Topic “Confabulation”

I’ve been talking to more and more people about what apps are good for the Android platform. These are the 10 I use the most. They’re in no particular order other than the first one is probably my favorite. If I didn’t post your favorite app, drop it in the comments.

1. Write a blog post called “How to be #1 on google”
2. Count your money

Here is the long and short of it:

1. There is no reasoning with mullet enthusiasts.
2. Both have fishy origins
3. One is an ape drape one is monkey see monkey do.
4. Both seem like a compromise between style and business (see also: business in the front… party in the back), but are really just absurd.
5. At first glance, both concepts seem dated. Under closer evaluation you realize neither was ever a good idea.

Do not make this Achy-Breaky Big Mistakie!

So it's not exactly news, Plurk is on the scene. For the uninitiated, it is yet another microblog site. The big feature they tout is a cool AJAXy dragable timeline to display your updates (plurks) on. As a graphic designer, I really like that the folks at Plurk are carving their niche by focusing on the interface, but as a twitter user, I need attention to ease of post. . However, I'm sure I am far from the first to suggest that a liberal API would help a startup in this market.

I have had an account for a little while now. But it was not until recently that I got "it". There are plenty of people explaining twitter, but the "it" factor can/ will not happen unless you play with it*. I dabbled, but until saw the "itis" at FOWA first hand, I resisted. Now, I follow via IM with sms forwarding while I refresh a web page and sample 2 air clients. It's not a habit, it's cool.

While still on the high of just attending the FOWA Miami, I am inspired to start blogging again. If you have not yet attended a FOWA, you should. It is an awesome event put on by some excellent people. I must say, attending this conference really made me feel part of a web community, more than going to any social network ever has.