I work as a Web Developer creating applications for top brands in Sports Media. I’m Interested in Ruby on Rails, technology, sports, design, media, riding my bike, and all things inspiring. I blog more cycling content over at BikeRideTumblr (3.0; @brentsoderberg)http://brentsoderberg.com/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykua9tvQw1qzmsejo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Basketball game in Granby (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16714410397http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16714410397Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:30:08 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybkgghNqp1qzmsejo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Some 40 million people are likely to post their favorite Super Bowl ad on Facebook.  Read more at <a href="http://mashable.com/2012/01/24/super-bowl-facebook">Mashable</a></p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16420091038http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16420091038Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:20:51 -0500facebooksports mediasuper bowlinfographic<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly68raHZuA1qzmsejo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Snickers in the snow (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16253360591http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16253360591Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:18:45 -0500<p><a href="http://dailyinfographic.com/geeks-vs-nerds-infographic"><img src="http://dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/geek-nerd.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p>Infograph:  <a href="http://dailyinfographic.com/geeks-vs-nerds-infographic">Geek vs. Nerd</a>.  Which one are you?</p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16113476810http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16113476810Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:12:00 -0500innfographicculturegeek<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly0z14Ch2k1qzmsejo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Over at the Canine Chronicles section of the <a href="http://www.photographyserved.com">Photography Served</a> blog, Winnie Au has <a href="http://www.photographyserved.com/gallery/Canine-Chronicles/2055116">posted photos</a> from her upcoming book <em><span class="sub-title">A Century of History’s Most Notable Dogs.  </span></em><span class="sub-title">Here is </span><span class="sub-title">a Husky depicted as Steve Jobs</span><em><span class="sub-title">.<br/></span></em></p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16096561051http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16096561051Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:00:40 -0500funphotographycute animalssteve jobsapple<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/psantarosa/6719517097/" title="No sopa & pipa by PSantaRosa, on Flickr"><img alt="No sopa & pipa" height="309" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6719517097_66fc91fdae.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p>Over at WIRED, Julian Sanchez has a nice take on what is behind the SOPA legislation.</p> <blockquote> <p>I remain a bit amazed that it’s become an indisputable premise in Washington that there’s an enormous piracy problem, that it’s having a devastating impact on US content industries, and that <em>some</em> kind of aggressive new legislation is needed <em>tout suite</em> to stanch the bleeding. Despite the fact that the Government Accountability Office <a href="http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-423">recently concluded</a> that it is “difficult, if not impossible, to quantify the net effect of counterfeiting and piracy on the economy as a whole,” our legislative class has somehow determined that—among all the dire challenges now facing the United States—<em>this</em> is an urgent priority.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/sopa-piracy-costs/">Read more …</a></p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16094943089http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16094943089Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:34:27 -0500sopapolitics<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly01dfZ4H51qzmsejo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.sharethrough.com">Sharethrough</a> looked at 2011′s lineup of Super Bowl ads and identified which commercials got the most views and engagements. <a href="http://mashable.com/2012/01/18/super-bowl-ads-shared-the-most/">Full story at Mashable …</a></p> <p>The NFL will be running an ad this year during the Super Bowl promoting a fantasy sports game that my company <a href="http://www.sportstechinc.com">Sports Technologies</a> will be developing.  It will be interesting to see how many people sign up to be notified about the game because of the Super Bowl commercial.</p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16062301168http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16062301168Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:53:39 -0500advertisingsuper bowlinfographicmedia“It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.”<br/><br/> - <em>Bear Bryant</em>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16061598313http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16061598313Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:25:43 -0500inspirationquotes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxofinCRb01qzsvqyo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://courtenaybird.com/post/15730331489/the-state-of-social-media-and-social-media">courtenaybird</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/socialnerdia/the-state-of-social-media-and-social-media-marketing-in-2012-10743590?player=js">The State of Social Media and Social Media Marketing in 2012</a></p> </blockquote>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16041738185http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16041738185Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:43:45 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxfu7zACDD1qzmsejo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tunxis Trail (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15457132106http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15457132106Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:26:33 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxh4ff3QP1r3q90ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ride, Eat, Sleep, Repeat.</p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16003875148http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16003875148Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:24:44 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxnnvwCo9j1qzs4rbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://smarterplanet.tumblr.com/post/15688867868/that-map-you-see-above-isnt-a-picture-of-the">smarterplanet</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>That map you see above isn’t a picture of the earth, seen from space. Rather, it’s a map of the locations attached to every tweet and Flickr photo. What results is a remarkable picture of how each service has spread across the globe. </p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664462/infographic-of-the-day-using-twitter-and-flickr-geotags-to-map-the-world">Infographic Of The Day: Using Twitter And Flickr Geotags To Map The World | Co.Design</a></p> </blockquote>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16003913166http://brentsoderberg.com/post/16003913166Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:14:47 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxnfsoHKcr1qzsvqyo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://courtenaybird.com/post/15685177376/its-a-social-world-a-global-look-at-social">courtenaybird</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://blog.comscore.com/2012/01/its_a_social_world.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20comscoreblog%20(comScore%20Voices)&utm_content=Google%20Reader">It’s a Social World: A Global Look at Social Networking</a> </p> </blockquote>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15944872000http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15944872000Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:44:30 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx44t7hzES1qzux4zo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Might have to listen to some Kraftwerk today on Spotify.</p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15775340522http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15775340522Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:48:00 -0500cyclingart<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kwwOb4jnPJw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here is the first video I shot with my GoPro camera.  I posted this originally to my bikeride blog.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.bikeride.com/post/15181367798/new-years-day-ride-2012">bikeride</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>On New Year’s Day I enjoyed the balmy 52 degree weather in Northwest Connecticut and did a 42 mile group ride.  This was shot with a GoPro Hero camera that I got for Christmas.</p> </blockquote>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15670679615http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15670679615Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:32:22 -0500cycling<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sMSQsqFO-Kw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Last week a few of the crew from <a href="http://www.sportstechinc.com">Sports Tech</a> had court side seats at the Syracuse vs Providence game.  I shot this video with my new GoPro camera. <em>—Brent</em></p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15670566305http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15670566305Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:27:00 -0500sportsvideosyracusegopro<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxecmaznGn1qzmsejo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sunset (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15414734802http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15414734802Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:49:21 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxb2i67YFe1qzmsejo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Syracuse @ Providence (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at Dunkin Donuts Center)</p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15326989817http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15326989817Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:18:06 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxa0eaklHE1qzmsejo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cardinal (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15293869061http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15293869061Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:34:57 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx4vijJ02Y1qzmsejo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a></p>http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15134626187http://brentsoderberg.com/post/15134626187Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:01:30 -0500