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In Las Vegas for BlogWorldExpoSeptember 19

Just a quick update to let you know that I’m headed to Las Vegas for BlogWorldExpo with a few other members of the Mashable crew.  Give me a shout if you’re going to be there … DM on Twitter is probably the best way to get in touch

Fantasy Football 2.0 Kicks Off TonightAugust 19

Tonight we’re holding the draft for Fantasy Football 2.0, the initiative I launched a few weeks ago in hopes of finding a league to play in despite working out of my desolate lone office in the middle of nowhere.  I’m pleased to say we were not only able to find 10 great players who work in the social media space, but also get all of our money pooled so we can make a donation to the charity of the winner’s choice at the end of the season.  Aaron has the full roster and charities we’re playing for over on his blog.

We’ve also got 6 additional people who would like to play - so, if this idea appeals to you and you haven’t spoken up yet, just leave a comment.  I’m happy to organize a second league if there are enough people.

This was definitely a bit outside the box for me, as I’m not known to be the organizational type and tend to just go with the flow, at least when it comes to extracurricular activities.  But hey, I really wanted to play fantasy football this year, so I did something about it :)  Can’t wait for the season to get started …

Louis Gray Joins ReadBurner as an AdvisorAugust 13

This story is the definition of things coming full circle. I was first introduced to Louis Gray in not the friendliest of ways, when he blasted Mashable’s (the blog I edit) attribution policies. Ironically, the story that sparked that post was one about ReadBurner, a company where I’m now part owner!

While I won’t re-visit all the back and forth, Louis’ post actually became the impetus for what has become a great (and now official … keep reading) relationship.In the days that followed his post, we (at Mashable) updated our attribution policies, and in the months since, I think have generally moved in a very positive direction editorially, both in terms of how we source our stories and our overall quality, reader engagement, and relationships with other bloggers.I discussed these “lessons learned” in a post a couple weeks ago.

Moving onto the news of the day, I’m super excited to announce that Louis is joining ReadBurner in an official role as an advisor.Louis has followed the emerging RSS/aggregation space as close as anyone, and his daily insight into the products and innovations taking place there have been invaluable to us.Having him in our pocket now as we craft our product and test our ideas over the coming months will be a huge asset.

Louis has posted more details about the new relationship on

Mashable Events This WeekAugust 5

Just a quick update about my whereabouts in case I happen to be crossing paths with anyone to whom I owe a drink (or an email) … I’m at two Mashable events this week … tonight in Boston and Thursday night in New York.  Drop me a line if you’re going to be at either so I can be sure to find you

Announcing New Features Tonight On ReadBurner Weekly LiveJuly 30

Our weekly live podcast is on tonight @ 10pm ET/7pm PT, with guest host Jeffisageek. We’ll also be announcing an exciting upcoming feature for bloggers, so be sure to tune in if you’d like to find out about it. We’ll also be talking about Google Knol and an interesting article about how link blogs are becoming amongst the most read for some people. We’ll also have our usual opportunity for listeners to call in and ask their questions. You can tune in live on Talkshoe.