From the monthly archives:

February 2004

PhotoBlog is hiring

February 29, 2004

Terms: Contract-based
Hours: minimal availability of 30h/week
Place: at least one position onsite in Brussels, Belgium / one position could be coordinated offsite
Reports to: co-founder and head of technologies: Maarten Troonbeeckx
Description:
PhotoBlog (http://www.photoblog.be), is rapidly growing and we’re looking for Web Developer/Designer who has strong HTML, CSS, PHP skills. The position will consist primarily of work on [...]

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It’s all about the UI

February 28, 2004

Eric Meyer in the bathtub and have breakfast with standards, add Defensive Design to you list. Not even printed and already a best-seller…
Maarten’s design of the PhotBlog UI is a case reference of Defensive Design…
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PhotoBlog browser compatibility

February 28, 2004

Maarten did a stunning job again. Only Netscape 4.8 on Linux scrambles the layout. In other words +99% compatibility.
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PhotoBlog.org camera survey

February 25, 2004

Have a look:
1. Eos 10 D
2. Lomo L-CA
exactly my point…
Canon is overall ruling by far as the favorite brand.
If you have your PhotoBlog, make sure you’re listed on PhotoBlog.org.
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“Photoblogging- A source for self expression”

February 25, 2004

Jimmy Green on the Phenomenon of PhotoBlogging.
I asked him to have a critil peep on PhotoBlog…. Curious.
“I have had an interest in photography for many years now, but since using the internet more frequently for my photography and developing an online presence my skills and experiences have doubled in speed, it has helped me in [...]

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Strategy and customer myopia: mobile operators threatened by… (who?)

February 25, 2004

Nokia announced its first Wi-Fi enabled GSM communicator phone. You’ll be able to make voice calls without having to pay ridiculous mobile operator fees. Other mobile phone manufacturers such as Motorola and Ericsson will no doubt incorporate Wi-Fi in future products.
It has been 18 months ago since I have a speech to the complete [...]

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Innovation and Intellectual Property

February 25, 2004

“Grey Album” case.
On February 24th, the album was released. It is a a stunning good remix which samples many tracks of The Beatles (licensed by Capitol Recordings). The album is only released in a run of 3.000 pieces, but was copied allover the Internet (especially on P2P networks). In 12 hours, [...]

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(Phot)Blog spamming

February 24, 2004

Toplog in Brazil spotted PhotoBlog. They invested quite some time and money in their application, which by far matches PhotoBlog.
They are exclusively focused on the Brazilian and have 380 members today. At PhotoBlog we have 663 paying members at the moment of writing (and growing exponential). What is the [...]

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Blogging bibliographies

February 23, 2004

Danah’s references.
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MDUs

February 23, 2004

buy the card and… I smile.
- Ine: please visit the Lo-Tek exhibition in New York, take pictures, buy books, interview people. You are the example of a true Global connected Nomad.
- Lorena: Etoy is moving out of Madrid and into Amsterdam. Write them. You are not the accountant they are [...]

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