Two Percent Nation tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-177664 2010-12-05T00:44:37-05:00 Things of interest to me (Dan Entin) ... and a small percentage of everyone else (you). TypePad Guster song in Target Christmas commercial tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345507d969e20147e062e600970b 2010-12-05T00:44:37-05:00 2010-12-05T00:44:37-05:00 I knew that Target commercial song was by Guster! For a bunch of Jews they write a lot of songs about Jesus. Dan Entin

I knew that Target commercial song was by Guster! For a bunch of Jews they write a lot of songs about Jesus.

 

 Palm Mobile Hotspot? I'm sold on a Pre Plus tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345507d969e20120a7b2c982970b 2010-01-07T15:20:30-05:00 2010-01-07T15:20:30-05:00 Palm just had their CES event and went through a bunch of updates to webOS that seemed pretty cool, mostly around developers and gaming apps. Then they formally announced that the Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi Plus are... Dan Entin
Palm_pre_plus Palm just had their CES event and went through a bunch of updates to webOS that seemed pretty cool, mostly around developers and gaming apps.  Then they formally announced that the Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi Plus are coming to Verizon Wireless on January 25th.  Palm Pre Plus will have 16GB of memory vs the 8GB on Palm Pre and Pixi Plus will have WiFi which the Pixi does not.  They also alluded to an updated design which is meaningless unless it means an improved keyboard. BUT the biggest announcement of all was a feature they're calling the Palm Mobile Hotspot.  

Essentially the Palm Mobile Hotspot feature turns your Palm Pre Plus into a MiFi, which is huge.  I'm a Verizon BlackBerry owner now and I absolutely love the tethering feature.  For $15 extra per month I can connect my laptop via USB to my BlackBerry and get 3G internet access anywhere.  But the cable is a pain and I can't use it to get my iPod Touch online.  A MiFi solves this problem but who wants to sign up for an extra account and data plan when you're already paying for voice and data on another phone!  The Palm solution is ideal - turn your smartphone into a WiFi hotspot.  I've been on the fence about what device to upgrade to from my 8330 Curve.  I was thinking about the Droid, but didn't like the keyboard.  Then figured I'd stick with BlackBerry and get the Tour (or Tour2 if it comes out soon).  But the Palm Mobile Hotspot announcement might just have sealed the deal for me getting a Palm Pre Plus on January 25th.

 My foursquare check-in heatmap tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345507d969e2012876726438970c 2009-12-22T08:00:00-05:00 2009-12-22T08:00:00-05:00 So cool. My office in Chelsea is clearly ground zero for my foursquare check-ins but also interesting to see the outskirts including a few concerts at Giants Stadium. Create your own map at http://www.wheredoyougo.net. Hat tip to @gregclayman. Dan Entin

So cool. My office in Chelsea is clearly ground zero for my foursquare check-ins but also interesting to see the outskirts including a few concerts at Giants Stadium. Create your own map at http://www.wheredoyougo.net. Hat tip to @gregclayman.

 New York City Food Trucks Map tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345507d969e2011571ff2825970b 2009-07-13T17:36:47-04:00 2009-08-17T11:34:05-04:00 There is a full on craze going on New York City right now over these high-end mobile food trucks. Thanks to Twitter these vendors are able to attract sizable crowds wherever they stop. While it's possible to keep tabs on... Dan Entin

There is a full on craze going on New York City right now over these high-end mobile food trucks. Thanks to Twitter these vendors are able to attract sizable crowds wherever they stop. While it's possible to keep tabs on them by subscribing to their respective Twitter feeds I couldn't find somewhere to see where they all are at any given time. So I've taken a stab at creating a (manual) Google Map of them based on their latest Twitter update. Not the most scalable solution but we'll see how it goes.

This is based on the following Twitter feeds: @waffletruck, @CupcakeStop, @LCBBurgerTruck, @nyccravings, @BigGayIceCreamTruck, @VLAIC, @RickshawTruck, @legamintruck, @TheTreatsTruck, @StreetSweets, @CalexicoCart, @SchnitzelTruck. If I'm missing any please post them in the comments.