Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Improv session: Twitter Uncovered

    Last year Evo Terra and I sat down to riff on social media topics, and we’ve been working to get some videos out with the goofy output. This time up, the topic is Twitter – why it is so popular, how it evolved, and how it can make money: These were fun sessions, and worked…

  • Refining this whole Social Media Improv idea…

    This blog has been quiet, but I’ve been working on evolving the idea of Improv and Social Media for the past few months.  I spoke on it at the BOLO conference, and again at PodCampAZ, evolving the discussion both times. BOLO explored a wider range of improv techniques, including many short form games.  My PodCampAZ…

  • Social Media Defined… or is that Defiled?

    Been working to shake the dust off of the site, and this video was a perfect vehicle. I sat down with local muppet Evo Terra at Sitewire and we decided to riff on Social Media. The first bit of silliness is below, and there are more to follow. It’s safe to say we’re dead serious…

  • Why Improv?

    To explain how improv relates to social media, I need to talk a bit about improv itself. I plan to dive into some of the mechanics and even some of the psychology, but I’ll start with the definition Wikipedia gives me: Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating,…

  • And… ACTION!

    This blog is an endowment exercise, where I act the part of a social media enthusiast, with a background in improv comedy, and attempt to merge those concepts into an ongoing scene of amusement, philosophy, and education. Under intense mental shock-treatment (whether they knew it or not) from the likes of Havi Brooks, Naomi Dunford,…

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