December 2007
My Thoughts On The Upcoming OpenID 2.0 -... →
Directed Identity is another new feature. Basically what this allows a site to do is to associate a person’s OpenID login with other accounts to build a reputation level. This is pretty cool - could be the reputation system we’ve been speaking about for ten years now.
“We can’t close today because we got a better mortgage from a nicer (but slower)...”
– Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : A date with Sandra Bernhard
24 ways: Transparent PNGs in Internet Explorer 6 →
another clever approach
first beer of the year
just got home after having my (i think) first beer of the year. there was a reason for that. and i did not get plastered after a glass of beer like i normally do. there was a damn good reason for that as well.
November 2007
“we interviewed someone for a designer position a few days ago, they just sent a...”
– kristin
High Def
When I’m watching Vimeo in HD, I don’t even care what I’m watching, I’m just so amazed at how brilliant the videos look. I think it’s gotten to the point where you could upload “Nothing! in HD” and I would watch it.— forearmshiver — jonathanmarcus this is what’s been concerning me about highdef. ultimately everything becomes commodotized and so will...
ies4osx →
Facebook May Revamp Beacon →
In the wake of mounting criticism, Facebook executives are discussing changes to a controversial advertising tool that publicizes users’ Web activities outside of the popular social network. Alterations to the recently introduced Beacon system could be announced as early as Nov. 29, BusinessWeek.com has learned.
Watchnote to self: buy more purell.
"The" way vs "a" way (Japan v China dept) →
via iowa “git-r-done” h.
Adventures in $40 eyeglasses | 43 Folders →
Adobe, Yahoo Pair Up For PDF Ads, Launch Beta... →
The idea: offer publishers the chance to include contextual, text-based ads next to PDF-based content and give advertisers in Yahoo’s network a new channel with a web-like ability to track ad metrics.
Google Selling PageRank 7 Links on Google.com... →
With all the debate and discussion around paid links these days, some DigitalPoint Forums members are wondering how Google can get away with selling links that are not nofollowed. That is right, if you want a PageRank 7 link directly form Google.com, all you need to do is buy a Google Mini Search Appliance for $1,995 per year (or $166 per month) and you can get a link on this page.
WatchAnother Thanksgiving Day Cousin-vid on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
an excerpt from my email
i don’t remember what they call this. the first time i’ve read about it was on YUI blog. it’s an ajax call to ping the server and load once user scrolls past certain arbitrary point ‘below the fold’. the first time i’ve seen this being used was on the apple store website - where they only load first batch of product images and skip the rest until you scroll down...
Fotolog’s $90 Million Acquisition Completed →
Since then, Fotolog has added two million more members for a total of 13 million, and claims 3.9 billion page views a month.
Don't Be Evil: Google shuts down antitorture... →
Corbis Offers Blogs Free Photos With A... →
Weekly Free Downloads – Last.fm →
“The Atari video game burial of 1983 is an infamous event in video gaming history...”
– Atari video game burial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“if it was more socially acceptable i will wrap myself in bacon.”
– bacon apple pie on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
“He further states in this blog post that the eight million monthly unique...”
– Brightcove.TV Gets Its Plug Pulled (Sort Of)
“In a major break with industry practice, Verizon Wireless said it will allow...”
– John Battelle’s Searchblog: WOW. verizon? open network? did i just hear what i think i heard?
WatchChingalera recording “The Occidental Apology” with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio Chicago on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
:: AdobeStudio feature : Scher :: →
oh and speaking of pentagram, i’ve always wanted to have a coffee with paula scher ever since i saw this video few years ago.
Short film explaining Pentagram's partner... →
I want to create a lab. — secretenemyhideout if you lived in new york and if you had even a mild ambition to work for a creative agency, you’ve probably heard of pentagram. i didn’t realize how far this firm goes back before zach linked to this movie.
“There are a number of key differences between Facebook News Feeds and MySpace...”
– Screenshots And Details On Upcoming MySpace “News Feeds”
GDrive: The Platypus Awakes; Maybe →
wsj says g-drive may not be a vaporware afterall.
