Lately, my wife Jody and I have spent a lot of time getting in touch with old friends via Facebook. It started when I received a friend request from Larry. Larry and I were best buddies growing up. But after I moved away, we fell out of touch. I’ve looked for him from time to time via Google but never found any contact information. It had been ...
Yesterday morning, while going through the 150 or so feeds I try to keep up with, I came upon this video. A report on Jeff Pulver's breaksfast in Tel Aviv pans and interviews some of the attendees. Low and behold if two Jewneric authors weren't there... Ezra Butler and Brian Blum. Pulver, a big name in technology and telecommunications, has ...
While we normally don't post events or promote outside or inside events here on Jewneric, I think this is appropriate to many of you, our readers. I am producing a series of seminars for Non-Profits, the first of which will be held in Washinton, DC on October 27th, 2008. NonProfit 2.0: Embracing the New Web - "General Strategy and Best Practices" Each seminar will address specific areas in which organizations can ...
Over the past decade over 100,000 Jews from around the world have participated on Taglit Birthright Israel's amazing 10-day trip. Each trip offers participants a unique experience to meet the people, taking in the culture, and seeing the beautiful land of Israel. Having been a counselor on the trip a few years ago, I can attest that all the above is true. However, what I found was that certain programs lack a certain something that I ...
Over the past number of years I have seen numerous friends and networking partners get new jobs. I usually send an email congratulating them, if I know the industry I will ask if I can help. I almost always let them know to feel free to ask for an introduction through linkedin. But in most cases I wasn’t very proactive in trying to drive them business. About 3 months ago I started with a new ...
Israelis are full of ideas. The Silicon Wadi is only behind the Silicon Valley in terms of sheer numbers startups. One guy, Shai Agassi, is working on a viable electric car, hoping to make Israel (and the rest of the world) no longer dependent on oil. But this summer, this same guy was the Chief Scientist at eCamp Israel. The place where young Jewish geeks go to spend their summer creating, learning, networking, and a ...
Jewneric recently had the opportunity to speak with Jeremy Epstein, Word of Mouth & Social Media Consultant and a prominent Jewish leader. We asked him a series of questions to help us better understand and appreciate their significant contributions to our community. With a brother who is younger by 19 months, Jeremy’s mom was convinced that “one of them wouldn’t make it to adulthood.” Well, he did, and being the eldest of 5 children, all graduates of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD, is one of his life’s most formative experiences. Jeremy also spent 1 year in Germany studying the Holocaust (at the German taxpayer expense!) and then 2 years in Japan. Since, he’s worked for companies big (Microsoft) and small (2-time entrepreneur) and loves to blog on marketing (www.jer979.com) and whatever strikes his fancy (http://jer979.blogspot.com). ...
Last night I had the unique opportunity to hear from and talk to web personality, wine expert, and tremendously nice guy, Gary Vaynerchuk, of Wine Library TV. I first "met" Gary online some months ago. After hearing his name for almost two years, it was highly recommended to me by a few friends to watch his ...
MashBash TLV the Official Jewneric.com Media Partner Report Last night, as previously reported, I had the pleasure of being a sponsored guest to MashBash TLV. For those who still don't know what Mashable is, go to their website (Mashable.com). (Hint: it's the Social Networking news source.) 800 people mingled for many hours, including a 3 hour open bar. As part of my contract, I have to give a write-up ...
I've been tagged in a meme post by Jason Unger and now have to keep the progress going. The trick is figuring out how to tailor this question to fit Jewneric's theme. The Original Question: What Would You Do For $1 Million? Jewneric's Mission Statement is: "Jewneric is a Jewish blog which brings together a global community of diverse personalities to create a new forum for the Jewish voice." Our theme (as told to prospective contributors): Write about anything you want so long as it be Jewish somehow. Write about what you love, what you are passionate about, what you are an expert it, just keep it Jewish somehow. ...
