Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Jason Calcanis says content owners should drop Yahoo! for Google

The information architects friends - a taxonomy of clients

How is the Wii so good when it's online gaming service sucks?

Say hello to Adobe Air for Linux

How to manage people

The next time you're at work, why not try a "topless" meeting?

Ten typographic mistakes everyone makes

The Type Directors Club typeface winners of 2008 are here

This is a nice article about the telescope at the end of the world

Your new MacBook just might save your life when an earthquake comes

Xoopit can turn your email inbox into a social network

Labels: accelerometer, Adobe Air, Antarctica, Directors Club, Google, Jason Calcanis, Linux, Macbook, managing people, social networks, taxonomy, Typography, Wii, Xoopit, yahoo

posted by olli @ 22:13  

Monday, March 31, 2008

If iTunes is the king of downloaded music, who's number two?

Phillipe Starck says he's fed up with design and is retiring in two years

If you're serious about hacking your iPhone firmware, you should have a look at Pwned

Six suggestions on how you can be a better designer

The life and death of the American newspaper

More news: Reportercaps.com is a television news anchor stalkers paradise

Are biofuels our salvation or just a scam?

Will musicians custom networks create disarray on the social web?

Like FFFound? You might like We Heart It even more

Crime View Community allows users to view the current crime rate across Detroit

Noisy Decent Graphics takes a look at the infographics at Heathrow's Terminal 5

This is a nice tutorial on how to create HDR photos

Hivelogic takes a look at how office design relates to the "creativity zone"

XM and Sirius were first - are the big boys in MMS set to merge as well?

How to make yourself indispensable

How does Wicket write AJAX without using Javascript?

The 960 grid system is a great template for web developers

Should smart photos and smart text editors lead the semantic web?

Can Starbucks really help mom and pop coffeehouses?

Labels: AJAX, Apple, biofuel, Crime View Community, design, HDR, Hivelogic, itunes, newspapers, Phillipe Starck, Pwned, Reportercaps, Semantic web, social web, Starbucks, Terminal 5

posted by olli @ 21:27  

Friday, March 28, 2008

The music industry looks to introduce stealth fees for music downloading via your ISP

Why are the web and print still so separate?

Will Microsoft Surface finally hit the stores in 2011?

Mysterious pianos are popping up all over Birmingham

Say hello to weather engineering courtesy of China

How to deal with email overload

If you have a manufacturing idea, you might want to have a chat with Ponoko

When the best service is actually - no service

If the news is really that important, will it just find you?

It just might - say hello to the Guardian's new developer network

66 Degrees is an interesting social network for artists and designers

Say hello to Arup's new Living Buildings initiative

Google's top 17 easter eggs, gags and hoaxes

Say hello to the new GTA IV street map - we can't wait to play this

70% of online marketers question online advertising

Zemanta is an interesting mix of blogging and the semantic web. Check it out

Labels: 66 Degrees, advertising, Arup, China, email, Google, grand theft auto, Guardian, ISP, living buildings, Microsoft, music industry, Ponoko, print, social network, Surface, weather, web, Zemanta

posted by olli @ 09:55  

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Recession? What recession? We'll take some more alternative media spending, please

We fully support the idea of forcing Parliament to have all pending bills available as XML feeds

The facts and fallacies of software engineering

Harvard Law School looks at the power of organizing without the organization

So when all is said and done, what's packaging got to do with it?

What makes a good mobile application great

What's all this talk about this incrementalism business?

Are we about to see the launch of Facebook for business?

What are the 25 most valuable blogs?

Engadget has a very interesting look at the fall of Motorola

This is a brilliant collection of wall decals for your home

Shoptalk looks like an amazing series of conferences on the future of retail

If you're looking for information about the Semantic Web, this is a good place to start

The long view on how to bring advertising to television

Cornae is a really nice site about web standards

Labels: blogs, Cornae, facebook, Harvard law, incrementalism, long view, media spending, moble application, motorola, Semantic web, Shoptalk, Simplystated, software, They work for you, wall decals, XML

posted by olli @ 21:47  

Wednesday, February 26, 2008

In Japanese print ads - URL's are out and search boxes are in

What the world will be like in 2008 circa 1968

Is widget company Slide really worth half a billion dollars?

Charging your users and giving them full control - A new business model is born?

Colophon is tracking the latest and greatest magazines out there

A List Apart on why sign-up forms must die. Die, we say! Die!

