Kevin Powers http://kevinpowers.com web strategist, creative sponge, part-time villain Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:44:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Leaf ties http://kevinpowers.com/2010/05/leaf-ties/ http://kevinpowers.com/2010/05/leaf-ties/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 15:09:41 +0000 admin http://www.kevinpowers.com/?p=631 Brilliant design idea, and so glad you can actually order them. (From Korea, but still.)

From Lufdesign.

Leaf tie

Leaf tie

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I've used the web-based Check.in (twitter: @checkdotin) app for about the past week and have mixed opinions at this stage. The service is very much still in Beta, so I imagine we can expect further progress in the near future. The screenshots here show the typical check-in process — namely, (1) firing up the app, (2) the service locating you, (3) a listing of venues or search results if you're trying to find a particular spot (like in Viget's case, which isn't listed in Brightkite's results), (4) matching locations across services and (5) confirmation that you're checked in (or not). It's pretty straightforward.

Check.in seems spot on with Foursquare integration, but is definitely dodgy when it comes to Brightkite and Gowalla. I don't think I've ever had a successful check-in with Gowalla yet, which is disappointing since that's my go-to service. Hopefully Check.in gets buttoned up on this front very soon.

Integration issues like these are usually just growing pains, but I'd venture to say that Check.in isn't going to grow very big. The app does help to alleviate "check-in fatigue," but it's pretty hands-off when it comes to tying in the related benefits of each service — e.g., finding and swapping items on Gowalla and becoming the mayor of venues on Foursquare. Unless Check.in can tap into these additional features and benefits of each service, its utility will remain limited.

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]]> http://kevinpowers.com/2010/04/checking-out-check-in/feed/ 0 JESS3 / The State of The Internet http://kevinpowers.com/2010/03/jess3-the-state-of-the-internet/ http://kevinpowers.com/2010/03/jess3-the-state-of-the-internet/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:04:13 +0000 admin http://www.kevinpowers.com/2010/03/03/jess3-the-state-of-the-internet/
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I hope most have seen this already, but if not, here’s your chance to catch up.

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How crazy is that?

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]]> http://kevinpowers.com/2010/02/guide-to-curling/feed/ 0 StArt Wars ("The Dark Lens") by Cédric Delsaux http://kevinpowers.com/2010/02/start-wars-the-dark-lens-by-cedric-delsaux-2/ http://kevinpowers.com/2010/02/start-wars-the-dark-lens-by-cedric-delsaux-2/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:37:38 +0000 admin http://www.kevinpowers.com/2010/02/15/start-wars-the-dark-lens-by-cedric-delsaux/ I adore the work of Cédric Delsaux. Looks like he did a new series of Star Wars inspired photos for Amusement Magazine. These follow his previous collection, which saw a small showing at a local gallery in DC last year; and which Dale forbade me to purchase. Grr…

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Maybe it’s just me, but this lil MyEye app makes me giggle.

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And here it is…finally!

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