July 2008
“Cuil is not very good, all it does is highlight all the crap and spam out there...”
– http://www.cuil.com/search?q=mark+bean
TumblePhone →
topherchris:
matthewb:
The feedback on my recent iPhone interface for Tumblr was that it was difficult to set up, so I’ve made it easier. You can now direct users to an iPhone-optimised version of your Tumblr site using a URL like this:
http://tumblephone.com/<username>/
The core of the resulting site is the same as for the self-hosted version, with none of the hassle. If you use it,...
The economics of newspapers →
The soon-to-be-working for the Center for American Progress Matt Yglesias writes:
The New York Times is known for its hard news coverage, but
he observes that from a business perspective it’s…
We knew the web was big... →
We’ve known it for a long time: the web is big. The first Google index in 1998 already had 26 million pages, and by 2000 the Google index reached the one billion mark. Over the last eight years,…
Deep House Archives Vol. 16 - Cenando En Medici →
Greetings, We return for this summer’s mix, Cenando En Medici. This new volume rounds up most of the styles the DHA blog considers favorites with new and old tunes that can accompany a night…
AgencyTool Tracks Design Resources →
AgencyTool - a directory of creative agencies currently focused on website design companies - has a free resource that web workers may find useful: the Web Design Dashboard….
Micropipelines and Implications for Digital... →
Isaac Mao has a thought-provoking post on micropipelines as unblockable infrastructure. This is how many-to-many relationships develop and work.
[image created by Isaac Mao]
The digital…
What ‘Facebook Connect’ Means for Corporate... →
I’m here in SF at the F8 developer conference sponsored by Facebook. While the primary thrust of F8 Facebook announcements was for developers, I mentally translate what this means for web…
CPMs for Online Video Lookin Good
dembot:
Look ma, a new report is circulating which suggests there is good money to be made in online video. The conclusion is that CPM’s for video are high. For the noobs, CPM means cost per thousand - how much money an advertiser pays for every 1000 views, for instance. According to the report the average $’s range from $40 per thousand on pro long-form content, to $20 for short-form pro...
Liveblogging the Facebook Developer Conference →
The TechCrunch team is on site at the Facebook Developer conference, and we’ll be live blogging the news. Mark Zuckerberg’s Keynote starts at 1:30 pm PST.
Facebook’s press release is here…
Pixily: Put Your Paper Docs Online in 3 to 5 Days... →
New startup Pixily lets small businesses and individuals send paper documents by mail in a Netflix style envelope, then scans, uploads to Amazon S3 and lets you search them in 3 to 5 days….
London restaurant pops up in temporary country... →
Guests visiting London’s Mandarin Oriental hotel at any other time of the year will miss out on the hotel’s latest dining experience: a brand-new outdoor restaurant that’s open only in the…
The Eureka Hunt →
This stimulating New Yorker essay (right now gated, but worth buying the issue for) focuses on where creative moments come from. Excerpt:
Many stimulants, like caffeine, Adderall, and Ritalin,…
Top 10 Printable Paper Productivity Tools... →
There’s a reason there’s still so much paper around in this hyper-connected, everything-online age: the stuff is cheap, portable, compatible with all your applications, and everyone…
Slot machines and ads →
There is a great article in the latest newsletter from frog design about slot machines and the human psyche. One of the points it makes is that the reason people keep playing slot…
Can you Afford Not to be an Entrepreneur? →
There’s an old adage that says “Entrepreneurs do what other people won’t in order to do what other people can’t.” The suggestion there is spot on - that the entrepreneurs who get to live the life…
Where is the Redux Model 1? →
Earlier this week, Michael Arrington created quite a flurry of interest by announcing the TechCrunch Web Tablet. Of course, any resemblance with the Redux Model 1 is purely coincidental….
Some insight on why Arrington is on crack and destined for major FAIL from someone how has tried something similar.
Top 10 Concepts That Every Software Engineer... →
The future of software development
is about good craftsmen. With infrastructure like Amazon Web Services and
an abundance of basic libraries, it no longer takes a village
to build a good piece…
My talk at Jane St. Capital →
People become more and more interested in “vivid” experiences, such as they obtain in museums, going to date movies, or spending lots on higher education. This sounds so lame, but it’s pretty close to reality now.
Like Its Users, The New Facebook Is All Grown Up →
Yesterday, we told you that Facebook would be launching its new design today and briefly highlighted the coming changes. Today we’ve received the official word from the Facebook team that the…
Make Your Own Light Drawings [How To] →
Web site Light Doodles teaches you how to draw in a photograph using light. What the heck’s a light doodle? See an example in the included image, and hit the site for a video of how that…
Batman was great. Now watch me make this pencil disappear.
The Blueprint Summer Update →
Today I’m proud to announce the availability of the Summer ‘08 Update release of Blueprint! One of the great benefits of delivering Blueprint in SaaS model is that we’re able to stay nimble and…
Click here to see the ugliest person on Facebook →
I am going to see Batman this afternoon with Beth. Hope the baby doesn’t come out with all the excitement.
WatchIgor Stravinsky and a ham sandwich. Daily Show were on rare form last night talking about the mortgage mess.
Templates bring Docs to life →
What do wedding planners, gas mileage calculators and photo albums have in common? They’re all examples of templates available in the Google Docs Template Gallery that Sarah Beth Eisinger…
Terminator Salvation →
(teaser)
Technologies behind Google ranking →
In my previous post, I introduced the philosophies behind Google ranking. As part of our effort to discuss search quality, I want to tell you more about the technologies behind our ranking. The…
Pandora Usage Stats Prove It’s iPhone’s Killer App →
Pandora’s internet radio has always been one of those sites that was really cool in concept, but too inconvenient to ever go mainstream. The service was long tied to computers only, and…
Google Bucket Testing New Digg-Like Search... →
Google has experimented with search features that let users vote on search results, and/or recommend other results than those given, since late 2007. They generally bucket test these features…
One Hundred Push Ups Takes You from Zero to a... →
Web site One Hundred Push Ups details a training plan for going from 0 to 100 push-ups in a matter of six weeks. We’ve discussed why the push-up belongs in your fitness routine, but we…
Pandora Usage Stats Prove It’s iPhone’s Killer App →
Pandora’s internet radio has always been one of those sites that was really cool in concept, but too inconvenient to ever go mainstream. The service was long tied to computers only, and…
