Here are some interesting things from DigitalLook, but not exactly interesting enough to be their own article (no offense to the vendors, who were all awesome)
Note that I do have photos, but I seems to be mangling the photo functions of the blog, so I will be holding off on adding them. (more…)
This weekend I had the pleasure of staying with Ira Machefsky of NumbersGuru fame. While discussing Flyscreen he just had to show me Chumby. Chumby kind of reminds me of a little always on streaming portable Internet pet. Or, essentially, its Widgets in a box.
The parallels between Flyscreen and Chumby are obvious, with Flyscreen essentially being Chumby on your phone, in your pocket.
Here is a quick Qik video of my first encounter with the product. It does a lot more then the video shows. I am just trying to figure out a use case.
MOpocket is starting up again and to kick it off I thought I would post this funny clip about what has been keeping busy all this time, manly To Much Information or as they say in Text Speech. “TMI Dude.”
So much of who we are can be found on our phones… Who we talk to, which people we ignore, are we faithful to our spouse, what we are doing this weekend, etc.It is almost as if our phones are mini individual time capsules.
The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, DC is putting out a play next month titled Dead Man’s Cell Phone.Playwright Sarah Ruhl had the same idea: How much could someone learn about you if they found your cell phone – and started answering your calls?
Want 25% off your ticket?Share a slightly outrageous, funny, or completely inappropriate conversation you overheard someone saying on their cell phone.Text “get woolly†to 24421 for instructions. All stories can be heard on DeadMansCellPhone.com or at the theater just before the show.
There was one 10-digit number I knew by heart in college, Wings Over Albany (pdf), 518.862.9464.Let’s just say, they kept me from staving for four years.Of course, three years AFTER I graduate, they start accepting orders via SMS.I so COULD have been ordering my dinner while still IN class, but no.Because I could not text to order, I had to wait.
Campusfood.com, the nation’s leading online network of restaurants (one of which is Wings Over… ), bought a shortcode after much demand from the students.Â
Give it a try.Oh, and I recommend DC-10, all honey mustard with an extra large side of honey mustard (the small is just too small).
Caught this fun little article in Time Out magazine this past weekend. Its about how guys are using some interesting tactics to con girls into their cell phone numbers before even “picking them up.”
It goes something like this:
Sleazy Guy: Your phone’s cool. Can I see it?
Girl: Sure.
[Sleazy Guy, pretending to explore the phones "applications" the calls himself. Boom, he has your number. ]
Apparently, the trick has some mixed results.
“I was just annoyed,” says Sherry (a 24 year old administrative assistant). “When he called the next day, I told him ‘ I don’t appreciate what you did; its pathetic and intrusive.”
But their is always the guy or girl that likes this kind of alpha-male behavior.
“I appreciated his spunk,” says Andrew, a 33 year old guy in finance.”
The article points out that one of the reasons why more and more guys may be trying this technique is because it creates a “rejection-free scenario – even if it ultimately limits my chance of ending up with the person.”
Apparently there is a celebrity that also uses this “Oh, I lost my cell can I use yours to call it,” song and dance.
So, a warning to the ladies if you do not want him to have your digits, leave you cell phone at home… just kidding
Once in a while I get a text message that just makes me smile.If you go through my phone right now, you will probably find a few saved on there.It seems I am not the only one hanging on to every word… A recent study by T-Mobile in the UK reveals that 40% of Brits cherish mobile love messages by keeping them on their handsets.Other findings include:
Under 24s are the most sentimental – 49% keep more than 20 romantic texts on their phone, while only 16% of people over 45 years keep that many.
Women (40%) and under 24s (62%) find it easiest to communicate feelings via text rather than face-to-face.
One in five men (19%) find poetry the most romantic form of communication.
People dating less than six months also send the most flirty texts (82%) and romantic emails (61%). After five years together this drops dramatically to 58% for texts and 45% for emails.
I come from an interesting family… they are big on written notes and underlining text in Hallmark cards.There is just something about the written word that makes them feel like they are displaying their love.It is not too uncommon that under the Christmas tree I will find a daily affirmations calendar or card box.I am not too big on these sorts of things.I often forget about them and while the rest of the world is in April, my desk calendar will still be back in January.
The main idea behind daily affirmations is that if you start your day off with something positive the rest of the day will follow the trend; positive thinking leads to a positive life.Whether this is true or not, I’m not sure… but, with Moka, my family can now save a tree and instead send me electronic affirmations. Moka is working with 76 best-selling authors, delivering everything from Plato on your PDA to The Bible on your Blackberry. Check it out.
