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6 October 2008

Logobama, Week 31

Logobama.com hit two milestones in Week 31… over 20,000 Logobamas created (you can see them all on the Flickr gallery), and we’re now over 25% of the way to our donation goal of $5,000 (you can donate through logobama.…

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1 October 2008

The New Substance World Headquarters

A year ago, we moved into Substance World Headquarters (SWHQ) 2.0. (It’s debatable that it was SWHQ 1.0, but for the sake of argument, we’ll call it 2.0.) Over the course of these 12 months, we added two new members to …

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29 September 2008

Logobama, Week 30

Debate all you want but the facts are clear: Logobama.com hits the 30 week mark. Some links from foreign language sites has created an uptick in visitors and Logobamas created. Visitors per Week / Logobamas Created per Week Pe…

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23 September 2008

Logobama, Week 29

During Week 29, I discovered the Twitter account of “fake Sarah Palin.” It’s like a bridge into her psyche (which is of course different from a “bridge to nowhere”). Wonder if Logobama.com will come u…

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18 September 2008

Progress on SWHQ 3.0

Above: The second Substance Long Table under construction Things have been a bit quiet here on the site, but not because we haven’t had stuff going on. We’ve just been spending our free time (as well as much of our no…

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thinking about… Experiences, News & Updates, Projects & Recognition

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16 September 2008

Coffee with Likemind on Friday, September 19th

The place to be is Coffee with Likemind, Portland style. It’s this Friday, September 19th at 8am. Stop in the Stumptown Ace (1026 SW Stark), grab your beverage, then make your way over to the lobby of the Ace Hotel to mee…

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15 September 2008

Logobama, Week 28

“Actually, this is pretty cool: http://logobama.com/” – PetCobra (via the Logobama.com Twitter search) Some major milestones from Logobama.com in the 28th week of existence… $1,000+ in donations 16,700+ Logobam…

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8 September 2008

Logobama, Week 27

Above: Speeches by Obama (left) and McCain (right) from their respective conventions, as viewed by Wordle. And now we’re done with the Republican National Convention. Speeches have been spoken, flags have been waved, and pol…

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2 September 2008

Logobama, Week 26

As the focus shifts from Denver to St. Paul, Logobama.com enters Week 26. Apparently people were inspired enough by the Democratic Convention to donate $90 over the last week. Also last week, McCain chose Governor Sarah Palin as h…

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27 August 2008

Mad Men on Twitter, off Twitter, and on Twitter again.

I was late to the game on the Mad Men phenomenon, though quickly eliminated my knowledge deficit by busting through all of Season 1 over the course of a liquor-and-cigarette fueled week (also thanks to Comcast OnDemand for having …

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