Why is it so much fun to watch others nosedive? In what was probably her first and last interview, Merry Miller from ABC News, yes ABC, not NBC (watch until the end), “interviews” Holly Hunter.
Prepare for the same feeling you get when you see someone kicked in the crotch.
A trend is happening in Canada, as I’m sure it is in other parts of the world as well. What we would normally lug our groceries and shopping goods home in, those un-eco friendly plastic bags, are being replaced with designer friendly reusable bags.
President’s Choice has been running ads over the past month proclaiming their mission to divert 1 billion plastic bags from our landfills. And others like Holt Renfrew and Urban Outfitters have created some of the most sought after grocery bags ever. Holt happened to sell out of their entire stock the morning of release, and the $18 Anya Hindmarch designed item, which is now sold out in the US as well, is still fetching upwards of $100 on eBay.
Bobcasting (and Google Reader)
An idea as to how RSS feeds can invisibly make our lives more dynamic and productive, without having to know what the hell RSS stands for.
ChickSpeak.com: A WordPress MU Based Social Network
A beautiful example of how the multi-user version of WordPress can be the sole powerhouse behind a community.
Protesting can be inspiring, too.
Creativity + Politics + Graffiti = Powerful Message
In Praise of WordPress Template Tags, Part II: The Magazine Layout
Magazines have somewhat perfected their format over centuries. A format that happens to work perfectly with blogs. Here’s a guide to making your own WordPress based online magazine.
Enjoying Sparky - The new Alexa Firefox Add-on
Stick this one next to your PageRank, Adsense, SEO, and Gmail notifiers in Firefox, and you’ll have the ultimate toolbox for web geeks.
Free Blogging Tips Podcast with Darren and Yaro
Yaro and Darren share some tips on growing, optimizing, and marketing your blog. Almost an hour full of tips and it just so happens to be FREE. We like free.
Slapping game
If you thought that last game we plugged on YGG was addictive, “you ain’t seen nothing yet”. Slap the hell out of your opponent and work up a sweat, and shiner, while doing so.
Sia - Buttons (Promo Video)
A pretty damn good song with an example of how to make a music video for next to nothing.
Meat = Mine
Get your hands off my meat! I mean my steak, you perv. Can’t you see my name on it?
10 free ways to gain exposure for a young blog
A great list for bloggers just stepping out of the gate to help quickly gain some traction and watch your numbers steadily climb.
Bridge, by Michael Cross
Who wouldn’t like to convince their house guests that they are the son of God? Walk on water with the Bridge.
Mini size me!
You can keep your Supersize. I’ll take a Mini Size of everything on the menu!
I’ve used Google Calendar, off and on, Ta-da lists, off and on, and every other organization app, off and on.
The problem: they’re easy to forget. I’d use it faithfully for a few days, then be away from my computer one day and completely forget to use it the next. Like most things in life, productivity and organization can resemble a rollercoaster.
So I think it may be time for a little old-school practice. Thanks to both Jerry Seinfeld and Lifehacker, I’m giving the ginormous calendar on the wall approach a try. Here’s how Seinfeld said it works:
After picking up a few brewskies yesterday, I had remembered our YGG glasses from Crystal Occasion. They had requested a review from us back in March, we accepted, and they were kind enough to send us a set of 4 English Ale glasses, branded with the YGG mark. I meant to shoot a pic and write a post way back when, but completely forgot about it.
So here it is, in all it’s malty glory. A huge thanks to Crystal Occasion for sending these to us, and a huge recommendation from YGG to anyone that needs any branded glasses or crystal.
Now, back to enjoying my beer.
You’re away from your office or at a meeting. You need to crop an image for a presentation, or your exclusive blog post that Arrington will envy. All you have is a simple computer, and nowhere near enough time or patience to install a Photoshop trial. What do you do?
You could play around in MS Paint, hoping that your image is within a few hundred pixels of size as to what you were after.
Or, you could visit Snipshot, the only free, simple, online, cropping tool I’ve ever seen that allows you to perform precise resizing.
From a creative that’s been stuck in his client’s office many times with an image editing app nowhere in sight, Snipshot has been godsend on many occasions.
Add this goody to your bookmarks for the time’s you’re stuck with your friend or client’s crappy computer and have a naked blog post begging for an image.
This’ll probably result in Paul-ies (Ron Paul groupies) storming the comments, but I had to share this. You’ve seen videos and praise of the Presidential hopeful on Digg and all the other game-able networks, but this one takes the cake.
Get your ballot ready, as I present, the Ron Paul rEVOlution brushes. Yes brushes. As in little headshots of Ron Paul that you would use in Photoshop or Illustrator.
Being that I’m writing about this “viral marketing” you can label it as that, but I mean, come on, brushes?!?
What ever happened to relevancy in communications? Will graphic designers be the deciding factor in next year’s election. We’ll just have to wait and see. (ftw)
I fell in hate with this song as soon as I saw it on Digg last night. Wikipedia says:
“Macarron Chacarron (usually shortened to Chacarron) is a hit Spanish-language song by El Chombo feat. Andy’s Val Gourmet, both artists from Panama.”
It seems to have been released in the UK in late 2006, and from a guy that’s wasted many hours of his life watching mindless videos, I surprisingly missed this one. Luckily, or unluckily, I think so did most of the mainstream North American market.
So to piss off everyone around me and ring a fad as dry as I possibly can, I’ve created a ringtone (mp3) that your friends and family will just adore.
You know the drill…….right-click, save as, then either upload it to your phone via cable (if you have one) or e-mail it to your mobile number (talk to your carrier about that).
If you’d like to see the music video that made this a “hit”, you can see it here.
About a week ago, I managed to squeeze in a concert right after work. The White Stripes were nearing the end of their Canadian tour and made a stop in Toronto, before heading East to celebrate their 10th anniversary in Nova Scotia.
The venue for the event, The Molson Amphitheatre, wasn’t ideal for such a band, but Jack and Meg made the most of it to nearly a full house.
While trying to dodge the effects of beer marked up well over 200%, I made some mental notes on the concert and how The White Stripes performed as a business, as opposed to a band.
Here are some of the points/lessons I pulled from the concert, or at least what I could remember:
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