Finally online here this afternoon and in the Creativity Panel with a fashion designer, a theme park designers, a comic and a giant spider maker riffing on taking ideas into reality so, ... here since KK is rocking the camera today, i'll compile a few highlights of the day with his snaps as well as other Vidfest-tagged pics on Flickr.

Chris Anderson's Presentation about the Economics of Free

Chris is an economist and busts out the fundamental maxims of the macro-science and applies these universal laws to practical daily micro-economics. He's a fine story teller and quick on his feet and you can tell the well runs deep.

RCS comrade Roland joined the packed house to hear Chris explain how all things (products, services, utilities, factors) which can become digital, will AND all things that a re digital will eventually be free. The trick - dear entrepreneurs - is to find the scarcities created in the realm of abundance and create a biz plan around that. Laden with examples - read the article in Wired and look for the forthcoming book, called Free, which will be sold for $0. I recorded the speech so look for a forthcoming podcast.

In the meantime, see also:

• The Future is Free
• NowPublic @ Vidfest2008: Chris Anderson, Keynote
• Notes From Chris Anderson’s “The Future of Free” Talk
• Robert Shaer's Last Dispatch from VIDFest 2008

Raincity's Aaron Wheeler Gives Props To The Postcard

How do you tap into your creative self? When Aaron is not programming in Ruby, he's making postcards.

What Are The Benefits?

• Impress your in-laws
• To GET postcards (although this never really happens)
• To feel good about yourself :)

A Few Tips & Ideas:

• Write anonymous postcards - it's fun and makes you feel good
• Narcissistic postcards - Instead of "Missing You Honey", try "All About Me" as your cover tagline.
• Send personalized Christmas postcards
• Doctor old family photos with your own face and stick it on a postcard
• Use rubber cement