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Hot off the Press: SES Schwag, Lifehacker, and The Drill Down

August 30, 2007

Before we get back to the daily grind, I owe thanks to a few more people than those I mentioned yesterday.

First, I got this awesome package in the mail courtesy of the Ask.com team today.

SES Followup Schwag from Ask.com (You rock!)

I love it! Thanks so much, Erik, Patrick, Gary, and Jennifer! :)

Second, I wanted to thank the guys who helped me score some schwag at SES San Jose. I only featured people in my last post, but look what was inside my suitcase once I got home! Can you believe I managed this? I really don’t.

SES San Jose 2007 Schwag: Pens and other trinketsSES San Jose 2007 Schwag: Shirts OnlyMiscellaneous SES San Jose 2007 Schwag

The individual photos have a lot of Flickr notes on them in case you were wondering who was giving out what.

In other news, I’m fortunate to have joined the Gawker team writing for probably one of my favorite blogs of all time, Lifehacker. It’s an incredible privilege to be part of such a wonderful team. Thanks for taking me on board!

And finally, as you may know, three of my pals started a tech-oriented podcast and I’ve been a guest on two of the shows. If you are interested in tech and social media news, check out The Drill Down. You’ll find me in episodes 3 and 6, but the others are pretty good too. ;)

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29 Super Awesome Tools Built on the Digg API

July 11, 2007

Ever since Digg opened its API, talented programmers have built a ton of tools that utilize Digg. Some of these tools monitor upcoming and popular stories. Others tell you about your account statistics and your circle of friends. Yet others allow users to browse stories, videos, and pictures in very unique and flashy ways. Here are twenty-nine tools, with some being lesser known than others, but all of them having some pretty significant purpose in the life of a Digger.

1. diggwatcher is a simple application built in Flash that runs in the background and monitors a single Digg story of your choosing. You can receive sound alerts when you get new Diggs, comments, and when your story becomes popular. The script refreshes every 60 seconds.

diggwatcher

2. The Digg Noise Filter is a tool that will let you watch upcoming stories before they become popular… that’s if you don’t want to use the regular Digg upcoming tool. (Developed by Russ Jones)

Digg Noisefilter

3. Digg Entourage was also developed by Russ Jones and shows you who is in your Digg social circle by avatar and also in table format (number of stories Dugg, percentage of stories Dugg, and whether they’re your friend or fan):

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Stumbles for the Week of April 8, 2007

April 8, 2007

StumbleUpon LogoI’m still posting lightly for the next week, but I had some time to Stumble a bit, and here’s what I’ve found.

  • Winston’s Lego Computer: This guy built a computer out of Legos. Pretty cool stuff.
  • The Meaning of Colors: Interesting page that explains the symbolism behind colors. Did you know that people are more productive in blue rooms?
  • Fonts 500: I love fonts. Here are some freeware ones that you can download for designs and documents.
  • Weird Facts: Interested in useless trivia? Here’s one for you: Every year about 98% of atoms in your body are replaced.
  • Homemade Obstacle Course: Wow, I thought this stuff was only fictional like in Back to the Future. This video shows some pretty impressive tricks.
  • The Most Amazing Images from StumbleUpon: StumbleUpon lets you see some pretty impressive images. This guy took the best of 20 or so and put them all in one page for you to enjoy without sorting through hundreds of pages to find the best.
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Is Your Site Web 2.0? If Not, Perhaps it Should Be.

March 29, 2007

GlobeI just saw interesting report via MicroPersuasion. A recent study showed that Web 2.0 has a very great reach within large companies. A study done by Clearswift did a survey with 827 individuals in large companies (1,000 employees and up) and found the following:

  • 43% of office workers access social media sites from their work computers several times a day
  • 51% spend an hour or more a week on the sites; 13% spend five hours or more
  • 46% have discussed work-related issues on social media sites
  • 46% regularly access Wikipedia during work hours
  • 50% believe they have a right to use work computers for personal internet access

What do you think of these findings? Do they come as a surprise to you? Are they representative of your surfing behavior?

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Stumbles for the Week of March 25, 2007

March 25, 2007

StumbleUponAnother week, another bunch of stumbles:

  • Google Image Ripper: Nice little site that bypasses the Google Images interface and takes you directly to the large-sized images.
  • Instant Eyedropper: I was looking for a plugin on Twitter which could provide me with the hex code of any color on a web page. I’m still looking for the specific plugin that would do exactly this, but shortly after I asked, I stumbled upon this application which does the same thing — just not in plugin format.
  • Body-Mass Index, Waist to Height Ratio, and More: I found this calculator helpful and timely, especially since I just wrote about my fatblogging experience.
  • Before and After Magazine: How to Design Cool Stuff: A simple yet elegant website with some amazingly useful tutorials on design.
  • Top 12 Weird Japanese Inventions: I’ve seen some of this before, but it’s still just silly.
  • Fractal Gallery: Wow, this gallery features some beautiful and colorful art.
  • PhobiaGuide.com: Did you know that Gamophobia is the fear of marriage? Well, today I found that out. I celebrated my 2nd wedding anniversary on Tuesday, so I don’t think I’m afraid of such a commitment. In any event, here’s a dictionary of all fears.
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