From the monthly archives:

July 2010

Searching for my space in the Overlap

by Dirk July 26, 2010

I’ve just returned from three days in New York City attending Overlap10. This is my second Overlap: I was one of the organizers of the original Overlap in 2006. That event so fell short of my hopes for and expectations of it that I avoided returning – at least, until this year. In the last [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25

by Dirk July 25, 2010

am i the only one who once thought madmen was good but now think it is embarrassingly overrated? # is there a url to check out other people's videos? #overlap10 # i enjoy closing far more than i used to enjoying designing. does that mean im out of the club?! # can't believe i'm just [...]

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Crowdsourcing creative = cannibalization

by Dirk July 21, 2010

Originally published at Invo Intel There are a lot of interesting things happening around crowdsourcing, many of which intuitively seem really good. Companies like Jovoto and Genius Rocket are serving as global connectors of people who want work done with people who are willing to do it. The benefits, according to Genius Rocket, include “Providing…hundreds [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-18

by Dirk July 18, 2010

terrible infovis by mint.com: includes retired players, mis-spells names, ignores players in europe making bank: http://bit.ly/aM5Jp6 # LOVED by Alex Ocias' – what a great game… http://twurl.nl/efjm4y (via @michaeldila) # the profundity of the passage of time never ceases to amaze me # just finished recording my video for #overlap10 Holy smokes, i hope they [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-11

by Dirk July 11, 2010

@louisrosenfeld how so lou? what examples or trends are you seeing? in reply to louisrosenfeld # @Trenti holland looks great, they're going to be tough to beat for either germany or spain in reply to Trenti # "If…you're wrong, it's not like we've got another…planet waiting in the back somewhere. " http://bit.ly/dhgUeN (via @TroyGoodfellow) # [...]

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Elena at 22 weeks

by Dirk July 4, 2010

It has been an eventful few weeks for little Elena: – This week we bought her a high chair and she now sits at the table with us during meals or when we are working. This is one of those little things that has a huge impact: rather than having to “put her away” while [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

by Dirk July 4, 2010

involution studios: incorporated in palo alto, ca 6 years ago today. it's been a long, strange trip, but happy birthday to us! #goinvo # @mkivikoski thanks for being part of it mike! in reply to mkivikoski # When in Philly get the cheesesteak – even at the airport. # If you're not reading The New [...]

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