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Twitter XCM: Xtreme Community Messaging

TheCuso — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:03:13 +0000

It’s been a while since i got a twitter account, you read a couple of posts about twitter in the past but now i thought i should write about it once again. The first months i found it to be a bit boring so i mainly used it to send free sms text messages to my friends. Then twitter restricted the sms service to the US only so i stopped using it for a while. But now Twitter has become the Next Big Thing among the card guys. Almost everyone has already got an account and is having fun with it. Are you going to miss it? I’ve heard that sometimes people post tweets with links to exclusive videos you won’t be able to find elsewhere. You can use Twitter to tell your followers what are you doing , where have you been, how many drinks you had last night, when will your Vegas finish rendering your next video, what tv series are you watching, what flourish are you practicing, post interesting links to weird stuff, cheap card auctions …I’m going to make a list of the card guys i’m following that you might be interested in.

@TheCuso

@visualmadness

@allanhagen

@virtualerik

@jonashaglund

@boneho

@thevirts

@huronlow

@danielmadison

@andreijikh

@spackadam

@Garry_A

@eugenesoh

@C3rb3rus

@SpencerPClark

@santiagovillanu

@davidmisner

@dimitriarleri

@philipmcauley

@richkzad

@steinvegard

@ling_nemesis

@rmccourt

@jinye

@_tarvi_

@LeonTai

@frankispeace

@justinflom

@sleight13

@JoeMatthewCarr

@MattHartz

@Magicians

@rmorrell

@naquada

@turnermagic

@CodyCowanLust

@unleasher

@stetz313

@freddymejia

@iamjakesamways

@lazurcards

@KatieEgleston

@garciamagic

@michaelkent

@wongster88

@xvelocity

@mathiaskersting

@jalford

@denis_b

@closeupjm

@Gomeriffic

@BryanMBrush

@theory11
@DonVito91
@Wynnfreak
@magicman21
@repeatuntil
@anthonyn

@Vipercard

@bigmegz

@j_louis

@tomjhodgson

@joshmaddocks

@davetang

Want to join us? Get started at www.Twitter.com and start following us! If i’m missing someone please leave a comment and i’ll add you to the table

Myles Nakouzi and Dan Buck – Jerry’s Nugget special offer

TheCuso — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:50:05 +0000

Here is another Myles Nakouzi’s vlog video with Dan Buck (the first half of Dan and Dave) about “andthensome”, the sequel dvd to The Trilogy, they decided to make it TheCuso.info exclusive so here it is!

Not many information about the dvd but you can watch them enjoying their donuts as they reveal their Jerry’s Nugget’s source dealer, damn bastards!

TheCuso’s New Design?

TheCuso — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:03:18 +0000

As you can see I’ve been messing around with the design of the site, it’s almost 6am and i should go to get some sleep now.

I’m not sure if this is going to be the one I will keep but i would like to hear your opinions anyway.

Making a thumbnail for every post is a bloody tough job considering there are like 700 published so it would take me a while.

The design looks clear and easy to navigate, i have to do a lot of tweaks to it but I think it can be decent.

Please tell me what to include and if you prefer the old one better but please don’t refer to the logo or minor bugs, they will be fixed as soon as I can.

I’ll keep working tomorrow.

Thanks for reading guys,

Alejandro

Jerry’s Nugget Cards at Wikipedia

TheCuso — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:32:50 +0000

These playing cards were supposedly printed in the 70′s for the gaming tables, but never saw any ‘real action’. They were immediately sold in the gift store thereafter. The classic Jerry’s Nugget playing cards were made from top of the line US Playing Card Company card stock, that is not available today, which makes the cards much thicker. The U.S.P.C. also used a chemical finish then, which is also not available today – due to environmental reasons.

Jerry’s Nugget playing cards were printed in Cincinnati, Ohio, and then were driven to the North Las Vegascasino via trucks where they sat in storage for many years. The highly prized playing card eventually sold out in the summer of 1999. Jerry’s Nugget Casino does not have any plans to reprint them either.

Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings, Ed Marlo, Lee Asher, Frank Simon, Chris Kenner, Earl Nelson, and many other notable magicians have been seen playing with Jerry’s Nugget playing cards. The playing cards are stiff, hold their form, and are easily manipulated. Flourishers have taken a liking to these pasteboards as well. [...]

