Entries for May, 2008
May.30, 2008 in
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Every company tries to sell the notion that “customer satisfaction is our #1 priority.” Well, get satisfaction says “prove it.” And let me tell you, I love them for that.
What is GetSatisfaction
GetSatisfaction is a site that acts as a user-to-user support board for companies and products, but it’s a lot more than that. Where company [...]
May.27, 2008 in
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May.22, 2008 in
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Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to bring you an exclusive: dullkite.com. From their site:
dullkite is a revolutionary new way to post your location information to your friends on twitter. Simply click the “Hell Yeah, I’m Ready” button to the left and you’re all set.
May.22, 2008 in
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Yeah, not the greatest title. Here’s a short list of what’s going on in and around Boston over the summer:
Wednesday, May 28-
Social Media + Communications Happy Hour
Time: 6:00 p.m. until wheneverLocation: Legal Seafood Outdoor Bar in the courtyard at The Charles Hotel Description: The Boston Communications Happy Hour and the Social Media Club are [...]
May.21, 2008 in
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A scathing indictment of collaborative filtering? Or an excuse for three guys to shoot a video involving throwing CDs? You decide.
How Online Music Recommendations Work Right Now from Nathan Burke on Vimeo.
May.20, 2008 in
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My directorial debut can be seen in the following video. As you’re well aware, I’m an employee of matchmine, and we’re trying to help people get the stuff they love all over the web. So, three of us here at matchmine formed the unofficial-official video production committe-type-thing with the express purpose of making excellent videos.
In [...]
May.16, 2008 in
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My interest in all the shiny new web services, betas, and networks is obviously not representative of the masses. Most people will not jump at the opportunity to check out anything that has the words “invite-only beta” in the description. I understand that.
Today I saw a forum post from a friend of mine, and [...]
May.14, 2008 in
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Magnify.net has announced Magnify Publisher, a plugin for WordPress and Movable Type, letting bloggers search for video and images directly from their blog editor and embed the video/image code in blog posts.
Magnify.net has always been a bit of a mystery to me. As a blogger, I like the idea of “curating” my own video [...]
May.12, 2008 in
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This weekend I watched a special edition of Costas Now, entitled "TAKING STOCK OF THE SPORTS MEDIA LANDSCAPE, INCLUDING THE RISE OF INTERNET BLOGGERS AND SPORTS TALK RADIO," and I was actually yelling at the TV. The show was split into three segments, the second of which was about blogging. Though they were specifically dealing [...]
May.07, 2008 in
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Last night I went to the DEMO event in Boston. It was great to see both familiar faces and people I’ve known only on twitter. While talking with people, my conversations inevitably ended up moving to the topic of data portability. It’s something that’s been on my mind a lot lately, and when something is [...]