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2003
Ick
Only 24 more hours with this hideous Spider-Man template in place, however a deal is a deal and a buck is a buck. An odd side effect of this template change is a breakthrough in...
Joi Ito Googles self
Jason Shellen, Eric Case, Joi Ito, Biz Stone, Steve Jenson, and Jason Goldman.Joi Ito dropped in on the Blogger gang tonight mainly to talk about the Creative Commons, introduce us to the Gollum Rap, and...
BlogThis! for the Google Deskbar and a few more searches
Ev pointed to a URL that you can enter into the new Google DeskBar beta from the Google Labs. However, if you want an even simpler way to add BlogThis! to the Deskbar I've created...
Governor Rainier 'McBain' Wolfcastle
Rainier 'McBain' Wolfcastle is the cartoon parody of Schwarzenegger on The SimpsonsI'm seeing a trend. Any time that I think a candidate is ridiculous, has no chance in hell of winning an election, he or...
SF Grand Prix 2003 photos
SF Grand Prix
Never forget?
I'm finding it odd that the tragic activities of September 11th, 2001 are being remembered by many with the phrase 'Never forget'. I couldn't forget if I tried. Last night at my in-laws, as 60...
Bogus eBay scam
Seems like I'm getting more and more email of this variety. I've recently received very 'real' looking Citibank, PayPal and the below bogus eBay email. Looks like lots of folks are receiving similar spam.How to...
Tweaker
I've done a bit of tweaking to the blog today. I have shelved the photoblog and the 'On the Beatbox' features. Mostly due to the complaints of my co-worker Eric Case. He said he wasn't...
Latin Weapon 5
From CNN.com - Gibson's film 'Passion' inflames tempers - Aug. 13, 2003: 'Gibson, a devout follower of a Roman Catholic splinter group that believes in a Latin Mass and rejects changes made in the Church...
Give them what they want
Wondering where you can see more of me? That puts you in an elite class with my college loan officer and my mother. Seriously folks, where can you go to find out what I *really*...
I'm trying this
I hate being in a store and people ask, 'Can I help you?' so I make it really hard for them. 'I've never been in a store before. So I can just take whatever I...
Feed me
If you hadn't seen this already, Amazon has begun syndicating popular content from their site. It's pretty powerful stuff and Paul Bausch has an Amazon Feed Builder up for your enjoyment. I promptly built an...
How to use your SprintPCS Wireless Camera phone with Blogger
Many of you have emailed asking how to post photos from your SprintPCS phones as I have done on my wireless blog. We have been doing a lot of work on this lately and have...
Blogging about not thinking about blogging
I'm taking a well needed vacation. I've been uploading to the wireless blog from Lake Tahoe. I talked to Ev the night before I left and he said 'Try not to think about blogging for...
Jraphic it is
At the end of an article about the patent on the GIF format expiring Nate at Web-graphics laments:In a cranky and almost unrelated note, I'd like to take the opportunity to express my displeasure with...
The Blog Apple
I'm in Manhattan for a few days, post-conference to visit the Google NY office and for a few meetings. It's been a few years since I've been here and I'm glad to see that the...
It's like you are right here in Boston!
Of course you are missing my soothing voice in this format but here is my keynote presentation for your browsing pleasure. Please forgive my sloppy notes field.Here are a few of the links from my...
Good time strategies
I'm sitting next to my former arch nemesis Biz Stone listening to David Weinberger speak about 'Why Weblogs Matter'. An aside, listening to David talk is like helping yourself to $500 out of the register....
Conference blogging directory
Since I'm speaking quite a lot over the next few days I'm not going to be this conference's proto-blogger. Once again however, I find myself sitting next to Tima and other great event bloggers.Here are...
That's the good stuff
I'm now wireless via the Jupitermedia Wifi point set up for the conference. It's nice and fast. Yesterday, at Oakland Airport waiting for my late JetBlue flight, I tried to hop on the wifi network...
I'm posting live
Here at the PlanetWork conference. Posting a test.
Still tweaking
Since there has been a lot of talk about photoblogs lately, I've added a section for archives of my sidebar photoblog. My only objection to the photoblog (or fotoblog) NYT article is that it makes...
I'm prolific... at work
Craig Silverstein of Google told the crowd at ETech that we released an internal version of Blogger in Google. I thought I would tell you a bit about it since it's been interesting and helpful...
