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by Michelle Lentz

GoGrid has launched a viral campaign to inform and illustrate cloud computing. Now, I’m pretty sure I have my finger on the general concept of cloud computing, but really, how much do I need to know? Michael Sheehan, Technology Evangelist of GoGrid, explained it to me this way:

“The point about “the cloud” is that you shouldn’t have to worry about where the servers are (meaning where the provider of the cloud service is). You could have multiple data centers around the world, but to the buyer of the service, it is just that, a service. And to the end-user, it shouldn’t matter (much like you don’t really care where your Gmail account server is…you probably hit multiple data centers around the world depending on where you are accessing it).”

I found the GMail example really hit home. I think there are a lot of people out there who care a lot about where the data centers are located and such, but the average user? Not so much.  So, back to that viral campaign. GoGrid has several rather funny videos out there, accessible via the fun nohardware.com or via YouTube. I’m just going to post one, as video and I are often at odds, but here are links to the others:

Cloud Computing in Plain English (an homage of sorts to Common Craft), which made me laugh several times

NoHardware.com – video 1, with guns a blazing.

NoHardware.com – video 2, equally as fun and, yes, REAL. That one is posted below.

The point being, of course, is to stop worrying about whether your server is bulletproof and just get comfy in the Cloud.

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by Alex Ho

At the 2nd bi-monthly StartupSF event, Brian Solis gave an informative presentation on Conversational PR for Startups. It was held in the office of Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe in downtown San Francisco and started off with brief demos from Mosio, Nirvino, and Inveneo. The event was sponsored by Mashable and Bub.blicio.us and was co-hosted by ServePath/GoGrid and Orrick. Similar to a lot of other events in the bay area, StartupSF brings people from different industries and fields together to promote networking in the world of Web 2.0 and Startups. The best thing in my opinion about this event is that it is a non profit organization where all proceeds go to charity. This month, the proceeds went to Inveneo. The cool thing about Inveneo is that they bring solar powered computers to underdeveloped countries where using a solar powered computer can actually be more cost efficient than using electricity.

Michael Sheehan of ServePath and Brian Solis

Mosio Project
About Mosio – “Mosio is a mobile question and answer community enabling you to text any question from your phone and have it answered by real people. Harnessing the power of helpful people, mobile technologies and the internet, Mosio gives users access to information anywhere.”

Nirvino
About Nirvino – “Nirvino is, simply, the easiest way to find great wine. Our innovative technology combines wine reviews and ratings from print, online, and broadcast wine critics into one score. Get all of the information you need to make an informed purchasing decision with just one click. If the Nirvino Rating says a wine is great, look no further!”

Inveneo
About Inveneo – “Inveneo is a non-profit social enterprise whose mission is to get the tools of ICT into the hands of organizations and people who need them most: those in remote and rural communities in the developing world.”

iJustine’s Justine Ezarik being interviewed by Allison Bethurem for Bub.blicio.us. Stay tuned for the interview video clip to hear about Justine’s exciting news.
Carla Riggi of Kiptronic and John Petersen
Justine and Future-works crew, Allison, Miiko, and Alex
Future-Works’ Rebecca Reeve and Tom O’ Brien

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