LOL I’m funny sometimes (what? I am!)
Minh of @mahalstyle leading a social media workshop that by far, is one of the best workshops I have attended. Major #props #socialmedia #sandiego #tech #style #fashion (Taken with Instagram at Chrome Digital)
The Writing Ball ca. 1865
The Hansen Writing Ball was invented in 1865 by the Rasmus Malling-Hansen.
The writing ball was first patented and entered production in 1870, and was the first commercially produced typewriter.
Is it just me or does this look like the greatest engagement ring ever?
I want one of these - you have no idea. Sadly I am not insanely wealthy.
Oh. Hell. Yes! More presents from @bing! 4piece wine set and another $10 #spon #summer of #doing (Taken with Instagram)
So @bing gave me a mini herb garden and $10. I promptly spent the $10 on #kp3d (Katy Perry 3d) cc @vontaub #summer of #doing #spon (Taken with Instagram)
Instagram: Instagram + Facebook
Congrats to these guys. I’m not even mad. Maybe it’s because I’m an Android user who just got Instagram. I hope Instagram improves now because since opening it up to Androids, the network has been super slow. And come on, who wouldn’t want to be a successful startup, getting bought out for a billion? Give them props where props are deserved!
When Mike and I started Instagram nearly two years ago, we set out to change and improve the way the world communicates and shares. We’ve had an amazing time watching Instagram grow into a vibrant community of people from all around the globe. Today, we couldn’t be happier to announce that Instagram has agreed to be acquired by Facebook.Every day that passes, we see more experiences being shared through Instagram in ways that we never thought possible. It’s because of our dedicated and talented team that we’ve gotten this far, and with the support and cross-pollination of ideas and talent at a place like Facebook, we hope to create an even more exciting future for Instagram and Facebook alike.It’s important to be clear that Instagram is not going away. We’ll be working with Facebook to evolve Instagram and build the network. We’ll continue to add new features to the product and find new ways to create a better mobile photos experience.The Instagram app will still be the same one you know and love. You’ll still have all the same people you follow and that follow you.You’ll still be able to share to other social networks. And you’ll still have all the other features that make the app so fun and unique.We’re psyched to be joining Facebook and are excited to build a better Instagram for everyone.Best,KevinCEO, Instagram
INSTAPRINT (PRINT YOUR INSTAGRAMS!)
Calling all Instragram lovers! How freaking cool is this?! Instaprint is a concept printer which would allow anyone at a specific event to wirelessly print their Instagram photos. All they would have to do is tag the photo with a specific location or hashtag - any photo tagged appropriately will automatically be printed out on inkless paper.
The project is currently on Kickstarter, aiming to raise $500,000. If you want to be the first with one of these, you can pre-order different sized and capability printers through Kickstarter now. Prices start at $399.
I’ve been hearing so much about the 24hr Sprinkles Cupcake ATM and I am DYING to try it! This is in Beverly Hills, but I would hope for one to open up in La Jolla! *sigh* kind of miss living in LA now. Ah well, I’m sure I’ll visit sooner or later!
This is really useful in the library..
WANT! It looks cute and is totally helpful for travel!
Get ready for an influx of CES posts (OK like 2 posts)! I know it’s been nearly a month since CES but I did want to share my experience - but from the view of stylista who has a love affair w/gadgets!
First of all, I want to talk about how people lump me under the geek/nerd category because I love going to CES. I’m not going to deny that I am a bit geeky - but think about the gadgets you use yourself. Aren’t you excited for those? Your tablets, your phones, your cars, your laptops - those are all found at CES. Not only that, but the cases, luggages, and other various accessories that make your gadgets all the more visually pleasing. Those of us who get to go to CES, get to play w/all of this before you do. We have the advantage of knowing which products will be worth the purchase. Call it geeky if you will, but don’t forget you geek out over it too.
Now I’d like to focus on how some people who consider themselves part of the “tech” or “social media” communities, fail to see how much fashion relates to technology and social media. By fail, I mean they don’t see how much more the fashion community uses all of these technologies and mediums and how successful they are at it. They are the ones to quickly drop in on the technology and social media markets, if it means making their label/line that much more “AH-mazing!” They are very forward thinking. Just check out this video of Azealia Banks performing at Karl Lagerfeld’s house. Notice the amount of tech used. The music equipment, cameras, and the several iPads being used to document the event. And of course this was blasted out on several social media platforms.
That said, fashion and style were definitely present at CES! From the window displays at Griffen, to the eyewear line at Polaroid, and of course there were quite a few other CES attendees who weren’t afraid to shine out amongst the suits! Check out how cute @VampireKitten’s gauges are! They’re little skeletons! But of course I had to dress up for every occasion as well. I had outfits for the convention and for the nightlife.
A separate post will be made soon for my daily outfits. I just wanted to get my thoughts out there about my love for technology and fashion. They are a great pair.
Sony CES Fan Voted Video: Unique and fun experiences on the show floor (by sonyelectronics)
Finally! I am home from Las Vegas! I was there for CES 2012 (Consumer Electronics Show) and of course my friends and I decided to stay a little longer so we could enjoy the rest of Vegas. It has been a long and exciting week and I am glad to be home! Mostly because I like having my own bed! I’ll probably be making a few more posts about CES 2012 in the coming days, but I did want to share this video from Sony. My friends say I look meek and whatnot - I say I provided a great sound byte! My purpose was to get a shot done! LOL
OK I am tired. Enjoy the video and I will enjoy my home time.
