Wooden Koi
This groovy wooden koi, which comes in assorted colors/treatments, is from one of my favorite foundries, House Industries.
Links of the Day – 4.2.11
Here’s what I found notable today: Proud to note that a Smith College alumna is one of the 2011 Pipeline Fellows, as reported by Tech Crunch. Pipeline is a New York-based fund that wants to increase the number of women angel investors and social media entrepreneurs in the U.S. The incredibly useful LifeHacker shared a timely article…
Links of the Day – 4.1.11
Links of the day for April 1, 2011: My friend Sasha Wilkins, better known as the divine fashion blogger Liberty London Girl, did a brilliant window for Dolce and Gabbana. Sadly, over a dozen people in our San Fernando Valley neighborhood have fallen victim to tire-damaging vandals. The LAPD is advising people to be vigilant and…
Links Of The Day(s)
I’m two days behind; herewith my links from March 30 and 31: UPS trucks save money, time, and perhaps lives by avoiding left turns. Via Zaibatsu. Samsung laptops: Now with pre-installed keyloggers. Not good. Via ThinkGeek. Making it fun to find a broken link: 35 entertaining 404 (error) pages. Via Mashable. And last: my favorite L.A….
Interesting Links of the Day
Herewith my links of interest for March 29, 2011: Mashable gathers ten of the most extraordinary Tweets ever, from the very first one (by co-founder Jack Dorsey) to a marriage proposal to the infamous 2008 single-word tweet “Arrested” that arguably first brought Twitter to the mainstream media’s attention. Many people choose to follow a vegetarian/vegan…
Interesting Links of the Day
Links that caught my eye on March 28, 2011: (With a hat tip to Maria Langer, from whom I got the idea to begin posting thusly.) An abject lesson in how NOT to react when someone posts a negative review of your work. This self-published author had a meltdown – on the reviewer’s site, no less –…
Curt Smith Announces Los Angeles Residency
Curt’s first Los Angeles residency since 2009! Shows are 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/18, 5/25 and 6/1. All shows at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, seating is extremely limited. Tickets $25, general admission, available exclusively online here. Get ’em while they’re hot!
MobileMe Upgrade / iCal Issues
If you don’t use (and don’t plan to use) MobileMe to sync your calendars, move along. Nothing to see here. If you use a me.com address as your primary email, you can also move along. If, however, like me you don’t use a me.com address as your primary email, know this before upgrading to the new…
A Klout Conundrum?
I’m a fan of Klout, which (if you haven’t heard of it) calls itself “the standard for [online] influence.” I’ve been the recipient of some Klout Perks, and – unrelated to that – have recommended Klout to a client. I display my Klout badge on my blog (over there to the right; it’s not difficult…
3 Tips For A Better Skirball Conference
After attending a fair number of media/tech conferences at LA’s Skirball Center, I recommend that all organizers of events held there heed the following: 1. Include Twitter names on the name badges. Not everyone tweets under their real name (some use nicknames, some tweet under company names). Not everyone uses a headshot as their Twitter…
Hopperesque
Taken at Disney California Adventure, December 21 2010.
A Happy Camper Story
For nearly a decade, I’ve used OnlineLabels as my primary source for label stock. I like their flexibility on quantity, their stock choices (color, removable, etc.), their Avery cross-reference list, their templates, and oh, yeah, their pricing. (It’s low.) To that laudable list I can now add one thing more: their amazing customer service. The…
Elite vs Elitist
Aaron Sorkin’s getting a bum rap for his acceptance speech at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. In his remarks, the screenwriter encouraged his daughter to emulate the many well-educated actresses in the room*, saying I want to thank all the female nominees tonight for helping demonstrate to my young daughter that elite is not a bad…
Hashable
I wanted to like Hashable. At first it seemed useful to me: you can use it to document the people you meet, and to introduce others. It’s like Foursquare or Whrrl, except for checking in with people instead of into places. As it describes itself: “Every time you connect with someone – like having breakfast,…
How To Stop The Quora Emails
Tired of your inbox being flooded with Quora new follow notifications? Here’s how to stop ’em. Login at Quora.com. Click on “Settings” in the upper-right nav bar. On the Settings page, look for the section on the left called “Email Settings.” Expand each area by clicking on the blue “view settings” link next to it, and…
Getting To And From The LVCC
If you’ll be attending CES this week in Las Vegas, you won’t be alone. The Consumer Electronics Association estimates that about 120,000 others will be doing the same thing. Unless you’re staying a short walk away at the Hilton or the Renaissance, getting to and from the Las Vegas Convention Center can be a time-consuming…
The Cosmopolitan LV’s Fresh Approach To Twitter
I’m not privy to their (social) marketing plans, and I’ve not yet seen the property (although I plan to visit next week when I’m at CES). But I’m impressed and a bit charmed by The Cosmopolitan LV‘s approach to Twitter. It doesn’t merely tout its rooms, rates, restaurants and entertainment offerings, thank those who do…
Japanese Maple
Autumn leaves (as autumn as Los Angeles gets, anyway), caught in the late-night spotlight outside our home.
Delicious Dinner
We had the most divine meal this evening: –Quinoa salad with mint, lime and cherry tomatoes –Roasted shiitake mushrooms –Arugula with dried cranberries, crumbled goat cheese, pistachios and balsamic vinaigrette –Steamed brussel sprouts marinated with olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic and honey –Thick slices of La Brea Bakery whole grain bread SO YUMMY!
Meet The Jetsons
So, my son pointed out the other day that Jane Jetson is 32 in the cartoon series (which Wikipedia says the character states in the first episode). Her husband George is six years her senior. Their daughter Judy? Age 16. Do the math. Intentional on the part of the writers? Inadvertent? Should it change how…
Amazon Names Curt Smith’s ‘All Is Love’ To ‘Best Songs of 2010’ List
Incredibly pleased for my friend and client Curt Smith, whose single All Is Love (featuring Zoe Keating) has been named to Amazon’s Best Songs of 2010 list. Congratulations to him, and to his collaborators Zoë Keating and Charlton Pettus. A lovely way to end a fantastic year!
Happy 25th, Heavy Metal Parking Lot
My highschool pal Jeff Krulik, along with his friend John Feyn, produced one of the most talked-about guerilla documentaries of all time, Heavy Metal Parking Lot, in 1986. That means the 25th anniversary of the film is nearly upon us. The pair will be guests on Carson Daly tonight; please check it out if you see…