Big Huge Blog http://bighugelabs.com/blog Official blog of bighugelabs.com and fd's Flickr Toys Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:43:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en 521107http://www.feedburner.com One meeeleon visitors! http://bighugelabs.com/blog/one-million-visitors/ http://bighugelabs.com/blog/one-million-visitors/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:36:46 +0000 John http://bighugelabs.com/blog/?p=146 For the first time, after months and years of steady growth, Bighugelabs.com was visited by 1 million unique visitors in a 30 day period! 1,007,326 to be exact. Woo hoo! That’s quite a milestone around here and I’m incredibly proud to have created a service that so many people love. Thank you for visiting!

Also, I couldn’t have done it without Flickr, of course. Many of you are Flickr users (and if you’re not, you really should be) and heard about BigHugeLabs.com from a forum or one of your contacts there. BigHugeLabs’ popularity grew, primarily, from word-of-mouth advertising among Flickr users in the early days. In fact, it’s true to say that BigHugeLabs.com wouldn’t even exist without Flickr and the support of the fine folks there. Thanks!

]]> http://bighugelabs.com/blog/one-million-visitors/feed/ BigHugeLabs in education http://bighugelabs.com/blog/bighugelabs-in-education/ http://bighugelabs.com/blog/bighugelabs-in-education/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:50:45 +0000 John http://bighugelabs.com/blog/?p=143 I was tipped off this week about a weekly challenge for students and educators that encourages the use of web 2.0 tools in the classroom. This week’s challenge is to create something with BigHugeLabs.com and share how you might use it as a teaching tool. Head over to Web 2.0 Wednesday Challenge to participate and get great ideas for your classroom.

]]> http://bighugelabs.com/blog/bighugelabs-in-education/feed/ iPod Touch Halloween Giveaway http://bighugelabs.com/blog/ipod-touch-halloween-giveaway/ http://bighugelabs.com/blog/ipod-touch-halloween-giveaway/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:48:48 +0000 John http://bighugelabs.com/blog/?p=136 Happy Halloween! We’re giving away an 8 GB iPod Touch (MB528LL/A)! What does the iPod touch have to do with Halloween? Um… nothing. We just thought it would be cool to give something away to our loyal visitors. We love you guys!

Head over to the sweepstakes entry page for full details and official rules. Good luck!

]]> http://bighugelabs.com/blog/ipod-touch-halloween-giveaway/feed/ Mosaic/multi-image prints now available! http://bighugelabs.com/blog/mosaic-prints/ http://bighugelabs.com/blog/mosaic-prints/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:06:13 +0000 John http://bighugelabs.com/blog/?p=127 After [many delays unforeseeable problems flat tire locusts] much procrastinating, it is finally possible to order prints of your mosaics created from your own images! Yay! Mosaics can be ordered in sizes from 8×10 inches all the way up through ginormous 20×24 inches. Mosaics are automatically adjusted depending on their shape (especially tiled mosaics) and your paper choice so they always look fantastic when printed.

New to the mosaic toy? Not only does it let you create really cool image grids, you can also choose from a selection of predefined templates to frame your photos.

Get started creating mosaics now →

]]> http://bighugelabs.com/blog/mosaic-prints/feed/ Up to 25% discount for multi-item orders! http://bighugelabs.com/blog/big-discounts-for-multiple-items/ http://bighugelabs.com/blog/big-discounts-for-multiple-items/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:23:13 +0000 John http://bighugelabs.com/blog/?p=119 Effective immediately, every print order automatically qualifies for a discount when purchasing multiple items. When ordering two items, you’ll get a 15% discount off the entire order (excluding shipping). Three items gives you a 20% discount. And you can get a Big Huge 25% discount for ordering four items or more. That’s equivalent to getting the fourth item for free. And the best part? This is not a short-term promotion or sale. This discount will be available to everyone for the foreseeable future.

Just try any of the print making toys and click Buy a Print beneath your poster. The discount is applied automatically whether you order two or more copies of any one item or two or more completely different items.

It’s also now easier than ever to order multiple posters with the new shopping cart system. If you’ve ever tried ordering multiple items in the past, you know what a headache it was. Now you can add as many posters as you’d like to your shopping cart, mull them over for a few hours, remove the ones you don’t want, and order the rest all at once.

We’re also on the verge of launching some new print products… It’s all rather top secret at the moment but keep an eye out for the announcement.

As always, whether you buy anything from BigHugeLabs.com or not, all of the toys are free to use and you have my deepest thanks for being a loyal BigHugeLabs.com visitor and supporter!

-John

]]> http://bighugelabs.com/blog/big-discounts-for-multiple-items/feed/ Back to school poster sale http://bighugelabs.com/blog/back-to-school-poster-sale/ http://bighugelabs.com/blog/back-to-school-poster-sale/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:03:07 +0000 John http://bighugelabs.com/blog/?p=117 From right now through Friday August 22nd, receive a 10% discount on all poster print orders. The discount is applied automatically during checkout.

Make a cool poster for your new dorm room, buy a gift for a classroom or teacher, or do what I do: mock your child’s end-of-Summer blues with a Thank God It’s Over motivational poster!

]]> http://bighugelabs.com/blog/back-to-school-poster-sale/feed/ Over 100,000 members! http://bighugelabs.com/blog/100000-members/ http://bighugelabs.com/blog/100000-members/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:59:55 +0000 John http://bighugelabs.com/blog/?p=115 Holy cow! As of this morning BigHugeLabs.com has 106,000 registered members. And 206,000 Flickr members have linked their Flickr accounts. Since April, that’s over 240 new signups per day. That’s amazing. I remember when this all started way back in the Summer of 2005. Back then I never dreamed fd’s Flickr Toys would become so successful. Thank you thank you thank you for all of your support!

]]> http://bighugelabs.com/blog/100000-members/feed/ What do you love about reading? http://bighugelabs.com/blog/what-do-you-love-about-reading/ http://bighugelabs.com/blog/what-do-you-love-about-reading/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:16:38 +0000 John http://bighugelabs.com/blog/?p=111 Sutherland Shire Libraries in NSW (yep, in Australia) posted about a great idea called Reading Around Our Region. They are using the Motivational Poster toy to express how they feel about reading and then sharing those posters on their blogs, websites, and Flickr groups. The toy is free for everyone and you can use your posters for any purpose.

Calling all librarians: It sounds like a great idea whether you’re in Australia or not. You can read more about it on their blog.

]]> http://bighugelabs.com/blog/what-do-you-love-about-reading/feed/ New Print & Hi-Res Pass FAQs http://bighugelabs.com/blog/new-print-hi-res-pass-faqs/ http://bighugelabs.com/blog/new-print-hi-res-pass-faqs/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:00:00 +0000 John http://bighugelabs.com/blog/?p=109 I get a lot of questions from folks asking how to use their Hi-Res passes or buy prints. So I’ve created a new handy reference in the FAQ for just those questions. You can read it here. The main thing to remember is that BigHugeLabs.com does not allow anyone to make high resolution files or buy prints of images that do not belong to them. This is to protect photographers’ copyrights and it’s the right thing to do.

To buy a print or make a high resolution poster, you need to either: upload the source image directly from your computer or use a photo from your linked Flickr account.

]]> http://bighugelabs.com/blog/new-print-hi-res-pass-faqs/feed/ 10% off all posters! http://bighugelabs.com/blog/10-off-all-posters/ http://bighugelabs.com/blog/10-off-all-posters/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:57 +0000 John http://bighugelabs.com/blog/?p=107 From right now until Friday July 25th, receive a 10% discount on all poster print orders. The discount is applied automatically during checkout.

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