Don and I are still smarting from the Pats’ defeat on Sunday (I think the Pats and BoSox are the unofficial teams of Web 2.0–just sayin’).  Don was lucky enough to actually be there, so he got the show live.  I had to settle for TV.
Regardless, you look at this kind of defeat.  Everyone is predicting you’re going to win.  That you’re unstoppable … then the worst happens.
Don has some great analogies and reflections, with lots of Boston sports references, on how defeat isn’t the end, it’s the beginning:
Will heart breaking losses defeat them? No way. They come back next …read more

Wow, what a journey to get here.  Now, I didn’t have the roller coaster flight in that the folks from San Fran did (I’ve been hearing stories all night), but I had my own struggles.
Regardless the DEMO08 mixer was tonight and it was great re-connecting with my usual peeps here.
Tomorrow the real fun begins.  Okay I have my badge and bag, but tomorrow I start blogging in earnest.  In fact, I’ll be giving CoverItLive a real-world test.  Why? Because I heard from Keith today that after the post is “done”, it can be transferred to your blog!
Now that rocks.  Rafe …read more