Archive for July, 2008
Highlights From Vegas Air Trip
July 28, 2008 9:19 PMJumping Out Of A Plane at 30,000 Feet for Charity
July 13, 2008 10:38 PMYanik Silver and I are trying to raise $30,000 for Charity.
PICTURES ARE LOCATED HERE:
We are jumping from a plane at 30,000 feet, tandem style, each of us with an expert.
We are matching the funds donated. As of now we have about $4400 raised so that means we are up to $8800 when we match.
We are asking everyone to donate anything as the funds go to help
young entrepreneurs in Africa through Richard Branson’s Virgin Unite
Charity.
The dive that Yanik and I are doing on July 20th will be one of the highest civilian dives in history.
It is called a H.A.L.O. for “High Altitude” and “Low Open” and it
will be 35 degrees below zero (F) and we will need special suits with
oxygen masks to do the dive or we would not be able to breathe.
The dive will last for 2 minutes and 30 seconds as we free fall to earth for this charity event.
Yes, I am getting nervous, but I am so excited I can not even really
worry about being scared. But I am sure when I get up there I might
just freeze. We shall see :)
For more information or to donate, please go here
http://www.maverickbusinessadventures.com/halo/
All donations over $100 get special marketing gifts from Yanik and
Me. So make sure to help out and get some cool learning material as you
help these young kids in Africa.
Of course it is tax deductible
Check us out here:
http://www.maverickbusinessadventures.com/halo/
Coolest Guy? - 3 Years Later - SEO Experiment Has Me #2 On Google
July 13, 2008 10:18 PMWell, exactly 3 years ago, I was sitting in a Las Vegas Hotel off the strip at a cafe with Brad Fallon and Paulie Sabol.
We were at the Green Valley Ranch Resort at John Childer’s event.
Brad was talking about how he was #1 in Google for the search term - the coolest guy on the planet -
Over the years, over 100 people have tried to rank #1 for this term in Google. While Brad slipped for a day or 2, no one has been able to take him down.
Yes, it is all in fun, but some people have tried very hard to take him down… including yours truly.
You see, in July of 2005, when Brad was telling me this story, I raced him to my laptop to register the domain name http://thecoolestguyontheplanet.com
I won! I got the domain purchased faster than he could.
Now, while I was not able to knock him off, at least I am happy to know, according to Google, I am the 2nd coolest guy on the planet.
Maybe in a few years (and if I really really try) I might just be the coolest guy on the planet.
So much for this experiment.
Mike






