Archive for April, 2008

Porn in a Box »

This is for all the guys out there.
When I grew up, porn was a pretty strictly defined thing (Wikipedia defines porn as “the explicit depiction of sexual subject matter, especially with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer”).  We didn’t have the Internet, and none of the five TV channels we got showed […]

Tar Heels & Jayhawks »

Some people can’t stand that Roy Williams showed a little Jayhawk love at the national championship game.
What the haters don’t realize is that Roy is continuing a long tradition of Jayhawk love among UNC coaches.  Check out what the coach is wearing in this 1911 UNC team picture:

Addiction »

This Sunday at Pine Ridge Church is going to be all about our addictions. It’s part 2 of the Mind Storm series, called Mind Trap. Tadd says, “We are talking about the addictions and strongholds in our lives and we are leaving NO stone unturned!! … The church has done a pretty bad […]

The Mommy President? »

I expected there to be a parade of warm-up acts before former President Bill Clinton spoke at Elon yesterday, and there were. The President of the College Democrats chapter spoke, Elon mayor Jerry Tolley spoke, and North Carolina field director Mike Trujillo spoke. I had my digital video camera with me, hoping to […]

Good Sport: Ryan Braun »

Athletes behaving badly always generate a lot of media coverage.  Athletes doing good often don’t.  Brewers LF Ryan Braun donated the bonus he got for being named 2007 National League Rookie of the Year to Habitat for Humanity.  Braun said,
I had an opportunity to go down there and participate in a project where Habitat for […]

Twitter & 1000 Posts »

I’ve had a Twitter account for a while but just started really using it after the Unleash conference.  Twitter is one of those things that I’ve had to do badly for a while to figure out what works and what doesn’t (and I’m still pretty bad at it).  Initially I didn’t get the draw of […]

Mountain Dew Branding »

Cola cans used to have two large logos on them - one on each side of the can, with the ingredients placed between the two logos (at least this is how I remember it).
Now, presumably to maximize brand impact, cans like Mountain Dew have one huge logo (much bigger than before), one secondary logo, an […]


Brian Baute is a creative Internet/New Media leader in Burlington, NC. He leads the Web Technologies department at Elon University and creates graphics & videos for Pine Ridge Church. See further details on his resume [PDF].



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