Ever wonder what the host of the top Technology Radio show looks like while he’s doing an interview?  How about what I look like while doing an interview? 

Brother posted a video of my interview on YouTube.  The audio’s kinda poor, but I think it’s neat…

BTW, they’ve got some _very_ cool sewing and embroidery equipment and have quite a bit of information about how to build your own at-home business using it.

YouTube – Brother Sewing – Interview with Craig Peterson at CES.

SpeedDate.com allows singles to post basic information about themselves which allows users to start dating immediately, minimizes complications from lengthy profile requirements, and allows singles to make matches based on chemistry, not qualifications “on paper”  Members learn how to make the most of an online profile to communicate the right message to other online singles.  The slowdown in the economy many people are spending more and more time at home which compounds the problem of meeting people.  So with Speed Date the membership is FREE.  The three minute dates allow you to know whether there is a connection or not.  And for those who cannot live without their iPhone they have now released an application that allows you to take dating on the road at your fingertips.

About Dan:

Dan Abelon is originally from New York, where he earned his bachelor’s degree from Columbia University. Dan later moved to California to attend Stanford Business School, where he met SpeedDate’s other cofounder, Simon. Before earning his MBA at Stanford and starting SpeedDate.com, Dan worked as a strategy consultant for IBM Business Consulting Services. While at IBM, he founded SmartVolunteer.org, an Internet service that utilizes the web to match skilled volunteers with nonprofits. 

About Speed Date:  

SpeedDate.com is the world’s first online speed dating website. SpeedDate’s patented system allows singles to meet each other through 3-minute online speed dates from the comfort of home. In under an hour on SpeedDate, you can meet up to 15 people using live video and instant messaging. Since we launched in late 2007, SpeedDate has hosted millions of online SpeedDates.

Unlike other online dating options, SpeedDate.com allows singles to immediately determine if they have chemistry before taking the time to meet in person. SpeedDate works because you get a much better sense of your connection to another person when your first meeting is a live interaction.

The Zoosk online dating member community includes more than 40 countries around the globe but with fully localized the experience by integrating more than 13 languages into its platform with more coming soon.  It is the first to have geo-coded many areas around the world which allows for members to connect with others who are truly located near them.

There are many ways to join Zoosk.  You can add the Zoosk application through Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Friendster and MySpace or simply sign up at Zoosk.com. Then simply send messages to others through a wink or a flirt. When sending a flirt, users have the ability to attach a virtual gift, such as a bouquet of flowers or a rose or even purchase virtual gifts with “Zoosk coins,” which can be purchased through the Zoosk online store.

The entry level allows you to set up a date card and meet and connect with others through winks and flirts but upgrading to a Premium Membership allows for unlimited ability to communicate with other users, have a secure premium profile placement, and the ability to see who has viewed your Date Card. 

About Alex:

Alex Mehr is an Entrepreneur, Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Zoosk.com

About Zoosk:

Zoosk.com is a safe, fun, and delightful online dating site for millions of singles to interact and search for their matches. As the fastest growing social dating network, Zoosk seamlessly integrates with the most popular social networking sites including Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, and Hi5. Zoosk is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Leveraging the collective voice of our enthusiastic users to spread the word about Zoosk, we have fostered a community of 15 million members (a.k.a. zooskers) spanning over 40 countries around the globe.

About Paul:

Paul is the CEO of The Right One, Together Dating which boasts 60 locations and growing. Under Mr. Falzone’s leadership the Company is ranked 31st in the 2007 Boston Business Journal, Fastest Growing Private Companies in Massachusetts and was recently named to Inc Magazine’s list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America with a three year growth rate of 133%. Paul Falzone spearheaded the merger between the two companies in 1999 and directed the transformation of national marketing from direct mail to internet in 2002. Currently he oversees the long term strategic direction of the company along with R&D. Mr. Falzone holds a B.S. degree from Suffolk University.

About The Right One:

Before describing the specifics of our membership programs, we’d first like to introduce ourselves. We are the largest personal introduction service in the world and have survived, and thrived, over the years because of many things:

1. We care about our members.

2. We train our staff in a variety of relationship issues.

3. We spend a great deal of time and money keeping our membership “fresh”, new, and diverse.

4. We understand your concerns about safety.

5. We put our money where our mouth is and offer guarantees on our memberships. We provide the services promised.

With over 90 locations and offices across the nation we have the experience and the membership to meet our members needs. And should you ever need to move your membership to another location, you can transfer to any of our affiliates providing you are still a member in good standing. Simply talk with your personal consultant about such a transfer.

What Women Wish You Knew About Dating is a great guide for all men who want to find the right girl to settle down with and how to be the right man for her.

