Piqs.de is a new German photo-sharing site that is launching with the Slideroll slideshow creator using Slideroll for Sites. We worked together to create a German language version of the creator, and have integrated into the new site to add some fun toys to this burgeoning photo community.
Sploder is experiencing a huge increase in visitation, around 300% in the past month, and no signs of slowing down. People are having a great time, and building a strong user base, with penetration into MySpace and blogs all over the web. I’m adding new stuff and people are coming up with some pretty amazing games. I think online game-creation is one of the new frontiers on the web. I’m hoping to build all kinds of new game-types for the site, ride the wave, and see where it goes.
I may be excited about Apollo for different reasons than most Flash developers out there. Bringing Flash to the desktop opens up a lot of possibilities, but it’s nothing new. Tools like SWF Studio, Zinc, and mProjector have been doing it for years. What I’m really excited about is being able to build applications using HTML and Ajax.
Seldom do I get feedback on the projects I create, so it’s very gratifying to see Sploder being used in a school environment to exercise kids’ creativity. Zanpo has been explored by classes in the past as well. I’d love to be able to do more of this - making virtual ecosystems where children can learn and explore. The real difficulty is making a safe environment for kids on the internet that isn’t too restrictive.
A couple of months ago, Google posted several job openings for designers. It seems that we’re starting to see the fruits of their labor. Google has added a few themes to their personalized home page. There’s not many there yet, but what is there is fairly nice.
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