Franklin County Leads the Way
The State of Now: AgIowa is designed to bring attention to the intersection of agriculture and technology. Franklin County Farm Bureau, Dupont Pioneer, Field Brand Notes and Latham Hi-Tech Seeds are the sponsors this year. The topic of conversation will be Agriculture and the speakers will cover how the real time internet has made a…
August in Deb’s World
Friday, August 17 is State of Now: AgIowa in Ames from 2 to 5. 15 speakers, snacks, cocktails and networking — $10. There are tickets available. I am not going to explain further (see notes below where I’ve done that already). I am asking you to just buy a ticket. I’m asking you to come…
17 Reasons Why You Should Attend State of Now: Ag Iowa August 17
“There’s a lot of interest in how food is produced right now, and we want to make sure people are looking to farmers for the answers. The technology of now is a great way to do that.” Katie Olthoff The State of Now: AgIowa is designed to bring attention to the intersection of agriculture and…
Kate’s Family Goes to New Zealand
Kate and her family went to New Zealand. I asked her to guest post on my blog about her trip. This is a long post, a good read and beautiful pictures. So grab a cuppa and relax a bit. The read is a good one. My family recently returned from a month-long trip to New…
State of Now: AgIowa August 17
Join us August 17 at Scheman Building on the Iowa State Campus in Ames, Iowa from 2 to 5 pm for the State of Now: AgIowa Conference. We know not everyone has a full day to dedicate to hearing about the effect of real time internet on today’s human being. What if we could drill…
Achieving the Impossible
I have this friend, Glenda Watson-Hyatt, and she consistently pushes all who come into contact with her to achieve greatness. Her will to do better, be better, and share better is strong. Her insights are good, her writing is spot on. This Saturday Glenda is running the steps at the Philadelphia Art Museum – like Rocky did.…
Presentation for CITR Members
Attracting and working with travel writers and bloggers View more PowerPoint from Deb Brown
What I Know
Here’s what I know on a Sunday night ….. #blogchat is just a great place to hang out for an hour. Listen to the experts and not-so-experts discuss various topics. Visit www.tweetchat.com, sign in with your twitter account and enter blogchat. The stream will fly by you – and you might have an opportunity to…
Dreaming of a better world
I dreamt I lived in a world where cops in cars waved at me and wished me a great day. I dreamt I could walk down my town’s streets and see all kinds of cool stores and not a bunch of big box stores. I dreamt of going to live plays right where I live…
State of Now/140Conf12: From Disenfranchised to Empowered, Part Two
Disenfranchised: deprived of power, marginalized (Merriman Webster) I was witness to two days of speaking truth to power, to sharing stories of marginalization that opened all the floodgates of the heart, to a gut wrenching time of bringing power out of pain. The State of Now/140 Character Conference NYC 2012 made these incredible stories of…