY :)  To be honest, I will watch as often as I can

If you get a chance, check out I am a TWiT by Geoff Smith… it is BRILLIANT!!

Today on the “Jason Nation”…

Jason asked his followers to compare Powerset v. Google v. Google with a Wikipedia search set (i.e. Rubik’s Cube)

I choose “How to solve the rubik’s cube”

Powerset gave me some really good results; however, the screen was full of text and it was hard to figure out what the result was really giving me
Once you clicked on the result you got a pretty good article

Next, I went on to Google… the results were good, plus you got a screen shot of the video you would likely see if you clicked on the link

The last place I went was Google.com with a “site:wikipedia.com”
As you can see, the result was nothing at all

In my opinion, Powerset has a long way to go and since there are so many search engines out there, it needs to ramp up it’s results!