If this article doesn’t prove that a company is worth exactly what an investor feels it is worth on any particular day nothing will.
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/04/28/why-99designs-raised-3-million-from-accel-partners/
99designs is a “good” platform but not doing anything outstanding (and personally I think their cost of transaction price is a little high for quick and dirty projects), it’s an example that the value of an investment is often driven by as much by who the investor is as to what the actual investment itself is.
Cheers,
Dean
Friday, April 29, 2011
Relax your PSN game scores are ok...
http://venturebeat.com/2011/04/28/sony-reassures-customers-that-their-game-data-isnt-lost/?source=facebook
Sony said today that the malicious attack against the PlayStation Network did not result in the loss of customers’ game data.
lol your identity has been hacked, your credit cards are being used by thieves, your email will be getting spam but dont worry ....your high scores etc are safe.
Sony said today that the malicious attack against the PlayStation Network did not result in the loss of customers’ game data.
lol your identity has been hacked, your credit cards are being used by thieves, your email will be getting spam but dont worry ....your high scores etc are safe.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Auto generated content for Game of Thrones
Saw this article today http://blog.paper.li/2011/04/paperli-partners-with-hbo-on-branded.html
Paper.li Partners with HBO on Branded Fan Newspaper for Game of Thrones
hmmmm
So, the #GameOfThrnes-Dwejra "sand saga" ends. Local production company fined €36,500 for breaching terms: http://ow.ly/4Gb3V
Not sure HBO would really want this article included in todays edition of the Game of Thrones paper.li
- http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110425/local/Dwerja-sand-saga-cost-local-production-company-36-500.362121
I guess thats the problem with auto generated content.
:(
Paper.li Partners with HBO on Branded Fan Newspaper for Game of Thrones
As i've seen more than a few interesting developments from Paper.li i thought i'd check it out.
hmmmm
So, the #GameOfThrnes-Dwejra "sand saga" ends. Local production company fined €36,500 for breaching terms: http://ow.ly/4Gb3V
Not sure HBO would really want this article included in todays edition of the Game of Thrones paper.li
- http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110425/local/Dwerja-sand-saga-cost-local-production-company-36-500.362121
I guess thats the problem with auto generated content.
:(
Facebook elections
Scary that you can buy 1,000 likes for about $3 so what happens when his competitors buys his way in the popular race :)
Cheers,
Dean
Stop trying to make QR codes look pretty !!
Reading http://www.centernetworks.com/ over a coffee this morning only to find this - ugh..... must manage blood pressure rising only Monday morning must relax......
Web developer David Szotten had an idea to add a bit of color, branding and design to QR 2D barcodes. Above you can see an example of a QR code that has been converted using his Pretty QR application. David allows you to add a dash of color along with a logo – now that’s hot!
http://www.centernetworks.com/apple-qr-bar-codes
My comments are below
Ugh fail fail fail on so many levels.
Firstly Allen you know i'm a huge fan of QR codes but this is terrible (btw did you try and access the example above? it wont read using my moto droid).
QR code reader software requires there to be variation between the two colours eg black and white is used most often but you could just as easily use Blue and white or red and white - it's the contrast that is key NOT the actually colour.
I'd suspect that what is happening above is the black+orange both equalling + or "1" is confusing the reader against the white or "0".
Now regarding the logo sitting inside of the QR - fail fail fail.
As you already know QR codes have "redundancy" built into them in the form of error correction.This is normally there to allow for a print smudge, camera capture aberration etc.
As you've seen above it's easy to put a "logo" or brand into the Qr code as long as you only wipe out "so much" of the QR code area the code will still read fine. If it doesn't just increase up the error correction redundancy to the point that it works but each time you increase error correction it increases the size of the QR code..... basically making the QR code bigger kind of defeats the purpose of trying to make it pretty in the first place.
Here is an idea DONT TRY AND MAKE QR CODES PRETTY !!!
If you must do QR code "enhancement" please use Overlay and not embedding. Overlay positions the QR code "within" a logo and builds a surrounding design.
Want to see some examples of what that means - check out www.Cognation.net/QR for my contact details and get in touch.
