CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-05-21 23:16:28 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

See if you can figure out what's wrong with this e-commerce idea.

2013-05-07 02:26:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A song I wrote recently, I put a bit of time into the production on this so interested to see what people think.

https://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/back-for-more

2013-05-04 00:45:50 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Awkward handshake/high-five moments "The Kanye-Mayer catastrophe"

The rest are just as good http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-most-awkward-moments-in-handshake-history

2013-04-29 16:14:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

https://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/footsteps-beyond

2013-04-18 13:59:06 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

This is a little experiment with a viola and Glass. I created a song by layering short video loops, improvising melodies, then I pieced it all together into a small orchestra. #throughglass

2013-04-15 02:34:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

+Mike Elgan Couldn't agree more.  

"However, in order for Google to really beat Facebook with a more popular unified message service, it has to replicate Home’s killer feature, which is the persistence of chat conversations on top of other apps. More than that, Google needs to bring this feature to all devices, so that the Google equivalent of Facebook’s Chat Heads pop up on the desktop, on Chrome, on Chromebooks and on Android devices. (Good luck with iOS.)"

Read more at http://www.cultofandroid.com/26029/why-google-will-win-the-messaging-wars/#Choo3SEHKGvvUf0z.99 

Though I think it would make more sense if android had a persistent conversations feature that could be hooked into by other messaging apps.

#chatheads  

2013-04-13 03:01:33 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Chat heads is so freaking cool, I charge Google to build a persistent chat heads like feature into android that any app with messaging can hook into. Do this before each individual app decides to implement it themselves and it gets really messy!
#chatheads #facebookhome

2013-03-30 06:21:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Like everything, trailer music has it's own fashions and trends. This article does well to point out a few.

I myself don't have such a negative outlook. In fact I've embraced the low impactful "duhunn", it's simple and effective. have a listen on my soundcloud --> https://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/sets/action-adventure 

2013-03-10 12:14:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Check out our band (I'm on bass) playing at falls festival, pretty epic. 
Furnace & The Fundamentals @ Falls Festival

2013-02-28 11:39:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

A new song I think you might like (:
https://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/live-with-what-were-given

+LIZZY SPIT +Meri Amber +Artists In The Plus +Ryan Van Sickle 

2013-02-17 00:40:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Hundreds of buildings were damaged and more than 1000 people were injured in Chelyabinsk on Friday due to the impact of a rock about 15 meters wide.

Ever wondered what might happen if an asteroid a little bigger (500km) impacted with earth. See this video.

2013-02-15 04:02:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Happy Valentine's day Google+
https://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/gradually

2013-02-07 16:05:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

He's only two. Watch out Michael Jordan!!! Seriously, he must have an abnormal basketball gene. See you on the Ellen show kid. :D

2013-02-05 14:03:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

defining a character in two notes.

2013-02-01 12:43:56 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

My site is pretty simple, anything that I'm missing that I really need to include?

2013-02-01 03:34:52 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Cold and windy, where did my summer go?

2013-01-29 01:05:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

The Verge: MIDI turns 30: a revolutionary open music standard lives on. http://goo.gl/mag/SHCxfx5

2013-01-25 23:33:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Happy Australia day!

Here's a song I wrote. You will like it,
https://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/what-were-told

#australiaday  

2013-01-19 23:34:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Artist Shintaro Ohata Seamlessly Blends Sculpture and Canvas to Create 3D Paintings

When first viewing the artwork of Shintaro Ohata up close it appears the scenes are made from simple oil paints, but take a step back and you’re in for a surprise. Each piece is actually a hybrid of painted canvas and sculpture that blend almost flawlessly in color and texture to create a single image. The cinematic figures are sculpted from polystyrene while the backgrounds are made from traditional painting techniques. Via his artist statement:

Shintaro Ohata is an artist who depicts little things in everyday life like scenes of a movie and captures all sorts of light in his work with a unique touch: convenience stores at night, city roads on rainy day and fast-food shops at dawn etc. His paintings show us ordinary sceneries as dramas. He is also known for his characteristics... more »

2013-01-13 03:09:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Learning the true value of content from Aaron Swartz

I must confess that at first I did not understand what the pioneers of rethinking content’s value—Lawrence Lessig, Joi Ito, Cory Doctorow, Aaron Swartz—had to teach me. When Lessig took to the courts—playing the net’s Quixote to battle Hollywood’s imperialistic expansion of copyright—I wondered whether his side was overreaching by implying that all creation is born of what came before.

I was in the content business. I believed in the value of content and authorship and ownership. So I posted a mock copyright notice under the content on my young blog:

It’s mine, I tell you, mine! All mine! You can’t have it because it’s mine! You can read it (please); you can quote it (thanks); but I still own it because it’s mine! I own it and you don’t. Nya-nya-nya. So there. COPYRIGHT 2001… by JeffJarvis.

