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I am guessing probably those who follow my blog would have no problem with this question but for those non-geeky types you can get some interesting answers as evidence with this video….

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I dont have an iPhone but thought it was really kool that now you can use and sync up TweetDeck on your iPhone now and one of my followers Chris Harvey (his site) created a little video showing off the app.

Now what makes this video even kooler was he featured my twitter stream for part of the demo so check that out and see this kool new app featuring my lightsabers!

Good job Chris!

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Well after hearing the announcement that Facebook would be allowing vanity url’s for the service on June 12th at 11:01 PM central time and waiting for that moment to arrive I am now happy to say that my new official address to my Facebook account is facebook.com/jeffisageek.

I really didnt think my name would be gone since there really are not to many (jeff)isageek’s out there but I am sure people out there looking for maybe just their first name or even their full name if it is a common one have not been happy this evening.

So did you get the vanity url you were looking for? On a side note Allison also got msgigglebox which is what she wanted to us.

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So Wordpress 2.8 is live for everyone to grab now and I decided to upgrade the ol’ blog.   Overall it was a smooth upgrade without any issues that I can tell at this time.  Check out the video below to see some of the changes…..

For a full list of all the changes, bug fixes, and upgrades (over 180 of them) check out the codex

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Last week I got an invite to attend the zappn launch party which is a local startup here out of Kansas City and lets just say those guys know how to throw a party!! There was food, fun, beer and music from local DJ’s nomathmatics which rocked the house!

What is Zappn you ask? Zappn lets you “create events, manage media, and share your life — Instantly!” Sharing thoughts, pictures, and seeing which friends will be attending before, during, and after that kool event you went to at the club, bar, or venue.

How about a little video from the guys on the ideas behind the service, how the name came about and just a little history…..

Get to know swindlr Pt. 1 from swindlr on Vimeo.

What is zappn.com? from swindlr on Vimeo.

So you kinda have a little history of what then was known as swindlr but now known as zappn is….and that brings us to the party the other night and for that I took some video and figured I would share it with the world cause hey that is what I like to do

In closing I would just like to wish they guys the best of luck with Zappn and hope they can see their dream grow into something all of us will be using for years to come…I also look forward to seeing what they come up with in the future..what else will they think of that us the geeks and users can play around with?

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I found a pretty sweet wordpress plugin the other day and have implemented it into my blog posts called SexyBookmarks. What the plugin does is allow your readers to share your post with services like twitter, facebook, digg, mixx, reddit, ect ect.

Now there are tons of plugins like this out there but I really liked the look of this one as well as the animation that goes with it. If you look at the end of this post you can see it in action.

Overall it is a pretty easy plugin to setup and have running in no time. Check it out and bring sexy back to your blog as well.

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The big news coming out this past week was the announcement from Google of Google Wave.

Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year.

Learn
Google Wave can make you more productive even when you’re having fun.
Take a sneak peek.

Develop
Learn how to put waves in your site and build wave extensions with the Google Wave APIs.
Visit code.google.com/apis/wave.

Build
Google Wave uses an open protocol, so anyone can build their own wave system.
Learn more at www.waveprotocol.org.

To get all the info on Google Wave check out the video below as the complete guide to Google Wave from Mashable

From Mashable
[A Complete Guide to Google Wave]

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I recently added a chat room to my site for people who wanna come in and say hello, see who else is on the site and have a conversation, or whatever. I used the service Chatterous which is a new way to bring a chat to your site or blog.

Now what is kool about Chatterous is the ability to send and receive messages either via Instant Message, E-Mail, or even via your phone as SMS text messages! How kool is that?

What is Chatterous?

Chatterous is group chat combining the web, im, email and your phone.

Use your existing im, email and phone to chat

Once you create a group, you can chat with your friends through im, email or your phone. No need to use the website!

Your friends don’t need to sign up

Your friends don’t need to sign up to chat with you! They can reply right on their im, email or phone.

Help your friends reach each other

Once you’ve created a group for your friends, everyone in the group can reach each other whether they’re on im, email or out and about on their phone.

No installation needed

You don’t have to install any software! Just use your existing im client, email or phone!

So now I can be 300 miles away from a computer but still be active on my site in my chat room. And setup is a breeze. So come on in to my room say hello and see if this is something you might want to add as a service on your site or blog.

[my chat room]

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Found a kool new service called Play.fm today that lets you listen to more than 12.000 DJ sets, radio shows and live recordings can be listened to for free and on-demand.

PLAY.FM is the most comprehensive audio database for DJ and club culture on the internet. More than 12.000 DJ sets, live recordings and radio sessions can be streamed free of charge and on-demand.

Has some nice features that let you embed performances in your blog or website as well as putting them onto facebook and other social networking sites. They also provide widgets to share your favorite sets with your friends and the world.

• More than 12.000 DJ sets, radio shows and live recordings can be listened to for free and on-demand
• DJs, labels, booking agencies, clubs and event promoters from 140 different countries upload their recordings
• Listeners help build tracklists with a tracklist building tool developed by PLAY.FM
• In the Meta-Shop prices and qualities of tracks can be compared across different shops
• Founded in 2004 by Georg Hitzenberger, based in Vienna/Austria.

Check out the video below for a little rundown on the features of the service:

Getting Started on www.play.fm from PLAY.FM on Vimeo.

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Today I found out about a kool new group that is forming here in the area called Kansas City Startup Drinks.  What is Startup Drinks you might ask?

a) A drinking group with a startup problem.
b) A low key, unstructured group drinking (coffee, beer or spirits) event that happens in cities across the world
c) Therapy for startup junkies (you don’t have two days to go to a conference, but you do have two hours and would love to stay involved in the community)

Sounds like a great concept and I look forward to checking out any meetups in the future.

[follow KCSD on Twitter]

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