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Re: united colours of vruz

Griswold — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:59:19 -0000

Hi,friend
I find a good Chinese website which is www.dokzol.info It sells
electronic products. All of them are brand new and original and they
all have cheap price and high quality.The company also deal with the
tariff for us. One of my friends orders an Apple laptop. It only takes
a week to get it.
Let us enjoy the happiness of shopping.

Re: united colours of vruz

Griswold — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:59:18 -0000

Re: united colours of vruz

Griswold — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:59:18 -0000

Re: united colours of vruz

Griswold — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:59:18 -0000

Re: united colours of vruz

Griswold — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:59:18 -0000

Re: Matt Griswold [dot] com

Griswold — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:24:48 -0000

Thanks! I was looking for the inspiration link and couldn't find it... updated the above.

Re: Burger King: Stacker

Griswold — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:37:46 -0000

I really like this one - works well and Topple-esque fun.

Re: Web Overlay Sites: So hot right now

Griswold — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:51:31 -0000

Overlay sites/experiences are great - and hold much more promise - but it's gotta be dead simple... you also really need well-planned support to get the experience popped out in a big way (unless you have uber traffic at your beckon call... in which case, good for you!). GirlSmiles is by far the best example thus far, though moving into gaming could really break out.

Also reference: http://www.playballoonacy.com/

I'd also put Glue loosely in this category -- different approach, but still: http://getglue.com/

Re: Excess Government Spending: Defined

Griswold — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:24:56 -0000

Yeah, that person didn't give me any way to cite them -- because they put it in an email that, while appreciated, is not handy for citation or social conversation.

Re: Oscars 2009 Photo Hunt

Griswold — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:44:28 -0000

Good to see YouTube is allowing annotations in their distributed player now... and, yes, if TV were like this I might not need TiVo.

Re: Matt Griswold [dot] com

Griswold — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:13:40 -0000

Only 30 minutes to relive a youth full of 8-bit bliss? You must not have seen CONTRA then :) http://nintendo8.com/game/6...

Re: Fiat: A/C

Griswold — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:49:48 -0000

Subtle AND classy? Given that it's targeted to Playboy, I actually like it quite a bit -- so I will pretend as though I am not mesmerized by pointing out some completely arbitrary "flaws"...

1. What's with the small button to activate... c'mon!
2. I believe the left is larger
3. ummm, uneven lighting?

Okay, I'm spent.

Re: The United States of Mind

Griswold — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:48:46 -0000

Laurel - what an amazing comment! Thank you.

It's only taken me so long to reply because there's so much meat in there it's worthy of a further post -- which I intend to get to once I'm back to a regular schedule. I'll do the best I can here.

I definitely think this ties to the nature/nurture debate - which is one of my favorites by the way, because it's an eternal spectrum of gray. To crime: it's greater in large cities but that's on a gross basis... and I'm not sure it ties to population in any way, except that more people drive the numbers (this is one I am hungry for more research on so if you find any please send my way and I'll post it!). To that same point, media (in your case news media) is a big driver not just of our perceptions of crime, but also of ourselves and our environment. I'm curious to see stats plotting media consumption vis-a-vis self perception.

To your point about socialized services, we differ primarily in our answer to common "big city problems". To be complacent with paying taxes to cover the bill is to suggest that the government is suited to the task... I've seen very little that has convinced me that government, no matter how well funded, is either efficient or effective with addressing these matters. The solution is not more funding for government, but more incentives for people to address the issue in their communities -- and added taxes are incentive for nothing but tax avoidance (which is only available to the "rich").

Again, thanks for the awesome remarks -- and I'll do my best to keep things coming your way for more comments.

Re: Soap Creative USA

Griswold — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:20:08 -0000

Thanks for the kind words, Ash -- definitely thrilled to get things off the ground in such a fashion.

Re: The United States of Mind

Griswold — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:49:46 -0000

Yes, it's a convoluted question without a definitive answer -- and I'm not sure if I should be offended or honored by being declared "THE MAN" (it's been a hard week, so I'm taking it as a compliment - thank you).

To get personal for a moment: life in Los Angeles has definitely influenced me to some degree. The views of lifelong friends that remained in suburbia becomes more foreign by the day -- not that I don't understand, and even agree with, their views; but my place has influenced my perspective.

I have most frequently chosen to hold onto my firm beliefs ("go capitalism!"), even if that means standing alone (it often does) -- but I still feel at home here because I share many other values with the community. So we give and take; and the question remains unanswered.

Re: Inflatable Sex Frog Costume

Griswold — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:47:40 -0000

Wait, that's MY tv!!!

Re: Subtlety and Advertising Don’t Mix

Griswold — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:18:30 -0000

Haha, I do love the 30 Rock endorsements -- though I don't remember them any more than the commercials that interrupt my enjoyment of the show.

Re: Matt Griswold [dot] com

Griswold — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:47:21 -0000

It's not exactly a hot button issue currently -- but I did find a brief mention in the WSJ that 2004 Presidential hopeful Howard Dean was outwardly "Pro-Metric": http://tinyurl.com/439ocd

Re: Matt Griswold [dot] com

Griswold — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:26:34 -0000

Ahh, the old "we planned it that way" response... I'm sure the travesty to follow will be equally planned.

Re: Social Feed Reading

Griswold — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:43:12 -0000

Subscribed!

Re: Itaucard: Big Dream

Griswold — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:38:34 -0000

Very solid, and stays true to the product.

Re: Outbreak: The Birth of YouTube

Griswold — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:23:35 -0000

Thank you, sir.

Re: YouTube vs Webkinz: Case studies for new product adoption

Griswold — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:28:42 -0000

Great examination, Andrew -- the way you framed the data made me think of an epidemic, so I animated the data alongside a bit of the script for Outbreak.

http://www.mattgriswold.com...

I enjoy these site-by-site comparisons, and am curious to find the actual visitor data to see how close your assumptions for using search volume play out. It would also be interesting to examine the spread of a site as it makes its way around the world.

Re: August: The "Welcome" Mat of Football Season

Griswold — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:31:10 -0000

I have never considered otherwise. Bring it on, Fanny Pack 9.

Re: Blogging is Addictive

Griswold — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:33:44 -0000

Great points -- the Doogie Howser reference brings it all home. He WAS indeed the original blogger. I'm a combo of #1 and #3, with the reward coming in terms of comments and, secondarily, stats.