This is one of the best adaptations of a console game I’ve seen in a while. Simplified to the point where anyone can play, and as equally addictive as the infamous Guitar Hero.
It’s called Up Beat, and will consume a good portion of your pre-long weekend energy. Take a break from work for a bit and test the accuracy and endurance of your thumb through pinky.
“Some people” doesn’t include Larry Page. Let me tell ya, if I had a helicopter, you’d be hard pressed to find it at a nerdcamp helipad :)
“Larry Page: Transport modes of the rich and famous”
(Via Valleywag.)
As some of you may know, one of the other websites I own is The Ad Feed. I’ve been working my ass off when I can, building the new version of the site and resurrecting it.
I had to collect some data a moment ago to get an idea of where I stand, and came across a listing on Get A Coder, from only a couple weeks after I launched the site. The title of the listing is “RSS Parser - Clone Of Theadfeed”
Had they looked at the footer of my site, they would have seen a link for the open-source, completely free, application that powers it, and saved the $100 or so they were looking to pay for cloning my popURLs clone. Surprisingly enough, I get an e-mail every other week or so from all over the world, asking if I could help them build a site like mine.
Oh well. Still feels good to see The Ad Feed being referenced as original. Yippee!
Yesterday, the Chicago whiz-kids known as 37signals, wrote one of their better posts in years, in my opinion. Restrictions and guidelines are essential in directing your creative. With many young go getters working in the realm of the internet, we’ve become accustomed to a wide-open medium.
Virtually everything works on everyone’s computers nowadays (flash, ajax), screen resolutions vary from 800×600 up to 1920×1200, enormous applications are now browser based, and content management systems like Wordpress and Drupal enable you to create unlimited types of websites.
But I don’t need to rehash the 37signals post. Read about their experience when developing for the iPhone and it’s restrictions, here.
Business week had an interesting story last week about figuring out who your customers are and finding the best way to reach them. Linked along with that post was a very interesting chart that showed the web usage of different age groups… creators, critics, collectors, joiners, spectators & inactives.
The Youth (18-21) seem to be the most active web users in all sectors. Click here to see the details.
I was in New York City last week for the Future of Online Advertising conference. The attendees came from all sides of the internet business, Creative Agency Executives, Ad Networks, Designers & Creatives, Publishers, etc… One thing we all had in common: We seemed to all have the same stylist.
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Converse. Designer Jeans. T-shirt. Coat Jacket. It was quite comical to see all of us creative internet types in the same great hall. While we all had our own twist on the style thing, (my converse are white with pin-stripes) we all pretty much looked like we shopped from the same catalogs. I think this particular style is chosen because it is a mix of “I’m young” - implication of youth and creativity. “I’m nerdy” so I get technology. “I’m Stylish” and in the know with what is hot and new. “I’m a Businessman” and I can talk shop when I need to. However you shake it down, this style seems to be the current defining style for the creative, internet using generation… Do you disagree or does this fit for you too? |
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For those interested in venture capital, check out Is Venture Capital an Efficient and Transparent Market at A VC. Thanks for the education Fred.
If you don’t already subscribe to A VC, I highly recommend it. It’s always interesting. Well, except when he’s bashing Journey.
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Side note
Whether you loved or loathed the Sopranos series finale (yes I’m still talking about it), there’s no denying that the lyrics from Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing were perfect for the close of that show.
Working hard to get my fill
Everybody wants a thrill
Paying anything to roll the dice
Just one more time
Some will win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on
Nice inspirational post on Seth’s blog - That Moment. Will you blink?
Engadget provided some great play-by-play coverage on the Apple WWDC. It wasn’t the most exciting event from Jobs, hence the Sopranos reference, but Apple did manage to launch an almost entirely new website in the background.
It takes quite a bit of getting used to with its enormous usage of AJAX, but give it a try and see what you think:
Oh, and for all the web devs out there…….Apple has just solidified 1024×768 as the standard resolution to start with. Bon voyage 800×600! Clear your desk for a new 19″ or 23″. You’ll need it.
After a recent debate about free music, there’s a great post by Fred at A VC today about the fear of change that’s worth a read.
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