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Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Putting the ‘mium’ in ‘Freemium’
For the past year, Cullect has been live wrapped in a subscription model based this “freemium” model I drew up back in the middle of 2006. For Cullect, the benefit of this model have been obvious: even with a small number of paying customers – the servers are being paid for from subscription payments. For …
I started building up new project today, one of the 2 initial revenue generating
I started building up new project today, one of the 2 initial revenue generating projects on my 2009 list. While it’s a way from launching, much of the heavy lifting was completed today. Conceptually, I’ve been using a proof-of-concept of this project for a couple years now. Oh, and I spent waaaay to long looking …
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all this work on command line Ruby apps has got me happily avoiding /views
All this work on command line Ruby apps has got me happily avoiding /views in this new Rails app. Ironic, considering when I first started writing in Ruby, the lack of presentation was my biggest mental hurdle.
QSPress.rb – Quicksilver to WordPress in Ruby
Remember the Quicksilver to WordPress Applescript I wrote a while back? Well, I’ve ported it to Ruby. The QSPress.rb works the same as the Applescript version, with a couple of tweaks – you can now set categories, flag if a post should be a draft, and upload files – all from Quicksilver. The full instructions …
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Ad Bye
“…Consumers weren’t trying to generate media. They were trying to talk to somebody. So it just seems a bit arrogant. … We hijack their own conversations, their own thoughts and feelings, and try to monetize it.” – Ted McConnell, General Manager-Interactive Marketing and Innovation at Procter & Gamble Co. Color me surprised that conventional wisdom …
Recipe: Quinoa Muffins with Craisins
Qunioa muffins are one of my favorite breakfasts – second only to long breakfasts over a selection of raw milk cheeses – they’re dense as dark matter and full of mouthfeel. And, I’m tired of Googling for this recipe when I’m in the mood to make these for breakfast. So, I’m posting it here, so …
Cullect Got 3rdPartyFeedback.com-ed
Ed Kohler1 has a new mechanical turk project – 3rdPartyFeedback.com. For $25, Ed will ask 10 people 3 standard questions about your website and send over their responses. Obviously, I ran Cullect.com through Ed’s gauntlet. Here are some of my favorites: “I like the fact that the website design is spare and not flash heavy.” …
Collapsing Space
“But I can’t imagine that blogging and Twitter won’t fully merge, and I expect that to happen soon.” – Dave Winer I’ve been posted to Twitter from Cullect since Cullect launched. Cullect.com/Garricks-Friends probably has as many blog feeds as Twitter feeds (yes its more about the people than their choice of publication). This is a …
iPhoto to WordPress Ruby Script
I maintain a WordPress blog that’s primarily an extension of iPhoto, and the various iPhoto plugins (Photon by Daikini, Photon by Orby, WordPress Export) I’ve tried over the years seem to have stopped being maintained, stopped working, or both. Which is fine, they never worked exactly the way I wanted them too anyway. So, I …