Archive for June, 2009

Links, Links, Lotso Links!

Actually, not a whole lot of links, just a few from yesterday. I was busy, busy all day and didn’t have much time to scour the web.

Big ship, big radar, awesome guy photo

Integrating live facebook chat with a video stream right on your site! Just like Uncle Barack did last fall!

Best brand practices for twitter

Thinking of moving? What’s an equal salary in a different city?

I DONT CARE THAT YOU ARE MIRANDA FROM SEX IN THE CITY

Live like you’re broke, save money, but what’s the point of having money if you live like you’re broke?

You will probably see these on this site soon

http://gizmodo.com/5302249/what-is-this

Best of the Web for Wednesday June 24

So another day and another round of links as I’ve combed the intertubes to bring you the best of the Web yesterday.

What happens when you fly a robot eagle where real eagles live? Web video awesomeness.

I read this yesterday. It spoke to me. It applied to me. I learned something. (It’s hot)

Google vs. Facebook. Two companies that have shaped the Internet both try to rule the online world.

Proud to be a pleb? Maybe content for now.

This probably shouldn’t be considered ‘best’, but it is interesting. A 16 year old girl the size of a toddler. She doesn’t age.

What started out as a concept to win a competition is now going into a mass production. A bike light that casts a laser green line to point out the bike lane and safe passing distance to motorists. Very cool.

No more broken fingernails trying to get rings on and off your keyring. I ordered four of these yesterday. They’ve already shipped.

Best of the Web for Tuesday June 23

http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/06/23/common-car-dealer-tricks/

This is a cool list of how car dealers tend to scam newbies are car buying. Your negotiation skills suck compared to their skills.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/22/alicecom-is-your-housekeeper-and-personal-shopper-rolled-into-one-easy-to-use-site/
A new way to shop for household goods. Alice.com offers up a clearinghouse for common household items and then sells them nearly direct from the manufacturer. No margin. They make money via ads. Brilliant!

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/22/former-deputy-national-security-advisor-twitter-founders-should-get-nobel-peace-prize/
Should Twitter get a Nobel Prize for giving a voice to tens of thousands in Iran?

http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/four-crowdsourcing-lessons-from-the-guardians-spectacular-expenses-scandal-experiment/
Got scooped by your competitor? Need to comb through hundreds of thousands of documents? Let the crowd do it!

http://www.justgareth.com/15-outstanding-but-simple-wordpress-themes-you-probably-have-not-seen/
Your daily Wordpress theme list

http://www.instantshift.com/2009/06/23/40-sources-to-download-high-quality-free-photoshop-psd-stuff/
Free stuff for Photoshop junkies

http://lifehacker.com/5299994/rain-gutters-as-cable-management-tools
Once I get settled in a new apartment, I’ll have to try this. $20 fix for cord management.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/19/ad-management-plugins-and-tutorials-f or-managing-ads-on-your-website
I stopped reading after the WP ad management tools, but this is a good list of stuff if you run ads on your blog.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/23/iphone-in-app-purchases-already-leading-to-the-dreaded-two-words-bait-and-switch/
No, that turn-by-turn navi app really isn’t 99 cents.

http://lifehacker.com/5300374/whats-replaced-your-alarm-clock
Guilty, I still have an alarm clock by my bed. I never use it.

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2009/06/23/the-personal-finance-chore-list/
Just like cleaning your house, your finances need a chore list as well

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/23/googles-wants-you-to-become-a-gmail-ninja-or-look-like-a-huge-nerd/
Learn Gmail in 5 easy steps!

http://pelfusion.com/tools/30-twitter-tools-for-managing-followers/
Got a lot of followers on Twitter? Here are some ways to help you manage them.

The best of the Web for Monday, June 22nd

Here’s a list of the best links I stumbled across on the Web today. I keep about 65 feeds at any time in my google reader and try to at least browse every headline on a daily basis. Here are some of my favorites from today.

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/06/food-photography-made-easy-lunch-box.html
My fiancee makes amazing food. I might start photographing it like this demo shows.

http://storecrowd.com/blog/wordpress-optimisation/

With the arrival of WordPress 2.8, here is an optimization guide.

http://sivers.org/jam
Don’t overload the buyer with choices. Give me two choices, but don’t give me the option of thinking I’m making the wrong choice.

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