As an unconference enthusiast, I was delighted when my friend and BrainJams Patron Chris Pirillo announced he was going to embody many of the principles of the Unconference as part of his Gnomdex 6 event later this month.  I was more delighted when they sold out the other day (I bought my ticket back in February) and I was rolling on the floor laughing when I read Dave McClure’s post on the Braintrust mailing list about

“creating a startup to securitize the market for trading in Gnomedex tickets, futures, and related derivative products. i’m currently raising a $10M series A round to fund the venture, and interested high-net worth individuals should email me off list.”

But seeing Chris’ post about Senator Edwards speaking to the social media world of communicators, creators, developers and contributors (highly amplified influentials) really blew me away.  According to Chris,

“Sentator Edwards will quickly turn his time over to the Gnomedex audience, fielding questions and fostering discussion over how technology could and should play a role in our world.”

This is fantastic news.  Congratulations to my friend Chris Pirillo who has been doing amazing things with social media since long before we ever called it social.

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