Author Archives: RB

Goals 2012

Wow, 2011 did not go the way I intended. 2010 was supposed to be a rebuilding year, that rebuilding year continued into 2011. Calling it a rebuilding year is being generous. It started out on the right track, but quickly … Continue reading

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New Project: Legalized Software

Over the past couple of months, I have been working on a new company.  The project is Legalized Software and the first product is called Legal Alerts. Legal Alerts is a Government 2.0 project that targets lawyers in Oklahoma County, Tulsa … Continue reading

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2011 Goal update #1

This is my first update on my 2011 goals. I did not plan to go this long before my first update. But I did. Goals that have shown progress: Increase Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn friend counts My follower count is … Continue reading

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2011 Goals

Goal setting and tracking has more or less been a hobby of mine. This does not mean I am very good at it. So this year I am going to try something different and step it up a notch. I … Continue reading

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Learn Something New Challenge

Knowledge is Power I don’t remember who said it, I suppose I could Google it, but I will save that for another time. Those that are in the “know” are the ones with the answers. The more information you have … Continue reading

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Volunteerism in the Social Age

The events surrounding the crowd-sourced map for the 2009 Oklahoma blizzard are very interesting and deserve to be shared. The power of volunteerism, technology and social media all collided to create this impressive and unique exercise. This is my account … Continue reading

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Panel on Online Business Opportunities and Technologies

A few weeks ago I was on a panel at the okcCoCo for Global Entrepreneurship Week. Moderator: Derrick Parkhurst, okcCoCo Roy Georgia, BuzzVoice.com Matt Johnson, uVizz.com Grant Schofield, Twircl.com Vance Lucas, InvoiceMore.com RB Bruce, Yackall.com Garrett Blythe, Revnetics.com I have … Continue reading

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Sunday Motivation 12-20-09

I just read a really great post by Mark Cuban. It is from a couple of weeks ago, but still good. I have followed him on and off for several years. When it comes to business there are few in … Continue reading

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Yackall: Mobile Chat – RB Bruce

At Openbeta3, I gave a presentation on doing a web-based startup in Oklahoma City. We had 5 minutes and 20 slides, one every 15 seconds. This was my first talk in this format. It was a bit rough, but fun.

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Past, Present and Future of Digg with Kevin Rose

This is a great interview with Kevin Rose of Digg.com. It starts out with a bit of history of how Digg was in the early days. It follows with a history of where they are now. The interviewer is able … Continue reading

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