Sitting next to Tima
I'm at David Weinberger's talk at Etech, all set to blog it but since Tima's doing the same thing... um... I'll just link him when he's done. LazyWeb indeed.[update: David Weinberger: What Will Groups Be]...
Etech 2003
Stuart Hughes is on the line from England on a panel with (from left to right) Dave Sifry, Doc, Dan Gillmor moderated by Xeni Jardin. As I'm writing this Stuart just gave Blogger a shout...
Friday Mailbag (cheaters edition)*
Question: When is a standards body needed for a technology and when should progress be left up to innovators? Answer: That's a good question. I'm glad I thought of asking myself this question just moments...
Happy 1st birthday son!
I can't believe it's already been a year. Seems like Allison and I were just getting used to feedings every two hours, changing diapers and rocking Drew back to sleep. Now he's walking around the...
Friday Mailbag
Question: I was wondering if you have any information on how Salam is doing. Have you received any emails from him lately?Answer: Sadly, I haven't heard or seen anything from him since his last public...
From the mailbag (a new feature for Fridays?)
Question: Sometimes, when browsing, I see people talk about their RSS feed, which seems to have something to do with XML. Do you know where I could find info about it?
Hey that was private!
A while back I wrote to Salam Pax, the blogger in Baghdad, suggesting some ways around the Iraqi block of Blog*Spot. Since then I've thought of him every once in a while. When Ev added...
The Human Flag Trick
Performed by Jason Shellen at John D. Morgan Park in Campbell, CA after nephew Jack's 2nd birthday party. Photo by Grant Shellen. I received a lot of comments and email when I mentioned that I...
Blogger + Google = Good times!
Yes, It's true we had a blast at the shindig the other night. Thanks to everyone who made it out, we'll have to do that again soon. Of course, it wouldn't be a blogger event...
In San Francisco tomorrow? You're invited!
-----Original Message-----To: All Friends of BloggerSubject: Blogger + Google party this Wednesday!Hello friends --You are invited to an informal get-together to mark a new entry in our company's history. Join us in celebrating our new...
Mr. Blogger if your nasty
Hey there! Are you new to shellen.com? You look familiar... but something about the kind of email I've been getting lately tells me you are here for the first time. This is the personal site...
Why are these men screaming?
James Hong, of HotorNot fame came by for lunch at work the other day. He took a few pictures. They will probably keep me from running for public office one day. Damn.
Possible new Blogger marketing campaign?
We have been getting an innordinate amount of email and suggestions about Blogger as of late. Maybe it's the New York Times article, maybe it's the BBC article, or the Reuters or AP articles. Hard...
Months of hard work wrapped up in one little article
Well, looks like someone scooped us on our own story. Nice work Dan. More on this soon.update: Some folks have speculated that from my post above that Dan Gillmor knew before I did. I was...
The Rundown
Ian welcomes the end of small talk and the rise of the 'rundown':(She)..defines small talk as 'the conversation we're supposed to be having' and the rundown as 'the conversation we want to have.' She played...
Ah Rio...
This time last year, Ev and I took a covert trip to Rio to visit Globo.com to discuss what would eventually become Blogger.com.br. I've been meaning to put these pictures up for a while and...
Blog*Spot blocked update
First off, I want everyone to know that we take this situation very seriously at Pyra and are doing what we can to raise awareness of the situation and do what we can to technically...
Blog*Spot blocked in China?
Button writes in:Jason: Just keeping you informed. There seems to be a problem with China. As I was surfing around I was pointed to this post. If there is a problem with China, I don't...
Macworld bloggers lunch revisited
Pictured left to right:Steve JensonMatt HaugheyZach LynchJason Shellen (me!)Merlin MannDavid GalbraithPhil WolffDoc SearlsRoss MayfieldTaking the picture (and hence not pictured) Paul PeissnerThe second annual Macworld bloggers lunch was a success. Old friends caught up with...
Mele Kalikimaka!
December 27, 2002 - View of sunset over the island Lanai from Kanapali, Maui.Well I guess by the picture you can tell that Allison, Drew and I spent the better part of the holidays in...
Macworld SF 2003 - bloggers lunch
Last year, Mr.Barrett played host for a Macworld SF bloggers lunch. We ate Specialty's sandwiches, an alien showed up and then a talent agent acting on Microsoft's behalf asked if we wanted to be in...
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