There are various services on the Web that allow card collectors to store their inventory. I’m not going to go over the specific services or the features that are offered—but I do want to mention a few things that you should be aware of before you start storing you inventory. 1. Data import/export. This is [...]
Author Archives: Josh Harrison
Using Twitter As A Card Collector
Posted on June 4, 2009 – 12:39 am
Twitter has caught the world by storm as of late. It is making into all the media outlets. The tech world has embraced Twitter from the beginning.
For the past few weeks, I have been trying to find out what others inside the hobby think of Twitter. It is starting to be used more and more. But I have seen many think that it doesn’t belong in the hobby. I’m going to make a case for it.
As an observer and a user of what how the use of Twitter has evolved over the past 18 months, I’d like to share my thoughts on what Twitter can do for trading card and memorabilia collectors. And I’d like to get input from everybody on how they use Twitter. These are just my ideas. Unfortunately, I don’t know everything about Twitter and/or the hobby.
My Thoughts on UpperDeckU
Posted on April 7, 2009 – 11:28 pm
A few days ago I was doing some searches on Twitter to see what people were saying about cards. Anything cards. The topic I found a lot of people talking about was UpperDeckU. The product was announced a month ago. I hadn’t heard of it before then. UpperDeckU is a virtual world targeted at kids. [...]
Upcoming Projects
Posted on March 18, 2009 – 9:30 pm
I haven’t published anything lately because I have been working hard on various projects that I have been wanting to do for a while. I’m hoping the you guys, the trading card community, will enjoy what these projects offer. I have also started some posts but have not finished them (obviously). One of the projects [...]
The Hobby Round Table
Topps sent out a tweet earlier this week asking for people willing to answer some questions to help assess the state of the hobby. I thought it would be a great opportunity to participate and give my opinions. Here are some links to what other and collectors have said: Voice of the Collector Sports Cards [...]