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September 29, 2007I have decided to detach my blog from this site and move it to BrianShaler.com/Blog. This decision is based on the directions I would like to take this site and my blog, and now is the time for them to go their separate ways. [Read More]
NYC Social Network Meet-Up
September 1, 2007Some details for anyone in the New York City area that might be interested in hanging out with me and other social networkers. [Read More]
Phoenix Presents a Strong Offering of Panels for SXSW 2008
August 27, 2007There is a new Valley poised to get some attention at SXSW 2008 -- that of Phoenix, Arizona. Some of the brightest people in Phoenix's interactive scene have submitted panel ideas for next year's conference. [Read More]
How do you find out which of your friends are already on a social network?
July 30, 2007I asked the following question to my friends on Twitter.com: When you join a social network (eg Twitter) how do you find out which of your 'real life' friends are already on it? Email / Ask them all? [Read More]
What Has Brian Shaler Been Up To?
July 28, 2007I have been working on all kinds of stuff recently, and I figured I would summarize what's new in a quick blog post. [Read More]
[Video] Making of a 'ShalerJump'
July 15, 2007Adam Nollmeyer of Acme Photography recently contributed to the "ShalerJump" photo series. I recorded video of the lighting setup and jumps! [Read More]
[Venn Diagram] Fortune 500 Viral Ad Campaign vs. Mission: Impossible II
June 19, 2007In M:I-2, Cruise was faced with the task of stopping the spread of the deadly Chimera virus. Most viral ads from Fortune 500 companies face the same fate as Chimera, but without super-spy opposition. [Read More]
[Venn Diagram] Flexible and Secure Applications
June 18, 2007Unless you are willing to sacrifice a lot of time to make an application flexible AND secure, you will have to choose one or the other. In this example, I compare Myspace profiles and Facebook profiles. [Read More]
[Graph] Brian Shaler Is Not Cool
June 15, 2007Does the number of friends you have on a social network (such as Twitter in this example) have an effect on how 'cool' you are? Is 'how cool you are' related to 'how cool you think you are'? [Read More]
[Graph] Twitter Friends vs. Productivity
June 12, 2007To commemorate my milestone of 1,000 "followers" on Twitter, I thought I would show everyone a graph that illustrates how Twitter is currently affecting my productivity. [Read More]
Pride Versus Praise
June 2, 2007There is a common trait among people who are precariously proud. It is a lack of praise. They hate to compliment others. In the web and business worlds, these people are everywhere. [Read More]
'Hey Ya' Flash Typography Animation Music Video
May 30, 2007I used Adobe Flash to create a typography animation music video for Obadiah Parker's cover of Outkast's smash hit "Hey Ya" [Read More]
Digg API Contest Finalists Announced
May 24, 2007Digg announced the 10 finalists for their API contest. Now the Digg community gets to vote for one week to decide the prize winners. Here's mine: http://digg.com/design/Wheel_of_Upcoming [Read More]
The Allegory of Time Investment
May 22, 2007It has been said that 'time is money'. The association is generally drawn between the two in reference to billing hours. This article takes the metaphor a step further. [Read More]
Does Digg Need a Pictures Section?
May 21, 2007The answer seems obvious. Thousands of Digg users have expressed their support for a Pictures section on Digg. Has the 'wisdom of the crowd' come up with the best solution? [Read More]
You think you know (JavaScript) but you have no idea
May 18, 2007A very interesting video series of lectures by Douglas Crockford, a senior JavaScript Architect at Yahoo, Inc. [Read More]
Alright, a Little Too Much Digging.. Off to Flickr!