(via Artopolis: The State of the Creative Nation | Entrepreneur.com)
I ♥ articles like this! This is all stuff that people should have already figured out: sleepy towns are susceptible to brain drain. San Diego is finally figuring this out, and yet people still want to leave. People like me (but I have my own reasons). SD is by no means Omaha, but we are a place of small town group think. Kids go to college here, only to leave to find opportunity elsewhere or to find a lifestyle that better suits them in another location. It has always saddened me that San Diego, despite it’s large size, could never really hold it’s own like all of the other major cities. It sometimes seems like SD isn’t open to new ideas, or when they are, it appears contrived and “copy-cat” like. That said, what keeps me here is trying to help get SD beyond the playground of Tiger Woods, Ashton Kutcher, and Prince Harry. I want to help end this brain drain, and I want a better look for San Diego. Yes, we know how to throw a good party, but we are talented and artistic folk too. We just need to find a way to shine - and then maybe our youth will want to stay past their college years.
(via Goodsie : Goodsie)
I’ve been contemplating opening my own shop with my own curated ideas of fashion and style. While I am still a long way from formulating my exact vision, I have come across several e-commerce platforms that I have been bookmarking along the way (for when I do decide to open up said shop). One of those sites is Goodsie - and I am TOTALLY NERDING OUT OVER IT!
First off Goodsie is run by HiiDef, the fine people who created Flavors (if you click my “About Me” section - it takes you straight to my Flavors page). If you’ve ever seen Flavors and/or tested it out - you know how wonderful the aesthetic is. Similar to many Tumblr and Tumblr Themes - Flavors is simple, easy, and very eye pleasing. It’s basically a one-stop shop webpage that connects your social media. The design is clean and modern, and you don’t even have to be a designer to develop a wonderful page.
Goodsie works in the same way and then some. You can spiff up your store front in a similar fashion to Flavors, choose modes of payment, and it even has a couponing system for social media. They’re also working on easier ways to do e-mail marketing. I’m sold!
What helps is that Elizabeth Kott, former digital content manager for the AHMAZING style guru Rachel Zoe, has her own store on Goodsie: Closet Rich. Haha, and how do I know this? Read about it in the least likely place for me to read anything about fashion: Entrepreneur Magazine. Niffty huh?
The service is $15 monthly w/a 30 day free trial. I actually think this is well worth it if you’re serious about opening up your own e-shop. $15 is a good deal w/o having to put up w/web designers and learning coding. Plus with the right marketing, I’m sure the money will be made back.
Frances (www.trolleywords.com) and I at the HipSwap booth at Blog World & New Media Expo! HipSwap seems pretty cool - I’ll have to try it out once it hits Android. Currently it is only available on iPhone :(
Blog World & New Media Expo 2011 has come and gone and I’m finally ready to blog about it. I got back yesterday afternoon, having spent only one day at the Expo.
Due to the beyond my means registration prices and my meager freelance wages, I was unable to purchase a pass that included keynote sessions and conferences. This didn’t really bug me as Social Media Club San Diego assisted me in obtaining an Expo Pass. I figured that was all I really needed - a few of my friends have gone to Blog World Vegas w/only Expo Passes and had a fabulous time. They’ve all raved of how the Expo was huge and that I’d get to demo so many things. I knew the new LA location would mean for less glitz and glam, but I at least had high hopes of getting to speak with more developers and get to demo more things.
Sadly, what I heard from everyone else was that the Expo this year was a quarter of the size it was in previous years - and I could tell. My friend Frances (www.trolleywords.com) and I were done with our rounds in a matter of a few hours. This isn’t to say we didn’t have a good time, but the whole BWELA hype lead us to believe that there would be so much more.
Despite our disappointment for grandeur, Frances and I were able to meet with some awesome people and talk opportunities. We had a great time with Viddy (like Instagram but w/video - how jelly I was not to have an iPhone to get some Snoop Dogg effects), HipSwap (like a cooler Craigslist w/better visuals and totally mobile), Beta Records (got free turntable slip covers from them), Yahoo! (got free style book, bag, and tee - interested in becoming a contributer), Blogger (got to check out their new features and use their photo booth!), Southwest Airlines (woot to photos! and a cool lounge area), + a few more.
I only attended one party and that was at J Lounge. I got to try some of the Safe Cigs and enjoy a few appetizers and say hello to a few friends. Other than that, Frances and I really couldn’t connect with anyone. We felt a bit out of place.
Here’s something that I noticed about BWELA: Most people asked us what the name of our blogs were. The thing is, for most people our age and in our industries, we are writing for multiple blogs in addition to writing our own. Our goals aren’t really to monetize the blogs that we own, but we are in search of job opportunities that allow us to blog. We are hustlers who look for writing opportunities, particularly in our subjects of interest. For me personally, I am a journalist and marketer who happpens to blog. I hustle and make money where I can, so long as it involves writing. So when people ask me what my blog is? What my traffic is like? I can’t really say much other than “I write for a lot of blogs.” I am a content provider - and I consult others on how to provide content.
Another interesting thing was that people actually got what type of blogger I was, based on how I was dressed. They’d make examples using fashion or ask me if I am a fashion blogger. What’s funny was that I actually said to Frances that Friday morning, “I want to just wear jeans and a tee, but I should present myself as a fashion blogger.” I deserve a pat on the back hmm? Right on the nail. Note: I blog on many topics, fashion is just one of my many steezes (style and ease).
So what’s my conclusion on Blog World? It’s a great place to pitch and network, and being younger and (for lack of better words) hipper definitely set my friend and I apart from the rest of the pack - but really we couldn’t take away too much with just an Expo Pass and one party. I think it would help us more to attend other events that catered more to the industries we are involved with - but it was great to experience BWELA anyway.