You can read more or edit the content in the wiki page here: Jerry’s Nugget Cards at Wikipedia.
Here are some ebay auctions ending within two days:

SEALED Deck of Jerry’s Nugget Playing Cards – Blue
SEALED Deck of Jerry’s Nugget Playing Cards – Red
UNOPENED Jerry’s Nugget Playing Cards: Blue Deck
Jerry’s Nugget Blue Playing Cards With Metal Frame

New blog feature – Post Rating System

TheCuso — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:41:27 +0000

I’ve just installed a new WordPress plugin that allows users to rate the posts, displays the total number of votes and the average rating for each one.

WP-PostRatings will hopefuly help me to select the topics or videos you like more and will be a great tool for upcoming competitions and contests.

Now it’s time to dive in the archives and start rating the good old posts, i will blog the top rated ones every once in a while so now it’s your chance to exhume the best videos, articles and interviews.

Do you want to be featured again in the front page? Tell your friends to rate your videos.

What do you think about this? Leave a comment and click any number of stars.

-Alejandro

Cardshark88 EXPOSED

TheCuso — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:51:25 +0000

Cardshark88, YouTube’s #1 “card guru” with over 4200 subscribers and founder of The3c has put up a video in which he reveals his identity and the keys to his unnatural “success”.

A funny and long video that you might be interested in watching if you want to know more about what’s going on in the parallel cardistry scene.

No cards involved at all in this video but you will get some answers. If you have any questions leave them in the comments section and he’ll come here to discuss them with us.

Vimeo introduces a new feature: Groups!

TheCuso — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:14:14 +0000

“Today we’re rolling out a big new feature: Vimeo Groups.

So, what’s a group? It’s a way for mini-communities to share videos within Vimeo. Groups makes it easy to get a bunch of contributors together and upload directly into a group, then have conversations entirely contained within that group. You can add forums, share calendars, photos, and even music with members of the group. And, most importantly, we’ve added six really killer themes so you can take customization to a whole new level.

Some of you might have noticed Groups shares a lot of functionality with Channels. The best way to differentiate the two is that Groups is for lots of people to collaborate and contribute and Channels is for individuals to showcase a bunch of videos the way they want. If you think your Channel is better suited as a Group you can convert it to a Group by going to your Channels settings page, but be warned, there is no going back! In the coming months we’ll be building Channels 2.0, which is going to remove some features better suited for Groups (like forums and calendar) and add some Channels-only features, like tools to change the order and display style of videos.”

by Andrew Pile June 17th, 2008

The Cardistry Group

I have created the official CARDISTRY GROUP at Vimeo and i want you guys in. As you have seen, videos at Vimeo look much better in the blog since they are big and “HD ready”. Come join us and share your good quality videos in the group.

-Alejandro Portela

Your Style competition videos are up!

TheCuso — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:26:53 +0000

The deadline has come and all the videos are already submitted. Now it’s time for us to judge them and find the winners.

I’ll be posting some of the videos here in the blog but if you want to watch them go to the new media section at themagicreview.

Here is one i’ve been looking up to ever since i knew he was entering the competition:

Brendan Conner – Naffstyle

If you want to know more about the competition rules and the prizes go to www.twozwozer.blogspot.com

Youtube’s New Feature: Video Annotations

TheCuso — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:49:57 +0000

Youtube has just released a new feature that could change the way we make tutorials. Here is the info:

Video Annotations are a new way for you to add interactive commentary to your videos! Use them to:

Add background information about the video.
Create stories with multiple possibilities (viewers click to choose the next scene)
Link to related YouTube videos, channels, or search results from within a video
All of the above!

You control what the annotations say, where they appear on the video, and when they appear and disappear.

How do I get started?

Please visit our Help Center for more information on Video Annotations.

Are there examples?

The Worlds Best Card Magic Teleport Trick by TheCuso with explanation!

What else should I know?

Annotations, once published, are shown by default. You can turn them off while watching a video through the player menu—just click the button on the bottom right of the video player.

Video annotations are available now as a “beta” feature. We’re working hard to get this out of beta and, once we do, annotations will support more languages (not just English) and appear on videos embedded in other websites.

V4Viktory – 2008

TheCuso — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:36:19 +0000

I met up with this guy last weekend and we had a nice little jam in a classy café here in Vigo.
He is now a good friend of mine and he also has a blog so let me introduce him to you…
From Guimarães, Portugal…

Marinho, aka V4Viktory.

Gotta love those Split Spades Lions…

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