“…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 …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
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 …
WP-iCal Updated by Andrew Koransky
Big thanks to Andrew Koransky for updating the WP-iCal plugin to; support WordPress 2.5.1 and greater, make it more compatible with WordPress’ admin view, and a few other excellent tweaks. It’s been running, smooth as can be, at MNteractive.com for a while now. More info and download at Andrew’s site Thanks Andrew.
2009: A Year of Clarity
I’m excited for 2009. The New Year is just the landmark I (we?) need to shake off the malaise of 2008 and start fresh. New. My goal for the year is clarity. Clarity of priorities, clarity of mind, clarity of spirit. To achieve this clarity, I’ve identified a handful of small (easily measurable) and big …
Profile of Garrick & Cullect @ Minneapolis MetBlogs
Big thanks to David over at Minneapolis MetBlogs for a very nice write up on me and Cullect, check it out: Minnesotans Making an Impression – Garrick Van Buren
WordPress 2.7 xmlrpc.php Monkey Patches
I’ve been fighting with WordPress 2.7’s xmlrpc.php file for a few days now, and I’ve made 2 modifications that may be useful to you. If you’re writing new posts via metaWeblog.newPost and the angle brackets from your HTML formatting are being stripped out (as described in this official WordPress bug report) and you’d rather not …
Why Does NORAD Follow Santa?
(I’m posting this more for my reference than anything else) It all started back in 1955, when an advertisement for Sears Roebuck & Co. urged children to call Santa Claus, but misprinted the telephone number and accidentally listed the hotline for the commander in chief of the Continental Air Defense Command’ (CONAD), NORAD’s predecessor. Colonel …