I’m a fan of word mashups, especially the humorous sort. Say, if someone named Jimmy Pardo started a podcast, I might call it a PardCast. (That one is taken, and it’s a riot.)That kind of thing.
So what would you call a website where a GROUP or GROUPS of people visited to share and access COUPONS? Coup-Group.com or CoupGroup.com? No. CouponGroup.com? No.
OH – I know – GROUPON.com!
Yeah, that’s it. Oh, darn. Someone already took that idea and foisted it upon the fine people of the Capital Region.
*Sigh*
If you use Netflix, like me and 10 million other people, watch out for a phishing scam. Barracuda Labs pushed out this warning today:
Just yesterday, Barracuda Labs intercepted thousands of copies of a spammed phishing attack aimed at customers of the popular online video rental service Netflix. While phishing attacks are nothing new, especially against financial institutions, this attack is particularly well done.
Their blog post is comprehensive, and worth a read.
We at WSG are proud to congratulate three of our valued clients who were honored by Metroland Newsweekly as Best of the Capital Region for 2010.
Grappa 72 was honored as the “Best New Restaurant.” (WSG was equally honored to create Grappa72.com.)
“Armand and Tia Lule have subtly transformed the old Carmine’s Restaurant in both ambiance and menu, combining the best qualities of traditional Italian and modern elegance. Fresh ingredients like house-cured salmon and crisp greens sparkle, and the wine list begs you to forego the usual California cab for an adventure in zestful Italians.” (Source)
Mark Thomas Men’s Apparel was honored as “Best Men’s Clothing” store. (WSG was equally honored to create MarkThomasMensApparel.com.)
“Mark Goldfarb and Tom Fagan know how to do men’s clothes right. From the minute you walk through the door you feel like your in a an old-world environment that harks back to days of the classic haberdasheries. They carry quality lines such as Pal Zileri, Corneliani and Jack Victor, as well as an amazing collection of sportier clothing, shoes and accessories. Whether you’re just starting your career, running a top law firm or coaching basketball, Mark Thomas will have you looking like a millionaire.” (Source)
Fred Dicker of Talk 1300 AM was honored for hosting the “Best Political Radio Show.” (WSG was equally honored to create Talk1300.com.)
“New York Post state political editor Fred Dicker’s show is a perennial winner. He breaks news, gets interesting (and powerful) guests, and lets the listener know where’s he’s coming from. And his “music Friday” segment, where he plays everything from 1940s pro-Stalinist ditties to 1910s anti-immigrant tunes, is a hoot.” (Source)
We are proud to work with these three clients, and we wish them nothing but continued success.
Barracuda Networks today released their 2010 mid-year security report, and they’re looking askance at some big names. For one thing, the headline on Barracuda’s site reads:
Google Crowned “King of Malware” – Has Two Times More Malware than Bing, Yahoo! and Twitter Combined
So, search with care, friends. We encourage you browse the report and see what they mean.
The finding are worth a read, and you can get through the report quickly. The payoff is learning things like: of every 100 Twitter users, 90 have less than 100 followers. (I’m in that top ten percent, if you’re wondering, and so is the WSG Twitter account.)
UPDATE: A picture of the car is here. Can you say E-Love Bug?
This is a must read, if only to see what the headline really means. I found it as a press release on IBM.com.
IBM Provides Smartphone Data Services for Solar-Powered Robot Car Journey From Italy to China
Here’s the first sentence. I dare you not to click through and read it:
MILAN, Italy - 26 Jul 2010: The VisLab Intercontinental Autonomous Challenge (VIAC), an epic 13,000km journey from Parma, Italy to Shanghai, China using unmanned, solar energy powered vehicles, aims to showcase the benefits of green transport. (Full article here.)
I hope it looks like this, but I doubt it.
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The following is an internal instant message conversation between myself and out CIO Paul Kulp regarding the news that ModX, a content management system we’ve worked in and discarded, was releasing a new version with high hopes. We prefer Drupal, by a mile, if you’re asking. And if you’re asking, drop us a line to talk about it!
justin: http://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-cms/web-cms-modx-revolution-targets-drupal-joomla-markets-008104.php
paul: They’ve got a long ways to go to catch up to Drupal in my eyes
paul: and 3 yrs seems like a long time to get a new version out
paul: especially since it was in beta when i did my eval for IVCF
justin: like 2 years ago?
paul: yeah
paul: when i was doing the eval for us – i had to choose between the Evolution and Revolution platforms
paul: not a good sign
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