2013 Is Year The Infographic Comes Out of Closet

by on 01/17/2013

Could have asked for better timing between a link from Audrey and email from Visually.  Such an important message I want to share in 2013.  I will be making this a theme. Please be responsible with your Infographic creation in 2013, and make sure and check your sources and provide the data behind. I predict in 2013 we will see more infographics with actual data behind them, but like with data journalism at The Guardian. Thanks to Visual. ly and Alaska Robotics for use of their images!... read more.

Tags: Infographics, The Guardian, Visual.ly

The Guardian Is Brilliant in Supporting Relevant Events with Open Data

by on 01/17/2013

I’m a big fan of what The Guardian is doing with their data and API strategy. I think they are a model for what old media should be doing around the globe. When they post stories, I tend to take a look, not because of the story, but their data driven approach to reporting.   A great example of this, is yesterday's helicopter crash on top of a residential building construction project in London, killing two people and injuring 13 others. The Guardian provides not just the overview of the story with data visualizations and summary, but of course you can download the data behind.... read more.

Tags: Data, Guardian

Connecting My Platforms Into One Stack Overflow Resume

by on 01/16/2013

I received an email from Stack Overflow today asking me to fill out a new Careers 2. 0 profile today.  After finishing I have to say, they provide a very slick process for populating my profile, in a meaningful way, that was very easy, and is an approach other networks need to adopt. Like any other profile I was able to add my name, link, description and tags. But then I notice that I’m able to connect using Github and LinkedIn. Both networks I use daily. Using Github I’m able to import repositories that I’m currently maintaining via the social coding platform.... read more.

Tags: Résumé, Stack Overflow, Technology

Evolution of My Technology Platform Over Last 24 Years

by on 01/13/2013

Every couple of years I migrate my platform a little bit forward (hopefully) and begin weaving in new tools into my personal and business world. I recently spent some time looking back, and trying to map out the last 24 years of my professional technology career--in hopes of helping me understand how far I've come. 1988 - When I first started programming, I was still in high school. I was recommended for a job by my high school computer science teacher Mr. Smith and went to work for Mt Rose Software where I spent my time assisting the owner in building student information systems in Cobol. We compiled, distributed and installed this software ourselves.... read more.

Tags: ASP, Cloud, GitHub, History, MySQL, PHP, Platform, SQL

Creating Two Levels of Open Engagement with Github Pages and Disqus

by on 01/02/2013

I’m moving all my side projects to run on Github as open source repositories. One of my goals in doing this, is to facilitate engagement around my projects, as opposed to developing them in isolation. My projects all start as a public Github repository, equipped a subdomain pointed at a Github Pages and a Jekyll site template--allowing me to add pages and give the project its own blog. By default all pages and blog entries will have Disqus enabled for conversation around all aspects of the project.... read more.

Tags: Disqus, GitHub, Jekyll

All Side Projects Are Now Hosted on Github

by on 01/02/2013

I’m working through the 2012 year, trying to quantify what I did over the year. It’s not as easy as it sounds. One area I’m having trouble quantifying is how much programming I do. Programming is an essential variable in my happiness algorithm. If I’m not programming a certain amount each week on projects, I can get very grumpy. ;( There is an easy way to track how many projects or side projects I’m working on, and how much programming time each of these projects get--using Github. The problem is I still don’t use Github 100% of the time. I still code many side projects in the doldrums of my Amazon EC2 server(s).... read more.

Tags: GitHub

Sexism in the Tech Space

by on 12/30/2012

I just finished reading Asher Wolf’s Dear Hacker Community – We Need To Talk. I have so many emotions bubbling up, it’s hard to know how to organize them. I envy her for being able to express them so eloquently and in detail. First, before I cycle through some of my emotions. Please don’t leave the space Asher. Keep fighting, we need you! Ok, now let me cycle through and process some of my own feelings on this. My first reaction is similar to when I read the comments on Audrey’s blog, when she challenges the hacker community on things--I want to feel my big black boot up against their head. I miss the days when I could deal with problems that way.... read more.

Tags: Misogyny, Sexism, Silicon Valley, Tech

The Places I Traveled in 2012

by on 12/28/2012

The end of the year is a great time for reflection. 2012 was kind of a blur, and with the amount of API Evangelism I did, I had little time to reflect on where I went and the places I enjoyed. I wanted a quick way to create some kind of visualization, showing where i had been over the year.  Foursquare was the first placed I looked and using Singly I was quickly able to pull my year of checkins. This is just one question I want to ask of my online digital world.  There are so many other questions I have about my personal data, and will be working to deliver answers to them when I can.... read more.

Tags: 2012, Foursquare, Location, Places, Singly

If Quora and IFTTT Had a Love Child

by on 12/26/2012

I'm spending a lot of time asking questions about 2012 for various year-end stories. Some questions I can just go to my database and pull numbers, others I can use various APIs to ask questions of common tools I use like Foursquare, Eventbrite, Twitter and Pinboard. Many questions like, "How many Twitter followers did I have in June 2012", are either very complex to calculate or impossible if I didn’t gather the data at that moment. I would like to be able to ask specific questions, discover the services that can answer and setup some sort of automation to make sure the question gets asked on a regular basis. Imagine if Quora and IFTTT had a love child. A sort of API QA Automation platform.... read more.

Tags: Automation, IFTTT, QA, Quora

Moving From Instagram to Flickr

by on 12/21/2012

I stopped using my Instagram account this week. I migrated all of my photos to Flickr, and removed Instagram from my iPhone. I’m doing this in protest of the recent Instagram terms of service change. At this point, no matter what position they take, it shows they stopped giving a shit about solving problems for Instagram users, and are more focused on revenue. But the move to Flickr wasn’t that big of a switch. I only started using Instagram 2 years ago, where I’ve been using Flickr since January of 2007. I’ve also paid for Flickr Pro since 2008.... read more.

