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My new company, Zaang, launched a new site today that allows users to request a beta membership as well as suggest topics for our initial "worlds". A world is like a group, but so much more! It allows users to upload videos, photos, articles, links, audio, and comments on a central topic. I was a...
10/12/2009
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It's a bitter sweet moment for me on this 3rd birthday of Zipvo, as today I am announcing my resignation as Lead Developer here. It has been a wild ride, and in the three years here some awesome things have been created. I met some great people at some great events, and I will miss it all dearly....
09/10/2009
Hello everyone! Have you missed me? I've been neglecting my blogs lately, and for that I apologize. I have been crazy busy lately preparing for RE BarCamp Boston, launching my new technology blog On Top Of Tech, and working on the all new Zipvo that's launching at the Zipvo party after RE BarCamp...
05/19/2009
I like to surround myself with the most talented, knowledgable and energetic people that I can find. The same goes for the talent we bring to Zipvo. We're always looking for the best of the best to join our team. So without further ado, I'd like you to help me welcome Jason Craig to both the Zipv...
04/08/2009
We all used to have them, and they used to be the standard. Vertical photos like the one of me on the right were what used to rule the Internet. However, with social networks switching over to square photos, it's important that you optimize your photo for social networking sites such as Twitter, ...
04/07/2009
Some believe a virus called the "Conficker Worm" may wreak havoc tomorrow on April Fools Day. Conficker runs on stealth mode and spies on everything you do to obtain your financial information and your passwords. On April 1st it's going back to it's servers to get new instructions and may launch ...
03/31/2009
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Hi, I'm a Mac, and I'm sure this isn't the first Mac vs. PC debate you've read, and I'm sure it wont be the last. However, unlike other debates, I'm not going to sit here and tell you how awesome Mac's are. Well, maybe I will a little. But, I'm going to go beyond that and tell you why making the ...
03/26/2009
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If you're been on Twitter.com lately checking out a users profile you may have noticed the new title tags. They used to be "Twitter / ZipvoJames" but in a change that went live yesterday they are now "James Shiner (ZipvoJames) on Twitter" Anyone who knows about search engine optimization knows th...
03/24/2009
Join hosts Jason Crouch and Ken Cook for an hour as we explore various social media topics in a fun, laidback, freeform, sound-effect-laden format. It's pretty much a "morning zoo" atmosphere, but cleaner. Topics include blogging, Twitter, Facebook, and pretty much whatever we are in the mood to ...
03/23/2009
So we've all heard the expression "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade!" and try to do that as much as we can. But sometimes it's hard when you get lemon after lemon and get sick of lemonade! Well I am a big believer of all sayings like this. There's also "turn negatives into positives" and...
03/22/2009