About Stephen:

Stephen W. Simpson is the author of Assaulted by Joy: The Redemption of a Cynic,What Women Wish You Knew about Dating, and co-author of What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Sex. His work has appeared in Relevant Magazine, Burnside Writers Collective, Runners World Magazine and he is a columnist for DivineCaroline.com.

About What Women Wish You Knew About Dating: The single guys guide to romantic relationships:

Most books on romantic relationships focus on mate selection, marriage, and sexual purity. But before all that can happen, a guy has to get a date! What Women Wish You Knew about Dating equips men with the skills they need to begin dating. Author Stephen W. Simpson educates men about spiritual and psychological obstacles to dating and provides solutions to the problems that often interfere with a healthy, holy dating life. With a unique blend of biblical principles, psychological insight, practical advice, and humor, this book shows the reader how to be a man, date like a man, and get that relationship off to a great start. Whether just entering the dating game or back after being widowed or divorced, men of all ages will benefit from this straightforward and candid treatment of male sexuality and dating.

Technology has given people more ways to contact their friends, family and colleagues than ever before.  Social networking sites, like Kiwibox.com, Facebook and MySpace, have made it much easier for friends, family and significant others to stay in touch no matter the distance between them.  These sites allow your friends and family to keep up with what’s happening in your life, even if you’re too busy to write daily emails or make phone calls because they can watch your progress online, look at your photos and get status updates.  

These sites have also vastly drastically changed how people spread information that’s important to them.  For instance, a funny user-generated video can be viewed by millions of people in a matter of days thanks to social networking sites.

Mobile platforms for social networks have enabled people to keep in touch with their online friends anytime no matter where they are.  This means that they can continually advance relationships without being tethered to their computer.

This technology is especially important for teens have especially been affected by web-based communications technologies.  More and more relationships in the teen demographic – both those on a friend and on a romantic level – are starting online and evolving from there to text messages, emails, phone calls and eventually in-person meetings.  

About Colleen:

Colleen Moody is senior editor of Kiwibox’s Life and Love section.  She joined Kiwibox in 2008, after graduating from Rutgers University with a B.S. with a double major in Journalism and English.  In her role with Kiwibox, Colleen manages the site’s teen contributors while writing and editing content for the Life and Love section.  She has her finger on the pulse of Kiwibox’s community of teen members and offers advice and perspective on friendship, romance, world issues, entertainment and more.

About Kiwibox:

Founded in 1999, Kiwibox.com is the first social networking destination and online magazine where teens produce, discover, and share content. Kiwibox members are teens in the know who go to Kiwibox to enjoy personalized content and share their interests with peers. Kiwibox provides one of the largest distribution and marketing channels to connect advertisers with the highly sought after teen audience, in a controlled and interactive environment. Kiwibox is the primary business unit of Magnitude Information Systems, Inc. (Magnitude) (OTC Bulletin Board: MAGY.OB – News).

About Marleah Stout:

Marleah Stout is Senior Manager of Publicity at Harlequin Enterprises Limited, the global leader in series romance and one of the world’s leading publishers of women’s fiction, with titles issued worldwide in 29 languages and sold in 107 international markets.

Co-editor of Harlequin’s annual Romance Report, which is in its 20^th year, is published in 14 countries worldwide, Marleah is Harlequin’s resident romance expert and has appeared on shows like CNN, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Hollywood Reporter providing the inside scoop on the hottest romantic trends.

In 2008, Marleah spearheaded the planning and orchestration of the events surrounding Harlequin’s launch in India.  She was chiefly responsible for the press conference and launch party, which was attended by media, celebrities, socialites and key political figures.

Previously, Marleah served as a judge on the Oxygen Network’s hit reality TV series, “Mr. Romance” and has also worked with Calvin Klein and Club Monaco.  She also owned her own boutique.

About Harlequin Enterprises Ltd:

Harlequin Enterprises has a deep, unquenched passion for romance novels. A unit of Torstar, Harlequin Enterprises is unique in the women’s fiction market, combining highly recognizable imprints—Harlequin, Silhouette, MIRA Books, Red Dress Ink, LUNA Books, HQN Books, Steeple Hill Books, Steeple Hill Café, Kimani Press, Spice, Gold Eagle.  Harlequin publishes in some 100 international markets, with such racy titles as “Incriminating Passion”, “Mistress on Loan”, and “Silent Desires” . Most books are published in series and as single titles, and are sold through retailers and directly to consumers. All total, Harlequin publishes some 115 titles a month in nearly 30 languages on six continents. These books are written by more than 1,300 authors worldwide. A highly successful reader service and an innovative Website (eHarlequin.com) and forward-looking technology (eBooks, downloadable audio, mobile phone applications) that not only allows the company to move further and further into the forefront of women’s fiction but continues to position Harlequin for growth. 

