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Jyri Engestrom on Social Objects

July 2, 2009

I ran across some notes from the Web 2.0 Expo back in April that are still relevant and worth sharing. Today I’ll post on the talk that Jyri gave on Building Sites with Social Objects, tomorrow I’ll post notes from a talk given on iPhone Development Anti-Patterns.
Jyri Engestrom founded Jaiku which was later acquired by [...]

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Twitter Card

June 12, 2009

I’m not so sure how the whole Facebook namespace landrush is going to work out for me (cheeky of them to have us all sit around camped out facebook.com on a Friday night!) but for now I’m going with this twitter card as a way to get my social media dialtone for now. To make [...]

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Yes, but can your phone do this?

May 1, 2009

Promoting new features of the Nokia E71 with Taiwanese magician Liu Qian performing a little street art. I can’t wait for the SMS-a-pigeon feature when it comes out.

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Profile Photo Snark

April 29, 2009

We can be so cruel sometimes but that doesn’t make this any less funny. Reflections of Reflections is a series of critiques of MySpace/Facebook profile pictures. More in this genre in 20 Male Poses of Facebook.
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Stanley Cup’s Colorful History

April 27, 2009

After last night’s loss to Anaheim, the San Jose Sharks are out of the running.  Might as well post some highlights from the checkered past of the world’s most famous trophy.

In 1905, the Ottawa Silver Seven tried to drop-kick it over the Rideau Canal on the Ottawa River. (They failed.)
In 1906, it went missing after [...]

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Yes, We Did!

January 20, 2009

Amazing images of today’s Presidential Inauguration from 400 miles up posted on VentureBeat.

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Self-Referential Navel Gazing, 2008 edition

January 6, 2009

This post is for my own notes - a bunch of stats about traffic on the blog and the social networks to serve as a reference point for next year.
top post of the year - Barack Obama’s Speechwriter is 26 consistently did well because of it’s high search results ranking. Coming up second was a [...]

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Hello 2009!

December 31, 2008

Have a wonderful New Year’s and good luck for 2009!
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Naughty or Nice? Chris Pirillo as Santa Claus

December 15, 2008

Chris Pirillo is hosting a contest where he’s gifting bundles of toys for Christmas.
Me? I’ve asked for the LEGO Wonderland bundle for my son (and the neighborhood boys that will be sure to benefit).  LEGO Wonderland, Star Wars Smiles, Family Game Night, the choice is yours if you’d like to enter.
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Netbooks and Smartphones Converging

November 12, 2008

Cell phones are getting larger to accommodate a larger display and laptops are getting smaller and more portable. As the cellphone gets more expensive and the laptop gets cheaper there will come a time in the not too distant future where they will cross. Which device will it be? The netbook or the smartphone? Who’s [...]

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