Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Roller Derby - Brisbane vs Toowoomba

If you're a Facebook friend, you'll already know about my roller derby obsession.
Fastest growing female sport in Australia!? Hells yes. Over a thousand people on the mountain last weekend watching Brisbane bout Toowoomba. Not bad for 2 little leagues who have had a challenging year!

Checkout this clip on WIN news to see what it's all about ...

Toowoomba City Rollers on WIN news




Monday, May 23, 2011

Imagineer - Digital Books for Kids

What do you get when you put a writer, an illustrator and a developer together in a room to talk about books for children on digital devices - in particular, the iPad? A first effort that looks a little something like .... this:


> Can You Count (Book 1 - Beta Release)

Our first effort is a little 'clunky', but it looks absolutely fabulous thanks to the illustrations by Kirby. We took on a little too much functionality initially, trying to make it do too much rather than letting the illustrations speak for itself. While we aim to end up with amazing interactive books eventually, I think the illustrations are enough to simply start off with good drawings and interesting stories presented in the mediums that kids are familiar with.



> Download Wallpapers

Our second offering will be a simplified version of Can You Count with a new title, "How Many?" We will also add a colours and shapes book which will introduce the character Felicity Flick and her Five Fabulous Finger Friends who you met on page 5 of Can You Count. After that, we'll meet a monster making mad scientist and his little sister and a cheeky little snot called Goober...





Watch for our next release ... coming soon to an iPad near you!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Setting up FourSquare Offers

This is a really simple article from Mashable explaining how to setup special discount coupons on Foursquare. This is great for restaurants, retail, and other stores with physical locations which have a product to sell.

As individuals with a geo phone enter your local area, they will be shown offers at your store. You can set it up so that 10+ visits gets a free coffee or every visitor gets 10% off their first shared check in. Consider offers that encourage your customers to either promote you to their friends or visit your store regularly.

Here's the article with step by step instructions.

http://mashable.com/2011/05/09/foursquare-special/

You'll need to be setup as a check-in location first. Here's an article about claiming your business on Foursquare.

http://mashable.com/2010/04/22/foursquare-claim-your-business/

Visit the business page on Foursquare to sign up.

https://foursquare.com/business/venues