Company Goal: being the world’s leading publisher of women’s fiction

In the past social networks were large, rich and diverse and above all happened naturally.  But today companies are asking us to do more with less and the number of hours spent working and commuting has risen significantly.  This means we have less and less time to devote to building social networks and less time to spend in community organizations that help us build them.  Bottom line our social networks are in trouble.

We can’t wait until disaster strikes to find out how strong–or weak–our social networks are.  When everything goes south… the sudden lay-off, the terminal diagnosis, the fire that destroys our home. That’s not the time to find out what our social networks can do – or realize that they aren’t up to the job.

Do we know whom to call to bring chicken soup, get another opinion, get help with insurance issues? Can we immediately shoot our resumes to a list of professionals who respect us and “know people who know people” in our industries? Do we have a place to crash for the night and a shoulder to cry on?

Social media is transforming the Internet–and the way we do business. If you aren’t harnessing the power of these vital tools, chances are your competitors are. But harnessing the power of Web 2.0 requires more than just technical savvy, it calls for an understanding of how these social networks operate–because these sites are communities, with all that name implies.  We all have busy lives and adding Social Networking to it can be a positive addition.  However, in order for it to be a positive experience you must clarify your social networking goals.  Are you using it to establish additional business connections build a political constituency or are you looking for a deeper and more fulfilling relationship? So what is the first step and where do you start. Listen in to Jeanne as she and Craig discuss this very issue.

About Jeanne:

Jeanne Hurlbert, PhD works with online marketers, government agencies, and large corporations to develop social network strategies, craft surveys, and harness the power of social media.   She is co-founder of MySurveyExpert.com, which provides survey services for small- to mid-sized businesses; of MySocialMediaExpert.com, which crafts social media strategies; and is CEO of MySocialNetworkExpert.com, which helps professional women develop optimal networks for their careers and their lives.

About Optinet Resources LLC:

At Optinet Resources, we help our clients craft social networks to harness all of these benefits. We begin by assessing our clients’ social networks. We then develop a plan to strengthen weaknesses of their social networks and guide their progress to help them create and maintain social networks that are optimal for them.

We provide these social network services individually, to business people and entrepreneurs. We also teach clients in companies and associations to develop their social networks, through online social network assessment and social network seminars.

We make sure your social network:

• Provides resources to build your business or career: money, employees, expertise.

• Offers you and your family practical assistance in the hectic day-to-day busy-ness of life – and in times of crisis.

• Helps you secure your next job, client, sale.

• Supports and mentors you, personally and professionally.

About Sam:

Sam Yagan is Co-Founder & CEO of www.OkCupid.com, the largest free online dating site in America, as well as www.CrazyBlindDate.com, a free website where you can coordinate dates last minute, whenever you want. This site is for adventurous, social people who want a fun, last minute date for the evening. He is a noted relationship and dating expert, having been featured and interviewed on The Mike & Juliet Show, NBC News (Boston, MA & Austin, TX), CBS News (Austin, TX), Fox 5’s Good Day Atlanta, ABC’s Hot Topics, On Dating, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, LoveToKnow, Cupid Cast TV, among others. Sam regularly provides relationship advice in popular magazines and newspapers including Cosmopolitan, The Village Voice, Seventeen, Philadelphia Inquirer, OK! Magazine, among others. Sam was profiled in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and Fast Company; he also testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and was named to Billboard magazine’s list of “Top 30 Executives Under 30.” Sam has a BA with honors in Applied Mathematics & Economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he graduated first in his class, earning the Henry Ford II, Arjay Miller, and Siebel Scholarships.

Michael’s Bio:

Dr. Michael Rabby, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of communication studies at the University of Portland in Oregon. He joined the UP faculty in 2005 following three years of service at the University of Central Florida. Prior to that, Rabby taught at the University of Houston after earning his doctorate in communication from Arizona State University.

He currently teaches courses in quantitative research methods and interpersonal communication at the University of Portland and his areas of research and analysis include interpersonal relationships and the maintenance of them, the Internet’s impact on relationships, online romantic relationships, long-distance relationships, and couples’ verbal communication. He has produced numerous papers and articles for peer-reviewed journals and other publications.

 University of Portland:

The University of Portland’s Department of Communication Studies seeks to understand how people use symbols to construct knowledge and exert influence. At the heart of this mission is the fundamental concern with the processes through which humans convey messages to audiences and a belief that human communication is central in creating just societies. The department is dedicated to educating students in the liberal arts tradition to produce knowledgeable, responsible, and skilled professional communicators that understand how to communicate effectively and ethically in all human arenas.

