What is it? The Windows 7 Social Media Hub was one of the cornerstones of the Launch of Windows 7.  It was an aggregator that pulled any Windows 7 conversation from Twitter, Facebook (Windows Fan Page only), YouTube, Flickr and Blogs.  We wanted people to see real time Windows 7 comments (positive and negative), show the [...]

Its been waaaayyy too long since I’ve blogged .  So here it goes- short and sweet to get back in the groove. I made the switch to Microsoft in July to lead the Social Media launch of Windows 7.  It went well.  Really well.  Tried some things that worked, some that didn’t work as well. Marty Collins [...]

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I just realized that the spedometer in my rental car is in kilometers!! I knew there was no way it could go 240mph and it definitely didn't feel like 60mph!!-- Post From My iPhone

I appreciate Redbox! Whenever a decent new release comes out or a movie you've been wanting to see but heard it wasn't worth theatre price to see it, Redbox always comes to the rescue!Yesterday I went to my nearest Redbox location and while I was browsing through movie selections a lady walked in and walks right up to the Redbox. She was on her phone blabbering away in volume levels that should be illegal while standing so close to a complete stranger. She waited a good minute and a half and began to start shoving the DVD case in the return/vend slot all while blabbering on her phone in a language that doesn't exist and any other language would be ashamed of but what she would most likely call English!Remember, all of this took place while I was trying to select my movie, swipe my card, get my movie and leave! It's a 4-5 minute in and out trip for me, there's no reason to not be respectful, stand back and wait your friggin' turn! Not to mention she had a young boy running all over the place acting worse than her and she didn't pay attention to him once! I think the most common question in this situation can only be "What is this world coming to!!?"

We FINALLY get Saturday Night Live back!!!!(Ellen Page)I haven't really found anything too intriguing with the 2010 Winter Olympics. Of course it may just be because we got to see the entire US swim team including Phelps kick butt almost every night during the 2008 Summer Olympics! The suspense from those meets is pretty difficult to top!

Many things have changed for me in an incredibly short span of time. I've gone places and gone back places and after it all I couldn't be more happy with the choices I've had to make and feel pretty stable where I'm at and ready to move forward to even bigger and better things!! And I'm incredibly stoked about the pushes and shoves that have resulted in the direction I'm in!I've been thinking more and more about Art School and have been focusing on a wide range of projects, mostly photo but I'm dabbing into a few other forms too. As far as photo's go though I'm pretty satisfied with some of the recent things I've done and the new stuff I discover I can do as I try harder and harder. Here's a few results, enjoy!

It's been almost 2 brutal days without my iPhone. Every second that goes by influences my hearty appreciation for the device. It may seem a little over-drawn but I can't fathom how I ever survived without it! It's AMAZING!!!! I have nothing to enjoy in the restroom, I have to just sit there now!Why hasn't anyone text me?, oh wait, I don't have my phone! I wasn't able to tweet when I saw that kid do that crazy thing in the snow!I would have been able to read the Facebook invite before the event instead of after! I have no idea where I even am anymore! I got to a dead end I had no idea if I was suppose to go right or left!I could have responded to the newest fan page post faster and still have that fan!I would have had 1 email at a time instead of 2 BILLION when I got home! I'll most likely never know what the temperature actually was/is these few days or if it was suppose to snow or not.I couldn't scan the things I wanted to buy to see if any other store had them for cheaper.Without my iPhone how was I suppose to know it was her birthday?! Until I get it back I'll never know what the name of that movie was I was trying to think of either.I have no idea where the closest Starbucks is or where I should eat tonight.I feel like I'm missing out on life right now! I miss you iPhone, see you tomorrow I hope! Although the iPhone is incredibly amazing these statements aren't 100 % accurate, I can still technically live and have fun without my iPhone but with it life's just that must easier!!!

The Girl Scouts are back at their posts selling those amazing cookies again! I still think the coconut one on the far left ousts the competition!! What's your favorite Girl Scout cookie!?

2010 Fausnaught Day just past. Here I thought a Fausnaught was just any doughnut but holy crap was I mistaken! I've learned this year that a Fastnacht isn't exactly that amazing jelly-filled sugar-soaked doughnut we all love but yet a very boring and bland version of the tempting treat! Oh well!!

There is an interesting article I picked up today in Fast Company that quickly and succinctly cuts to the point of what these critical moves forward on the Web mean for the future. Counter intuitive to the folks very wrapped up in the “There’s an App for That” mindset comes this article Killer Apps: Why App Stores Are Not the Business Model for the 21st Century which brings to the forefront the fallacies that every company creating, and more over controlling, an App Store concept for their business will lead to a nirvana of beautiful, useful devices and software for our collective [...]

Web Sockets are set to revolutionize the way the “real time web” works, today most websites use AJAX as a way to fake a real time dynamic experience… think a stream of Twitter tweets popping up relating to a current event. AJAX approaches that try to get to the “real time” end are similar to a kid riding in the back seat on a long driving vaction with their parents “Are we there yet?… Are we there now?… How about now?” constantly pinging their data sources asking if something changed. Web Sockets aim to change all that and simplify it for web users and developers across all web browsers and devices that contain them think Mobile devices, televisions, nearly anything with a screen in the future… you have to love open [...]

Web Sockets are set to revolutionize the way the “real time web” works, today most websites use AJAX as a way to fake a real time dynamic experience… think a stream of Twitter tweets popping up relating to a current event. AJAX approaches that try to get to the “real time” end are similar to a kid riding in the back seat on a long driving vaction with their parents “Are we there yet?… Are we there now?… How about now?” constantly pinging their data sources asking if something changed. Web Sockets aim to change all that and simplify it for web users and developers across all web browsers and devices that contain them think Mobile devices, televisions, nearly anything with a screen in the future… you have to love open [...]

The adoption of HTML5 and its surrounding cast of powerful new features is going to be a huge boon to web users and points towards a very positive direction for the future of the web. From the smoother interfaces of canvas, local storage enabling offline modes for online email programs and the like seamlessly, online video free of dependencies like Flash, web sockets making the real time web a breeze without all the current AJAX workarounds, and so much more but I’ll save all of those for future [...]