September 2008
53 posts
Still tiny CollectiveX seeks Facebook-like fame,... →
If you haven’t heard about CX… check it out. Clarence and his team do a great job at helping to organize your groups.
Tumbltape - a Muxtape inspired service for... →
I don’t share a lot of music here…. that said, this app is pretty cool for those of you who do.
Sprint takes wireless service to the max in... →
nice
Artist Builds Temple of Science | Wired Science... →
WatchThe Great Schlep.
On my way to have lunch with my father inlaw. Should b interesting. And hopefully, productive
Are you an “influencer?” If so, BuzzLogic has an... →
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
– A. Einstein
right on, fuck it. i will finally figure out everything. one day .. one day every one day…
(via magoshasblog)
And this people… is the story of my life.
Nearly 70% of Online Adults Use Social Media,... →
Am I the only one...
who, after killing a random bug/fly/gnat/12ft spider, leaves it on display in hopes that his/her carcass will send a message to any of his/her cohorts?
But more importantly, am i the only one who believes it might really work?
It's not what you know....
We’ve all heard it before. Maybe we’ve even mumbled it ourselves — like after seeing a couple of the Bouncers friends waved through the ropes while we get to stand 33 Deep playing pocket pool waiting for capacity to drop. Or perhaps for you, it was when you found out the CEO’s Neice (from his wifes side) got that opening in HR you desparately wanted.
Specific applications...
Is Adobe really Adobecast?
By now i’m sure most of you know how i feel about Adobe. But just as a quick reminder - I DESPISE them. However now, after this whole ordeal with my “still pending from 3 months ago $1400 return”, my hatred towards them is now equal to the white hot intensity of 1000 suns
Fortunately for my own sanity, i am not alone. Unfortunately for all their customers… they don’t...
OpenSocial, OpenID, and Google Gears: Three... →
well said.
I Have been having some email dialogue with Fred Wilson at Union Square Ventures about Urban Revurb. Hopefully things keep moving forward.
A conclusion
seriouslythough:
Anytime someone in a work environment says “I took the liberty of…”, what follows will be highly invasive and ultimately incorrect.
agreed - ak
“Curiously absent from the redesign were any efforts resembling a business model,...”
– Marketing Vox. Don’t know why… but I laughed out loud when i read this. Maybe because it’s true? Poor twitter.
Adobe Return Policy
I find it extremely odd (not to mention, terribly inconvenient) that adobe requires you to sign and fax a letter of software destruction back to them before they will credit your account.
“You date like Sherman’s march. Scorched earth and broken spirits left in your...”
– Greek (via allisonweiss)
Great effin quote! - ak
babyGap & GapKids Casting Call →
oh it’s on. It’s………. ON.
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Sick of the limited selection of web "safe" fonts... →
For some of the type elements in Urban Revurb we really wanted to tap into our library of typography—far beyond the standard web “safe” options . So with that in mind, we came across this handy little app that enables you to convert any text into and image of the font you’d like to use. Unlike other products in the wild, the great part about this utility (aside from it...
One in five employers uses social networks in... →
Rolling with a new theme.
I wish i had time to design my own tumblr theme, but unfortunately with all that is going on right now, i don’t think that wouldn’t be a wise use of my time.
So, instead, i did the next best thing and slightly tweaked TINAT Mono by Sid05. A big shout out to Sid for an elegant, clean and typography focused layout. I look forward to seeing any new work he puts together.
And who...
OurType. Fine Type from Europe →
beautiful work…. but an even more stunning display of there typography
Diaroogle.com - The Premier Toilet Search Engine →
now this my friends, just may be the most useful site i have come across in a LONG time.
Ok my way home from 7-1. Just realized I am only wearing boxers and a tshirt. Such an idiot.
Sheww. Long day so far. Been doing some promoting for urban Revurb. Also got some feedback on our GUI designs. Great reviews so far!
Goodrec demo on TC
I just started watching the demo of Goodrec at TC50. As you can imagine, i was curious to how (if at all) we might compete in the near future. So far, from what i can see there are some small similarities but most revolve around “trust” level of recommendations.
Fortunately for Urban Revurb, i still think people are missing the point when it comes to online ratings and reviews. Most i...
Nevermind--found the source →
it appears the source of my “toddleporn” traffic comes from a jakob Lodwick post that was reblogged. I feel sorry for the disgusting bastard that searched that keyword— in many ways.
A long winded reply to a comment on Techcrunch
Someone on TC, in response to a new start-up called Goodrec, asked how they figured that consumers weren’t happy with the current recommendation engines currently available on the internet. This was my longwinded response.
ME:@Kiran: I think a simple scan of quality around Yelp would answer your question. Personally, i sit on the other side of the fence and often wonder how anyone is happy...
Just participated in the second day of school dropoff. Man is that a tough scene. A lot of tears in that room. Mostly mine.
In cue for a massage. It’s been so long I can remember if you go commando or not! Guess well see
Do you think there is a condition known as “self-induced insomnia”?
disabling updates from Julia Allison. Contrary to popular belief, i care not a lick about every minute detail to NYFW
Slovakia's women's ice hockey pummels Bulgaria... →
yikes! talk about “rubbing it in”. IMHO there is no need for this unless GA (goals against) counts towards something. Even then, it would probably be safe to say you could stop after 20 (even that would be cruel). If i were anyone on that Bulgarian team i would promptly burn all of my equipment and move as close to the equator as humanly possible. In fact, i don’t think i would...
1st day of Preschool
My babies just left home for their first day of preschool. At the moment i am many emotions.
On the one hand, i am exteremly excited that they will have an opportunity to experience what it’s like to connect with other children their own age. However, on the other, there is an unsettling pit in my stomach.
When i think about my uneasy feelings surrounding today, i would say that 50% of it...
10 Examples of Beautiful CSS Typography and how... →
With urban revurb one of the most challenging aspects to the design was the limited selection of “web standard” typography. For most, the basic choices available work just fine. However, for me personally as a designer—and the blogazine vision i had for the GUI—the typical sizes and choices just didn’t cut it. ( That said, we did use a lot of standard, cross browser...
Feedback on the Urban Revurb Dash layouts
J: this feels like a movie met a magazine
J: i like it a lot
Me: excellent
Me: that makes me happy
Energy-drink dangers -- baltimoresun.com →
might be nice if this writer actually provided some specific research to back up his “opinion”.
“This is the paradox of ambient awareness. Each little update — each individual...”
– Clive Thompson from his Sept. 5 2008 article “I’m so totally, digitally close to you” published in the NY Times.
I’m So Totally, Digitally Close to You - Clive... →
A great piece from NY Times on the social media landscape. Some of the challenges and facts about our social attention span outlined in this article are some of the ones we have been focused on addressing with Urban Revurb. Specifically, the segregration between our public, personal and private lives. Hopefully we will be able to streamline much of this information overload in a way that...
Typechart →
electricgecko:
Compare web type and grab the appropiate CSS in one step.
One of the better tools i haveen thus far.