Jul 28 2007
San Diego ComicCon - Wow
I have been taking loads of pictures of this years ComicCon Convention in San Diego. You can view them on my Flickr page.
Archive for July, 2007
Jul 25 2007
Diving into Web Comics
On July 9th, 2007 DC Comics announced their intention to launch a new imprint named Zuda Comics. Zuda will allow both amateur and professional talent to submit original web comics that they have developed. The staff of Zuda will evaluate the submissions and select 10 to compete in a monthly contest. The winner will receive a paid contract from DC Comics to produce their web comic for Zuda for a year. The web comics that appear on Zuda will be viewable for free. Registered users will have the ability to comment, tag, vote, rate and share comics.
Technorati Tags: DC Comics, UGC, User Generated Content, Web Comics
Jul 06 2007
How to ride a mechanical bull
Jul 04 2007
Chestnut turns 8
It is hard to believe that the dog we rescued when he was only 4 days old is turning 8 years old tomorrow. Owning a dog in NYC has a unique set of challenges. It’s not like you can just throw open the back door and let him go pee. Well, you could if you lived on the 1st floor of a Brownstone .. but that is a different story all together.
My point of this post is that I can clearly remember the decision I made at 6pm July 9th, 1999 that changed my entire life from that point forward. The decision was simple. Made in a split second like, “let’s go out for dinner”. I had been working for 70+ per week on a consulting assignment for the past 6 months and Sharon and I had not spent much time together. I wanted to make it up to her so I decided to skip the gym and meet her uptown for dinner. I thought it would be a nice surprise. That decision .. to meet her vs going to the gym changed every moment that followed. If I had just gone to the gym and met Sharon at home after we wouldn’t have had a nice dinner at Popover Cafe (great place BTW) and stopped by Fairway to get groceries on the way home. Wouldn’t have stopped at Pat’s animal rescue table in front of the supermarket to make a donation. Wouldn’t have stopped to ask her about the box of eight puppies she was caring for. Wouldn’t have agreed to help her foster 4 of the puppies (they were abandoned in front of the NY Center for Animal Care and Control). Wouldn’t have spent all weekend caring and feeding for them and then deciding to help raise them until they were old enough to be adopted. Fallen in love with a chestnut colored puppy who would change our lives forever and help find homes for Ricky (now Eli), Ethel (now deceased) and Lucy (now Sofie).
Because I didn’t go to the gym that day, I got a dog, which lead to Sharon and I buying an apartment, which lead to us having a child. Who knew one dog had so much power over a person’s life.
The rest is history. You can even read about it in Dan Ackerman’s July, 16, 2000 NY Times article, “Meaningful Peer-Group Experience for your Dog” (pdf).
So .. remember that the next time you decide to skip the gym.
Jul 03 2007
Cool mobile enabled web sites
I know that everyone is obsessed with the full web browser capabilities of the iPhone. After all, the display is incredibly sharp and it allows you to view, navigate and read any web site (providing it doesn’t use Flash or Java). Before the iPhone web developers had to develop a specific interface for those users wishing to view their site using a mobile device. Most companies don’t go through the trouble of developing a stripped down version of their site for these small, but loyal group of users.
Fortunately, a number of media companies have reviewed their web logs and recognized that there is a large number of individuals who are trying to access their web site using a mobile device. The following organizations have special URLs for accessing their content using a mobile device (in the order in which I access them each day):
- Mac Rumors - http://mobile.macrumors.com
- Google (Search) - http://www.google.com/m
- Yahoo - http://us.m.yahoo.com
- USA Today - http://wap.usatoday.com
- Newsweek - http://mobile.newsday.com
- BusinessWeek - http://businessweek.mobi
- Time - http://mobile.time.com
- AM NY - http://mobile.amny.com
- Exxon/Mobil Locator - http://wapgo2roads.com
- Fox News - http://foxnews.mobi
- Geek.com - http://www.geek.com/portable/index.htm
- You Tube - http://m.youtube.com
What is interesting is the complete lack of consistency in the way the URLs are formed. Very few of the mobile enable web sites I use are using the “.Mobi” domain designator although the number is growing each and every day.
If there is a mobile site that you find useful, please comment this post and I’ll add it to the list.
Happy trails.
