“The drive-by technorati are well-informed, curious and always probing. They’re also hiding… hiding from the real work of creating work that matters, connections with impact and art that lasts.” – Seth Godin
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Consistent for Whom?
“A lot of Twitter’s success is attributable to a diverse ecosystem of more than 750,000 registered apps. We will continue to support this innovation. We are excited to be working with our developer community to create a consistent and innovative experience for the many millions of users who have come to depend on Twitter every …
Bug in my Hand
Wednesday night, I came down with strep throat. Thursday, after a nurse at the clinic confirmed it – I started taking penicillin. Almost immediately, my throat was better. Also almost immediately, my hand started swelling up. Back to the clinic, where the doctor suspects cellulitis from a minor burn I received a week ago (so …
Obviously
“These are all fundamental aspects of Twitter, and they have been mangled. And these items do not even get into the more technical issues with Twitter’s API implementation, which I could write another blog post about. Or about how Twitter took a vibrant ecosystem full of capable developers excited about their platform that other companies …
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Cruddy Saturday
Note: this post (like many of my others) is a record for me to track re-occurances or anomalies. I woke up Saturday not feeling well – and it went downhill from there. Aching joints, extraordinarily tired, mild nausea, waves of chills, a strange metallic taste in my mouth, and a sharp pain in my left …
You know, writing!
“All of our stories that do well on Hacker News share one thing: they are written. By written, I mean that someone took the time and effort to examine individual sentences, to think about word choices, to create transitions between grafs, to describe things precisely. You know, writing! But a lot of what gets posted …
Ultron Sonic Confusion
I was browsing Amazon this afternoon looking for some speakers for my office. Obviously – these Ultron Sonic‘s stood out. They even look like they’d be great for when I’m on the go. While I jest – I think this page is an excellent example of how integral getting both the product info & images …