But I ... more »

2012-12-24 09:07:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Teddy waiting for Santa

2012-12-24 01:31:40 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

It may take a moment or two, but this one made me chuckle.

2012-12-21 09:02:15 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

.....I..must...go. #offline  for now so...
I might sleep through the  #endoftheworld  ...
;-) see ya laterz to all the survivors. ;-)  

2012-12-21 05:39:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The Messages Facebook Doesn't Show You

I never knew I was missing most of the Facebook messages people send me until yesterday and I spent the evening going through them. I had messages from nearly two years ago from people wanting to license my photos. Facebook filters your messages based on what they think will be relevant to you. To find these messages go to your messages and click "Other" as highlighted below. This is another reason why I like G+ more. 

2012-12-20 10:45:14 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

How did this G+ profile get to the What's Hot list 100% of the time?

The profile +gaurav mittal, which uses a widely used canned profile pic, shows only four public posts. 

Yet every single one of them has gone to the what's hot list. 

It's clearly a fake account. But the question is: How did they do it? 

Props to +Darren Clark for bringing this to my attention. 

2012-12-18 02:32:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-12-16 13:55:34 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Google's advertising campaigns have really stepped up a notch. This is a must watch, especially if you're a fan of the British sense of humour.

2012-12-18 13:14:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

New eject video by Pluto Jonze

2012-12-18 13:14:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Smirk. Couldn't resist.

2012-12-01 14:42:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Photo sphere of the inside of Sydney Town hall set up for our gig tonight.

2012-11-22 23:33:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Hit play and crank the volume. This song will change your life.

2012-11-20 11:40:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

NEW VIDEO! The things I do to entertain you... watch me go total food pr0n on the last remaining Hostess cupcakes :)

2012-11-20 01:57:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

The Global Map Of Musicians. Plot yourself and collaborate.
What a great idea!! Check it out: www.musomap.com/Locate

h/t to +Kahne Raja 

2012-11-14 23:41:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Musicians you can Listen to and Interact with

Here's a circle of fun musicians you can add to your circles. The majority of these musicians are very interactive on G+ and many play live in Hangouts On Air including G+ shows such as +Artists In The Plus and +That Show with Billy Wilson (TSBW). These are musicians you can hear play live and have answer your questions! You can add people by clicking "View shared circle" and adding people individually or click "Create or add to circles" to add everyone. 

#CircleShare   #Musicians  

2012-11-12 13:40:37 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Here is the view out of my Bedroom window, sometimes living with the parents isn't all that bad #sleepinginaturret  

2012-11-09 04:23:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Side effect of having circled so many Googlers. 

2012-11-03 02:06:44 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

New Song! I got my friend AP to do vocals for me again. http://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/test-the-water-feat-anthony

2012-11-02 05:13:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Fun

2012-10-19 05:00:18 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Two firsts:
1. First finished song on my new set up
2. First song that I have written in its entirety but had someone else sing the lead vocals.

https://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/faking-it-feat-anthony-philips

2012-09-27 04:01:38 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

So i have no idea how to get my external mic working in a google+ hangout, in fact i get nothing when when i use my external sound card for outputting hangout audio as well. Anyone got any tips?

2012-09-20 05:43:18 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

2012-09-19 02:25:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

http://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/somewhere-down-stream

This is hopefully the last song i will do on my current set up. Special thanks goes to +Allie Ogden for motivating me to find a singing style i like.

+Artists In The Plus +Musician and Band Public Database 

2012-09-18 04:33:16 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

both arrived today, this is going to be a huge upgrade for me! 

2012-09-10 14:51:19 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

2012-09-08 13:19:15 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

http://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/the-cold-march

I was sick with flu for about a week there and didn't really do any music.
Good news is I've been feeling much better the last few days and I've made something new for you to listen to.

And thanks +Erik Leneman  for the previous feedback.

2012-09-02 20:58:01 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Our dog Finn

2012-08-28 14:11:23 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Flight of Conchords FEEL INSIDE AND STUFF LIKE THAT WITH KIDS!

2012-08-24 19:00:53 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

http://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/we-can-start-again

2012-08-21 14:51:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I feel it is my duty to make sure all you non-Aussies are aware of Matt Corby. Here he is doing a cover of Lonely boy.

If that face doesn't get you then the voice will.
Matt Corby - Lonely Boy (The Black Keys Cover)

2012-08-21 06:05:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

http://soundcloud.com/listentomarcus/the-sirens-call

inspiration from +Rudolph Vitalis