Say hello to iMeem's new developer platform

How to get involved in social media if you're a big corporation

We're loving this Jimmy office desk. The price? Not so much

We're also loving these Lucky Loke T-Shirts

Feng-GUI will tell you if you user interface is hot or not

Are you 16 and need to smuggle beer in somewhere? We've got you covered

Orbit Baby make strollers and prams for designers

Healia looks to be a very interesting health and wellness oriented search engine

Labels: 2008, A List Apart, canoflage, Colophon, Feng-GUI, Healia, iMeem, Japan, Jimmy Desk, lifecasters, Lucky Loke, Orbit Baby, pram, print ads, sign up forms, Slide, social media, stroller, user interface

posted by olli @ 21:10  

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Say hello to Google's design guidelines

ESPN cancels all its deal with online ad networks - prefers humans instead

US Justice Department says the merger between XM and Sirius is just fine

What exactly is going on between Google and the FCC?

If you ride a motorcycle, say hello to your new personal airbag

MySpace parenting - It's the "latchkey children" all over again

Are you maximizing your product blog?

Vice Magazine goes to North Korea - in a 14 part video

Will there be limits on behavioural targeting?

The seven most commonly made bad blog design choices?

What does your city say about you?

Speaking of which...if you live in Perth, you might not want to know the answer

If an art director and an editor are having a fight, does the editor always win"

This website will typecast you and your mate. Type, as in typography

PingMag has a great collection of taxi lights in Japan

Labels: ad networks, airbag, airwaves, art director, behavioural targeting, Dainese, editors, ESPN, FCC, Google, Japan, North Korea, Perth, PingMag, product blogs, Sirius, typecaster, Vice, XM

posted by olli @ 19:30  

Monday, March 24, 2008

Dapper can make your website readable by semantic search engines

Hey buddy! Nice tower - who's your architect?

How World Of Warcraft helps in the fight against terrorism

The Travel Industry Association is looking favourably on social networking

7 usability guidelines for websites on mobile phones

Vodaphone looks to change focus to on-the-go data services

Should employers use social networking profiles in the hiring process?

The American dream of a free wi-fi utopia is fading fast it seems...

The 6 phases of the web design development process

If you're a Comcast customer, your TV may soon be watching you

How 10 popular websites have evolved over the past 10 years

Wikinear shows you Wikipedia pages about or close to your current location

Three Internet careers that will soon cease to exist

The Trust Economy: Taking a look at the new ROI of the web

Labels: architecture, Comcast, data services, Semantic web, social networking, The Trust Economy, Travel Industry Association, usability, Vodaphone, web design, Wi-Fi, Wikinear, Wikipedia, World of Warcraft

posted by olli @ 19:52  

Friday, March 21, 2008

Say hello to The State Of The News Media 2008

All the recordings and presentations from Webstock 2008 are now live. Go!

Say hello to the MySpace Application Gallery

Say hello to the 2007 YouTube Award winners

Why you weren't meant to have a boss

Has the art of conversation left the bloggosphere?

Hey VC's! Here's a list of the top Australian startups for 2007

The 21 Stories is an interactive novel told with Google Maps

How to connect your Nokia calendar to your Google calendar

Why SEO is a web designers best friend

Work for an ad agency? Agency Scoop knows all your secrets

How to be a happy corporate programmer

What's more important? Finding content or producing it?

Forbes magazine takes a look at the future of the mobile phone

How to be a social media guru in ten easy steps

This VW website is really, really big

Labels: 21 Stories, Agency Scoop, Australia, Forbes, Google, mobile phone, MySpace, SEO, social media, start-up, State Of The News Media, Volkswagen, web design, Webstock, YouTube

posted by olli @ 14:34  

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Despite the impending economic slowdown, ad spending is set to grow

How Apple got everything right by doing everything wrong

Looks like Adobe begins work on a Flash player for the iPhone

Mojo lets you download music from your friend's iTunes libraries

Microspotting is a blog all about Microsoft

Flying Continental? You might want to pay for your ticket with your mobile phone

Say hello to the Starbucks social network. Yes. Really

What is the next programming language you should learn?

The Raconteurs are releasing their next album to the fans directly. No preview copies for you!

Methodizaz takes photos of you when you least expect it

These rings are made from the periodic table

We're loving these HDR photos of grafitti

Say hello to Internet! Power!

We can't go to war here. This is bat country

Labels: Adobe, Advertising spending, Apple, flash, HDR, Internet power, Microspotting, mobile, Mojo, programming languages, Raconteurs, robotics, social network, Starbucks

posted by olli @ 22:00  

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Engadget test drives the new iPhone 2.0 firmware

Wound Magazine covers architecture, fashion and design

Massify is a social network for filmmakers

The inevitable is here - even Pepsi has a social network

How to edit your resume like a professional resume writer

How to build a Facebook application

CBS wants combined Internet and TV ratings - do you?

