It's time to show off what makes us shine. Introducing Phoenix Design Week, a celebration of all things design and the people behind the ideas. Sure, kontaktmag skipped town and events like PCDF never really took off, but this venture feels...different. National and local speakers and plenty of panels filled ...

A Social Media Symposium with a keynote speech by me. I know what you're thinking: "wow, it's going to be awesome! I can't wait to hear what tdhurst (you can call me Tyler) has to say!" You'll be delighted to know that Jay Thompson will be on hand to talk about ...

Picture a giant billboard, half-filled with everything anyone says about you. Good, bad or ugly, it's all up there for the world to see. Let's also say you're a rather public person, so a good portion of the commenters are haters or complainers. If I told you that I'd sell you ...

This is satire, right? No? It's real? WHY? Is this the video @michaeljbarber is using to plan HIS Windows 7 party? I can't decide if this is better or worse than the Microsoft Songsmith commercial. Thanks to Andrew Wilkinson for the find. Arkayne = window.Arkayne || {}; Arkayne.baseurl = 'http://www.arkayne.com'; Arkayne.go = function(e, a, view, cid, ...

New shirt, courtesy of @brandxtshirts. Thanks to vid.ly for the video. Arkayne = window.Arkayne || {}; Arkayne.baseurl = 'http://www.arkayne.com'; Arkayne.go = function(e, a, view, cid, gid) { var id = a.getAttribute('id'); var orig = a.getAttribute('href'); var redir = [Arkayne.baseurl, view, cid, gid, ''].join('/'); ...

I moved into my new home on Friday. By Sunday, I already wanted to leave. Roosevelt Square looks great from the outside. The apartments are well taken care of and it's affordable. My apartment, located just two blocks from the light rail, is about as urban as Phoenix is ever going ...

There's power in highly-connected, highly-passionate groups of people. They can make things happen. They can create a groundswell. They're also a company's best marketers. Give them the tools to promote something they love (hopefully what it is you're selling) and they might might never stop talking about it. Mini Cooper, when they ...

I sent my family the twitpic linked to below. Never one to pass up a chance to make fun of me, here's my sister's response. No, she's not on Twitter, but she should be. Hi @BdHurst_7312009_deviledegg_bluebird_Tony, I'm confused: "Star crossed lovers @tdhurst and @beveykidd first date @gangplank": 1. When did @tdhurst become a star? 2. Does @tdhurst ...

Buyers of luxury goods aren't like most of us. They aren't concerned with price, they aren't concerned accessibility and they aren't concerned with having lots of options. They want the best. I want to know what makes those consumers different. I want to know how luxury car, watch, consumer electronic, fashion and ...

I'm not a car guy. I can check my oil, I can change my tires and I can replace the air filter. Anyone beyond that and things get fuzzy. Imagine my surprise when Ford's PR team contacted me for a test drive, along with (at least) @austinmiles, @dpatricklewis and @fortyagency, to ...