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29 posts published between October 2005 to January 2006 with links created to work with the Y!Q for Publishers system– an early experiement in hypertext enjmabment.
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Yahoo! Widgets Advertising: Cup-A-Lerter
The other day I was upgrading to Konfabulator 3.0 , otherwise known as Yahoo! Widgets. A “widget” is basically a little piece of software that does a simple task, usually by querying a database on the internet or some other source via web services. There are widgets for stocks, the time of day, sports schedules,…
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826 Workshop: Finding You In Stuff: Identity in Found Poetry & Collage
I just found out that my workshop proposal has been accepted by 826CHI and scheduled for January 28. The kids will be reading from the work that we create at an event the Museum of Contemporary Art on February 21. The workshop we’re doing is called, "Finding You In Stuff: Identity in Found Poetry &…
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Pizza Hut “More4All” Ad is Out of Sorts
So I saw a commercial for an exciting new Pizza Hut product called "More4All". Basically it’s 4 separate pizzas with separate toppings that allow everyone in a pizza-consuming family to get what they want in one order. The ad shows Pizza Hut employees sorting family members according to their pizza topping preference. Call me sick,…
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Logan Square Public Art
Presider Originally uploaded by juggernautco. So over the weekend we trekked over to Logan Square for a little bit of winter fun. First we went on Saturday night and then again on Sunday. When we got there, we were treated to what appears to be a weird public art show. The installation consists…
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Google Transit: Me Want for Chicago
Google just launched Transit, which is a public transportation trip planner. Currently only works for the city of Portland, so that’s not a real lot of use for us here in Chicago. On the issue of expansion, they say this in their FAQ: 2. What cities are included in the Google Transit Trip Planner? Currently,…