Chad Norman » Mount Pleasant Skatepark http://www.echohive.com/blog Welcome to the life portfolio of designer Chad Norman :: Original photographs, images, and words :: Enjoy! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:16:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Longpoint Commons :: A Community’s Community http://www.echohive.com/blog/2009/08/29/longpoint-commons-mount-pleasant-community-with-ning/ http://www.echohive.com/blog/2009/08/29/longpoint-commons-mount-pleasant-community-with-ning/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:44:48 +0000 Chad Norman http://www.echohive.com/blog/?p=394

What problem can’t be solved with social media these days?

Our neighborhood was having trouble communicating, working together, and behaving like a true community, so we turned to Ning.com to help us improve that.

Using Ning it took only minutes to create a full-featured social network complete with groups, discussion forums, an event calendar, blogs, and photo sharing. After a few tweaks, neighbors were invited and The Longpoint Commons was born.

I’ve been working with online communities for years, and Ning has always impressed me with how easy it is for people to use. It seems like everyone who signs up immediately begins to write blog posts, join groups, or just build out their profile. A volunteer brigade, neighborhood crime watch group, and resident meetups appeared right away. It’s clear that social media makes it easier for busy, family-oriented suburbanites to connect. It really does take a village, and technology can make the village really hum.

]]> http://www.echohive.com/blog/2009/08/29/longpoint-commons-mount-pleasant-community-with-ning/feed/ 1 Chris Thul http://www.echohive.com/blog/2007/07/17/chris-thul-2/ http://www.echohive.com/blog/2007/07/17/chris-thul-2/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:56:43 +0000 Chad Norman http://www.echohive.com/blog/2007/07/17/chris-thul-2/ I meant to post these shots of Chris a couple weeks ago. We skated the rec center by ourselves for a while, and he even got a shot of me for a change.

Flip

Ollie

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Just a nice 50-50 down the rail.

Austen

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20 years ago, being able to ollie a cone meant the same thing it does today…you’ve got mad chops. This shot gets deeper when you find out Jay broke his arm clean through just a couple months ago, and had two surgeries and 8 pins put in. Now that’s hardcore.

jay

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Caught just before wood hits meta at the Mount Pleasant Skatepark.

Austen Heard

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How high is this ollie? You’ll never really know, will you? (pssst…it’s huge!)

Big Ollie

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Melon
– April 2007

Melon
– October 2006

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A very fast frontside down the rail at the Mt. Pleasant Skate Park.

Jordan Fuller

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Nosegrinding like he can’t believe it’s not butter, on a wicked weird winter day.

Jordan Fuller

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He pulled these smooth all day long. I snapped this one near the catch.

Kickflip late

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