If you work in web development and need to pull off some nifty web 2.0 features like CSS manipulation and AJAX, I can’t recommend the jQuery library enough. I originally heard about it from Alex King’s blog and was inspired to try it out. I love when new libraries and frameworks have nice tutorials and [...]
jQuery makes AJAX easy
July 31st, 2007 · 1 Comment
Tags: Programming, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
5 Question Interview with Dave Hoff and Anthony Webb of IMified
April 14th, 2007 · No Comments
IMified is a IM application that I was turned on to by Steve Rubel. It was developed by Dave Hoff and Anthony Webb as a way to solve an immediate need, to get data in and out of 37Signal’s Basecamp.
What was the inspiration for IMified? Why IM? Are you guys old school users of AIM [...]
Tags: 5 Question Interview, Programming, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
View Photos and Videos in Twitter
April 10th, 2007 · No Comments
Thanks to the folks at 30Boxes.com, you can view Flickr photos and YouTube videos within Twitter posts. Simply link to them in any tweet, and using this Firefox Plugin, you can see them on your Twitter page.
Tags: Twitter, Flickr, YouTube
Tags: Consumer Generated, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
Using Google Maps and Google Earth for Relocation
April 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment
I’ve found two tools that have dramatically helped me prepare for my move to Phoenix, Arizona, Google Map’s new My Maps and Google Earth.
Google Maps
The family is heading down to Phoenix this weekend to do some reconnaissance as well as visit with some family. Since we are flying, we need to rent a car to [...]
Tags: Cool Tips, Google, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
Radical Transparency
April 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments
If you haven’t checked out the latest issue of Wired Magazine, I highly recommend going out and picking it up (and not just because Jenna Fischer is almost kinda nude on the cover). There are two articles in particular around transparency that are excellent. The See-Through CEO describes how radical transparency helped an online brokerage [...]
Tags: Observations, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
5 Question Interview with Twitter Developer Alex Payne
March 29th, 2007 · 180 Comments
I reached out to one of the developers on the Twitter team and asked if he would answer 5 questions. Alex not only answered them but is very honest and up front with his answers. Thanks Alex!
How did you end up on the Twitter team? What is a little of your background?Pretty simple: they posted [...]
Tags: 5 Question Interview, Ruby on Rails, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
Is Twitter Tracking Replies
March 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments
I was catching up on my Twitter timeline, when I saw this:
Notice the small link after the from txt. It reads, in reply to RobbSmith. When I clicked on it, I got this:
Since Dave’s send was via SMS, I can only guess it was due to the @RobbSmith text at the front. This is a [...]
Tags: Uncategorized, Web 2.0