Aral Balkan

Do you want to be one of the first to know what Singularity is?

Ask, and you shall know! :)

Just put one of these badges on your web site or blog and email me (aral at this domain) with a link to your site. In return, you will be among the very first to know what Singularity is before it is publicly announced.

(I've even made it super easy for Wordpress bloggers to put up a badge: there's a Wordpress widget you can use!)

I can't wait to share Singularity with you guys... it's killing me to keep it to myself!

Update: There was a missing closing style tag in the first version of the Wordpress widget that might result in your blog not displaying correctly when the badge is activated. I've fixed this and updated the widget to version 1.1. Please download version 1.1 of the Wordpress widget (3KB) and apologies for the hassle.

A big thank-you to Gert Poppe and David Arno for reporting this issue.

Comments

• You guys are going to be surprised... it's not what you think! :)

  by Aral on 2008-01-04 22:48:26

• Singularity has something to do with artificial intelligence and explosive technological advancements (if my science fiction knowledge serves me correctly). Unfortunately that doesn't give away what you are up to. Maybe some sort of tracking utility, performance utility, or maybe it is a robot that eats oversized bananas and swings from tiny bonsai trees. I am hoping for the latter.

  by Scott on 2008-01-05 05:42:16

• Hi! I hope I'm not too late in joining this! I've just sent off the email and updated my site! .

  by Vyper on 2008-01-12 13:26:43

• When should I expect to hear a response from you regarding "Singularity?"

  by Martin Bean on 2008-01-10 14:04:22

• (I'm seeing a lot of Belgium People in here :-) ) The badge is on my blog, the mail is in your inbox... Hop hop! I bet it will be some web 3.0 (say 'web 08')(Aral already twittered about calling it 'web 07' instead of 'web 2.0' :p )(check out the singularity url) application which will expand flash and web way further than only the web... Or it might be one of my best guesses: -A dating site for nerds -A normal site for nerds -Aral is paying us lots of money for putting the badge on our site, and being all excited :p

  by Ronny on 2008-01-06 02:33:33

• mail has been send so get on with it :)

  by thomas Joos on 2008-01-04 21:18:32

• I've added the badge to my site: CalicoMonkey.com. I've happily watched your excitement about this on Twitter, I look forward to watching it flourish (whatever it is). One recommendation on the badges. Most people would prefer if they had a border=0 attribute. Just a thought. Rock on. --Will

  by Will on 2008-01-04 21:18:10

• Hi Will, Good suggestion. Is this for the Wordpress widget or for the code on the Badges page (or both?) :) @Thomas: Cool! :) ericd: Oh, it's slightly larger than that :)

  by Aral on 2008-01-04 22:37:18

• I can't wait for you to share Singularity with the world!

  by Dimitri Van Heucke on 2008-01-04 22:38:19

• Well, count me in ^^. Email sent and badge on the blog !

  by dietlev on 2008-01-04 22:54:55

• Finally a use for my wordpress blog, email on the way!

  by Lordy on 2008-01-05 01:04:16

• hey aral, just wanted to say happy new year! Also, I love the idea with the pictures there, go-karting, phantom of the opera heh, great stuff!

  by Daniel S on 2008-01-05 12:05:55

• Done see http://nederflash.nl So now tell us ;)

  by Folkert on 2008-01-05 12:12:18

• Done it! http://interactividades.blogspot.com Now you have some marketing in a portuguese language blog. Now I bet that is nothing connect to actionscript, and its something about integrating toys and stuff with the web! Thats my bet! And if I am right welcome to this wonderfull world!

  by Paulo Moreira on 2008-01-05 13:05:36

• Aral, I mostly meant the badges, but assuming the Wordpress widget is similar the same concept applies. Can't wait to hear more.

  by Will on 2008-01-05 20:48:38

• Aral, Added on my blog at visualrinse.com (in the sidebar)... can't wait to see what it is.

