Smarter Stuff

OneThousandPaintings.com

OK.  I saw it on Seth's blog, and he saw it on BoingBoing, so it's probably old news: OneThousand Paintings.com

Still, it has that "obvious, once you've seen it" flavor.

The pricing algorithm is particularly interesting.  Value goes up as more paintings are sold.

Tech Talk: June, 2006

My latest column for North Bay biz is now available online:  Wireless Broadband and Viral Video

In case you missed one and want to catch up, all of my columns are available here: Tech Talk archives

The Da Vin... oops... Norman Rockwell Code

A very clever spoof of The DaVinci Code trailer, with high production values.

Mark Fletcher on Startups

Fletcher is the guy behind Bloglines.  Here's what he had to say:

• address a "point of pain"
• have passion for your ideas

The "point of pain" is key, I think (at least if you want some immediate success).

Internet Marketing Panel

I will be moderating a panel on Internet Marketing at the SofTECH general meeting on Wednesday, May 24th in San Rafael.  I hope to see you there.

Got a spare $3,700?

This should be on your list of ways to spend it: Zero Gravity Corporation.

How Amazon Does It

ACM Queue interviews the CTO of Amazon.

Cool - Reusable Video Recorder

Here's a great video review of it.  $130 bucks for a USB-out camera that shoots 640x480 video and runs on two AA batteries.

The Forever Stamp

So, the US Postal Service announces a "forever" stamp.  My buddy Adam reminded me that I blogged this idea some time ago.

(not that blogging it makes me special - I'm sure thousands of people have had the idea every time the USPS raises rates.)

I won an iPod Nano!

Really.  My answer to the question

In your experience, what is the most important marketing skill a professional must master to be effective in the years to come?

was picked out of 250 responses.  Basically, my answer was "an authentic voice."

Thank you, Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman of Build A Better Blog.