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Poll: Which tie would you buy?

<a href =”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1180359/” >Which one would you buy?</a> <br/> <span style=”font-size:9px;” mce_style=”font-size:9px;”> (<a href =”http://www.polldaddy.com”> polls</a>)</span>

Slumdog Millionaire

I watched Slumdog Millionaire this weekend and loved it!  I have never been so moved from a movie before.  It is only playing in selected cities but hopefully it will open up everywhere soon.

Girl In Your Shirt

I thought this was really interesting marketing.  A new site called Girl In Your Shirt just launched today.  The idea is simple: The girl will wear a shirt with your brand on it for an entire day and she also talks about it on all her networks (her website, YouTube, Twitter, etc).  It costs $75.

Meet some real people with Meetup.com

Most of us are guilty of spending a little too much time online. It’s so easy to do. And some of us have gotten to the point where we might even be guilty of spending more time with our computer than with actual humans (sadly I think I fall into that category).  Meetup.com is a [...]

Need better packaging ideas?

Check out The Dieline for great ideas on how to package your product.  They show off some of the best packaging designs I have ever seen!

My favorite part of the blog is the before and after section where they show you ways companies have improved their package design.  It really makes you think of ways [...]

Free Web Based Photoshop

Checkout Pixlr.  If you want to simply retouch your images but don’t want to buy Photoshop.  In minutes you can upload your picture and modify.
Here are somethings I would use it for:
- Adding text to images (like your website name)
- Reducing the image size
- Cropping out the background

Maker Faire 2008 - Austin TX

Rishi and I went to Maker Faire in Austin last weekend and were blown away by all the cool stuff we saw. It’s a two-day paradise of do-it-yourself projects including art, crafts, engineering, robotics, science, music, and more. Anyone who likes to make stuff and look at stuff other people have made would enjoy this. [...]

Funny Pet Halloween Costumes

Maker Faire in Austin

Margo and I will be at the Maker Faire in Austin, TX this Sunday.  If you are in the area stop on by and say hello.

dancing with matt

This guy traveled around the world with his video camera and got people everywhere to dance with him. He danced in some pretty far out places. I watched this video, then watched it again, and again. There’s no question about it, people everywhere love to dance. Now can’t we all get along? Matt’s website: wherethehellismatt.com.