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...
For a while now, Popfly’s unofficial mascot has been a rather unassuming rubber duckie who rebels against the man with his rakish magenta hue. From my understanding, he spends his weeekends barhopping with college kids along the Ave. Anyway, my P...
I’ll be in Minnesota for the next week celebrating my sister’s 34th birthday and my 25th birthday. Posting may be sparse. In the mean time, here are a few albums you should listen to: The Decemberists - The Crane Wife Modest Mouse - We Were...
78% of respondents agree that an ecosystem of long-tail conversations is exciting.
Slate’s posted a tremendously embarassing-looking unclassified Powerpoint deck from the CIA. The twelve pages present a sort-of who’s who guide of Powerpoint design mistakes. I don’t really fault the CIA procurement executive who created it, thoug...