Adam Kuban: Kublog

my rest stop on the information superhighway

Month: September, 2008

Twittering has been very good for Kublog’s traffic

It’s up from about 9 hits a day average to an average of 30 hits a day over the last two days. Most of the new traffic has been from the link off the home page of my new Twitter account. After the jump, you can see the referrer log.

Links for Thursday, September 4, 2008

Google Chrome Explainer ComicA neat little comic strip that explains Google Chrome in a way that non-nerds can understand. More or less. Now if only they got this shite working for Mac.(tags: Google Chrome comics browsers technology )

CNN mistake ‘McCain officially wins Democratic nomination’

I suppose they could have meant small-d “democratic” nomination, but I don’t think they did. This was up for about 10 seconds before they pulled it in favor of a graphic touting politico.com.

Links for Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Wired Editors Unveil Their Feature-Editing Process in a New Blog"We at Wired are engaged in what we think is a pretty cool experiment. We’ve just started a blog called Storyboard, and on it we’re documenting, in near-real-time, the process of conceiving, writing, editing, and designing a feature for our November issue. We’re posting pretty much [...]

The people behind the graphics for the ‘Colbert Report’

Ever wonder who makes the graphics for The Colbert Report and The Daily Show? Jim Hanas in Print magazine talks to the folks behind them. A similar aesthetic reigns at The Colbert Report, which operates with an independent staff and three designers in The Daily Show‘s former studio a few blocks away. The show’s manic, [...]

Links for Friday, August 29, 2008

Pablo Francisco Imitates Don LaFontaineA spot-on imitation of the late Don LaFontaine. Used to humorous effect in comedian Pablo Francisco's act.(tags: DonLaFontaine voiceovers comedy PabloFrancisco ) Got a Name for the Palin Scandal?Dan Savage's friend suggests "Waterbreak." Hahahah.(tags: SarahPalin Republicans scandals ) Barack Obama Democratic Convention Speech, Video and TextI was bowling last night and [...]

Noooooo! Voiceover master Don LaFontaine dies

In a world where Don LaFontaine no longer lives, our moviegoing experience is a little poorer. The voiceover master died this morning due to complications from a collapsed lung. Says the Hollywood Reporter: Before his death, he had provided voiceovers for an estimated 5,000 movie trailers, including “Batman Returns,” “The Terminator,” “Cast Away,” “The Elephant [...]