It’s the Digg era, with popularity driving content on all sorts of sites. What I haven’t seen yet (of course, maybe you have) is a site that lets popularity make the evolve. Start with 50 categories of stuff. News, sports, humor, video, celebrity gossip, blogs, etc. Put whatever you like at the top, however many items Read More …
Every day, either (a) record horrible singing by a friend or family member, or (b) find some recording of horrible singing on Web. Call it scrreeech.com or screeech.com (with 3 e’s; url with correct spelling is taken). Could be a hoot! Could even do all sorts of distortion fun, by “photoshopping” familiar songs to insert Read More …
I mean, I just haven’t had the time to blog lately. I have ideas … and some new cartoons. But other projects are just pulling me away. So I need to wirelessly blog while I’m driving. But how to draw? Let’s invent Dictatable Drawing! It’s a program that you train to follow your instructions. “Let’s Read More …
Why is all self-congratulations egotistical? In this age of You-Tube and Web 2.0, we’re all (well, bloggers anyway) being typecast as self-centered thumb-sucking babies. But is it just vanity? (All is vanity!) I don’t think. Sometimes you just feel good, celebrating your gifts, enjoying seeing your imagination come to life, hoping others benefit somehow. It’s Read More …
First, I’m happy to say I’ve been doing some guest-blogging for inventorspot.com. Posting top-of-the-head creative exercises I call Brain Reps. Here’s my first, on inventing excuses. Ouch. Brain cramps, again?! Yeeow. That’s what I get. For not stretching my mind first. For jumping right into a drill, still on a full stomach. Today’s obstacle Read More …
Imagine a bunch of your pictures superimposed in some ghostly way. As you mouseover different spots, different pictures appear. Mouseover quickly, and you’ll make a kind of movie out of stills. Which cursor path you pick will determine which story you’ll see and whether it makes sense. Maybe there’s a numbered grid so you can keep track of which routes Read More …
I think this will happen: Some group, worried about the corrupted morals of our youth (and adults) will begin sending spam, nagging us to mind our nasty habits, get a job!, avoid drugs!, keep your privates private, etc., etc. Or, perhaps we’ll get health-oriented reminders, motivated by insurers and others who’d like to cut how much the inattentive Read More …
Well, there is now. If nutrients are chemicals good for you body, then what are substances that make you sick? How about pollutrients? Popped into my head driving yesterday. Has a certain ring, yes? Reminds me of a cartoon I once did that I’ll have to find, scan and post later. For more about Googlewhacks Read More …
All sorts of sites automatically find and rank and list the latest, greatest news. But what about the blasts from the past? What’s new isn’t always the most interesting. So how about a site, or part of a site, that randomly generates a list of once-popular posts, videos, podcasts and news articles. Would be fun, nostalgic, surprising, too. Read More …
Everything will be cliche.
Every appliance, every car, every person will come with a chip that wirelessly connects to the Internet. Then you’ll be able to Google everything in the world. Who else can has a Zearz Biogoat Grass-Chewing Mower? You can find out and contact them, form a club. Lose something in your house? Google it! Want to Read More …
Entropy. The state where all energy dispenses to the point of random pointlessness. Or something like that. With millions of bloggers and thousands of news services and hundreds of social networking sites (not just digg and del.ico.us and fark but combos), is the Web becoming such a crowded chaos, it’ll be harder and harder to be Read More …
Lots of sites, like Netflix, try to predict from past behavior and preferences what you might like next. But, frankly, sometimes I’m just sick of the same old stuff and want some surprises. So, Netflix, if you had a “Change Up” or “Change of Pace” button, mining a category or genre I usually avoid, I’d click. Find Read More …
No, can’t say that. (Similarities can always be coincidence, not just the sincerest form of flattery.) But I came across two other “Steal My Ideas” sites. Cool! Steal My Ideas: It’s Like I Rubbed My Brain All Over This Thing: Paul Bertino’s brain rubbings include some evolving Jesus mystery painting (Jesus as the Grim Reaper?), Read More …
Here’s a win-win for charities and advertisers. It’s a site where companies get good publicity in exchange for matching contributions to charities. Plus it’s a way for philanthropic, benevolent souls to get more bang for their buck. Basically, works like this: Charities and companies with existing matching-contribution programs sign up, agreeing to link to the Read More …