Hello, I'm Mike Prasad.

It’s been a crazy while since I’ve updated here, and with SXSW 2011 come and gone and tons happening, here’s the latest on what I’ve been up to:

Bit Love Media | GirlGamer.com, DreadCentral.com & Ani.ME Teamup!

I started GirlGamer with a core team around the idea of creating online cultural communities around super-niche enthusiast audiences. The platform we developed combined editorial publishing, social networking, and a lifestyle brand to create a unique engaged digital space for fans. Recently, we’ve taken the same platform to launch a new site Ani.ME (which has just hit over 100,000 Facebook Fans & announced a HUGE partnership) and we’ve teamed up with DreadCentral to make a first-of-its-kind enthusiast lifestyle network. Check out the new site and network at Bit Love Media. Combining operations under one network also allows us to run more effeciently, reduce cost, and increase focus. We are currently considering an angel round to allow us to scale. Contact me over twitter @mikeprasad or email mike at bitlovemedia.com if interested.

RaiseGood.org | Consumers & Brands team up to raise donations for causes.

At SXSW I was hanging out with a bunch of people working in the cause space talking about the Japan Crisis, and realized that while there were many ways to donate, the mode value of the average donation rarely changes, that is, most people donate less than $20. I also saw big brands wanting to help but many of them stumbling or not optimally being effective. After thinking for a while and randomly being on Kickstarter checking out a project I backed, I came up with the idea of combining big brands, Kickstarter-esque incentivizing and GroupOn/Woot style deals. Over the second half of SXSW Interactive I rapidly developed the idea into what is now called Raise Good. I brought in @Jerram to help with development, along with teaming up with MissionFish to facilitate 100% charity donations (no fees) and we are now getting ready to launch this week! Right now we are looking for big brands to work with for our launch to benefit the current Japan crisis!

Aperture {M} | My photography portfolio.

I actually launched this a bit ago and most of my photography can be found on my Flickr, but I wanted to start offering canvas prints for sale. Prices range from $250 to $2,000 depending on size. Through at least the end of April, any of my photo prints or canvas prints sold will have all profits go to the Red Cross and Save The Children Japan. If you’d like to order one, let me know!

I’m also still doing limited consulting work via {M} Consultancy but am being very selective. Let me know if you have any interest and we can see if it’s a good fit.

So now you know what I’ve been up to.. What have you been up to?