Archive for August, 2008

Another Artifact from the Future

Artifact from the Future, originally uploaded by jeffmcneill. Tweet

August 31, 2008 • Posted in: Flickr • No Comments

Artifact from the Future

Artifact from the Future, originally uploaded by jeffmcneill. Tweet

August 30, 2008 • Posted in: Flickr • No Comments

Last.FM – Pandora – ITunes – Shoutcast – Library – Songbird

I have been spending some time on Last.FM, and it is really a delight. Allow me to explain. Background I generally listen to shoutcast radio stations such as Digitally Imported, SomaFM’s Groove Salad, and The Buzzout Room. I connect with the excellent Songbird player, now at the 0.7 release. Besides the radio I listen to [...]

August 28, 2008 • Tags: , , , , • Posted in: Audio, Internet • No Comments

Designing the Moment – Robert Hoekman, Jr. – Book Review

Designing the Moment: Web interface design concepts in action by Robert Hoekman, Jr. There are many useful concepts illustrated in this book, including: Gutenberg diagram–Primary optical area and terminal anchor Ambient signifiers by Ross Howard – color, size, transparency level The goal to create positive moments, with a great example of the use of autocomplete [...]

Curious Kitteh Meets Learning Experience

Curious Kitteh Meets Learning Experience, originally uploaded by jeffmcneill. Tweet

August 26, 2008 • Posted in: Flickr • No Comments

Four Levels of Community Engagment

Four Levels of Community Engagment, originally uploaded by jeffmcneill. Tweet

August 25, 2008 • Posted in: Flickr • No Comments

Twitter to Laconica Bridge for Identica / army.twit.tv / etc.

Hello folks, I am new to the bridge thing, which essentially are one way feeds of dents from identi.ca or Leo Laporte‘s army.twit.tv or any other laconica installation. From what I can tell there are currently three ways of doing this bridge, though I am sure this will multiply very soon, and I likely have [...]

Source Code Management Project Management in the Cloud

There are various websites which perform various project management functions, but the latest offerings from the cloud (or software-as-a-service) which are most compelling are those which start with a solid distributed source control system and add additional features. Github using Git (wikipedia) Launchpad with Bazaar (wikipedia) Assembla — my favorite and the most full-featured — [...]

Experience Map

Experience Map, originally uploaded by armanz. Tweet

August 21, 2008 • Posted in: Flickr • No Comments

The Eight Business Models of Online Video

When looking at online video, and the opportunities therein, it is important to go over the various business models already existent, as they are trying to solve some level of pain with some good or service. Create your own content – make money through distribution and/or advertising – Lonelygirl15, Hulu Create someone else’ content, video [...]