I seem to have an action-packed Fall lined up for concerts and shows. Over the next couple months I’m going to see: Arcade Fire with LCD Soundsystem - September 24 Interpol - October 18 Spamalot - sometime in October Decemberists - De...
It looks like I’ll be flying out to Boston for the Remix Boston event on October 8 and 9. I will, of course, be there to talk with everyone about Popfly. I look forward to seeing everyone out there. Mix 07 was a blast, and I’m sure Remix Boston wi...
One thing I’ve got to give Sony is that they almost always know their stuff when it comes to innovative hardware design. Sure, the occasional high ticket item may look more like a George Foreman grill than the harbinger of high definition gaming, ...
I just installed a Lightbox plugin for WordPress, and I wanted to see how well it works before doing more “real” stuff with it (whatever that means). My girlfriend, Helen, and I wandered over to Discovery Park, a beautiful park on the western edge...
It’s another month, which means it’s time for another Popfly update! I have to say, shipping every month or so is a blast. Getting new bits into our users’ hands this often is a fantastic feeling, but it only works if you give us feedback on what ...
I noticed on Techmeme yesterday that Popfly received a great writeup in the New York Times as part of a broader article in Circuits about mashups. Here’s a quote from the article: Now mash-ups are poised to hit the mainstream, and to spread well ...
To be sure, this is an endlessly rehashed topic. Jeff Yee, a former Softie, moved to Red Fin recently and has posted his thoughts about the matter on his Red Fin blog. I think he has a number of interesting points that are worth considering. Almos...
It seems to be, according to comments recently made by Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt: Web 3.0 will be "applications that are pieced together" - with the characteristics that the apps are relatively small, the data is in the cloud, the apps can run on...
My boss, John, was recently interviewed by eWeek for an article about Popfly, where it came from, and where it’s going. Here’s one of my favorite quotes from the article: [Part] of the thing about learning to program is at the end you want to be a...
Today marks our third release of Popfly since we debuted it…three months ago. I am continually impressed by my team’s ability to keep popping releases out like clockwork. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future results, but we do lov...