The Archives
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06.20.08Words in the cloudThose of us that dig tagging and words should get a kick out of Wordle. It's a funky Java tool to build cool-looking clouds from blocks of text. Here's a Wordle for my recent PubCamp talk, Slouching Towards Intertwingularity: And another for my Age of Conversation manifesto: Too awesome! Thanks to my pal, Jaz, for the link! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Words in the cloud", url: "http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/06/20/words-in-the-cloud/" });
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06.01.07Nice one, PlazesLocation/identity Web 2.0 startup Plazes relaunched their service this week with new interface and several new features. It's looking really good and has lots of promise. I see mashup opportunities with services like Upcoming and Dopplr that have related location-based services. There have been hiccups, however, not least of which was a buggy and essentially unusable OS X version of the Plazer, their desktop tool for communication with the site. In a act of radical transparency and awesome awareness of keeping the customer base happy, Plazes have posted an unqualified apology on their blog: It seems that a lot of people ...
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05.03.07Free Comic Book DayThis Saturday, May 5, is Free Comic Book Day. If you're a comic fan, or comic-curious, or have kids you want to introduce to comics (my daughter and I are going) there's sure to be something for everyone. So get on down to your local comic shop and participate in the fun.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Free Comic Book Day", url: "http://www.acidlabs.org/2007/05/03/free-comic-book-day/" });
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04.10.07Crossing the uncanny valleyCG is getting insane! I'd swear this was a girl in costume.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Crossing the uncanny valley", url: "http://www.acidlabs.org/2007/04/10/crossing-the-uncanny-valley/" });
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04.05.07100000!Some time in the last day, I've had my 100000th visitor! Cool.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "100000!", url: "http://www.acidlabs.org/2007/04/05/100000/" });
