I’m writing this on a bus on what I hope is the end of my carmen-sandiego-like odyssey looking for Lisa. Something or someone was wrong on the internets. She’s been found, alive. She’s safe. I’ll let her tell you more of the details.
We shipped Wednesday – our biggest month yet and I’m really excited about next month because finally, at long last, we’ll be ready to launch something long overdue with a few of the … and there I almost let the cat out of the bag. Soon, July 1stish, maybe the following week, but soon.
We have some shirts in mind for the next few months but nothing is 100% – any suggestions? I think twitter is out, unless someone knows them well or we leverage the fail whale, which turned up on iStockPhoto (along with a number of other tshirt sites). We want legit and clever, I was scolded the last time I suggested we jokingly dupe the “wearing my twitter shirt” design – what do you love? FriendFeed? Plurk? Telstar Logistics? kthx.
Lijit – When readers search for information in real life, their first step is to typically seek out a friend for the answer. If their friend doesn’t have the answer they need, someone in that friend’s social network may. Eventually, they get an answer they trust, because it came from a source they trust. Your readers can now have that same experience on the web and it all starts with the source they trust. That source: the blog publisher.
And here’s a tour of their offices in Boulder, CO:
Amazee – Have you ever had a goal which required the attention and engagement of more people than just yourself? Amazee is a social collaboration platform that gives you the tools to connect with like-minded people to run and promote projects. Whatever your goal is, pursue it on Amazee!
BookGlutton is a new way to read and discuss books with your friends. Read something from Book Glutton’s online catalog and you can chat with others right inside the book, on a chapter-by-chapter basis. You can also leave comments attached to any paragraph or be bold and upload your own writing.
Pixish is a place where people who want images and people who make images can easily find each other and collaborate on creative projects together.
ReturnMoi is a global proactive recovery service that helps return lost and stolen items to their rightful owners. Security tags help protect Cell phone, ipods, laptops, keys, luggage and even cats and dogs. Finders are motivated to return items because ReturnMoi’s return system is simple, convenient, confidential and rewarding.
SocialBomb – Created by three guys at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunication Program, Socialbomb is a real-world networking game where players are awarded points for social interaction and lose points for being aloof or talking to someone with a lower score. Mingle well to make sure you don’t have the lowest score, because nobody wants to be around the social bomb!
Shoutlet is a complete Web 2.0 marketing tool that allows users to launch campaigns using RSS, text messaging, video, email, podcasts, and widgets. This web-based application combines multiple Web 2.0 formats to give marketers a simple, effective way to reach their target audiences using social media.
Zambino is the first video advertising network geared toward connecting advertisers directly with content producers. Zambino helps companies smartly integrate into social media, in a way that the community will accept and respond to in a positive way.
And we picked up some limited edition Ubuntu Hardy Heron shirts for a small number of subscribers. This link is to the 2nd edition (first set were darker, like the pic):
