Live-Blogging at MISE2010!

Jesse is the author of The Church of Facebook. If you haven’t gotten it, go over and get his book now. Trust me, it’s sweet.

The sort-of subtitle of this conference has been: “Engaging Community, Igniting Mission” – these go hand in hand.

Why should we even try to do this? Why should we get a Facebook Page or a Twitter account? What’s the point?

We engage our community and culture not in order to repair it, but in order to subvert it. To joyfully, subversively effect it so that it is ultimately changed into something good.

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Live-Blogging at MISE2010!

The following are some notes from Jim Gray’s session titled: Strategies for Connecting Community and Mission: Dumpsters, Ninjas, and Guerillas.

Take a look after the jump (and a large picture of Jim himself [click his face]…!):

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The Google Apps Marketplace is a neat little place to hang out if you’ve got a few moments to test new apps. I’ve been trying more than my fair share and I love how it’s growing daily.

If you aren’t familiar with what the marketplace is all about, here’s what they say about themselves:

The Google Apps Marketplace offers products and services designed for Google users, including installable apps that integrate directly with Google Apps.

Installable apps are easy to use because they include single sign-on, Google’s universal navigation, and some even include features that integrate with your domain’s data.

Neat, right?

Here are 5 apps that might give you a good taste of what’s being created for the marketplace (and could be super useful too!):

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Take a look at this interactive visualization of the internet across the globe. Pretty neat, right?

I particularly liked reviewing some of the “web rich”; I’ll admit that I have something within me that still wants to be that wealthy, that powerful, and that well-known.

Yikes.

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This TED Talk is fascinating…!

Essentially, Jane McGonical suggests that the world needs to play more video games so that we will be better prepared to “save the world.”

If you’ve got 20 minutes (or at least 3 to hear the ‘Epic Win’ quote) then take a look after the jump. Seriously interesting stuff.

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Wow. I really don’t have to say much to tell you that Catalyst One Day in Chicago next week is going to be awesome.

If you’ve been sitting on the fence with this one here’s your chance to get a ticket for next week’s event at Willow Creek.

This giveaway starts today and ends Friday. Here’s what you’ve gotta do…

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Apparently Facebook has now topped Google as the most visited site in the US. This is a telling shift in how we view online content in today’s technological economy.

I think this sentiment probably sums it up best:

“It shows content sharing has become a huge driving force online,” said Matt Tatham, director of media relations at Hitwise. “People want information from friends they trust, versus the the anonymity of a search engine.”

Agreed. I can speak to this personally as I’ll open links from trusted sources 99 out of 100 times before I open a link from someone I don’t know.

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Well, we’ve definitely crossed the 20,000 comment mark…! In fact, we did last week but I’ve just been fantastically busy.

Not a surprise there, right?

The following 5 are our winners of Seth Godin’s new book Linchpin!

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Mashable and a few other blogs have been sporting these monsterous advertisements of recent and I find it extremely annoying.

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We at 8BIT agree with Mr. Jobs on this one. Seriously.

I think a consistent hopeful outlook that we can, indeed, change the world, is a good thing to have.

It’s easier when you’re surrounded with a team that believes it too. Check this video after the jump.

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