Posts Tagged ‘google’

4 results.

Introducing Google [insert keyword here]

July 18, 2011
Introducing Google [insert keyword here]

I’m a little slow to this, as Google+ was launched a few weeks ago. Even so, I’m still seeing people asking for invites. It’s curious how Google can whip people into such a frenzy, begging for an invitation to something they (likely) don’t even understand. You want it because you know not everyone can get it right away.

Maybe as a web developer with my fair share of time building social applications, I’m a tad jaded on this topic. I’m frequently asked “are you on X service?” or “are you using Y app?”. I frankly just don’t have time to jump on whatever bandwagon is pulling through town today.

As for Google+, I think it’s adorable that the Googs are still trying. Wave has been officially killed, and Buzz never seemed to really make any sense to anyone. I’m sure this new venture is a real achievement in engineering. The interface I’ve seen so far is kinda slick. But a “Facebook killer”? Far from it. Absolutely nothing can overtake Facebook, or even come close. I say that with no joy whatsoever.

What really will be telling here, is how Google+ grows and evolves after the first wave of salivating early adopters are already on it. For now, I’m just not interested. But I’ll be watching to see how it goes.

About the Art

As promised, this is another black-and-white strip, penciled and inked on paper. You’ll also notice that there are new characters. These are by no means final character designs. I’m doing a lot of experiments lately. Some things are sticking, I’m throwing others out. It could take several more strips for character models and overall tone to solidify.

But I figure if I wait until I have everything perfectly envisioned, I’ll be forever publishing another strip. Just gotta dive in and put ink to paper.

Comments welcome!

└ Tags: ,
5 Comments

A Something of Somethings

March 22, 2010
A Something of Somethings

This strip was inspired by my recent trip to the South by Southwest (SxSW) conference in Austin, TX. They had these stations set up to plug into power and recharge your laptops and phones, which always had a group of people huddled around them. Struck me funny and I wondered what such a group might be called.

I knew the actual name was key to this strip’s success, but I had zero idea what it should be. I wrote several things down but wasn’t happy with anything. I tried crowdsourcing via Twitter. I got some good suggestions, but nothing that felt right.

Then I was on Otis Frampton’s Ustream watching him draw and asked if I could poll his audience. Immediately, Otis suggested a “Google of Geeks”, which I thought was brilliant. And frankly, I don’t know why I didn’t think of it.

Here are some of the other contenders:

My ideas:

  • Clusterhub
  • Nerdmob
  • Spazpod
  • Nerdswarm

Follower suggestions:

  • Nerdpod
  • Herd of nerds
  • Quaffle
  • Gang
  • Forum
  • LAN
  • Package
  • Deployment
  • Pod
  • Swarm

The strip seemed to take forever and by now, I’m kind of sick of it. So I have no idea if it works anymore. But let me know if you like it.

Watch this strip being created!

└ Tags: , ,
  Comment

Twitterocalypse, Part Two

April 27, 2009
Twitterocalypse, Part Two

If you haven’t read Twitterocalypse, Part One, you should check it out here.

These two strips represent my first attempt at a “storyline”, even though there are only two parts. Hopefully I’ll be able to come up with others that last longer. But then again, only posting once a week, more than 2-3 might get a little long in the tooth.

└ Tags: , ,
  Comment

Twitterocalypse, Part One

April 20, 2009
Twitterocalypse, Part One

For some time now, I’ve had a nagging suspicion that Google may well be on its way to becoming a real-life Skynet. I mean, look how many things they’re into. Documents, email, chat, global mapping and now with their acquisition of Grand Central, voice communications. Not to mention they’ve been cataloging practically every search, page visit and mouse click ever performed for the last 10 years. Scared yet?

Then when rumors were flying that they might acquire Twitter, I started to think this could actually rip a hole in space-time itself. At the very least, it would significantly increase the amount Google knows about every one of us.

This comic follows the natural and inevitable progression. Excuse me whilst I go stock the bomb shelter.

└ Tags: , ,
2 Comments