Sachi is the PI's Geek of the Week!
By leelefever on April 20, 2009 - 10:29pm
Our very own Sachi LeFever is the "Geek of the Week" on the Big Blog at the Seattle PI. The Geek of the Week is a series of short interviews that highlight local Seattle geeks. Last week's geek was Bryan Zug.
My favorite answer:
When did you first know you were a geek? Describe that moment: My first grade teacher scolded me for finishing too many Schoolhouse Math worksheets, so I began sneaking them until I finished the entire box.
View With CommentsInterview with Principled Innovation
By leelefever on September 25, 2008 - 11:13am
Yesterday I had a great talk/interview with Jeff DeCagna of Principled Innovation for his P.I. Podcast. We talked about the Common Craft story, but also about "Being Lightweight", based on the recent series of posts. Big thanks to Jeff for the invitation.
View With CommentsInterview for IT Conversations by Jon Udell
By leelefever on August 01, 2008 - 3:12pm
Recently I spent some time with Jon Udell for an episode of IT Conversations. Jon posted the interview today. I just listened to it and nothing I said made me cringe, so I thought I'd share it here with you. :)
We talked about the evolution of the Common Craft format, different learning styles, off board brains and explanation problems, among other things.
Have a listen or download it on the IT Conversations blog post.
View With CommentsInterview with Nora Young on CBC Radio's Spark
By leelefever on March 18, 2008 - 11:47pm
Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Nora Young, host of the CBC Radio Show Spark, which is described as "smart and unexpected trendwatching." The show airs tomorrow at 11:30 EST and 4pm EST on CBC Radio One.
View With CommentsHome for the Holidays (and an off-topic interview)
By leelefever on December 21, 2007 - 5:40pm
First, we want to wish you and yours good cheer and positive vibes for the Holidays. It's been an exciting year for us at Common Craft and it couldn't have happened without you. Your links, your blog entries, your emails to friends all put a spotlight on our work that wouldn't have happened otherwise. Maybe there is something to this social media thing after all. J
Between now and the New Year, we'll be with families on separate coasts and generally unavailable.
View With CommentsTeacherTube: An Educator's Workaround for Online Video
By leelefever on December 07, 2007 - 3:44pm
It's easy to assume that YouTube and similar hosts are open to everyone but it's not the case for a lot of professionals. We hear from people almost every day that need a way to access our videos off the web because their organizatio/school restricts access to websites like YouTube.
We recently became aware of TeacherTube, which is a video sharing site that has become a workaround for educators who can't access YouTube videos on the web. Many schools may block YouTube, but allow access to TeacherTube because it's an educational resource.
View With CommentsStewart Butterfield on CNN.com
By leelefever on January 22, 2007 - 10:54am
Stewart Butterfield is one of the co-founders of Flickr, which is a photo sharing site that has been the subject of a near-absolute love-fest among geeky types for years. It has become one of the most cited examples of Web 2.0. I use it everyday and so do my friends. Flickr does do so, so many things right. Anyway, Stewart was interviewed by CNN recently. (watch Video with different content)
My favorite answer from the interview:
View With CommentsSir Tim - You must feel SOME responsibility!
By leelefever on August 10, 2005 - 9:53am
I really enjoyed reading the BBC interview with Tim Berners-Lee. But, I was in awe at how Mark Lawson kept trying to get him to say that he felt responsible for the bad elements of the web...
But do you feel responsible? You say humanity will do whatever it does with it, do you feel responsible for what happens?
You must reflect though on the law of unintended consequences because it wasn't remotely ever your intention when you started on this that so much of the web would be given over to sexual exhibitionists masturbating in their bedrooms with webcams. Do you ever have bad moments about that?
View With CommentsGnomeDex Video Interviews by Peter Grondal
By leelefever on June 28, 2005 - 7:58pm
Peter Grondal was the guy that you saw in this position throughout GnomeDex and the BBQ:
He got some great footage from lots of interesting people and it's now online for your viewing pleasure. Check out the videos. Thanks for getting this out there Peter, and for coming to the BBQ!
View With CommentsAudio from "Blog Conversation" with Andy Wibbels
By leelefever on June 22, 2005 - 9:49am
Andy Wibbels at Easy Bake Weblogs invited me to participate in one of his regularly scheduled "Blog Conversations" calls. The audio and call notes are here. I had a great time and got to wax philosophic on some of the things I'm most passionate about. Thanks for the opportunity Andy!
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