My vacation project was to update my photography portfolio. A few changes: My photographs have essentially become my blog. 🙂 Tho I still might blog every once in a while. We’ll see. A new look, better site structure and newly curated galleries I hope you enjoy!
Posted on the Google  blog on November 21, 2013: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/check-off-your-holiday-gift-list-with.html Thanksgiving is just a few days away, and if you’re like us, you still have loads of stuff to buy on your expanding holiday gift list. If you can’t imagine braving the crowds to get everything picked and purchased, don’t worry: our elves have made some improvements to Google Shopping in time for the holidays. Find the hottest toys and get inspired with our holiday shortlists We’ve curated holiday shortlists for top gift categories including Hot Toys, Electronics, Google & Android Gadgets,Gifts for the Home, Gifts for Her and Gifts for Him. For those of you looking for …
A year ago, my friend Sandra sent me a Quora answer on what it’s like to live in New York. This is the paragraph that resonated the most with me: Welcoming. Someone once described New York to me as the world’s most exclusive club that literally anyone can join. You don’t have to have been born in New York to be a “New Yorker”. If you know how to order a sandwich, negotiate the subway, not block the sidewalk, talk about real estate to strangers, laugh about Post headlines, complain about the weather, exercise basic taxi etiquette, tip properly, help …
Posted on the Google blog on November 13, 2012: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/deck-halls-with-tools-for-shopping.html I love shopping for gifts for my family and friends, but it’s not always easy. Fortunately, the Google Shopping team has built several new tools to help you (and me!) get an early and stress-free start on holiday shopping. Explore products in 360-degree detail on Google Shopping Having trouble imagining what a toy actually looks like from the online picture? Now, when searching for a subset of toys on Google Shopping, you can see 360-degree photos of the products. These interactive images bring the in-store feeling of holding and …
Posted on the Google Commerce blog on November 12, 2012: http://googlecommerce.blogspot.com/2012/11/see-more-relevant-reviews-and-share.html Reading product reviews has become an important part of how people research products and decide what to buy; in fact, last holiday season, 67% of shoppers read product reviews before making a purchase. This means that it’s more important than ever to give users the ability to quickly find the reviews they trust the most — those from friends and family.So today, we’re announcing two new Google Shopping features that help savvy shoppers better find the reviews that will best help them make shopping decisions. The first feature lets …
South Metope 1 was recently taken down from the Parthenon and is now on display at the Acropolis Museum. I was struck by how it looked at different angles. From the sign: The metopes of the Parthenon were the first architectural sculptures to be fixed on the temple during its construction. The Centauromachy, or battle of the Centaurs, a favourite subject of the Athenians, metaphorically depicts the fierce struggle between civilisation and barbarism. South metope 1 was taken down from the Parthenon very recently, after 25 centuries, to be preserved and exhibited at the Museum. The Centaur dominates the scene …