Is newspaper marketing taking a hit from the Do-Not-Call list?

GigaOm has some really nice data on US mobile media consumption

Will mobile broadband be the death knell of Wi-Fi?

Has venture capital's love affair with Web 2.0 finally come to an end?

Why IE8 will drive you absolutely batshit insane

Say hello to the Near Future Laboratory

Is the Eiffel Tower about to have an extension added to its top floor?

Stylegala is a great magazine about web design and web standards

6 tips for hiring top talent at a startup

Labels: CBS, Eiffel Tower, facebook, firmware, GigaOm, hiring, IE8, iPhone, Massify, mobile media, Pepsi, resume, startup, Stylegala, TV ratings, venture capital, web 2.0, Wound Magazine

posted by olli @ 22:27  

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Say hello to a prototype of the Half Life 2 Hunter Synth - built by DARPA

Say hello to the iPhone...clamshell...

The LA Times has a great in-depth look at the Tupac/Notorious B.I.G./P Diddy saga

This is one of the best measuring cups we've ever seen

Radiohead want you to make a music video for them

Advertisers are saying NO to user-generated video

Looks like your London Oystercard has been cracked. Stop laughing Boston. You too!

Should Internet addiction be treated as a mental illness?

Would you fire your ISP over privacy concerns? Read our lips: "In a heartbeat"

How will mobile be monetized?

Do we still need resumes now that we all have blogs?

Here are some good ideas on managing your personal brand online

Are you a Francophile? If so - France Magazine is for you

Labels: big dog, blogging, DARPA, France, Half Life 2, hinter, iPhone, ISP, London, measuring cup, mobile, Oystercard, personal branding, privacy, Radiohead, UGC

posted by olli @ 22:38  

Monday, March 17, 2008

Say hello to Ad Manager - Google's free hosted advertising service

Facebook wants to "own" communication with your friends

Ghost In The Pixel is a blog with some great thoughts on interaction design

The graphics editor of the New York Times answers your questions

Ten sites for finding wonderful things

Japanese ISP's to ban file sharers?

Tim Berners-Lee says he's not happy with cookie tracking on the Internet

Retailmenot is a great site that finds online discounts and shares them

These are cheat notes for SxSW

If you're into 8-bit technology, this watch is for you

Futuresonic looks to be an amazing conference coming to Manchester in early May

Did Yahoo! lose its way by investing in Google?

If you're into cocktail napkin sketchery, The Back Of The Napkin is for you

Labels: 8-bit, Ad Manager, Back Of The Napkin, Futuresonic, Ghost In The Pixel, Google, interaction design, ISP, Japan, Manchester, NY Times, SxSW, Tim Berners-Lee, yahoo

posted by olli @ 07:39  

Friday, March 14, 2008

HP have been doing serious research on Digg's front page

Who's hot and who's not in social networking?

The next user interface challenge? Information overload

These are some of our favourite record sleeves

The world's largest Internet market? That would be ... China

Six word reviews of all 763 SxSW mp3's

Your YouTube No.1 is still no match for the music industry

What is the learning curve of popular MMORPG's?

This is a really inspiring collection of Flash pre-loaders from you know who

17 ways to visualize the Twitter universe

Say hello to the Google office in Zurich

The 20 biggest mistakes of the music industry

Say hello to the iPhone and Lego

Ride a bike? You need one of these. Leah Buechley is a genius

Nine of the best rich text editors reviewed

Labels: China, flash, Google, iPhone, Leah Buechley, Lego, MMORPG, record sleeves, rich text editor, Smashing magazine, social networking, SxSW, twitter, user interface, Zurich

posted by olli @ 22:11  

Thursday, March 13, 2008

What you've been waiting for: Business Week finally spills Apple's design process

Now, YouTube really is everywhere

Which tools does Google use internally?

Tyler Brule has rules about how to launch a startup. Too bad he forgot "No Cliches"

How to get bloggers to write about you

Twiddla is a cool online whiteboard collaboration tool

Here are some nice thoughts on convergence and its role in the digital agency

Say hello to Pixel Qi - the $75 laptop

Africa will soon be lit up with cheap LED's

It looks like Yahoo! will be joining OpenSocial in April

If you're doing research on old ads, The TJS Labs Gallery Of Graphic Design is for you

It looks like America is finally catching up to the rest of the world in mobile usage

Does DAB really cost the British license fee payer £25 per set?

