»
S
I
D
E
B
A
R
«
(jeff)isageek tv : talking about startup weekend KC
Jan 30th, 2009 by (jeff)isageek

kcswlogo

Talking about Startup Weekend Kansas City which is April 24th thru April 26th.  Hope to see ya there!

What I Am Reading – January 29, 2009
Jan 29th, 2009 by (jeff)isageek
What I Am Reading – January 28, 2009
Jan 28th, 2009 by (jeff)isageek
Geekvolution – A Home For The Geeks!
Jan 28th, 2009 by (jeff)isageek

One of my buddies Ryan Flannagan has a new service coming out soon called Geekvolution which I have heard him call “a network for nerds”.

I know his company is going down to SXSW to demo and soon it should be in private beta. So check out the little promo below and when I get some invites going I will let everyone know so you can check it out.

[geekvolution twitter stream]

bacn.me : Making Your URL’s Yummy (And Tiny)
Jan 28th, 2009 by (jeff)isageek

bacn

There is a new URL shortner out there on the interweb and it is called bacn.me which like any other service like it takes a long web address and shortens it to just a few characters.

Why would you use bacn.me over all the other services that do the same thing?  well that is kind of obvious….the others don’t have anything to do with bacon which will make anything better! hehe

Seriously though its a fun little way to shorten those long urls, they have a bookmarklet you can add to your browser for quick shortening, and a list with the top links that have been baconized (is that a word??).

Looking for more bacon coverage on the interwebs then check out Bacon Geek or maybe you want to add a slice of bacon to your blog?  Then check out my post “Enhance Any Site By Adding Bacon“.  Enjoy!

What I Am Reading – January 27, 2009
Jan 27th, 2009 by (jeff)isageek
FriendFeed : Some Thoughts On The Service
Jan 27th, 2009 by (jeff)isageek

If you have been following my blog or twitter for any amount of time then you know I have a love affair with the service FriendFeed and that I am always getting excited over a new feature or posting something up on the service which then turns around and puts it up on my other social services I use like twitter or facebook.

I know talking to others at meetups and such I find people who are interested in FriendFeed or think it is to much to follow so they are kinda on the fence when it comes to the service.

Recently two people I follow on the interweb and most likely you do as well have talked about why they use FriendFeed or even more why you should.

Thomas Hawk posted “10 Reasons Why You Should Sigh Up FriendFeed” which included the ease of signing up, better exposure for your work, as well as it lets you get rid of your RSS reader.

Robert Scoble also put his two cents in on the idea of how great FriendFeed is by posting “Things I’ve learned by clicking “like” 15,301 times” which included likes are searchable, meta data, and he is getting to know his followers more intimately.

For me these were two great posts that I can pull ideas from when talking about what I find interesting when it comes to FriendFeed and why it has become a HUGE part of my daily internet usage.  So check those stories out and feel free to comment your thoughts on FriendFeed…what you like about it and what you dont like about it.

Script Adds A Mentions Tab On Twitter
Jan 27th, 2009 by (jeff)isageek

My fellow friendfeeder Hao Chen has created a sweet script for those using greasemonkey that does two things on your twitter page:

one – it adds how many unread @replies messages you have.

two – addes a @mentions tab that when you click on it you get to see any twitter messages that include your username and not just the one’s that start out with @<username> like in the @replies.

I must say its a nice little script to have to enhance the twitter website.

[script - twitter : show # of unread replies + adds mentions]

screenshot of the script in action
mentions

Tickets On Sale Now For Startup Weekend KC
Jan 26th, 2009 by (jeff)isageek

startupweekend

The other day I blogged about Startup Weekend which will be coming to Kansas City April 24th thru the 26th and now I am happy to report that tickets are on sale for the event as we speak.

From what I have heard they are capping the attendance at 75 and with such a kool idea and the buzz going around about this you know those are gonna go fast!

What I Am Reading – January 26, 2009
Jan 26th, 2009 by (jeff)isageek
»  Substance: WordPress   »  Style: Ahren Ahimsa