One of the most fascinating things I find about Technology and our Internet age, is the ability to expand our experience and knowledge outside of our interests, by coming across (often by chance) other people’s worlds reflected on their blogs. It’s as easy as reading some of the most active and social blogs. You are always bound to find something interesting that you didn’t know even existed. And in the process, get to know the people behind it as well.
Today is BlogDay, a fun exercise where bloggers around the world post an entry recommending 5 blogs. A great way to share new experiences.
Here are 5 of my favorites:
I love Stop Motion (ilovestopmotion.org): Simple and clean way to watch some of the greatest Stop Motion videos created out there.
Robert Scoble’s Blog (scobleizer.com): One of the most informative sources of technology and entrepreneurship activity out there, especially in the Silicon Valley area.
Smashing Magazine (smashingmagazine.com): Are you a digital designer looking for inspiration? This one’s for you.
37Signals’ Blog (37signals.com/svn): 37Signals is a Web company from Chicago with a very focused point of view, always making the Web a better place by sharing ideas and experiences on their blog.
Toni Mascaró’s Blog (tonimascaro.com): Innovation, marketing, and so much more from this entrepreneur in Barcelona.
One more thing… if you are in Palma de Mallorca or plan to visit soon, check out Cafe y Más (cafeymas.net) to find out about some of the best hidden cafe spots in the city. You won’t regret it.
Going through my personal video library this week, I found this video I made for a good friend of mine, to thank her and her family for an unforgettable experience this past New Year’s eve.
I’m glad I was able to get her permission to post it here, because nothing excites me more than the opportunity to show you how united and loving this family is on this special night.
Special thanks to Veronica and her loving family for what I’ll always recall as one of the best ways to start a new year: Surrounded by yours!
Do you enjoy running? swimming? cycling? how about in-line skating? playing soccer? or basketball? hiking anyone? Have you ever taken part in an organized event of your favorite activity that supports a great cause? How did it go and how did you feel taking part in it? If not, I urge you to try it, it’s pretty exhilarating…
It was an excellent opportunity to both become aware of a disease that affects over 2,000,000 people, and to support (even in the smallest of ways) a great cause. A superb event by the people behind ABDEM, the hotel’s staff, and everyone who came to get wet! And thanks to everyone who participated in similar events across the pools and beaches of the island.
I can guarantee you that this summer alone, there are tons of events and activities in your town organized in support of a great cause. And thanks to the great work of all the volunteers, organizers and sponsors, that number is only increasing every year. You don’t need to know anyone personally to take part or feel like getting involved (I didn’t before this event). So please get out there and take part in one of hundreds of events happening this summer!
Can you think of a better way to enjoy your favorite activity than by supporting a great cause in the process?
Here’s a great video put together in support of Multiple Esclerosis with an inspiring song by U2:
I’d like to thank Jordi Julià and the team from IB3 TV here in Spain for this short interview about how to create Timelapse videos and its use seen as a trend in digital video marketing.
When IB3 first contacted me about recording this we needed to come up with a location, and I’d like to thank Andreu Llabrés for letting us borrow the very same room where we first recorded the 24 hour Timelapse of Palma de Mallorca’s Bay video. What better location to talk about timelapse than this one (it certainly beats the views from my office).
Big thanks to Maribel Rincón for some great photos from the interview.
Thank you Spain! For many things, but above all, for making me feel like a child again.
These images were filmed during the celebration of the World Cup in the Cafeteria Mistic in Arenal, Mallorca, Spain. I simply don’t have words to describe the emotion and feeling of having seen first hands how people from all backgrounds came together to celebrate such a special night.
Special thanks to Noelia and Pedro, to everyone who came out to celebrate the World Cup, and to the National Spanish Team for making history.
The song:
The previous day I had the pleasure to watch David Bisbal sing the song “Wavin’ Flag” from K’NAAN, in a concert in the middle of the Plaza de Toros (bullfighting ring) of Palma de Mallorca, as hundreds of flags were waved, and in that moment I knew I wanted to make something special with this song.
As I edited the video (and tried to hold back tears of emotion), this song kept playing in my head as it described best the feeling we all experienced together on this special night.
This June 30th marked the first official Social Media Day, an initiative put together by Mashable and there were over 600 Meetups organized worldwide to celebrate this day.
A day to celebrate the revolution of media becoming social.
Here in Palma de Mallorca, we had a great event right by the waterfront, and it was a blast to meet and connect with so many different people while enjoying the views from the terrace of the BLD Restaurant.
I wanted to mark the occasion with a video timelapse of the event and here’s the final result.
Filmed in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Music “Shout” by Lulu and the Luvvers.
Special thanks to BLD Restaurant, the organizers of Social Media Day Palma, Mashable and everyone who joined in the fun!
We had a great time at the event eCerveza eBarbacoa ePaAmbOli along with Andreu Llabrés, Maribel Rincón, Johana Cavalcanti, Pepper Santblai, Gaby Castellanos and everyone who showed up. From the terraces of Hotel Horizonte in Palma de Mallorca we had the chance to connect offline and hear the latest from our friends in the online world. We also had the chance to chat about our latest venture, CholloCity, a project I will share more about in the coming days.
I’d like to thank Astrid and Anthony from SkyBlue Mallorca for the interview they posted on their site. They are cooking a very interesting initiative called the SkyBlue Exchange, which I hope to cover in more detail very soon.
This week was the first Iniciador Palma de Mallorca, an event organized by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, and one that had the participation of Javier Martín.
This morning I had the pleasure to talk to him from the terrace of Hotel Horizonte, where he shared with us his impressions from the event, his challenges this year, and a few words of advice for those seeking to start a new business in Internet.
You can watch the video in YouTube and in Vimeo. Note: content in spanish.
Thanks to Javier for his time and for sharing his advice with us. Until next time!
Putting an end to a great evening spent with friends, here are some photos in Flickr from Big Yuyu’s Trio performing at the Porto Sóller Hotel in Mallorca, Spain.
Big thanks to Pau Bori for hosting us at the hotel and to Jaime Izquierdo for letting us know about this hidden gem on the island.
One of the most fascinating things I find about Technology and our Internet age, is the ability to expand our experience and knowledge outside of our interests, by coming across (often by chance) other people’s worlds reflected on their blogs. It’s as easy as reading some of the most active and social blogs. You are always bound to find something interesting that you didn’t know even existed. And in the process, get to know the people behind it as well.
I’d like to thank 
Thank you Spain for an unforgettable experience,
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