Up for a read on the future of mobile phones? You guessed it – it’s another column in The Maine Edge.
Do you remember the days before your cell phone? Do you remember the time before you had your first MP3 or CD player? Mobile technology advances at a quick pace, and it’s tough to keep up with the latest gadgets.
Read iEverything now (and get a free bonus pic of my pants!).
Business cards are a big thing for me. I’ve had many in my lifetime: Russell Recycling Center, Russell’s Shoppe, the JRHO Railroad, Justin’s Detective Agency, and the perennial favorite, Justin’s Library. (Have I mentioned my lifelong entrepreneurial spirit lately?)
Well, it’s time for me to create some (real) business cards. After BarCamp Manchester, I really found that business cards can be a good thing to have on hand. I felt as though handing out my Sephone ones alone wasn’t enough (especially because I wasn’t representing Sephone at BCM). I’ve always wanted to have a personal business card to cover my other interests – most notably my photography and my personal site. I also wanted a card that could lead people to find out all of the basics about me… and that’s what I believe that justinrussell.com now does.
BCM attendee Dave Seah detailed the creation of his personal business card on his blog. (I made a point to grab one from him at BarCamp.) I still contend that IANAD (I am not a designer), but I’ve created something that I think fits with the general motif of justinrussell.com:
Comments, as always, are welcome.
For those interested, the follow-up to my Your Media – Your Way article in The Maine Edge last week is now available. The title is (creatively) Your Media – Your Way, Part II. Go read it now or pick up a paper in the Bangor area this week.
I suggested podcasts that I believe everyone should see or hear at least once. In fact many of the ones I recommended are the ones from my Podcast Update entry in November. If you’d like more local (Maine) podcasts, fellow Maine Web dev guy Jason Clarke posted an entry to his blog listing some by-Mainer-for-Mainer podcasts – including one he does with another Maine Web dev, Lance Dutson.
Full disclosure: I love co-opetition. Mitch explains that a bit in a podcast interview (around 9:40).
I heard about Mitch Joel’s Six Pixels of Separation podcast from C.C. Chapman’s Managing the Gray show. For some reason, I really have a genuine interest in marketing and social media podcasts.
After today’s episode (#37), I can honestly say it’s weird to hear yourself on a podcast. But maybe it’s a good thing… hmm. Who knows what might happen next.
(I’ve been talking a lot about podcasting lately, haven’t I?)
So what was all of that Virginia schwag about, anyway? Well, last month I was contacted by the Virginia Tourism Corporation to ask for permission to use a few of my images from the Folk Festival last year. They’re doing a new project down there to promote the Crooked Road. You can go to the site and have a customized song delivered to your friends based on some options you select on the site.
And best of all, it’s performed by none other than No Speed Limit and sung by the wonderfully talented Amber Collins. The melody sounds strikingly familiar to the title track of their latest CD, Sweet Virginia. I really can’t say enough about both No Speed Limit and Amber herself; the band gave one of the best musical performances I’ve seen last year, and Amber has such power and range in her voice. There’s a reason why they’re one of my favorite bands.
So if you have a few spare minutes, check out the Build-a-Lyric Song Generator; Amber will sing a song for you. While you’re there, you can learn about one of the richest musical regions in the country. One of my favorite songs was first recorded down that way around 1923 about a now-famous Virginia train wreck.
Great job to everyone who worked on the site – I’m glad I could help with a small part of it.
2010, Justin Russell. All content (unless otherwise specified) licensed under CC BY-NC.