Camp is the best demonstration of moral and spiritual order—democracy is the core purpose. Children learn life skills that become habits of the heart. It is tough to be a kid these days. It is tough to be a parent. In a society where the nature of the family, the work place, and the community have changed dramatically, we can no longer assume that the natural process of growing up will provide children the experiences and the resources they need to become successful, contributing adults.

The American Camp Association, New England is dedicated to enriching the lives of children and families through quality camp experiences.

The American Camp Association, New England is a community of camp professionals who, for more than one hundred years, have joined together to share knowledge and experience and to ensure the quality of camp programs. ACA New England accredits nearly 350 day and overnight summer camps in the six New England states.

ACA conducts camps for all ages and offers various types of camps.

Day camp can begin as early as age three and is geared to children who get to experience camp and still return home each evening! They have the best of both worlds—the camp community which is built exclusively for kids and their own home which provides the security they need at a tender age. Day camp focuses on “what is right” than “what is wrong.” Day Camps typically serve children ages 3-15 during daytime only. For more information, click here.

Camp provides one of the very few links with a world larger than the consumer culture we inhabit—and day camp is one important choice in a quiver of options. The camp experience helps children and youth develop an appreciation of their place and their responsibility in a much larger universe. A preschooler—or even an older child who might be reluctant to go to overnight camp—can join a community that is created especially for her to practice growing up.

Specialty Camps offer a program for every interest. It can be found at day or resident camps and offer opportunities to concentrate on certain program areas such as horseback riding, the arts, travel, sports or computers, among others. Imagine a place where you get to be totally immersed in the thing you love to do (or want to try) the most . . . from being wrist-deep in cake batter or filming a movie to jamming all day with rock stars or learning to drive a race car. Specialty camps offer just that type of fantasy-come-true experience – from fine arts, performing arts, and chef camp, to learning a foreign language, science, engineering, motor sports . . . and much, much more. These camps have very focused programs, they typically have more intensive and professional-level instruction, and often include guest speakers, such as artists, musicians, and those who’ve made a career of that particular activity.

Many specialty camps have informal, hands-on, or immersion approaches to various academic subjects, such as math, science, or language, which may help children who struggle in a traditional classroom to learn material and develop confidence for the upcoming school year. For example, at Camp Motorsport, a race car driving specialty camp for kids ages ten to sixteen, campers participate in racing-related activities that convert abstract math and science concepts into hands-on applications—such as figuring out how resistance and drag impact making the car go faster.

Overnight / Resident / Sleepaway Camps usually serve children ages 6-17 for one to eight weeks at a time; children sleep at camp.

General Camps offer a range of activities. Many provide opportunities to focus on one or two activities while allowing campers to try a variety of others. General camps sometimes offer the opportunity to specialize in an activity.

Trip & Travel programs are often camp-based. Most involve adventure and wilderness. Campers spend most of their time traveling away from base camp.

Camps for Special Populations serve specific clientele such as children with particular medical conditions or diseases or individuals with special needs.

Space Car Camp deal more with real experience of space shuttle and its working.

Going Green and preserving environment:

ACA also encourages Children to go green. Camps across the country are encouraging children to put on their plates only what they will eat, then camps teach children about recycling by converting the leftovers into compost. The compost is then used to fertilize the fields that create food for the campers!

Many camps implement an environmental awareness program entitled, “Leave No Trace.” This program teaches and encourages children to clean up after themselves in nature, so as to not pollute the environment.

Camps create educational programs with local wildlife agencies or even the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

A Camp for Every Budget

While it’s hard to put a price tag on your child’s learning and growth, you certainly have your family’s budget to think about when you consider camp. The good news is that there is a camp program to fit nearly every budget.

For more information about fee, click here

Here are some benefits of ACA Camps:

• Every child deserves a camp experience.

The unique power of a camp experience complements and reinforces what children are taught at school, at home and at extracurricular activities — rounding out children’s development in optimal ways. Camps specialize in providing physical activity, time spent in the out-of-doors and experiences in teambuilding, athletics and the arts — activities that have been eliminated or are at risk of elimination for more and more school systems.

• Childhood is compromised without a camp experience.

Camp is vital! Camps have the capacity to change children’s lives — influencing, even transforming, their choices and chances and their characters and capabilities.

• Campers learn life lessons.

Camp memories often stay alive in people’s hearts and minds well into adulthood. Lessons include: becoming a responsible member of a group and community, personal and group decision-making, the art of compromise, resilience, how to bust out of one’s own comfort zone to try something new and many more. Campers are often attracted by a specific activity or two; they usually get an added bonus and learn something new and important about themselves at camp.

