emilychang: turning on the led-powered candles. they even flicker.
“the government asks you to do your xmas shopping early DO IT NOW”
emilychang: celebrating blue beanie day for web standards! http://bit.ly/MGU8
sammich: vegan turkey, cranberry relish, dijon, vegannaise, field greens
emilychang: the evening streets are crowded enough today in sf that it almost feels like nyc
CrisisWire
A mashup aggregator specifically geared to crisis and emergency information. CrisisWire released on November 13th, which just happened to coincide with the Santa Barbara fires (currently happening as of 1am PST 11/13/2008) and was used to find and relay information around the globe about the fires.
emilychang: six hours later, i might have room for pumpkin pie.
emilychang: nice, the iphone makes a handy second kitchen timer
Poladroid
Feeling Polaroid nostalgia? Poladroid is a free Mac application (Windows version is in the works) that will turn any photo into a Polaroid-like image that develops on your desktop. Currently in beta.
emilychang: google map of the attacks in #mumbai: http://bit.ly/cfTt
emilychang: following @mumbaiupdates for updates on the situation in #mumbai
emilychang: back from whole foods madness. chatting with the folks.
koornk
A personal shouting place that lets you stay in touch with your friends via short, quick messages. It works the other way too. And all you have to do is tell your friends (and the world) what are you doing at the moment.
my6sense
A content recommendation service that separates the signal from the noise and delivering the most valuable information from your most trusted sources. My6sense is more than a smart feed reader, it's your "digital intuition". [Alpha]
Search.io
A tabbed search engine. Search Google, Yahoo, and other search engines all on one page.
The Art of Bootstrapping
"Too much money is worse than too little for most organization-not that I wouldn?t like to run a Super Bowl commercial someday. Until that day comes, the key to success for most organizations is bootstrapping. The term bootstrapping comes from the German legend of Baron von Munchhausen pulling himself out of the sea by pulling on his own bootstraps. That?s essentially what you?ll have to do, too.?
emilychang: good day. multiple projects, thought processes and food types. now, total chillax.
emilychang: hmm, I don't want to adjust my settings tho, just want auto-brightness to work again
emilychang: argh. 2.2 update has made my screen brightness dim.
keyboardr
A home page/start page that aims to speed up your internet experience. It acts as a meta-search, gathering results from Google, Wikipedia, and Youtube instantly as you type.
Evri
A new way to browse topics on the web. We do this by linguistically analyzing web content to learn how people, places and things are connected to each other. Users browse those connections, see related articles, pictures and videos found anywhere on the web, without having to search.
jovoto
A worldwide community for creative talent and a fair and fun way of connecting those who have ideas with those who need ideas. Think of it as a new type of job board.
Gyminee
A social fitness network for detailed tracking, online accountability, and motivation. Whether you are trying to lose weight or get fit, it's time to start taking your fitness seriously. Track your workouts, monitor your diet, meet new friends, and reach your goals.
springpad
A free "online notebook" or online organizer that helps you manage your life. Use your springpad to keep track of notes, photos, maps, to-do?s, contacts and appointments. In all seriousness its a pretty good idea to have a tool that will help you organize your life. [Beta]
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This is my activity from around the web pulled into one chronological data stream. Read my blog post

