Twitter debuted its new homepage today and I'm digging it! > Compared to the old design, it is a lot more modern, interactive, and easier on the eyes. How do you like the new design? J has been tracking startups since the dawn of the internet, so he joined Twitter shortly after it launched in 2006 - years before it became a household name. (He also joined Yelp when it first launched, way before most people even heard of it. What can I say? He has a knack for picking good startups. ) He bugged me relentlessly about creating my own Twitter account, promising that it will be the "next big thing." However, I resisted - I only knew two people who were tweeting! Besides, I...
Continue readingRe-reading my post about SDCC '09, I couldn't help but marvel at the Google logo celebrating the famed event. I have always had a fascination with Google specialty logos - you can't help but admit that some of them are outright clever. From a designer's perspective, Dennis Hwang has to have one of the most coveted jobs in the world. With over a hundred million visitors a day, the lone image on Google.com is one of the most-viewed on the planet - what type of graphic artist wouldn't want that kind of exposure? (Random tangent: there is a one-third chance that I am related to Mr. Hwang, as the Korean surname Hwang, which makes up roughly 1.5% of the South Korean population,...
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One thing I do not miss about having a full-time job are the meetings. The endless meetings. And the meetings to prepare for meetings...
Continue readingIf you have a Google Profile and you're signed into your account, try doing a Google search for the word "me." Your profile shows up as the first result! How freakin cool (and stalkerish) is that? Via The Steve Rubel Lifestream. Some people would never share their full name on their blog. I no longer have any qualms about it. I have been blogging since 2001. I blog for a website that gets more than 6 million hits a month. I get recognized on the streets...
Continue readingNot only has our attention span gotten shorter over the years, everyone must digg/email/share in order for the story to hold any significance. Oh, and we can't forget the unnecessary comments such as "First!" How sad but true...
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