May 17, 2007I've noticed recently that I've been spending quite a bit of time analyzing and building tools for Digg. As I've said before, Digg is an ideal target for such endeavors, but there are other fish in the sea. [Read More]
Writing Tools for Digg Users: The Inevitable Digg Effect
May 5, 2007Digg.com is an ideal target for creating instant gratification content. You can come out of nowhere and have tens of thousands of new users in 24 hours. An inevitable woe is the Digg Effect -- a sign of success and often the key to server failure. [Read More]
Data Visualization: Mapping the Digg Community
April 28, 2007Part of the purpose of any social web site is to build a network of friends. Using the recently released Digg API, I created a map of Digg users and how they're connected to each other. [Read More]
Video: SXSW Bowling Technique
April 1, 2007A lot of great things happen at SXSW. Though, a bowling revolution might not be the first thing that comes to mind for most people. [Read More]
Data Visualization: Digging Into DiggTaggr's Usage Stats
March 25, 2007It's no mystery that I am a fan of data visualization. 7 weeks after the public launch of DiggTaggr, I decided to challenge myself to display the 115,000 requests by several thousand unique users in the most interesting way possible. [Read More]
Video: Firebug Copy & Paste Trick
March 8, 2007A quick video tutorial showing how to use Firebug to manipulate a web page to prevent hidden text from getting picked up when a block of text is copied and pasted from Firefox [Read More]
Want to Be Notified When Someone Submits Your Site to Digg?
February 20, 2007A recent article about seeing when your site is submitted to Digg got me thinking. Instead of subscribing to a search feed, which only hinders Digg's already dismal search, why not extend DiggTaggr to send users emails when requested URLs are submitted? [Read More]
Fotizmo Photo - The Light-Speed Escalator
February 20, 2007During a Refocus Phoenix outing last night, I captured one of my best photos yet. Using a tripod, an escalator, and a long shutter speed, I was able to achieve a very fun and exciting effect. [Read More]
DiggTaggr Update: Major Interface Changes
February 4, 2007Two days after DiggTaggr's initial public Alpha release, I have already received and acted upon several requests. The interface has been redesigned from the ground up, and several useful features have been added. [Read More]
Introducing: Brian Shaler's DiggTaggr
February 2, 2007DiggTaggr is a Greasemonkey-powered 3rd party Digg tool that searches for and displays links to Digg stories that are relevant to the one being viewed. [Read More]
NY Times - 'Madison Avenue Calling'
January 20, 2007The New York Times published an article today discussing the recent growth of mobile phones as an advertising platform and the future of mobile advertising. [Read More]
Fotizmo Photography Now On MazdaUSA.com
January 11, 2007Some of the photos I took at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2006 of the Mazda Nagare concept car's unveiling have been published by Mazda in their Mazda Museum. Check it out! [Read More]
Fotizmo - 4th of July Fireworks Photography
January 8, 2007I gathered most of my fireworks photos and put them into a Flash interface that makes it easier to browse around the 160 photos in my fireworks collection. [Read More]
Fresh Flash Eye Candy
January 7, 2007I recently collected some of my never before publicized Flash eye candy, and put them up in the Left-Brained section. The eye candy includes math-driven abstract art and experiments with code. [Read More]
DiggStatus: Digging Deep Into Digg Users' Statistics
December 31, 2006The DiggStatus Experiment was a huge success. Thousands of Digg users checked out what the tool had to say about their level of activity on Digg.com. After hitting Digg's front page, the DiggStatus tool learned quite a bit about the Digg community. [Read More]
Fotizmo Jumping Onto Flickr.com
December 9, 2006It has become an expected activity while on Refocus Phoenix outings to get some photos of Brian trying to make a fool of himself midair. [Read More]
MsDewey.com - Microsoft's Gift to the Common Geek?
December 9, 2006Microsoft recently released a Flash-based search engine that features -- more so than the search results -- a voluptuous avatar, Ms. Dewey. [Read More]
Boldly-Moving Ford Edge Photo
December 6, 2006FordBoldMoves.com recently posted a Blog relating to photography titled "Short Track: LA Photo Ops" Check out whose photos they were talking about! [Read More]
Mazda Museum Launch
November 29, 2006The Mazda Museum has finally gone live! It's a Flash-driven site that showcases images of past and present production and concept vehicles. [Read More]
Today's Electric Car
September 25, 2006A little bit about the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Plus, today's Jitsu!!! involves Tesla Motors' new electric sports car. [Read More]
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