tdhurst

(you can call me tyler)
“It's time to stop hiding behind brands, corporate policies or the way things used to be. Evolve. Get better. Let's learn from each other. It's called the Collaboration Revolution. Welcome to the Relationship Age.” - Tyler Hurst

You should believe in magic

No, I'm not talking about the hocus pocus kind, although that stuff is pretty darn cool. I don't mean the showy kind, either. I'm talking about the magic of something, a synergistic moment or movement that makes me BELIEVE. We all used to do it. Every time we played with our toys, ...

kontaktmag interview on gangplank podcast

Looks like kontaktmag has finally hit the big time. Well, at least when it comes to the geek community. Listen to Don talking about kontaktmag on Gangplank's podcast. Thanks to @spellwight and @evo_terra for the publicity. Arkayne = window.Arkayne || {}; Arkayne.baseurl = 'http://www.arkayne.com'; Arkayne.go = function(e, a, view, cid, gid) { var ...

So I have these new business cards…

I've never had business cards that weren't given to me by the company I worked for. Now, finally, I have some that are uniquely me. I am now a card-carrying, digital communications, social media asshole (douchebag sounds better, but some dude already appointed himself). They look like this: And my brother's: Last and ...

Pretty sure this is art.

I have no idea what this means, symbolizes or is supposed to evoke from me, but it's fascinating. I love it when a short movie or music video makes me FEEL something. Great music, too. Arkayne = window.Arkayne || {}; Arkayne.baseurl = 'http://www.arkayne.com'; Arkayne.go = function(e, a, view, cid, gid) { ...

Contribute. Interact. Be Useful.

We all use Twitter differently. Some use it to keep track of friends, others use it as a chat room and some of us use it as knowledge network. I find it very tough to keep track of more than a few hundred followers. Sure, I could probably skim a never-ending ...

Stop pretending

Knock it off. Really. It's not doing anyone any good. False praise doesn't work, nor does lack of negativity. If you disagree with something, SAY it. If someone does something you think is stupid, call them on it. Or let it go. REALLY let it go. None of us can get ...

(Un)followers. Who cares?

Stop. Seriously. Stop bitching about who unfollowed you, why they unfollowed you and, for the love of all that is sacred, stop thanking your followers. You sound ridiculous. Following someone on Twitter doesn't mean you're friends, just like unfollowing someone doesn't mean you're not. Twitter is just a tool, it's not ...

Baseball, steroids and the bonds of brotherhood

I love baseball, always have. I dig the long ball, I am a stats geek and I am an avid pitching fan. I used to fall asleep listening to Mariners' games on KIRO 710 am every night before bed until I was about 15 years old. I've played baseball since ...

Why are your blog posts so long?

It's getting worse every week. Blog posts, previously short, sweet and to the point, are becoming long articles filled with images, movies and crazy colors that just don't belong. I understand that your company probably just moved to a wordpress site and you think that publishing via RSS is a perfect ...

Blast from the past

I had a ridiculous crush on Candace Cameron as a little kid, and if you're a straight male around my age, you did too. This video, while hokey now, was fairly good for the early '90s. Dare I say that Jaleel White (yep, Urkel in his first non-nerd role that ...

March 10th 2010
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100 people and art

Art is a gift. It changes the giver AND the recipient. But art, like a a true straight line, doesn't actually EXIST. All we can see is the physical representation of the artist's true vision of the world. And for this, we should all be grateful. I've purchased ONE piece of art ...
March 9th 2010
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What revolution?

So you say you want a revolution...yet you have no idea what the word means. According to Scott Dadich, the creative director of Wired, "there's a revolution in the way ppl consume journalism." WHAT? Are readers demanding that journalism change? Do you remember asking? The way we consume media is EVOLVING and ...
March 8th 2010
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Make me proud

My dad is a 61-year-old safety trainer and salesman. He's owned his own business, helped raise three kids and has been in the same house since 1981. He's the hardest-working person I know, is never late and hasn't ever given up in the 30 years I've been alive. This past August, ...
March 7th 2010
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Going bare

We wear expensive shoes because we're told they protect our feet. We wear certain styles of clothing because we're told we'll be accepted if we do. We act a certain way in order to fit in. All of these act as barriers to what's really there. Similar to force-feedback on any ...
March 6th 2010
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Context

This is the first picture I'd ever seen of Sunny Thaper. I assumed he tweeted from there and, having never been to Gangplank at the time, had no one to ask. Since this was the only image I had associated with him, I thought of it every time I saw a ...

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