Life, it is a Travesty... - (chunklove)

Blog Expansion - My Projects’ Blogs Are Coming Here

myko — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:25:10 +0000

I’ve decided to split off my projects’ blogs and consolidate them all here. You’ll still get in depth technical posts at my Lockergnome Nexus site - Tech Time. This only effects the blogs of my projects.

If you want updates on lilill, ChunkLove.com, Twitterlicious.com, or BookmarkCleaner.com you will soon be able to find them here instead of on those individual web sites. if you’re following there just subscribe here and you’ll be set. I’ll post separate posts on those sites to direct folks here. You’ll also find announcements and updates for my new projects if you subscribe to the main blog feed.

If you only want to hit categories for specific projects, they are all over there on the left ( < --- ). I've given up my clever category naming scheme for the projects to make them easy to find.

Welcome to everyone that has found me through the gracious linking of everyone I met at Mashup Camp this year.

Three Strollers @ > 65% off on Amazon.com

myko — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:23:01 +0000

Here are three cheap strollers that anyone having a baby soon could use. We know a couple pregnant folks, so this post is for them. Here is one Combi and two Safety First strollers at remarkable discounts.

I haven’t done research to see how they’re rated or if they’re safe strollers; that’s for you to do. I’m just here to help you save money!!!

In order:

The Combi is down 66% from $229.99 –> $79.00
The Safety First Ivy Cottage is down 66% from $259.99 –> $89
The Safety First Biltmore is down 72% from $354.99 –> $99.

Enjoy!!!

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Amazon Pricing Research

myko — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:56:18 +0000

I’ve been working on writing an Amazon.com scanner in Ruby on Rails which will scan particular keywords on Amazon and drop the results in a local database for later analysis.

It’s to a point where it will email me results that meet certain critieria.

I’ve added keywords for products that we use, as well as keywords from some family members who have been unwitting beta participants. I’m almost ready to release a site to the public but wanted to ask you, my friends a couple questions as I try to figure out exactly how to launch it.

How much would you pay to be alerted to sales at Amazon on keywords you are interested in?
Would you prefer a one time fee or a monthy fee?
What categories and keywords interest you?
Would you prefer to come to the site when you needed, or would you prefer to be alerted via elctronic means?
Do you prefer SMS, IM, email, or text to speech over your phone for electronic alerts?
Any comments you wish to add that I didn’t think to ask?

Sorry for the vaugeries, but an idea to help us save money took off in my head and is growing every weekend. Feel free to either comment or send me email (it’s on the top left of every page). I’ll post next a sample of something I just found in my latest scan.

If you’re just interested in the final product, stay tuned for an announcement of sorts in several months.

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