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Twittering like it was yesterday

nobody@vox.com(Freddie) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:13:24 -0500

08:20 Home from work, power nap, later this evening The Usual Suspects screening with Chazz Palminteri. #
18:06 At Alamo Ritz waiting in line for The Usual Suspects screening. #

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Flipping out

nobody@vox.com(Moocards) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:30:02 -0500

We've seen lots of online chatter about flipbooks in the last year or so - people using video footage, pulling out key frames and making new school versions of the stick-men adventures from the old days.

Nicky - one of our awesome developers - spotted this blog post about creating your own flip books, recently. Using a combination of After effects and Photoshop, Alphonse has set up templates to help you make flipbooks of your own. If you check out the videos, you'll see they work really well.

Now, is it just me, or do they look roughly Business Card sized? As Nicky says, adapting this to the Business Card format, and printing on Green Stock (which is slightly 'flippier') could be perfect. Bind the book nicely at one edge, put back in the nice little holder, and bingo - what a cute memento for newly weds, or a great little keepsake for new parents. Alternatively, as someone suggested in the comments, what a cool, hands-on way to show new people your video work... No cables required.

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Twittering like it was yesterday

nobody@vox.com(Freddie) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:10:26 -0500

08:15 Home from work, power nap, then My Morning Jacket at Stubb's #
16:48 At Alamo Ritz to see Tropic Thunder, then My Morning Jacket concert. #
20:02 Finally walking my ass to My Morning Jacket concert at Stubb's. #
22:21 Back at Alamo Ritz for Unnecessary Sequels Award Show. #

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Twittering like it was yesterday

nobody@vox.com(Freddie) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:10:07 -0500

07:58 In San Antonio, sitting outside Whole Foods waiting for the doors to unlock. #
10:16 Watching Greenovate on planet green channel planetgreen.discovery.com #
10:41 Kickass LittleBigPlanet wallpaper made by SpyDudeFX -- lbpvv9.jpg (JPEG Image, 1680x1050 pixels) img301.imageshack.us/img301/483 ... #
11:52 Repost: Kickass LittleBigPlanet wallpaper made by SpyDudeFX -- lbpvv9.jpg (JPEG Image, 1680x1050 pixels) snurl.com/3j36z #

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Twittering like it was yesterday

nobody@vox.com(Freddie) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:09:13 -0500

10:43 Ticket for Weezer concert in November has been ordered #
10:44 @bmoyle played it on PS3, not so hot for the camera, need to get use to it #
10:52 Finally checked this mornings emails and watching Less Than Zero #
12:06 Reading: Newsarama.com : TALKING TO GUY DAVIS tinyurl.com/64jjwu #

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Discover the Best of the Blogosphere

nobody@vox.com(Team Vox) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:29:12 -0500

Blogsdotcom

One of my favorite things about working at Six Apart is that it's a company founded by bloggers, for bloggers. As a result, not only do we want to provide bloggers with the best tools (like Vox, TypePad and Movable Type), we're also committed to helping bloggers find a broader audience, and helping readers find the blogs that matter to them. And with over 175,000 new blogs created every single day, this is no easy feat.

Luckily, with the launch of Blogs.com, Six Apart is making it easy for you to find the best blogs on the web. Hand-picked by a team of passionate editors, and organized by the topics that interest you, Blogs.com will help you find blogs on a variety of topics from Life, to Entertainment, to seasonal topics like Student Life. You can also catch up on the latest buzz on the web by reading featured editorials or checking out the top ten lists.

Wondering how you can submit your blog to the Blogs.com editors for consideration? It's easy -- Just fill out this quick form. In the meantime, check out Blogs.com and let us know what you think in the comments.

Thanks for reading!

-daisy

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Tech Talk points to Leo's 6 rules of safe computing

nobody@vox.com(InsideTWiT) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:44:45 -0500

Tech Talk 37: Safe Computing

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Twittering like it was yesterday

nobody@vox.com(Freddie) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:04:16 -0500

13:56 funfunfun fest 2009 is set to go, lineup is up www.funfunfunfest.com/ #

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Top MOO Tip: Bulk discounts

nobody@vox.com(Moocards) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:53:38 -0500

Just incase you don't subscribe to the newsletter - or something awful's happened, preventing you from reading the latest issue - I thought I should let you know we're now doing bulk discounts for Business Cards and Postcards.

While many of you love the fact that Business Cards come in short runs of 50 cards, some of the networking junkies among you were pleading for bigger packs. Ever happy to oblige, we've launched a special bulk 200 pack, which saves 20% off the cost of 4 separate 50s. Even better, they're delivered in a swanky box, (made and printed at an FSC certified supplier) and come with the free 50 pack holder included. Nice.

We've also introduced a bulk pack for Postcards. Save over 15% when you buy one pack of 60 cards, rather than three packs of 20! We did this as we see so many packs of wedding invites and baby announcements go through, we thought you could do with a little help. Twenty isn't always enough, and a bulk pack saves you time and money, just when you could probably use it. The photo above shows one such pack, of an unbelievably cute baby, photographed by Andy Mosse.

So there you have it; discounted bulk packs, because big is beautiful.

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Twittering like it was yesterday

nobody@vox.com(Freddie) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:10:26 -0500

08:38 Watching some Top Gear episodes on BBC America on-demand #
11:43 Watching first couple of episodes of anime Boogiepop #

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