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How to Get 5 Million People to Read Your Website – Matthew Inman

by Randy Stewart on August 13, 2010

The Oatmeal is one of the top webcomics out there. Matthew talks about creating the site, his ideas and how he drove traffic to it. While sharing his favorite comic strips, he offers up some advice on how to create successful viral marketing campaigns.

About Matthew Inman

Matthew Inman can be found on the Internetz at TheOatmeal.com and on Twitter @Oatmeal. Matthew’s Web site offers many useful tech tips like “What your email address says about your computer skills” and “8 Web sites you need to stop building.”

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Business Lessons from Star Wars – Becky Anderson

by Randy Stewart on June 10, 2010

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Becky’s pitch:

Running a business ain’t like dusting crops! Without knowing Star Wars, you could fly right through a star, or lose half your staff, and that’d end your trip real quick, wouldn’t it?

About Becky Anderson

You can find Becky on Twitter @beckyan or on her blog.

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Create a Metalcasting Foundry in Your Garage – David Cole

by Randy Stewart on June 8, 2010

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David’s pitch:

I’ve recently discovered sand-casting, which is a very cheap and very awesome way of casting metal parts at home. You can make your own car parts, robot parts, science projects or artistic sculptures – anything!

About David Cole

During the day, you can find David at Phinney Bischoff Design House where he works as a graphic designer. David creates and sells jewelry on the side – including goldsmithing and custom engagement rings, you can find more about his work at at davidcolecreative.com and in his Flickr feed.

You can find David on Twitter @davidscole.

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Atoms to Bits – David Albrecht

by Randy Stewart on May 26, 2010

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David’s pitch:

My friends and I spent a few months developing a low cost USB peripheral which allows people with cerebral palsy to use computers. Ill detail our solution, explain our design process and demonstrate how low the bar (financial & technical) really is for getting started with hardware hacking.

About David Albrecht

David Albrecht is an engineer living in Seattle. David’s company, Prefiat, develops cloud-powered hardware.

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The Future & Ball-Point Pens – Harold Carlton

by Randy Stewart on May 26, 2010

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How robots have revolutionized ball point pen manufacturing. Without robots we’d still be using pencils! Bah! Who wants pencils?

About Scotto Moore

You can find Scotto Moore on his Web site at scotto.org. His most recent show, “When I Come to My Senses, I’m Alive,” just finished a run at the Annex Theater.

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5 Reasons To Take a Motorcycle Class (even if you never plan to ride a motorcycle) – Kathy Gill

by Randy Stewart on May 12, 2010

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Kathy Gill gives us a humorous look at two wheelers as commuting option and illustrates the need of increasing driver awareness of bicycles, scooters and motorcycles.

About Kathy Gill

Kathy teaches undergraduate digital journalism as well as classes in the Master of Communication in Digital Media program at the University of Washington. You can find Kathy on Twitter @kegill or on her blog at WiredPen.com.

Kathy has been a certified motorcycle safety course instructor for 10 years.

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Ignite’s Scotto Moore’s Play About Near-Omnipotent Botnets

May 11, 2010

Scotto Moore has been Ignite Seattle’s Artist-In-Residence for the past year. His latest talk was during Global Ignite Week on the future of pens (Remember, horde pens! You will need them in the future). Scotto has released a near-future, sci-fi play with Annex Theatre (map). It’s called “When I Come to My Senses, I’m Alive!“.
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Things you dont want to hear: Your Wife has Breast Cancer – Todd Sawicki

May 11, 2010

Todd’s pitch
There’s no real good way to break the news, as Katie and I have learned – we just found out Katie has breast cancer. We’ve been telling the world since well before everyone could see from Katie’s baldness what was going on. And we learned a lot about how to tell people [...]

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Papier Mâché 3.0 – Dan Reeder

May 5, 2010

Renowned author and creator, Dan Reeder brings us the state of the art in papier mâché and the monsters he wants you to make.

About Dan Reeder
You can find Dan on Twitter @DanMonsterMan or on his site Gourmet Paper Mache, which contains “quasi-instructional videos” coupled with detailed instructions on his blog.

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How to Have An Argument – Mónica Guzmán & Jason Preston

May 3, 2010

Accomplished contrarians, Ignite alums, and fiancées, Jason and Mónica will share the secrets of how to have an argument that doesn’t involve legal fees. Their talk also marks an Ignite first, a tag team talk.

About Jason Preston
Jason is currently the Director of New Media at Parnassus Group, the company responsible for the 140 | The [...]

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Defamation and Twitter: A Practical Guide to Covering Your Ass – Jason Carmel

March 4, 2010

A little warm up for tonight’s event, Jason Carmel’s fantastic (and hysterical) talk about the legal do’s and don’ts involving Twitter.
Here’s Jason’s pitch:
Should you really send that tweet calling your competitor a “douchebag”? What about that status update letting the world know how your mechanic is a “lying, cheating scumbag who would steal [...]

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Ron Burk – Three Strange Definitions of Computer Programming

March 2, 2010

Ron’s pitch:
Legendary computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra once said: “Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.” But if programming is not about the computers, what IS it about?
I want to give you three strange definitions of computer programming that will forever change how you think about software. Exploring the true [...]

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What Does Your Amazon Clickstream Say About You? – Norman Guadagno

March 2, 2010

Norman’s Pitch

Every time we buy from Amazon we give their algorithms a little more information about ourselves (or at least the things we buy). But, do we have our own algorithms to help us make sense of purchase after purchase across time? What can we learn about ourselves through the things we buy?
Over the past [...]

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Google vs. Microsoft: An Insiders Guide – Peter Wilson

March 1, 2010

Google vs. Microsoft: where will the battles be fought, how will each companies strategies and blind-spots impact the outcomes, and who will win? The speaker spent 9 years at Microsoft and 4 at Google, and so thinks he knows something about this.

About Peter Wilson
You can find Peter at Peter Wilson Consulting (although there may be [...]

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Everything You Need to Know About Philosophy in 5 Minutes – Scott Berkun

March 1, 2010

Scott’s pitch:
I’m the sad owner of a philosophy degree. I’m convinced i can give people a better education in philosophy (and make them realize how much they already know and love philosophy) in 5 minutes than I got in 4 years.

About Scott Berkun
Scott Berkun is a friend of Ignite and we’ve referenced his last [...]

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Veronica Sopher – Jewelry: It’s What Geeks Know!

February 28, 2010

Veronica’s pitch:
Elizabeth Taylor and Ivanka Trump may have their own jewelry lines, but it’s geeks like you/us who are the experts in jewelry. Yes, it takes a real geek to know jewelry, cut through the salesperson’s bs, and shop like a pro. Let me show you why.

About Veronica Sopher
During the day, Veronica is on the [...]

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