Kelly Smith | Made in Seattle

Kelly Smith of Curious Office on the internet, design and photography.

Month: September, 2007

Ignition Partners & Curious Office invest in SEOmoz

This was posted over at Curious Office today!: While the deal isn’t fully closed as of today, I’m pleased to confirm a report that that Curious Office and Ignition Partners are working hard to finalize the partnership and investment in SEOmoz. SEOmoz is a great information source for anyone looking to understand how to use [...]

Reputation management: an emerging vertical on the web

I bet that there really aren’t that many people that know that “Reputation Management” is a growing vertical software and services industry. The number of vendors who offer Reputation Management services is rapidly growing and I expect that growth to continue for several years. But what exactly is it? According to Wikipedia, Reputation Management is: [...]

The ultimate Seattle car?

This is the new Audi RS6 V10.The car will be fitted with a de-tuned 5-litre V10 borrowed from the Lamborghini Gallardo. Sources predict the addition of a turbocharger to the S6’s 5.2-liter V10 engine should generate something between 550 and 600 horsepower. Lamborghini can’t be pleased that a high-performance saloon and wagon from Audi will [...]

One of the best movies I’ve seen in years

In the East Germany (GDR) of 1984 they apparently spied on everyone. A German police detective Gerd Wiesler, a keenly idealistic supporter of the communist regime, is assigned to spy on playwright Georg Dreyman, who, he is told, is suspected of Western sympathies. Stasi (German police) agents secretly enter Dreyman’s apartment in order to install [...]

What exactly is a “luxury consumer”?

According to the Luxury Institute: The top 10% wealthiest U.S. Households based on Net Worth are further characterized as follows: 11 million households who can choose to live a 360-degree luxury lifestyle Own 70% of all the wealth in the U.S. Average net worth of $3.1 million Average annual income of $256,000 Earn 45% of [...]

A couple announcements…

I’m a bit late to report that Imagekind has has concluded a deal with Snapfish. It had already hit the press but I had not posted it here. Similar to the flickr project, this latest development allows all Snapfish users to have their very own gorgeously printed, matted and frame photos sent directly to your [...]

Walking in Seattle with iPhone camera in hand

Hey what happened to summer??

This is what it looks like off of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle (where I live) today. What’s up with that? Some summer eh!?

The most amazing models I’ve ever seen

And no I don’t mean female model. If you’re not a car lover this post won’t mean much to you. This Italian family has taken their love of cars and turned it into a passion driven small business. Terzodalia models are the most exacting 1/3 models ever. They actually take apart old Ferrari engines to [...]

DEMO 2007 videos

Check out theDEMO 2007 site. Why am I posting it here? Because I’ve been watching these videos in the background while working on other things and its amazing what I’m able to learn about other companies without actually having to spend time on their site. I can work on other stuff while some CEO helps [...]