Cheers,
Dean
Saturday, April 23, 2011
16:9 being put to use on 4:3 ads
Interesting, was watching Frasier tonight and noticed that someone finally came up with an idea of how to take advantage of the side of a 4:3 recorded tv commercial.
WeTV is running fixed panels for 2 of their other tv shows on the sides of any television commercial that is recorded in 4:3.
Obviously the show is recorded in 16:9 so they arent there then but i guess the same thing could happen in an older tv show recrded in 4:3 (they also dissapear for any modern television commercial that is recorded in 16:9 as well).
Interesting that no one else has done something like this before now.
Cheers,
Dean
WeTV is running fixed panels for 2 of their other tv shows on the sides of any television commercial that is recorded in 4:3.
Obviously the show is recorded in 16:9 so they arent there then but i guess the same thing could happen in an older tv show recrded in 4:3 (they also dissapear for any modern television commercial that is recorded in 16:9 as well).
Interesting that no one else has done something like this before now.
Dean
Friday, April 22, 2011
Wow!!! Who knew Fiona Apple could sing
She totally owns this song. I cant imagine being on the receiving end of this much disdain/psycho love but you know you'd almost tempt risking it. I'm off to go and listen to a few of her other tracks, much respect..
Leonard Cohen
When i get old i can only wish to be half this cool. Leonard is a legend and you just know the ladies love him :)
Have a great weekend.
Cheers,
Dean
Have a great weekend.
Cheers,
Dean
Comcast 105
Just saw this posted
Comcast's faster Internet service to cost $200 a month
The Chicago area is one of the first markets to get Comcast Corp.'s new super-fast Internet service, which the company said will allow a user to download a 10-song music album in just three seconds...
105mbs for $105 a month ( <- introductory rate)
How many people read this in the fine print though?
"Comcast has a 250GB monthly data cap in place for Internet customers."
What a joke - whats the point of paying $2400 a year for only 250gb a month. sorry.....but pass.
Cheers,
Dean
Comcast's faster Internet service to cost $200 a month
The Chicago area is one of the first markets to get Comcast Corp.'s new super-fast Internet service, which the company said will allow a user to download a 10-song music album in just three seconds...
105mbs for $105 a month ( <- introductory rate)
How many people read this in the fine print though?
"Comcast has a 250GB monthly data cap in place for Internet customers."
What a joke - whats the point of paying $2400 a year for only 250gb a month. sorry.....but pass.
Cheers,
Dean
Barwick v. GEICO
Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds UETA, Declares E-Signed
Waiver of Medical Coverage in Auto Policy to be “In Writing”
By: Patrick J. Hatfield, Gregory T. Casamento, Vita E. Zeltser and Brian T. Casey
In a March 31, 2011, opinion, the Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed the lower court’s granting of
a summary judgment in favor of GEICO, upholding the applicability of the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act (“UETA”) to a waiver of minimum medical coverage. The insured’s wife completed the online
application for auto insurance coverage and as part of that online application waived the minimum
medical coverage. After a car wreck requiring the insured to incur medical expenses, the insured claimed
that the electronic signature on the online wavier of medical coverage was not binding on him because the
waiver was not “in writing” as required by the Arkansas Insurance Code. The insured later sought medical
benefits under the auto insurance policy.
More located here-> http://bit.ly/eroZH3
Interesting reading around the validity of digital signatures.
Regards,
Dean
Waiver of Medical Coverage in Auto Policy to be “In Writing”
By: Patrick J. Hatfield, Gregory T. Casamento, Vita E. Zeltser and Brian T. Casey
In a March 31, 2011, opinion, the Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed the lower court’s granting of
a summary judgment in favor of GEICO, upholding the applicability of the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act (“UETA”) to a waiver of minimum medical coverage. The insured’s wife completed the online
application for auto insurance coverage and as part of that online application waived the minimum
medical coverage. After a car wreck requiring the insured to incur medical expenses, the insured claimed
that the electronic signature on the online wavier of medical coverage was not binding on him because the
waiver was not “in writing” as required by the Arkansas Insurance Code. The insured later sought medical
benefits under the auto insurance policy.
More located here-> http://bit.ly/eroZH3
Interesting reading around the validity of digital signatures.
Regards,
Dean
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