Browsing archives for October, 2007

Google’s OpenSocial: Finally.

Google, api 30 October 2007 | 3 Comments

Google is unstoppable. This Thursday, November 1, 2007, Google will launch OpenSocial (url goes live on Thursday); a set of API’s that allow developers to interact with ANY social network that chooses to participate. What does this mean? It means that in order to access Orkut, LinkedIn, hi5, Plaxo, and other currently participating social networks, [...]

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Free Taco @ Taco Bell Today (10.30.2007)!

FOOD! 30 October 2007 | 0 Comments

I don’t watch, or keep track of, sports. However, I do keep track of food! Taco Bell usually has some big publicity stunt set up each year during the World Series. This year the theme was “Steal a base, steal a taco!”… well, apparently someone stole a base last night, and today is FREE TACO [...]

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Gmail now has IMAP!

Google 24 October 2007 | 2 Comments

Gmail now has IMAP!

You are not reading that wrong… Gmail now has IMAP!
Note: They are rolling the feature out to select test accounts now. If you do not have IMAP options in your settings, you are not cool enough. Google will most likley do a full scale roll out shortly.
For ages, Gmail has been strictly POP3-only for external [...]

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Facebook Flyers Pro

Facebook, Online Advertising, Social Media 23 October 2007 | 4 Comments

I have been experimenting with different CPC (cost per click) products the last few months. I have obviously gone down the Google AdWords route, and I have looked at StumbleUpon’s pay-per-stumble; but my newest victim is proving quite valuable.
Facebook Flyers Pro is Facebook’s hand at AdWords. Unlike AdWords though, I have the ability to do [...]

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PHP/ZendCon 2007 – Day Zero

Conferences, PHP 8 October 2007 | 0 Comments

Why I am calling this Day Zero? This is the tutorials day, no conference, no keynotes, no free breakfast. This is Day Zero.
So far I have attended two tutorial sessions, once of which was way over my head (Extending PHP). The second tutorial (Best Practices) was what I really wanted to see, and I feel [...]

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