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CNN Does iPhone Right

Sol Young — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:34:44 +0000

CNN just released their iPhone optimized m.cnn.com, and it’s great! Not only is it iPhone web app friendly, with easy navigation and svelt transitions, it also makes audio and video available in friendly formats.

I was impressed to click a video headline and have QuickTime immediately launch and stream the video. Very clean implementation.

Twitter Mainstream WalMart/Coke Commercial

Sol Young — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:09:18 +0000

It took Walmart 2 1/2 weeks to publish their co-created Coke commercial on YouTube (originally aired before the previews before The Quantum of Solace). I’d been looking for it online since catching it before QoS on opening night. Oddly enough, nobody cam’d it or ripped it for upload on any major sites. Enjoy!

“… my MySpace friends and Twitter list…” (0:32) is a double-take moment for those of us who got in on Twitter when it was only used by the geek crowd. Twitter mentioned in a mainstream ad!? S’wut?

Figured it had to be expensive product placement, so asked Biz Stone:

@biz Did Twitter pay for placement in the new Coke pre-movie ad? 10:21 AM Nov 18th

And received:

@sol no, it just showed up which is totally cool 10:41 AM Nov 18th

Side note: Walmart has plenty of room for improvement in their online and social media presence. They could have auctioned that product placement off for some decent VC supplied money and should be getting their videos out to many many many more services more quickly…

Nokia N82 Bites the Dust – Cell Phone Snuff Film

Sol Young — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:26:58 +0000

It’s a blast to ride a long board or motorboard to the office and around Philly. Sometimes you bail. If you’re always recording video, sometimes you bail while recording the whole thing… Stuff happens.

Nokia makes freakishly strong phones. Despite a slam and slide down a sidewalk with 160 pounds on it, the N82 still works.

Listen for the death scream at the end where my foot comes down hard on top of the phone and slides it down the sidewalk like a bar of Ivory.

Read on to see videos and pics of the aftermath…

Visiting National Mechanics – Geek Dinner, August 5th

Sol Young — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:00:56 +0000

If you haven’t been to National Mechanics, you need to go. In fact, you should go this Thursday at 7:00pm so you can join the Philadelphia Geek Dinner first meetup (RSVP on Upcoming). I got to spend some time hanging with Jason, an owner of the place, and I’m stoked this is the kick-off location.

For starters, Jason isn’t a restaurateur by trade. He’s a developer and entrepreneur who has helped build WebLinc. While you’re here you’re right under a star Philadelphia company.

When I dropped by, Philadelphia’s Fox News was filming a 1-year follow-up to National Mechanics winning the “Trendiest Bar” award.

What a great day! (Phillies, software, 12seconds, WCU)

Sol Young — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:07:07 +0000

Had an awesome day – time to share!

Good Morning Philadelphia – Geek Dinner

Sol Young — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:28:00 +0000

Video update about the Philadelphia Geek Dinner on August 5th, 8pm.

Nike+ and Nokia GPS

Sol Young — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:12:45 +0000

Having some fun with the iPod Nike+ and Nokia GPS at the same time while running down to the John Kelly statue along the Schuylkill. While stretching decided to shoot a quick video (didn’t Qik).

The results for the Nike+ are extremely accurate. Since the iPod measures pauses, I believe both devices were pretty much in sync.

Results:

Visit the Newseum – video tour

Sol Young — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:00:48 +0000

Watch this walking tour of the Washington DC Newseum. My new favorite museum!

This video was a fun experiment in video blogging.

Tools used:
Canon SD-1000, 640×480 @ 30fps
iMovie
Viddler for commenting (uploading to other services for comparison)

BlackBerry 8800 – Hi, I’m Sol

Sol Young — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:00:51 +0000

Hey, I’d like my phone back. If you found it, please do the right thing and email phone@solyoung.com or ship it.