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Sharing Time

September 11th, 2008 by Bryan Allain | 1 Comment | Filed in web stuff

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Some things around the interwebs that might grab your attention…

+ If you’re a LOST fan, check out this Google Maps link. It’s the village where the Others live. Funny how close to the beach it is in real life.

+ My buddy Jason Boyett posted a 3-minute video of 3 people dancing and singing in church. It is 170 seconds of sheer embarrassment (especially the last minute). 7 words: Choreographed, break-dancing, white people in suits.

+ A nice graphic of Obama and McCain’s proposed tax plans from the Washington Post.

+ This is still my favorite YouTube video of all time. Ever.

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Triiibes

August 6th, 2008 by Bryan Allain | No Comments | Filed in books, web stuff

I’ve gleaned tons of great insight and wisdom from Seth Godin’s blog over the last year or two. So much so, that when he started taking pre-orders on his next book “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us”, I took the plunge.

As an added benefit, by purchasing the book I received early membership into a new social network he has created called Triiibes.

Not sure what I’ll get out of it…but I’ll give it a whirl. If you’re on Triiibes, look me up.

Websites I Visit EVERY Day

July 29th, 2008 by Bryan Allain | No Comments | Filed in web stuff

I’m on the internet every day. Sometimes it’s just for a few minutes here and there, other days I’m logging in 8 hours or more. Here are the sites I am on every day.

  • GMail - to check email obviously. GMail is a no-brainer to me. I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t have one. You can access it everywhere, it has the best interface I’ve ever used, and it’s Google. Who doesn’t love Google? I check my email from my iPhone when I’m out and about, but normally GMail is the first place I go when i get in front of a computer.
  • Google Reader - I’ve got 96 subscriptions in my google reader, a number I’m pretty comfortable with. I categorize my feeds into things like “My Peeps”, “Voices”, “Spiritual”, “Sports”, “Development”, “Writing”, “Tech News”, “Music News”, and “My Blogs”. (i’d get into my favorite feeds, but that’s another post)
  • Yahoo Fantasy Sports - In my opinion it’s the best interface going for Fantasy. ESPN is a bit slicker in design, and I do like their football product, but for fantasy baseball (which i check every day) i like the familiarity and reliability of Yahoo.
  • Prayers For Blowouts - My sports/faith blog. If one of the other writers makes a post, I get the update in my Reader, but I still like to take a look at the site every day to make sure it’s still there looking swell. I also like to check My Mint to see how many folks are checking the site and where they’re coming from.
  • ESPN.com - I know some people get there sports news elsewhere, but I still go to the four-letter to get my sports news. While I’m there I’ll check on Billy Simmons to see if he’s got anything new for me to devour. (If I’m strictly looking for scoreboard info, I usually use Sportsline.com…I just like their interface better)

Forbidden Love

July 5th, 2008 by Bryan Allain | No Comments | Filed in TV, web stuff

Want to know what the chinese writing in these posters is saying?

Click here for my extremely accurate translation.