December 2008
23 posts
Hacking New Years Eve →
Less than a month ago a small group of my friends including myself, Noah Brier, Michael Karnjanaprakorn, Matthew Johnson, and Seth Gaffney got together and were discussing our upcoming…
Sidebar Widgets - Google Reader Shared Items →
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I recently added another widget to this blogs sidebar that will display items that I “share” from my Google reader. These items automatically get…
The New Years Eve EVE Party
Wow, that escalated quickly.
My friends Seth and Noah articulated our creation process better - but the New Years Eve EVE party is fast approaching.
Please join us on the night after the second to last day before the evening of the last day of the year.
AdSense on your domain →
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Google announced news recently that will allow you to put AdSense ads on your parked domain. This is interesting news for a few reasons;
Currently…
Zemanta for SEO →
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I have been using Zemanta for the past few months on this blog to help bring interesting posts to the end of my own creations, pictures to give…
Another way to connect →
I recently added Facebook Connect functionality to the comments of this blog all powered by Disqus.
This translates to allowing those people who have a Facebook account being able to…
Thinking about web services →
I have looked at a number of web services both from their inception and early alpha, to beta programs and later stage developed businesses. I have been doing this for years and it was definitely a…
When the cloud fails - Xdrive.com shutdown... →
If a service fails in the cloud that no one is on, does it use any bandwidth?
This is certainly old news but I just received the latest update on my XDrive account from AOL letting me know that…
Speed is a feature →
Speed is most definitely a feature you should be thinking about.
As the barriers to entry to start and launch a web service continue to decline, there are few things that can really set you apart….
Brands talking to each other on Twitter (Boxee and... →
I love watching brands talk to each other on Twitter.
Recent Tweet from Boxee
and the reply tweet soon after from Pandora
When brands show they are communicating out…
Google Launched a Social Network (you just didn’t... →
There has been a lot of talk and speculation about how and when Google will jump into the social networking space. I think Google already launched a social network - its called Gmail….
SNL digital short from 12/06/08 - better than the D*ck in a box digital short?
Contextual advertising - the perfect storm for... →
I have always been a fan of contextual advertising or content ads for specific brands. I used to advise clients that the main reason to run within content networks was to be present at the…
Are your customers this passionate? (Blackberry... →
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I have been following the CrackBerry.com contest on “what would you do for a blackberry storm” for some time now.
The recent entries made me…
Google Friend Connect (there is a new widget in... →
I added the Google Friend Connect widget to my blog today as they have begun sending out invites to the program.. Please join on the right hand sidebar if you are interested.
This certainly…
The closer you get to the source and moment of information, the more it costs.
– Seth’s Blog: The high cost of now