Brandon Litman and Kyle Ruddick from One Day One Earth came to Los Angeles to tell 140 Conference attendees and speakers about their story, which encompasses so many others from around the world.
One Day on Earth started in September of 2008 with the goal of creating a unique worldwide media event where thousands of participants would simultaneously film over a 24-hour period. The idea for the project was conceived while watching musicians from very different regions of the world collaborate on stage at the opening night of the 2008 World festival of Sacred Music.
Their initial attempts to create music together were awkward, and it was clear that they had never collaborated prior to this moment. Eventually though, over the period of a couple minutes, what was disharmony became harmony, and a beautiful fusion of music came together for the first time. The moment inspired a similar vision for another universal form of communication—cinema.
As for how this initiative took off, he says, “we talked to the United Nations about a collaboration for when we went live. We start encouraging conversations to happen on the site and people realized they were not alone, and the idea started to live on its own.” He then shows us a moving video that someone created from south Africa.
Comedian Jason Pollock hit the 140 Conference stage this past week in Los Angeles. Amusing and entertaining as always, he talks about what he’s been working on and the future.
Below, Blekko’s CTO Greg Lindahl tells us why Blekko and not Google and where their soon to be released service will be useful, in an interview I did with him at Techcrunch Disrupt in late September. Still in private beta, former Topix CEO Rich Skrenta is heading up this new venture.
I had a chance to chat with Clothia.com founder Elena Silenok who was on the west coast recently from New York. Although their product is still in beta, I got a sneak peak of what’s coming and as a fan of fashion and great design, I love the concept. Clothia is an online destination for “everything fashion.”
On Clothia, you can create virtual closets, mix-n-match outfits, and share them with friends. You can also watch videos, read blogs, experiment with trends, as well as connect with stylists and fashion designers. Listen to what Elena says about the service and what’s coming. More when they launch.
@Dewittn talks about his life story on the 140 Conference stage this past week in Los Angeles. He grew up in Boston and had a traditional American ‘upbringing’ until a phone call one day changed his life.
One of El Salvador’s dissapeared children, he was separated from his birth family during the civil war. Now, he is working a documentary film about that story, which he hopes will help people better understand the events that took place during one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Cold War. Nelson/Roberto has just started working on a documentary film about his family and being one of the disappeared children of El Salvador.
Listen to Linda Sherman talk to Stefanie Michels (@adventuregirl), who focuses on how important your passion is and living your passion to a sustainable brand and to living an authentic life. The below interview is taken outside the Music Box along Hollywood Boulevard at the 140 Conference this past week.
Street performer CandyMan addresses the 140 Conference crowd in Los Angeles this past week. He starts off with a poem he says he lives his life by, making ‘love’ his greatest weapon. Homeless not up until long ago, he talks about how he uses social media and engagement on and offline and when he performs ‘on the streets.’
At the Social Capital Markets SOCAP event at Fort Mason in San Fancisco this past week, Isabel Maxwell asks the President of REDF Carla Javits, to talk about their programs and what she does to make a difference.
Hailing from San Francisco, San Franola founder Matt Teichmann, who was once a technology entrepreneur, is passionate about healthy eating and living. He created San Franola Co., which is a health-minded granola company specializing in products that are as good for the body as they are for the senses. I had a chance to taste some of their incredible granola (which btw, also has fabulous packaging) at an event recently.
Their granola almost looks like it has chocolate in it because it’s so dark, but its because its sugar-free granola is roasted. It boasts 9 grams of protein and 8 grams of fiber with minimal fat. Matt tells us more in the video below.
