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Archive for: July, 2007

July 31st, 2007 by Bill Wetherell

The 411 on Faqqly (0)

It’s Ultraman!

My son is at that age where he asks me a LOT of questions; Why do dogs bite? How come people wear glasses? Why is the sky blue? Faqqly’s unique spin on social networking has a delightfully similar inquisitive feel…except …



July 28th, 2007 by Mike Macadaan

Collaborative viral by the Gmail team (0)

The Gmail team started this collaborative viral that’s based on imagining how an email travels around the world. After you watch the video, they ask the viewers to contribute by filming what happens next with the Gmail M-velope ( …



July 20th, 2007 by Mike Macadaan

Luxury Bowling (0)

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All Star Lanes is the UK’s first luxury bowling venue.  Inside you’ll find 6 lanes, an American cocktail bar & diner and a private bowling room.  Beyond the 4 public lanes, there’s a private bowling room with 2 lanes and …



July 18th, 2007 by Bill Wetherell

How Many Ways Can You Solve a Rubik’s Cube? (1)

Check out the winners from last week’s CrowdRules challenge for the best Rubik’s Cube video ever. This guy solves his one-handed. Another guy does it blindfolded. There’s even a 3 year old who solves …



July 16th, 2007 by Mike Macadaan

Reminder: Geek Dinner Tomorrow Night (1)

Sent on behalf of Heather Vescent..

Mah geek homies!

It’s that time of the month. The reminder for the monthly geek dinner.
I know, you have many choices when it comes to geeking out - with
Mixergy’s web feedback hour, the ruby on rails meetup, the demo hour,
the drupal meetup, the podcasters at the …



July 16th, 2007 by Mike Macadaan

Optical Illusion Advertising (2)

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Red Cross has some really cool mobile billboards. This one is in front of the Ferry Building in San Francisco. Displays a depiction of a major disaster - and I guess the message is that Red Cross is there, or at least this …



July 16th, 2007 by Bill Wetherell

Star Magazine Thinks Fafarazzi is Hot (0)

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Congrats to fantasy celebrity league site - and Twiistup 2 showoff - Fafarazzi.com!  They were selected by Star Magazine as this week’s hot website (it’s on page 28 of the July 23rd, 2007 issue).

Fafarazzi works …



July 13th, 2007 by Bill Wetherell

Get Your Face in a JibJab Video! (0)

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Check out this CNNMoney video on JibJab’s latest brainchild, “Starring You.” Soon you’ll be able to upload your mug and star in your own JibJab video right from JibJab.com. How do they do that???

JibJab will be showing off at Twiistup 2 - …



July 13th, 2007 by Mike Macadaan

Human Tetris (1)

Here’s some end of the week brain candy for you.



July 12th, 2007 by Mike Macadaan

Getting Lucky in a Junk Yard (0)

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In case you don’t know about Lucky Oliver, it’s a high-style, reasonably priced stock photo house. If you need more incentive, they have images starting at a dollar. While I don’t think they need heavy discounting to sell the value, keep …