I should have known better.

I submitted the slides for my Ignite Great Lakes talk “MOHO is the new SOHO” last week. The five minute talk was a silly look at working out of your car. I had originally delivered the talk at Ignite Automotive (see the talk here).

Last night, I decided I needed a “just one more new slide” to keep the talk fresh. I snuck my new slides to the production booth just before show time and come show time: nothing. Blank screen. 

So here it is: The missing slide. Paris Hilton driving her car with a new Green Screen Interior and then with Gordon Gekko punched into the background.

The idea: When we get webcams embedded in our rearview mirrors, we’ll need to use green screen technology to make our mobile office look like our corporate office. “Green is Good.”

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Overall, Ignite Great Lakes was an amazing night – and just a part of MakerFaire Detroit weekend.

I was blown away by the quality of the presenters: funny, insightful and thought provoking. Give them a follow: Erik Hofer, Chantelle Diachina, Dixon’s Violin, Joshua Scott, Maria Andersen, David Murray, Jerzy Drozd, John Hayner, Brian Mulloy, Dan Meyer, Evelyn Chou and Alex Manwell.

Thanks to Mary Rotman and the good folks from O’Reilly Media for organizing Ignite Great Lakes with production help from Benjamin Slayter and Nick Gaydos.

The night also featured sets by Rockstar DJs Norman Witte, Rachael Parker and Jake Pechtel.