The most popular camera on Flickr is the iPhone 5. The 2nd most popular camera is the iPhone4S. Wanna guess what the 3rd most popular camera? Yep, iPhone 4. The iPhone camera is truly stunning. Folks are blowing my mind on Tumblr and Instagram with their eye, talent, creative energy and this camera. Check out […]
Continue reading "Is the iPhone destroying standalone cameras or is it a gateway drug?"It’s no secret that the follow/follower model in Twitter was a meaningful breakthrough in social experiences. It’s elegant, simple and works. And as a result we see this model in some of the most popular products around today. Each adding their own flavor of the follower model. It’s only Tuesday but I’ve already met with […]
Continue reading "What comes after follow & followers?"Our social networks and platforms have given us enormous opportunity — to learn, play, discover, share and connect. It’s amazing. I know it’s changed my life. I continue to learn every day. And I’ve met people in real life that started online. I’m grateful for that. There are some of us that choose to use […]
Continue reading "It’s more complicated"Tumblr is an aesthetic pleasure, like entering a modern art museum for the first time. Baig: A Tumblr guide for newbies (via tumblropenarts)
Continue readingMy daily schedule couldn’t be any simpler. I look on a map for places I want to see and then drive there and take pictures. Kevin Russ (follow him on Tumblr here).
Continue readingRemember the Wayback Machine? It’s a fun service that allows you to check out old websites as they looked back in the day. I loved that service. Bringing up old memories is so powerful. Here’s Tumblr’s home page from May 2007. And here’s Flickr in 2004. One of my favorite mobile apps is Timehop. It […]
Continue reading "Our own wayback machine"Saw this handsome fella on my way to Tumblr HQ yesterday in the flatiron district. What a face! (Leica M9 | ISO 160, f/2.8, 1/60, 35mm)
Continue readingSome of my favorite mobile apps have these little gems tucked inside. For example, in Tumblr’s iOS app, you can swipe up from the new post button and automatically get into camera mode. It’s a brilliant, fast way to take a new photo and post to Tumblr. In Twitter’s iOS app, you can swipe up […]
Continue reading "Fun little mobile shortcuts"This blog has taken me in a few unexpected directions since I first jumped into the Tumblr pool some five years ago. It has been a place to share my personal life and my work life. Basically a place to share who I am, what I’m thinking about and what I’m interested in at any […]
Continue reading "A new theme and a new passion"This is a Blackerry ad on Facebook And this is a Samsung ad on Tumblr I hit the heart button the latter. It’s such a sweet photo. Samsung gets Tumblr, that’s for sure.
Continue reading "A tale of two ad units"