• Camp gives kids a world of good.

Expect camper growth in independence, self-esteem, leadership ability, peer relationship skills, spirituality, environmental awareness and decision-making when children attend day or resident camp. The largest study of camper outcomes in the U.S., conducted by Philiber Research Associates and ACA, confirmed these benefits of the camp experience — that camp gives kids a world of good!

ACA also offers volunteering and employment opportunities for adults.

Bette S. Bussel
Executive Director
American Camp Association, New England

Bette S. Bussel – A biography

“I had no idea when I went to summer camp at age 4 that one day I’d be in charge of thousands of campers who are looking for a positive summer camp experience, just like I was. Life is truly one big circle.”

Bette has been involved with camps since age 4, where she began as a day camper. She evolved to an overnight camper, Counselor-in-Training (CIT), Counselor, Program Director, Camp Director and is now the Executive Director of ACA New England. Bette brings a rare blend of organizational and interpersonal skills to this position, which she has held for more than 17 years. She has established herself as a person with professional competence, strong commitment and the ability to build on the established strengths and esteemed history of the regional nonprofit organization she leads.

Bette received a Bachelor of Science in Recreation Management from Ithaca College and a Master of Science in Recreation Management from the University of Maryland.

Prior to coming to ACA New England, she served as the Program Director, Teen Director, Group Services Director and Day Camp Director for the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven. In those roles she received a special citation from the Kovod Society of the JCC, and a Women in Leadership award from the YWCA.

Since taking over as ACA New England’s Executive Director in 1990, Bette has been honored with the New England AIC Award (1994), National AIC Award (1996), ACA National Service Award (1999), and ACA Special Recognition Award (2004).

Bette is a well-informed resource on legislative issues that impact camps throughout New England. She has been effective establishing positive relationships with legislative and regulatory bodies that monitor camps and has worked to strengthen respect of and input by camp professionals in legislative matters.

Bette serves as a member of the national ACA’s Technology Task Force, which advises all 24 regional offices of the association on the use of technology. Currently, Bette plays a leadership role on a committee which is reinventing ACA’s online camp search tool—the Find A Camp Tool.

Dr. Nancy Savage has been spreading the word of just such a program for quite some time. She runs a one-week long residential summer STEM program at University of New Haven.

About STEM Program:

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) is a one-week long residential summer program for young girls aged 10 -15. It is being offered by offered by Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven (CT).

Students learn different aspects of engineering, science, maths and technology by involving in intensive activities during these period.

It focuses on children who are enthusiastic and passionate on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

At this camp students learn in a university environment and work together in teams with a UNH faculty or staff member on DNA analysis (faculty from Henry Lee Institute); robotics and—new this year—CAD drawing, nanot echnology.

She points out that there is a real need for encouraging young women to pursue the STEM path. “In most STEM fields, there are far fewer women than men and until there is a balance it is important to encourage young women to consider these fields.” According to American Associate of University of Women, 2004 , current ratio of men engineers vs. women engineers is 5:1. She feels that there is a lack of women engineers and spotted a need to mould women in this field. She involves them in science and technology so that they can pursue and become role models.

Noting that women bring different skill sets to any “non-traditional” field, she adds, “Science and engineering disciplines need women, with their experiences, interests and ideas, to help bring about future discoveries and innovations.” This camp is open to those girls who rank in the top half of their class.

As to her own career in science, Savage credits her own youthful experience in part, which included a good deal of encouragement from her high-school chemistry teacher and winning a “Golden Test Tube Award.”

Currently the program conducts in August and of residential nature. Children live and learn together during this summer program. Scholarships are also available for some students but it depends on criteria.

More details about scholarships, fee, date, are available at the site.

It’s worth attending STEM program and become a role model in your own area.

Dr. Nancy Savage
Assistant Professor Director, Summer Institute for Young Women.
Dr. Nancy Savage – A biography

Dr. Nancy Savage is a teacher, researcher, writer and an expert in chemical technology. She also holds membership in various chemical associations. She is the course faculty in Chemical engineering at University of New Haven.

Nancy has expertise in the following areas:

• Sol-gel metal oxide synthesis
• Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy and Xray Diffraction analysis of materials
• Electrical behavior of materials in response to gas molecules

Currently, Savage is developing composites of semi conducting metal oxides and conducting polymers, investigating their behavior as chemical sensors for future application in an electronic nose.
Nancy has published various articles, books and done a lot of research. More detailed information of Dr. Nancy Savage’s her work is available at http://www.newhaven.edu/news-events/19089/