The guys over at DownloadSquad turned me on to this little time waster (the image is theirs too, by the way!) and I really just couldn’t get enough of it. In BattlePaint, you’re a small square with a lifebar that…
Site Highlight :: Eightbit.me
If you’ve noticed some relatively prominent Twitter users and verified accounts using very 8-bit blocky avatars lately, you’re not alone. All of those avatars have been coming out of a new site that lets you build an 8-bit version of…
The Red Cross’ Twitter Faux Pas
Just because the Red Cross is a non-profit organization doesn’t mean they can’t have a little fun sometimes! And since I tend to pay a good bit of attention to social media and social media campaigns, I noticed when the…
Site Highlight :: Everything is A Remix
Everything is a Remix Part 2 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. Everything is a Remix is something of a documentary project that’s done an excellent job of cataloging the fact that so much of the popular culture and media that…
PC Mag :: Google Unveils Android Market Web Store
Google had a huge announcement today: partially unveiling Android 3.0 “Honeycomb,” which we all knew was coming and were waiting for details on, and partially to show off a new, revamped Android App Market (finally with a Web-based store that…
Site Highlight :: Tech Parents Tech
A lot of parents clearly don’t need this – especially some of the ones I know that are just as – if not clearly more so – tech savvy than their offspring, but for those folks who find themselves constantly…
A Customized Steampunk iMac
I know a lot of people who’ll look at this and have the same first reaction to it that I had: “What’s so Steampunk about it?” But even if it’s not really Steampunk, as in it’s not actually powered by…
How Does Gawker Decide Whether It Will Pay For a Scoop?
Over at The Next Web: Media, Simon Owens had the opportunity to sit down with Remy Stern, Editor in Chief of Gawker Media, to discuss how the company decides whether it will pay for a story and how much they’re…
Spinning Gears :: Libyan Government Shuts down vb.ly Domain, What of Other Foreign-Owned Suffixes?
(this brand new image for Spinning Gears columns is courtesy of Narilka, who graciously gave permission to use it!) I covered this story over at AppScout today, but I think not only does it bear repeating, but it just sparks…