I'm just some guy. I live in Shanghai, China, I play with the fine folks @ Raincity Studios. I'm learning how to be a better, wiser person as I grow older, and like John Lennon once said "sometimes I play the fool".
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Beijing 2008 Summer Olympiad Social Media Coverage
Citizens On the Ground
Submitted by scales on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 22:29.
Citizens On the Ground
Raincity Studios Sino-Away-Squad of Scales and KK, are on the ground in Beijing to cover and participate in the Olympic experience as citizen journalism, technology experts, social pundits and cultural ambassadors.
The Glimmer Twins' tasks are diverse and their methods varied so here's a preview:
- participating in the 9th International Symposium on Olympic Studies, in Beijing, August 5-7 with Olympic scholar Dr. Andy Miah's
- documenting the scene for crowd-sourced new site: Now Public, Vancouver radio station: Crave 95, and BBC Interactive - among other media outlets
- shooting Creative Commons licensed photos delivered via Flickr
- extolling about the new, improved Bryght web community hosting product - available in free, cheap or fancy varieties
- meeting up with prospective clients to extol Raincity Studios' status as an approved weblog vendor for Vancouver/Whistler 2010
- cheering for Team Canada at the Archery, Fencing, Women's Softball, BMX and more summer games sports
- spreading international goodwill in the fun-loving/hard-working style they honed whilst at the Torino 2008 Winter Games.
One Image - Summary of 12 days at the 2006 Torino Olympics
Submitted by scales on Sat, 02/25/2006 - 19:20.
click on the image to see the notes I added (using flickr) to each item.
One Image - Summary of 12 days at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics
It's hard to put into words all that I have done during my 12 days in Torino. So I put all items and objects that represent my 12 days in torino in one pill and took a picture. Using flickr I added note to the image to help you better understand my trip
Reflections on Torino at 40,000 feet over over the Atlantic
Submitted by scales on Sat, 02/25/2006 - 06:35.
On our way back from Torino, Italy. Kris and I just spend 12 days there working, researching and documenting the Olympics.
We had a great time in Italy, Our last night was a perfect conclusion to this amazing trip. Our new found friend, Turbodiesel from flickr invited us to a dinner party at his friends house, then showed us some of his favorite things about the city we have come to love and finally drove us to the Airport in his TurboDiesel BMW. A million thank you Roberto!
Now on my way back to Canada, I am taking advantage of the free 30 minutes WiFi access given to us at the airport. I guess that now place me in the Mile High WiFi Club!
HYow surreal it is to check my email and type an entry on my blog while cruising at 876 kms, at an altitude of 40,000 feet over the Atlantic.
Thanks you Lufthansa!
My power on my laptop slowly draining, just like my energy level after 12 hard days at the Olympics, I now retire to sleep hopefully for the rest of this 10 hours flight.
