So in the spirit of regifting, I am giving away the following gadget/device to YOU my dear readers. A Dexim DCA132 P-Flip Foldable Power Dock for iphone/iPod Touch. If you recall, I won this the other day in Austin from the AT&T booth. I really have no use for it, so I’m giving it to you. I’m generous like that.

So what does one need to do in order to win? Easy retweet one of the following messages:

“I want to win @brianbreslin’s iphone accessory contest! http://j.mp/bbpackage #bbwin”
or
“I’m tweeting to win @brianbreslin’s package! http://j.mp/bbpackage #bbwin”

using the magic that is disqus, it should automatically grab all your entries below in the “Responses” section. Then once the contest is over (on April 7), I’ll use a random # generator and pick a winner. If you live inside the US, I’ll pay for shipping. If you live outside the US, you have to pay for shipping. If you live in Miami/Ft.Lauderdale, you can pick it up from me at either Refresh Ft. Lauderdale on the 8th, or RefreshMiami on the 28th. Disclaimer, I am not warrantying this thing at all.

So a couple weeks ago (sheesh, can’t believe its taken me so long to blog about this already), my friend Alex De Carvalho and I decided we were going to make a wager over who could improve their traffic and audience the most in a year.  So I figured as matter of public record I would document this all here and now.

In 1 year from the bet’s starting point (April 1, 2010), we will measure our google analytics traffic and try and see who has grown the most relative to their previous year’s starting traffic.  The loser of the bet must purchase a case of the finest malted and fermented hops and yeast the winner so desires (aka a case of beer).

So why are we doing this? Well its self serving for each us, but since we are both highly vocal members of the south florida tech community (we’re pretty much at the nexus of most of it), it should help the community out as well.

So what are the basic ground rules? They are simple:

1. No unethical SEO tricks (aka blackhat stuff)
2. No copyright or law breaking can be involved.
3. Everything has to be documented and made transparent (though not immediately, you gotta be able to retain some competitive edge)
4. You are allowed, if not encouraged, to use as much social media as possible to win.

So with that in mind, you are also welcome to participate in this quest for increased audiences and minor internet celebrity. Just follow along and post in the comments your site, and your progress.

Note the bet is between each of our respective online “brands” BrianBreslin.com and AlexDC.org.  Alex was ahead of me in overall traffic and stats at the beginning of this wager, who knows what will happen at the end.

If you have any ideas or suggestions on how to improve my audience and traffic, feel free to chime in here, or email them to me brianbreslin [at] gmail.com thanks!

Hey folks,
Today you have the chance to help me win $5,000! Yes its true, you can help me win the CommunityNext Iron Coder contest by adding my new facebook application Vocabulario and inviting your friends!

If we win I will be giving out a prize to one of the users.

Hey folks, sorry for the relative quiet around here lately. I haven’t had much time the last 3 months to post to this blog, or any other blog for that matter. In the next few days you’ll see the revised layout implemented, the feeds fixed (that was a royal pain), and several new articles about facebook.

We’ll be selling ads on the site soon, so if you are interested, shoot me an email breslin[at]infinimedia.com  thanks!

Hey Everyone,
Just a quick update. New posts will resume this weekend. I’ve been on a mini vacation for the last week, and still a bit overwhelmed by what a kick ass of a conference my buddy Noah threw last weekend. My only wish is that it was 2 days, and not just one. But overall truly kick-ass event.

I am currently in Las Vegas having had my flights cancelled 2 days in a row by US Airways (not to mention being stuck in phoenix for 5 hours on the way over!). anyway, a number of posts, and new ideas shall be forthcoming, and not to mention Barcamp is next week!

Hey everyone,

There won’t be any updates today as we’re busy working on some new exciting changes to the site. We’ve got a neat little project for you that should be ready tonight or tomorrow. I’ll give you a hint, its muy “sabroso.”

We are also trying to improve the workflow of this site, so some things you might keep your eye out for over the next few days:

• Better comment formatting and tools
• More content
• Improved event info
• More community oriented stuff as well

So stay tuned, and please leave us some suggestions and ideas.

thanks,
Brian

For those of you paying attention to my other blog. I just posted a new look to the web+ site (http://webpl.us). Check it out and let me know your thoughts.

So unless you’re one of the RSS subscribers to the site, you’ve probably noticed the interface revamp and identity change of web+. Gone is the pseudo web2.0 design we had going there for a few weeks that wasn’t exactly polished in many areas. In its place we’ve put this much more serious and elegant design (at least I think its elegant). Unfortunately I can’t take credit for the design, that goes to my friend Antonio who did this as a favor to me.

So what does this new design and concept mean? Well hopefully it means we’ll be able to build a brand and identity for the site, and help it grow. We’re planning a few of our own social networking events (in firstlife, not second life folks, well maybe in second life too, who knows, we’ll see.).

So what do we have planned for the upcoming season? Well Barcamp is going to be a great event hosted by UM and organized by our very own Alex de Carvalho. We are also planning a web+drinks event in late February which will be more of a cocktail party/bar meetup than anything. We’re hoping some interesting conversations can emerge from events like this.

Further down the line, Josip Vilicic and myself will be presenting/organizing a web+marketing workshop. So keep your eyes peeled for that. If you’re interested in attending/presenting, email me brian[at]webpl.us. So I hope you enjoy the new site! Feedback is ALWAYS welcome.

Please excuse some of the dust, I am still working on the details/minor issues. They should be resolved today.

Hey everyone, we’re working on upgrading the site to wordpress2.1, implementing an amazing new design, which should give you a better idea of what we’re upto. I’ve also migrated all of the old webimpresario posts over here as I no longer have time to update those 2 sites. So if you’ve got a webimpresario RSS feed in your reader, you should be redirected to the new web+ feedburner feed.

Upcoming changes:

• New design (you are really going to like the new image)
• TShirts (i’ll make them cheap, don’t worry) !
• More Events
• More Miami
• More People (both writing, and being written about)
• Maybe a podcast on Miami/SoFla

So stay tuned, I’ll try and roll out some of these things over the weekend.

Do you run a startup? Are you located in Miami, Florida,or Latin America? If you answered yes to both of these questions then you should email me (brian at webpl.us ). We are going to be offering free 125×125 ad space for anyone who meets those criteria. Also if you are a startup/web company/tech co in the area, email me so I can add you to the directory we are building.