Tags: Flickr, Instagram

Instagram Terms of Use Change Represents a Lack of Imagination

by on 12/21/2012

As a startup, you are bound to reach a point in your evolution where money will blind you, whether its during roadmap planning or communicating with your customers--eventually you will be blinded by your investors. Once you’ve taken on enough investment, or the load of the parent company who acquired, you will start seeing things differently. You won’t see your users the same way anymore, this will be reflected in how you deliver features, or structure your roadmap--it isn’t about users anymore, it is about profit. Once you enter this phase your imagination goes away, and you work to speak in terms that your investors understand. This is where I feel Instagram is at.... read more.

Tags: Advertising, Facebook, Instagram

Silicon Valley Tells Stories to Protect Its Own

by on 12/18/2012

I'm closely following the whole Instagram terms of service discussion. I will be watching closely and if Instagram follows through with implementing these TOS changes, I will migrate my photos and close my account. As with other discussions around the viability of depending upon cloud platforms and building apps and businesses on top of APIs--I am always amazed at how many folks defend this behavior. Whether its Instagram changing their terms of use in favor of its advertising strategy or Twitter shutting off access to developers in favor of its own monetization strategy--they are just short-sighted, unimaginative attempts to make money and meet the demand their investors.... read more.

Tags: API, Instragram, Silicon Valley, Twitter, Venture Capital

In Case You Missed It Last Week...(Mobile)

by on 12/17/2012

Appcelerator 12-14-2012 - Announcing Titanium 3. 0 12-13-2012 - Integrate Your Mobile App with DENSO. Enter to Win a Navigation-Entertainment Receiver 12-13-2012 - Breaking Changes in Titanium SDK 3. 0 CloudMine 12-11-2012 - Host your site on CloudMine (and deploy it with a push) Parse 12-10-2012 - View from Above: Introducing the Cloud Code Console Proxomo 12-10-2012 - Tis the Season…Proxomo Gives Back to a Community Treasure QuickBlox 12-12-2012 - iOS SDK 1. 4 Sencha.... read more.

Tags: Appcelerator, BaaS, CloudMine, Parse, Proxomo, QuickBlox, Sencha.io

In Case You Missed It Last Week...(API)

by on 12/17/2012

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Tags: Foursquare, GitHub, Instagram, Tumblr, Withings

Hackathons for Week of December 17th, 2012

by on 12/17/2012

These are the hackathons we are tracking on at Hack Weekends. It looks like about 21 different events in the United States.... read more.

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In Case You Missed It Last Week (Mobile)

by on 12/10/2012

API O Mat 12-04-2012 - “Do it yourself” Backend vs BaaS Appcelerator 12-07-2012 - Announcing preview availability of the BlackBerry SDK 12-07-2012 - Titanium Studio/SDK RC2 Now Available 12-04-2012 - Titanium Studio/SDK RC Now Available Firebase 12-04-2012 - Firebase at AngelHack Silicon Valley Flurry 12-06-2012 - Exploring Dynamic Loading of Custom Filters in HBase mobeelizer 12-05-2012 - To-Do List on Titanium platform Parse 12-04-2012 - Parse. com now looks even better on mobile phones 12-03-2012 - Parse on the Road Recap: AWS re:Invent Sencha. io 12-06-2012 - Happy Holidays (and Happy Theming!... read more.

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In Case You Missed It Last Week (API)

by on 12/10/2012

Foursquare 12-06-2012 - Manage a business? Now you can add events like trivia nights, wine tastings, and book signings to Foursquare GitHub 12-07-2012 - Issue attachments 12-05-2012 - New Enterprise. GitHub.... read more.

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API Driven, Big Data Opportunity in Europe

by on 12/09/2012

I just got back from France this week where I was attending API Days in Paris. I thoroughly enjoyed many deep discussions with folks about big data and APIs, coming home with what I feel is a pretty clear difference between the US approach and the potential EU approach to APIs and big data. I’ve definitely seen an awakening within Europe when it comes to APIs in the last couple of months. It wasn’t just because of this event. I think government and businesses in Europe are seeing the success in the US and genuinely want to understand how they can actively participate in the coming API driven economy.... read more.

Tags: Big data, EU, Europe, France

Start-Up Offers Blueprints For 3D Printed Parts

by on 11/30/2012

I read a great post recently about how a company called Teenage Engineering has started providing 3D CAD files that allow their customers to 3D print replacement parts for the products they make. It is awesome to see things I talk about become reality.  I wrote about the concept of a 3D printed junk drawer last year, while doing research on 3D printing and APIs. Teenage Engineering is taking a big step, and potentially leading the industry in new ways.  Can you imagine if companies by default, provide 3D drawings of common replacement parts and pieces for their products?... read more.

Tags: 3D Printing

In Case You Missed It Last Week...(Mobile)

by on 11/19/2012

CloudMine 11-12-2012 - Teaming up with Singly for Social Superpowers Firebase 11-15-2012 - status. firebase. com mobeelizer 11-14-2012 - Examples on Windows platform 11-12-2012 - New people on the board! Parse 11-15-2012 - Parse Adds Support for Windows Phone 8 11-14-2012 - Local Push, Because it’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere 11-13-2012 - Target, Schedule, and Preview Notifications in the Parse Push Console 11-12-2012 - Log In with Facebook on Windows 8 Proxomo 11-16-2012 - Campus 2. 0 Day 1 Recap – Great Day with Innovative Ideas blended with the Proxomo Backend 11-13-2012 - Proxomo C#.... read more.

Tags: CloudMine, Firebase, mobeelizer, Parse, Proxomo, Sencha.io, Tiggzi


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