May 2008
52 posts
ZOMBO →
The very best site of Web 1.0, no question. Still alive and rocking in Web 2.0!
No, THIS rules
cvxn: I followed some link crumbs from the previous item and ended up at superamit’s free bi-weekly digital photography newsletter, photojojo, and decided to sign up. If you’ve ever heard me talk, you’ll know why I’m running this screencap of what I saw after I confirmed my subscription. Marketing mission 100% accomplished - and even more than that, I actually think I’m in love. Awww,...
“Every time you sniff and say somebody has “too much free time,” the...”
– Merlin Mann
Photojojo Screws Up On Mother’s Day… →
kareem: Putting a human face on your company can work wonders for customer loyalty (especially when you screw up!) In these nanosecond-long attention-span times, it was probably a bad idea to name a blog post this. I hope people read it. :)
a Magic Pen →
I’d embed the video if the NY Times would let me. It’s pretty darn cool.
101 Tips For Living
davemorin: caro: My favorites selected from Carney’s fabulous list. In bold are the amazing ones. johncarney: * Business casual was invented to prevent younger people from dressing better than their bosses. Rebel and wear and a suit or jeans. * When a friend calls after a drunken night, never say, “You were so funny.” * Avoid staying out past midnight three nights in a row. * You can...
it's time to grow up
banamine: i recently turned 25. it was pretty sad. i think being 24 i was still able to tell myself that i was pretty young but 25 seems like a milestone of sorts. it’s too bad, i enjoyed being a little kid, and then a teenager, and then a young adult. i guess now when i go to the video store i’ll have to shop in the adult section. and start reading the newspaper over a cup of coffee in the...
Second Cheapest Syndrome
ahref: dihard: Ever order the second cheapest wine on the menu while dining out? Well, one in four diners do (in the UK, at least). In the marketing world, we can define this as a choice set effect with respect to reference pricing - using the cheapest bottle of wine as a standard of comparison against which the other wines are compared. But did you know that the second cheapest bottle is...
San Francisco Tumblr Meetup - Tonight 5/16 7PM @... →
philleif: letsmeetinsf: Roll call! It’s on, Tumblrs. If you or your followers are in the Bay Area, please reblog this reminder. I’ll be there, hope to see a bunch of you SFers!
Tumblr needs to display video thumbnails
I love Tumblr, but I almost never watch the videos people post. But I click on photos to see the bigger version all the time. Video posts could really use a still frame to give you a peek at what’s inside. Anyone else feel this way?
“By the way, an earthquake happened to this blog today.
It’s like a...”
– Pink Penguin (I love it when we can make someone’s day. :))
Watchjacobd: The Day There Was No News Not very long, kinda spooky and worth watching.
Using Data to Build Your Business →
kareem: Example: The average fiction book is read within two weeks of purchase. So if you purchased a John Grisham book for $8.75 on Half.com, chances are that you will finish it within 14 days. We decided to implement an auto-email that was sent 17 days after purchase that said “Want your $8.75 back, click here to list your Grisham book for sale”. We found that the open (and...
WatchThe iPhone makes a good stream of world-consciousness screen.
“Many Tumblr theme services give you themes that are racist, homophobic, sexist,...”
– Aziz Ansari, Human Giant (Hilarious testimonial for my friend Andrew’s new design service, Tumblize)
“If you want 95% of the wallets of every market that you’re in, then you want...”
– Steve Ballmer - The TIME 100 - TIME (via davemorin)
Want Ad: Beautiful Minds →
zachklein: Met Brad Grossman this morning (profiled in above New Yorker piece) who up until three weeks ago was Brian Grazer’s cultural attaché, a job concept that he and Grazer apparently popularized in Hollywood. Basically, Brad was responsible for keeping Brian informed of any and everything, from organic chemistry to the outcome of the World Series, as well as arrange for him to meet...
“There’s a term bandied about at the trade shows: “extinction.”...”
– Good Experience: The flip side of customer experience
I like this song.