10 days ago there were lots of rumors flying around about toolbar based social network StumbleUpon getting acquired by eBay. On the same day Google released their own version of StumbleUpon with their Google Dice feature (Searching Without a Query). Many people looked at this as a way for Google to… [read more]
OK- so you have some cool new images you have been working on or maybe the latest photos of the family, and you feel the world should be able to see them. Instead of risking imprisonment and going into your local museum with a framed piece and a tube of glue like Banksy (more here) you could follow… [read more]
On the Internet, information gets outdated pretty darn quickly. Months pass and old blog owners consider pruning old posts that seem outdated. However, there's one piece of information that has remained true and current for over a span of nearly a decade. The message comes from the Cluetrain Manifesto,… [read more]
When I got back from the latest Search Engine Strategies show in NY, I was talking to my colleagues about the fact that in order to truly learn at a conference you really need to be in a smaller, more individualized setting. SES, Pubcon, AdTech, etc are excellent conferences and well worth the money… [read more]
This morning I finally had a chance to look at the recently launched MySpace News service and my first impression was - is this it? Labeled by many as a potential Digg killer (just like Netscape was to be) MySpace News combines elements of Digg, which is based on stories submitted and ranked by readers,… [read more]
When the seasons change I like to get new shoes (actually I like to get shoes at anytime but the season's changing is always a good excuse)... Up until recently when it came to shoes I've been an avid brick and mortar shopper, having to go into the actual store to try shoes on, I order everything else… [read more]
Photoshops Drop Shadow Layer Style is a great tool to add a quick and easy cast-shadow on something. However the tool assumes that you are adding the drop shadow to a flat surface, which is not always the case. Sometimes you will need to add a different Perspective to the drop shadow layer. In this… [read more]
10e20 designer (my brother) Patrick Winfield's amazing picture is featured on the cover of Polanoid. He got all the graphic talent in the family. Click the image to the right to check it out: Todd (Stuntdubl) made a post that has become required reading for anyone that works with me. Check out his… [read more]
At SES NY, there was a surprising amount of people who I spoke to who were not embracing social media as much as they could, which I feel is a huge mistake. Rand Fishkin presented some very compelling reasons to pursue social media. From his examples, articles that had good content and subsequently… [read more]
Google wanted to buy toolbar based social network StumbleUpon according to TechCrunch & Gigaom but unfortunately they lost out to eBay (allegedly). So if you're Google what do you do? Simply build your own "StumbleUpon" into your extremely popular toolbar - and it looks exactly like that's what… [read more]
