Tag Archives: SCVNGR
Dim Sum House
The other day, Harold and I got talking about how great dim sum is, and when I sighed about how we just couldn’t squeeze Chinatown into our last New York trip, we turned to the internet to find North Carolina … Continue reading
Waiting To Meet My Sister
I know that people don’t typically have nice things to say about NYC in August, but if there is anything nicer than reading in a sundress in an urban park, well, I haven’t found it. via SCVNGR – Mitchel Square … Continue reading
Tripl Travelogues
Travel startup Tripl, originally a social connector for travelers, has undergone a reinvention as a virtual travel scrapbook. I checked out the newest version at Dreamit demo day. The original version, if I remember right, allowed users to find friends, … Continue reading
Go, Go, Godzilla!
Go, go, Godzilla!, by Simpson’s Paradox When I checked in at the Empire State Building, SCVNGR challenged me to snap a photo of Godzilla attacking. So I grabbed Godzilla from Harold’s desk and set him up with a tourist-y postcard.
Further Uses For SCVNGR
“Have you noticed that by the time we sit down in a restaurant, you’re always starving?” I asked Harold. “I point this out only because I thought if I didn’t order quickly enough, you might stab me, and also, the … Continue reading
SCVNGR
“You’ll like this place,” Figment tells me. Figment and Jim, a filmmaker friend, have picked me up one night after E3 for dinner. “Barney’s Beanery. It has the longest menu imaginable, it would take hours just to read everything on … Continue reading
Augmented Reality
“…and I’ve also been going to the gym here a lot,” Stick said, midway through the backlog of saw-this-and-thought-of-you that makes up our recent phone conversations. “Yeah, I know,” I said. “I saw it on your SCVNGR feed.” “Oh yeah? … Continue reading
