Excerpts from the first few pages of my friend Ron Davison’s new book “The Fourth Economy” describe the entrepreneurial revolution he predicts will sweep across the world. Here’s how you and I can be part of that and help shape our world in the next century. Also, we announce our first Digital Nomad Academy scholarship recipients!

Ever wondered how you can leverage the social web to brand yourself online, build a following, and create a business that will allow you to live anywhere in the world? I’ve compiled all the useful tools and resources that I use daily and recommend to all my clients and friends. These are all of my best-kept secrets!

Explosively successful gen-y blogger & NYT best-selling author Ramit Sethi answers some questions about entrepreneurship, experimentation & failure, how he negotiated a book deal & promoted his book to #1 on Amazon, and tells us about his new I Will Teach You To Be Rich Personal Finance Bootcamp.

In 1983 Steven Roberts pioneered the mobile lifestyle when he rode a bike 17,000 miles all across America, and now he lives and works on the seas on his mobile headquarters the S/V Nomadness. His story offers inspiration for nomadic souls and anyone conflicted over living according to their passions.

Twitter is difficult to describe, because so many people are using it in so many different ways. But, it’s taking the world by storm, and it’s members are using it for some innovative, unexpected uses. Tune in for this TED Talk with co-founder Evan Williams.

For newbies out there who don’t quite know how to best put Twitter to use, and for those of you who aren’t using it yet but are wondering if the new web service is worth your time: This Guide is for You! What is Twitter? Twitter is a new social network/instant messaging mashup that’s being referred to as a micro-blogging [...]

For any readers in the greater Sacramento area, there is a great business networking opportunity on Tuesday, June 17th at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis: The New California 100. Billed as the Central Valley’s first leadership summit, the event will honor the top 100 companies in Northern California that generate more than $50 billion in revenue and employ more [...]

I’ve put together a primer on my media and entertainment consumption as part of the Media Diet internet meme. It’s a big post, but I highly recommend each and every one of the useful links contained here, and if you take just five minutes to read through this, I’ve included a few little gems on how I handle information overload. [...]