Last weekend, we ran Google’s first-ever game jam in the Netherlands (with Spil Games) and San Francisco. We put food, beer, and developers in and fun games came out. Here’s a look at the sausage being made in San Francisco:
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Mobile Lawsuit T-Shirt
On October 6, 2010
George Kokkinidis made an awesome infographic yesterday, which shows who’s suing who for infringing their mobile patents. Since I’m speaking on a panel at the CTIA wireless conference tomorrow, I turned George’s chart into a shirt to wear there:
P.S. You can pretty much calculate how screwed (or not) a company is using the chart. Here’s an equation to do so:
E.g., Kodak is:
100% screwed.
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Almost Resignation Letters on TechCrunch
On October 3, 2010
I thought TechCrunch’s acquisition by AOL was a Bad Thing, for pretty much everybody involved — the readers, the writers, the startups, AOL. Paul Carr voices what must be the prevailing feeling among his peers: “Like most serious writers, I’ve always dreamed of working for AOL.”
So I can’t say I’m surprised by the ha-ha-only-serious letters of resignation that have been popping up on the site since. Already, three of TechCrunch’s dozen staff writers have posted all-but-goodbyes:
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Of Fail Whales and Other Fine Feathered Friends
On September 24, 2010
(OK, so whales don’t have feathers. What are you a fucking marine biologist?)
Facebook introduced their error page to the world yesterday and they certainly set a new standard among social networks for animal-themed whimsy.
First, Twitter threw down the gauntlet:
Then, Digg:
And now, Facebook:
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Shouldn’t Hulu Be Saying “Congratulations”?
On September 6, 2010
As in, “Congratulations, we’re unable to load a message from our sponsors!”
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Upcoming Speaking Gigs
On March 10, 2010
I'm giving a few talks in the next couple weeks. Here are my session titles and abstracts, the where and when, and my speaker bio:
Extensions5: Advanced Google Chrome Extensions with HTML5
Google DevFest Japan
March 11thA deep dive into advanced techniques for developing extensions — like communicating within and between extensions, effectively injecting content, and integrating HTML5 features.
HTML5 101
South by Southwest Interactive
March 14th and 15thAn overview of the latest HTML, CSS, and JavaScript features being built into modern browsers — including audio, video, typography, animation, notifications, and more.
Advanced Google Chrome Extensions
South by Southwest Interactive
March 14th[See above.]
Brian Kennish was the first support engineer at Google back when the AdWords API was launched. Since then, he's helped launch four more Google developer products — gadget ads, the Analytics API, Wave, and Chrome Extensions. Brian is currently a developer advocate for Google Chrome.
