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New Advisor - John McGuigan

John came to us through the EIR program at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale and we're delighted to have the benefit of his advice and friendship.  Here's a bit about his background:

John is a senior business development executive with a broad background in technology marketing and sales.  His domain experience encompasses enterprise computing, consumer electronics, manufacturing automation and OEM peripherals and he applies his talents to environments where strategic alliances are a top corporate priority.  John is also a long-time resident of the City of Cupertino and a member of the City's volunteer medical reserve corp (MRC).

Distance-Based Email

rBlock has filed another patent application.  This one covers distance-based email.

Unlike eMail, where you choose the recipients, with distanced-based email you will select the radius of your communication (from your home).   This new form of electronic messaging will have wide-ranging implications for how we share information locally.

rBlock Directors Update

rBlock is delighted to announce that Don Fowler has joined its Board of Directors after informally advising the Company over the last two years.  He will be replacing Charu Rudrakshi who has provided me with valuable advice and direction for almost four years now (Charu was informally advising me well before rBlock was formed).  I am grateful that Charu will continue to advise us on an informal basis. 

rBlock Advisors Update

After working hard in the slow lane for several years, rBlock is delighted to announce that Fastlane Advisors is now helping the Company on multiple fronts to make sure that it attracts a great management team and an investor group that adds significant value to its business.

Andre Lewis

rBlock is pleased to now be working with Andre Lewis of Earthcode Studios as we share a strong interest in geo-spatial networks.  Here's a selection of Andre's work that he recently shared with us:

- hotspotr
- shapewiki
- GeoKit (open-source Ruby spatial library)
- DragZoom (taken on by Google)
- placeshout

Charles Dobson Joins Advisory Board

Charles Dobson
Charles advises rBlock on how to serve the needs of active citizens and their local government in a manner that enables a stronger working relationship between them.  Charles is an Associate Professor in Cultural Studies and Design. He has a varied background in design, media advocacy and community development. He is the author of The Troublemaker's Teaparty - A Manual For Effective Citizen Action, and The Citizen's Handbook. He is also Director of Popular Education for the New City Institute. His principal area of interest is creative problem solving applied to large-scale social problems.

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