I'd like to share with the Ignite crowd the very mysterious and underground world/community that controls a large amount of the content that goes "viral" on the web. There's more control over what goes "viral" then the eye can see.

I'll shed light on the "seeing" process of content to the point where it hits the masses and generates millions of views.

I am take part in this process on a daily basis. From the creation of content to the spread of content to the point that it "pops".

"Live from Groovebox Studios" is a Detroit based project created by pop/rock artists The Sugar People. We shine a spotlight on Detroit's underground musical, cultural and artistic revival by filming and recording live in-studio performances from a variety of local and national Independent bands along with filmed "expeditions" into Detroit's unique hotspots, communities and events. This content is then featured on our website, weekly radio show and our upcoming documentary titled "Your's Truly Detroit" which is currently in production for MTV Networks.

A quick discussion of the ways the team behind WhatWasThere.com combined Google Maps, Mobile Devices and Archival Photography to create a pseudo-time-travel experience.

Note: I did this as an Ann Arbor Ignite talk - not sure what your attendance overlap looks like!

Let's be honest, most of spend most of our day on our blackberrys or computers. But how often to we stop to think about how many different communities we operate in every day?

Living the "Glocal" life allows you to be simultaneously global and local. I've learned to live the Glocal life after moving back and forth between Michigan and China (with a brief pit stop in Israel).

What Japanese swordplay has taught me about growing and retaining a culture of collaborative excellence in the workplace

Love In the New Economy: Entering into a new economy can feel scary. Learn about ways to protect your assets from legal battles. Take preventative action to ensure that your loved ones will never be left unsecured. Learn how to make greatest investment you can- in yourself!

"Lindsay Lohan is getting more searches than X wonderful/important cause. What does that say about us?" My answer: Not a whole lot. This idea that being frivolous and serious are mutually exclusive is wrong, and, if given the opportunity to speak, I will talk about why that is and and how we can and should use the power of levity to do great things and inspire change.

FIGMENT demonstrates what the arts can be: participatory, bursting with creativity and completely free, born from the desire to share imagination and invention between artists and the public. And it is coming to Belle Isle for a one day event this summer Saturday August 6th. FIGMENT is a grassroots effort, organized and run entirely by volunteers as a gift to our cities. What are YOU bringing?

http://figmentproject.org/2010/

In 2002, I received a C&D from a billion dollar company in Japan. I didn't think it was fair, so I used my blog to fight backÑand won. It's now a precedent setting case online, ended up in a few books and I even became a verb in the Urban Dictionary as a result!

The creation of Hostel Detroit, a 100% community-driven-and-funded nonprofit organization opening Friday, April 15th. It will serve any visitor to Southeast Michigan who wants a safe, clean, inexpensive place to stay 1.5 miles from city center Detroit, and the ability to be connected to all the events happening in the area based on their interests!

Everybody is going to mess up. It happens. The first time I ever produced a TV commercial, it was an unmitigated disaster. And my boss let it happen. But the lessons I learned that week stuck with me forever. If youÕre a team leader, donÕt be afraid to let someone fail. In most professions, no one is going to die if you mess up. The trick, as a boss, is to let it happen in a way that works out best for everyone.

Western tourists are often surprised to learn there is no chop suey in China. American companies can also be unpleasantly surprised when they try to do business in the Chinese-speaking countries. Learn how to avoid the most common mistakes and succeed in the fastest-growing market in the world. (And leave the fortune cookies at home.)

Title:
"Cool as Ice?" Universal Life Lessons to Learn from Vanilla Ice's Folly

Inspiration:
As a young entrepreneur, I am always reminded how my personal brand affects my fledgling business and Vanilla Ice's comical propaganda film is a great example of how we all should use common sense in the climb to success.

Picture this: You have a date coming over in a couple hours and you just completely decimated what was to be your exquisite dinner. Your kitchen is replete with black, smoking pan! What do you do?

- Call your best friend (and chef) over to bail you out?
- Order from your favorite restaurant and play it off as yours?
- Make reservations?
- When your date arrives, say, "Where's dinner?"

My answer: None of the above, instead...

A lot of people think weight loss and living a healthy lifestyle needs to be strenuous and complicated. I changed my life when I decided to stop dieting and start walking every day and eating healthy -- that was almost 10 years ago and I continue to keep the weight off.

Nobody told me what to expect. I learned a lot in the hours before @babybalanon's birth and in the delivery room. These are the real deal lessons on what to do as the supporting father-to-be.