Conference Hound-Up February 16, 2012: Vodka Makes You Smarter and Cows Make You Popular

| Feb 16, 2012

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So now there’s a Windows 8 and a Mountain Lion for Mac OSX that I’m hearing about, both due out later this year.  Get ready to upgrade, everyone!  There’s something inherently cooler about downloading a Mountain Lion than downloading an Eight.  Maybe that’s just me, though.

CrushIQ in Napa Valley provides two intense days of training to build your business with social media.  Those days are today and tomorrow, so enjoy, Napa!

The Green Professionals Conference provides an opportunity for folks to mix, mingle and network.  The goal is build the green workforce and create a growing, cooperative base for growth.

Today only in New York City we have the ANA TV & Everything Video Forum, where everything video is explored and discussed by all kinds of movers and shakers.  From mobile to tablet to broadcast, no venue for video will be left unturned.

Let’s not forget about Robotics Asia, where smart people are developing the creations that will serve us and improve the quality of our lives until they one day enslave us, as so many movies foretell.  That whole thing with the singularity approaching is probably a good generation or two off, so don’t fret it too much.  We’ll be in prime position to enjoy the greatest technological advancements of human history right before our hubris turns on us and bites us in the ass.

I always wonder what makes one dumb-ass YouTube video go viral over another one, or one start-up thrive while another, seemingly identical one fails.  Now I know: It’s because they don’t have a cow to click on.

Do you ever think you’re wittier when you’ve been drinking?  A new study suggests it’s possible that you were right, if you’ve been drinking Vodka.

I wonder if you would be able to follow this Star Wars Infographic if you had never heard of the movie.

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About the Author: Matt hails from Boston and has a background in Film and Writing. As weather phenomena go, he prefers earthquakes to Nor'easters these days, so he's currently residing in the East Bay. He produced a feature film called "Night Sounds" after graduating from Emerson College, which premiered at a film festival in Massachusetts. Matt continues to write screenplays and work in the film community, while working as a freelance copywriter, editor, and part-time member of the Hound.