  by Chad on 2008-01-05 21:19:28

• I installed and activated the plugin and it promptly killed my site (stopped any CSS styling appearing). Since it seems to work for others though I assume it's a mod I've made to the theme I'm using that breaks it. Oh well, guess I'll just wait for the official launch ;)

  by David Arno on 2008-01-06 08:42:51

• Hey Aral, The 1.1 Widget link is missing 'http://aralbalkan.com/...'

  by Alastair on 2008-01-07 08:41:19

• I have another BET!! Its a website that it will be the next ID for the web! Something that u can use to identify you in the web. Like the new web ID Card!! ahahah I love guessing games! Paulo Moreira http://interactividades.blogspot.com

  by Paulo Moreira on 2008-01-07 12:28:54

• Done and mail sent... just thought it would be nice to drop a line here :-)

  by Cyril Hanquez on 2008-01-07 13:59:47

• @Alastair: Thanks, man. Fixed! @Paulo: Interesting guess :) @Cyril: Thanks! @Ruben: LOL, thanks -- it was a murder mystery party that we all dressed up for. I was a ruthless Texan businessman :)

  by Aral on 2008-01-07 16:54:48

• Hey guys, I'm working on it :) Just a little longer (hopefully within the week).

  by Aral on 2008-01-24 14:36:07

• Hi David, Sorry about that, I missed the closing ending tag on the style tag. I've updated the widget to version 1.1 which should fix that problem and I've updated the blog post to reflect this. Apologies for the hassle.

  by Aral on 2008-01-06 20:53:10

• Also, a big thank-you to all of you who are putting the badge up on your sites. I am putting the finishing touches on the initial version of the site that I will be inviting you guys to in the next few days. Expect an update soon! :)

  by Aral on 2008-01-06 20:54:09

• Yey, can´t wait. :) Btw: This one rocks: :D http://aralbalkan.com/wp-content/themes/k2/images/headers/oscar_hemingway_iii.jpg

  by Ruben Müller on 2008-01-07 15:45:18

• Hi Aral, Version 1.1 did indeed fix the CSS problem on my site. Cheers, David.

  by David Arno on 2008-01-08 12:33:38

• Hey Aral, I've still not got my email! What the hell is Singularity? Please, give a guy a break :'( I'm in too much suspense to wait any longer :'(

  by Lee McColl Sylvester on 2008-01-24 12:10:49

• Hey Aral, Have you got me set to "spam" or what? ;-) I emailed you days ago to let you know I've added the badge to my blog, and still no reply... I'm gnawing my fingers away in anticipation. Please, let the misery end ;-) Lee

  by Lee McColl Sylvester on 2008-01-09 16:34:04

• Hi Aral, The updated badge works better indeed..... Mail was sent a week ago..... Can't wait to hear what you have up your sleeve! Cheers, Max

  by Max Westen on 2008-01-10 12:46:09

• Hey everybody, Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Over 70 sites have put up the badge. I'm busy working to get things to a point where I can share them with you. I expect this to happen around the middle of the month. You guys will be the first to know :) (Runs back to keep working on Singularity!) :)

  by Aral on 2008-01-10 19:24:37

• I can't take it any longer :'( I suck at this waiting game. I've had a Wii on order for 3 days and I've been sitting next to the front door like some lovesick teenager waits by the telephone. Needless to say, the sooner I know, the sooner I can stop checking his post! ;)

  by Lee McColl Sylvester on 2008-01-12 10:30:18

• Seems like it could be a package or something that enforces the Singleton pattern in AS3. That would be pretty cool if you're distributing code around and don't tell people your classes might be Singletons.

  by ericd on 2008-01-04 22:14:09

• [...] Recent I posted on Singularity, not knowing what it is. By including the badge on my blog and notifying Aral of the badge being on my blog; I would get early access to the site of Singularity. At least that is what Aral promised in this blog entry. [...]

  by Norbert’s Blog » Singularity: Promise broken… on 2008-01-13 19:33:42