Archive for February, 2007

Some views from the launchpad of Clipmarks 2.0

As launches go, this has been amazing. We got our prerequisite speedbump out of the way early, and since then, things are going really really really really update: REALLY well. As if things couldn’t get any better, Sara sent us this amazing cheese platter! It’s been quite a while since I slept, so I’m just about out [ READ MORE ]

Clipmarks 2.0 is live!

clipped from youtube.com Clipmarks 2.0, the project that’s been keeping all of us here at clipmarks very very busy is finally live! Check out the video for a quick overview of the new features, but there’s a few big ones that I want to highlight here. We’ve made some huge improvements to the clipping tool, [ READ MORE ]

Late Night Upload!

We’re working away here at the office, getting things ready for the launch of clipmarks 2.0. There’s still a lot to be done, but things are looking pretty good, and more than once today I’ve felt that the stars are aligning. Of course, you have to take a break here and there to get the blood [ READ MORE ]

CBS invests in Second Life Builder

clipped from www.reuters.comNEW YORK (Reuters) – CBS Corp. will invest in virtual world content developer Electric Sheep Co., the U.S. television broadcaster said on Monday. hoping to expand its reach beyond the living room.Electric Sheep develops 3-D properties in virtual worlds like Second Life, an online society that allows players to create characters that exist [ READ MORE ]

Dell gives desktop Linux its “full attention”

In an attempt to boost its sagging fortunes, Dell, one of the leading PC makers in America, recently launched the Dell Idea Storm website to solicit ideas on how to get Dell back to the top. The most popular idea so far? Desktops with pre-installed Linux.read more | digg story [ READ MORE ]

Twitter and the new era of Everywhere Messaging

I’ve just jumped into the twitter world with both feet, and I have to admit that I love it. You can’t help but feel connected with folks as you get micro-updates about what they’re up to. clipped from www.socialmediaclub.orgInstant Messaging (IM) is not dead or even dying, but EM is about to change everything. [ READ MORE ]

Most Interesting Photos

I just found this cool script that automatically generates sets of photos based on interestingness, tags, and more. Check out what flickr deems my most interesting photos. I think it does a pretty good job! [ READ MORE ]

Attracting individual donors to your organization

Coming from the nonprofit world, I’m keenly aware that raising money, even for a fantastic cause, is hard work. Raising money from individual donors rather than in large chunks from foundations and grants is an even trickier task still. You have to appeal to a much larger group of people to raise significant amounts of [ READ MORE ]

Ban Comic Sans

clipped from bancomicsans.comIn 1995 Microsoft released the font Comic Sans originally designed for comic book style talk bubbles containing informational help text. Since that time the typeface has been used in countless contexts from restaurant signage to college exams to medical information. These widespread abuses of printed type threaten to erode the very foundations upon [ READ MORE ]

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