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September 15th, 2008

wasoverheard - I hear funny people

It’s not much to look at, but it’s hilarious to read through the site and hear the statements taken out of context that people have overheard.
The site was developed by Mark Jaquith one late night at the b5ranch during SXSW 2008. There was an ongoing joke where various people would say things that were funny […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

August 1st, 2008

Who’s On Twitter

If you’re new to twitter then I probably should direct you to another post about what the site is about and what you can achieve with using the site. It’s much more than just finding out what everyone is having for lunch or dinner.
If you’re not new to twitter then you’re probably interested in […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

July 23rd, 2008

Posterous – Yet Another Place to Update the Masses

My friend Ben introduced me to the Posterous site this morning and I’m a little torn between my opinions.
On the one hand we’ve got yet another new social networking site that you post updates of what’s going on. Following in the footsteps of sites like twitter, Plurk, Facebook, tumblr and others.
Yet on the other […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

July 14th, 2008

Let Our Congress Tweet

You’re probably aware by now that I’m a big fan of twitter. I’m also a big fan of government and elected officials listening to the people and connecting with them where they’re at in society.
I’m not under some dreamland of thinking all of the American people are on twitter or highly involved in any […]

By Jason Bean -- 2 comments

May 16th, 2008

COMPLETE! Custom Icons on Google Toolbar

In my previous post I was wondering how in the world to change the icons on my Google Toolbar. Then Greg gave me exactly what I was looking for in the comments!
Before he gave me the solution my Google Toolbar looked like this:

After the solution, it looks like this:

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING […]

By Jason Bean -- 4 comments

May 16th, 2008

Making Custom Icons for Google Toolbar

I’m a big fan of Google and one of the products of theirs that I use regularly is the Google Toolbar. I’ve started customizing it more than just accepting the standard set of icons that they recommend, but I’ve run into a bit of a snag.
As you can see from the image above, I’ve […]

By Jason Bean -- 8 comments

April 12th, 2008

Get Free Shoes from Twitter and Zappos

For everyone out there that’s on twitter and may not have heard this yet, here’s a way to get your feet into some brand new kicks from online shoe retailer, Zappos.com.
If you’re on twitter, just follow @zappos, then randomly they’ll pick a winner to get some free shoes. AND! They might also pick 10 […]

By Jason Bean -- 3 comments

March 26th, 2008

Twittervision - Eavesdropping on the Planet

One of the more interesting applications I’ve been using lately is twitter. At first I didn’t really get it. I was already using IM and blogging and e-mail of course, so the ability to blast out a short little “tweet” about what I’m doing just seemed like a waste of time.
I didn’t really catch […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments