Tim O’Reilly

  • O’Reilly’s challenge in new Kauffman Sketchbook: ‘Make it happen’

    The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation earlier this week released the latest in its line of animated sketchbook videos. This one features Tim O’Reilly (left), the founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media, which is responsible for MAKE Magazine and Maker Faire, sharing his thoughts on the importance of makers. O’Reilly’s remarks, which he made at …

  • Messages and images from Maker Faire: Kansas City

    On Saturday, I made it out to the first full-blown Maker Faire put on by anyone other that Make Magazine and O’Reilly Media. O’Reilly Media developed a playbook for organizing and executing the event, and Kansas City was home to the pilot of that program, using the historic Union Station as the venue. The event…

  • Maker Faire: Kansas City adds Dougherty, O’Reilly to speaking slate

    Maker Faire: Kansas City earlier this week announced the addition of speeches by Maker Faire’s organizers to its schedule of events. Dale Dougherty (left) and Tim O’Reilly (right), co-founders of O’Reilly Media, organize Maker Faires, which are family-friendly events to make, create, learn, invent, craft, recycle …

  • Sioux Falls firm has hand in upcoming Web 2.0 Summit

    You could call it one of those offers you can’t refuse. When John Battelle called up Blend Interactive and said that he wanted them to submit a proposal to make an interactive map for his annual Web 2.0 Summit, the Sioux Falls firm decided it was an opportunity they probably shouldn’t pass up. Blend Interactive…