Archive for the 'MeepMurp' Category

Creativity + Inspriation + Narcissism = Obamicon.me

January 23, 2009

Among the many Obama mashups, I found my recent favorite: http://obamiconme.pastemagazine.com/. Have some fun, make one of your own, make one for someone you love…

5 Minutes of Music and Imagery

February 29, 2008

I don’t know if it has anything to do with anything, but this, I think, is pretty amazing.

How bad is the newspaper situation in San Francisco?

February 13, 2008

I got a call today from the San Francisco Chronicle. The number has shown up at least once a day for the past week. I never answered it and today, I decided to put an end to this. As a side note, to telemarketers, please, either leave a message or don’t call back. Calling me [...]

How to get out of your own way

February 12, 2008

There is a saying about some people that they cannot “get out of their own way”. Socially this refers to someone’s one personal issues preventing them from having that which they want most. In sports, it’s usually a reference to a person who’s ability is so low, that they are a risk to themselves, in [...]

Daddy, Buy Me a Lift Ticket!

January 31, 2008

Daddy, Buy Me a Lift Ticket!

Originally uploaded by Telstar Logistics

Already starting with the “Daddy buy me’s…”

Wisdom of the Crowds?

January 30, 2008

Brad Stone of the New York Times wrote yesterday about the recent changes in the algorithm at Digg. The core of his article, along with comments from Slashdot founder Rob Malda, was to examine the strength of “Crowd Wisdom” as it pertains to Digg’s ability to raise more popular stories to the top of it’s [...]

Facebook Valuation Bubble?

October 10, 2007

A recent New York Times article by Silicon Valley journalist extraordinaire, Brad Stone, talked about the recent mad rush on Facebook applications (5500 and counting…) and the subsequent fight by venture capital to fund fund fund anyone making an app to throw food at a friend on Facebook. I know there are some (a lot) [...]

Email as a Social Network?

September 27, 2007

I just tried out Xobni and have to say I’m 100% totally not sure.
Here’s the thing. Email was the first social network. Well, actually, if we’re looking at history, I suppose the Pony Express was the first social network. Looking historically, it went something roughly as follows:
1) Pony Express
2) Pony 2.0 (The first [...]

Facebook Applications Can Alter Time

September 20, 2007

I had dinner last night with a friend whom I often say is one of the smartest people I know. And that’s saying a lot…
We were talking about the utility of Facebook for the over 30 crowd (us) and where we thought it would settle in to our overall media consumption. I am more bullish [...]