March 2010
1 post
Some Updates...
It’s been a long time w/ no blogging folks. Well, today there is some movement in Zenji-land.
About two weeks ago I finished building and launched a client’s site called Mondette.com, a new hyperlocal / fashion blog network of sorts (built in Wordpress MU) for here in Los Angeles. Well, looks like they got a pretty sweet spread in the Sunday (Oscar day) LA...
November 2009
1 post
Announcing Zenji Mobile →
This week Zenji is launching the “exploratory” spinoff service Zenji Mobile (www.zenjimobile.com), to gauge interest in iPhone, Android and other mobile platform development services.
Looking out for iPhone and Android app UI designers and junior engineers. Contact me if interested!
Where's Cool? - now in public alpha
Been wondering what we (aka “I” aka Ron) have been up to here at Zenji? Check out www.wherescool.com - travel advice your mom probably wouldn’t like.
This has been under construction full time since July and is currently available to view and add content to. Check it out.
July 2008
2 posts
Announcing Zenji Open Projects →
Today Zenji Web Development LLC is announcing the creation of Zenji Open Projects, a wiki created for the incubation of open standards and open source software projects related to Zenji’s products and client work.
Most of the projects are aimed to solve “big picture” problems encountered while developing the web site CommuterFeed.com.
The most prominent project of this endeavor...
Zenji Website 2.0!! →
Finally, only about 10 months behind schedule the new Zenji website has finally been launched! Still a lot of little things to work out (admittedly, I’m not thrilled with the project pages), but I wanted to release it now, the wait has just been too long.
Much thanks to Ollie Relph, who did most of the design work and the good people at WordPress who have made such an awesome blog engine that its...
May 2008
3 posts
EduFire's on Techcrunch →
Always like to give a link to Techcrunch articles about projects we’ve worked on. Good job EduFire!
Shopflick →
Shopflick is now publicly accessible. We’ve lifted the invite-only restrictions so that everyone can shop away. Enjoy and make sure to tell your friends. http://www.shopflick.com
Commuter Feed - Unveiling Pownce
Just wanted to let anybody who’s interested know we’re officially supporting Pownce as well as Twitter on Commuter Feed. We love Twitter, but understand there’s a lot of people trying out Pownce as well. And their API was so damn similar it was almost too easy.. But the main reason we did this: Commuter Feed won’t be just a Twitter mashup for long… Ron
April 2008
3 posts
Shopflick Beta Invites →
To friends of Zenji, we’ve scored some VIP invites to Shopflick. (Shhh.. don’t tell anybody where you got ‘em…)
Shopflick on NewTeeVee →
Shopflick on Techcrunch →
OK, cat’s out of the bag (finally). The embargo has ended and Shopflick is no longer in stealth mode. We’ve been working on this sucker for 6 months now pretty much full time so its a big deal. For those who want to know, yes we here at Zenji were responsible for the design of the site from top to bottom, inside and out. (But we didn’t do any of the code). So read the Techcrunch...
March 2008
2 posts
UI Candy →
Josh, our frequent design collaborator (Commuter Feed, Shopflick), has just released a really sweet icon pack at http://www.uicandy.net/ if you are a designer, you should definitely check it out…
Commuter Feed - Blog Launch Imminent
We now have a dedicated Commuter Feed blog up: http://blog.commuterfeed.com Part of this “blog” (aka using Wordpress as a CMS) is to house all our supporting pages, such as About, FAQ, etc. So if you want to read up on all the Commuter Feed goodness, make sure to check the blog. We also now have a Commuter Feed mailing list signup form. You can sign up here...
February 2008
5 posts
More Commuter Feed Success
Haven’t even had a chance to post this in the “Press” section of the Google group (we’re working on pulling pages out of there and giving them a classier home). CNet’s WebWare: http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9877147-2.html ReadWriteWeb: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/commuter_feed_twitter_mashup.php Mashup Awards - Mashup of the Day:...
Twitter is down again...
Interesting, on Commuter Feed we’ve started getting behavior of people who get accounts on Twitter just to use the site. So we’ve already broken through the “Twitter-novelty” boundary in 3 days, which is something we thought would take months to achieve. In a few of these cases (notably in Bangkok, Thailand), we’ve apparently been attached to existing automated...
Commuter Feed is blowing up (in 48hrs)
Amazing - yesterday, our first official day, Commuter Feed got over 10,000 page views. And without a dime spent on marketing. Not bad ;) Conclusion: people really get it. I always thought it would be useful, and apparently I’m not the only one. Awesome! Lots more press, too. Good things everywhere. I’m starting to collect positive Twitter snapshots. The blog articles keep rolling in...
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/02/commuter-... →
CommuterFeed’s already getting some press!
Commuter Feed →
Commuter Feed is now live! Commuter Feed is a free service that lets you see reports on traffic and transit incidents in your local area using Twitter. We have been working on this site in stealth mode for the past 4 months and we now bring it to the masses. Zenji’s first home-grown app. How was your commute today? Tell us at www.commuterfeed.com
Firing the engines of Tumblr
While working non-stop on the client and home-grown projects of Zenji, its difficult to keep up appearances. If you haven’t noticed, the old “green” site is in disarray, with bits of content supporting legacy business models chopped off, leaving its scarred surface for all to see. With little time for internal work, the repairs and redesign are ever on the horizon, but rarely...