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…
Dec 31st
Sidebar Widgets - Google Reader Shared Items →
Image via CrunchBase I recently added another widget to this blogs sidebar that will display items that I “share” from my Google reader. These items automatically get…
Dec 30th
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.
Dec 29th
AdSense on your domain →
Image via CrunchBase 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…
Dec 28th
Zemanta for SEO →
Image via CrunchBase 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…
Dec 27th
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…
Dec 26th
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…
Dec 26th
Dec 22nd
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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…
Dec 13th
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….
Dec 12th
Dec 12th
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Dec 11th
Dec 10th
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…
Dec 8th
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….
Dec 8th
WatchWatch
SNL digital short from 12/06/08 - better than the D*ck in a box digital short?
Dec 8th
Dec 7th
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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…
Dec 6th
Are your customers this passionate? (Blackberry... →
Image by via CrunchBase 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…
Dec 5th
Dec 4th
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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…
Dec 4th
“The closer you get to the source and moment of information, the more it costs.”
– Seth’s Blog: The high cost of now
Dec 4th
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