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AssignIt and Audimated won We Media’s 2010 PitchIt! Challenge March 11 in Miami, beating six other commercial and non-profit groups vying for the $25,000 prizes.

We’re busy mashing mint, and a few other ingredients for We Media Miami next week. Please try to say hello to Dale and me if you’re there, and if not, join us, contribute and say hi online.

Diana’s leadership has created and expanded social entrepreneur programs and improved their effectiveness.

Steve is committed to providing a strong platform for the creation, organization and presentation of the stories and ideas that people make, share and provide feedback.

Andrea’s extensive background in fundraising and financial services provide a strong base for exploring and developing new financial models in philanthropy.

2009 We Media PitchIt! winners SeeClickFix’s Ben Berkowitz and The Extraordinairies Jacob Colker talk with Ely Bonder about where they are now and what they took away from We Media 2009.

Brian is an expert on how people get and share information, how that continues to develop with ongoing developments both in technology and media and what organizations need to be effective.

Get the inside track on how to get your new idea off the ground with advice and feedback from entrepreneurial experts.

Weiss is a renowned strategic thinker and senior executive who provides counsel corporate leaders, boards and high net worth investors worldwide.

Among the many extraordinary efforts to provide aid and relief for the people of Haiti comes this one from The Extraordinaries, winner of last year’s We Media Pitch It! competition: the Haiti Earthquake Support Center utilizes crowdsourcing and facial-recognition to help locate the missing.
Anyone can post photos of a missing person or loved one, [...]

Spread the word, and don’t forget: The deadline for submissions to the We Media PitchIt! Challenge is Jan. 20, 2010. The challenge offers $50,000 to help launch two new ventures that use media and communication technology. We’ll help one commercial and one non-profit idea get off the ground. Click here for details. Click here to [...]

Registration is now open for the We Media Miami ‘10 Conference, March 9-11, 2010. Click here for more details and to register.

This is a true testimony to the magic of a system that allows for open communication and collaborative problem solving around public concerns. You can really see how media, industry, government and private citizens can work together to improve their communities:

Acquisition is part of the solution for “big media” companies to catch up in the era of new media. But they need to go further, including more investments in early-stage ventures.

Some people love to talk. All the better with wine and cheese.
Others are busy getting things done.
Between those two extremes you can ask yourself whether you’re stuck in an endless conversation, or if you and your business are focused on creation, innovation and achievement.