Scott Beale
Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.
Virb, Raising the Bar for Social Networks
Chris Messina recently turned me on the the new social network Virb. I must say I’m pretty impressed. There are a ton of great features…
Freakshow, Honest Reviews of Web 2.0 Websites
Freakshow, a new blog that provides honest, insightful and critical reviews of Web 2.0 websites, just launched today. The authors of the blog, who all…
The Shipyard’s Emergency Fundraising Campaign
The Shipyard, which was shut down by the City of Berkeley last month, is in dire need of funding in order to keep their doors…
Justin.tv Launches Look Shiny Featuring Nick Douglas
Justin.tv has just launched a new channel today, Look Shiny, featuring my good friend, blogger and noted raconteur Nick Douglas. I remember telling Nick he…
Interesting Video Predicting the Future of Media
Richard MacManus of Read/WriteWeb directs our attention to “The Future of Media”, an interesting video produced by Italian internet consulting company Casaleggio Associati that attempts…
Photos of the Sanyo Xacti Video Blogger Workshop & Party
I shot a few photos at last night’s Sanyo Xacti Video Blogger Workshop & Xacti Night Party, organized by Tajee. It was a great event,…
How Canon Manufactures Their Camera Lenses
Canon has a Virtual Lens Plant on their website that includes some great videos showing the manufacturing process behind creating their camera lenses. The example…
McSweeney’s Could Use Your Help
McSweeney’s, the wonderful literary journal, publisher and website founded by Dave Eggers, is going through a rough spot right now and could use a little…
Clark and Michael, An Online Mini Comedy Series
“Clark and Michael” is a new online mini comedy series produced by CBS for their Innertube network featuring Clark Duke and Michael Cera (from Arrested…
Ask Dr. Hal Show, Wednesday Nights on Pirate Cat Radio
The Ask Dr. Hal show, which was a long running series at The Odeon and 12 Galaxies, is now on Pirate Cat Radio (87.9) Wednesday…