Labels: Africa, Apple, bbc, blogging, convergence, DAB, design, digital agency, Google, LED, mobile usage, Open Social, Pixel Qi, startup, TJS Labs, Twiddla, Tyler Brule, YouTube

posted by olli @ 21:31  

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Happy 10th birthday little mp3 player!

Wolf Folins says that the future of brands are platforms

Forget Red or Blue states - are you a Starbucks or Wal-Mart state?

Only Blog Jobs is a job board for bloggers

Say hello to The Ministry Of Type

What to do when Mom or Dad want to be your "Facebook Friend"?

Ten tactics that could save your online reputation

101 resources for online entrepreneurs

Nearly 1/5th of all Americans play music on their mobile handset

And as if you iPhone users didn't know - mobile web use is growing faster than ever

This is a really interesting article about casino security and technology

Can money really buy you happiness?

Revisit the good old days: Time Magazine reprints an article about Swinging London circa 1966

Are luxury magazines really recession proof?

Why broadcast television sucks

Tractis is a site that replaces your paper contracts and legal documents

Labels: broadcast television, facebook, handset, Las Vegas, London, luxury magazines, Ministry of Type, mobile music, money, mp3, Only Blog Jobs, platforms, reputation, Tractis, Wolf Folins

posted by olli @ 21:54  

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Say hello to The New Zealand Web Community

20 websites to make you a better web developer

Are Web 2.0 sites the future of education?

More lifehacks than you could ever want - say hello to Alltop

In the Netherlands, robots will put petrol in your car at the filling station

Ten things you need to know about GPS units

Crgslst is a super cool AJAX tool that searches Craigslist mighty quick

The NY Times takes a look a the many ways of online advertising tracking

Mark Cuban's rule for startups

Say hello to the brand new Behance Magazine

MyTrade now has a Twitter feed for following stock quotes and tips

Since when did the advertising industry get serious about "useful" sites?

The Essential Guide To The User Interface (.pdf)

Are American professionals overwhelmed with too much information?

Women! Look here! Shoe.tv is a whole video social network dedicated to shoes! Go now!

Labels: ad tracking, Alltop, Behance, Crgslst, GPS, information overload, Mark Cuban, MyTrade, New Zealand, nzwc, shoe.tv, startups, twitter, user interface, web 2.0, web community, web development

posted by olli @ 20:27  

Monday, March 10, 2008

We're not sure about the "world's 50 most powerful blogs"

The NY Times takes a look at the future of web surfing

This is a blog that takes a look at The Future Of Work

FoundRead takes a look at the dangers of a democratic startup

Mindomo offers you free web-based mind mapping software

Have widgets killed privacy on the web?

Why widgets are the future of online advertising

More on that - Why widgets don't work

10 simple steps to keep your employees happy

If you're a SF based designer, Adobe will pay you for taking part in a research survey

If you're into live sharing of images and/or video - check out the Jing Project

How Bluetooth got its name

How to create awe inspiring local television commercials

Search.io is a search engine and not a search engine

Labels: Adobe, advertising, blogging, bluetooth, Jing Project, mind mapping, search.io, software, survey, the future of work, web surfing, widgets

posted by olli @ 20:06  

Friday, March 7, 2008

US Mobile Internet registers 154% growth in 2007

iTransit is a handy little New York MTA subway line map for your iPhone

Google Analytics benchmarks and the future of portable data

How to sell content in a content-free world

The iPhone SDK looks like it's exceeding developer expectations

FYI: The OLPC is looking for a CEO, PDQ

Say hello to the iPhone User Interface Guidelines

In the future, will all social networks be like air?

Indie Solo gives independent bands one day of fame

How exactly do you build a public library in this age of Google?

A List Apart offers you a healthy checklist of getting designs done right

Speaking of which - say hello to the Photoshop Disasters blog

For all your Mac Air Book needs, there is the AirMail notebook sleeve

Core 77 takes a look at the art of motorcycle design

Labels: AirMail, Core 77, design, Google, Indie Solo, iPhone, mobile internet, motorcycle, MTA, OLPC, photoshop, SDK, user interface

posted by olli @ 08:24  

Thursday, March 6, 2008

How to inoculate your children against advertising

The top 10 do's and don'ts of mobile content marketing

Interesting: 37 Signals experiments with the four day work week

How to effectively talk to clients

ReadWriteWeb takes an in-depth look at Internet Explorer 8

Apple says Flash not suitable for iPhone - ORLY?

FriendFeed will tell you what your friends are sharing

Secrets of UX Design Productivity from Google are out

Say hello to Facebook's new iTunes music store

If you're into typography, you better get over to Type Camp

We want these Ben Sherman Pac Man shoes

Say hello to the "No Tears" method for User Centred Design

Lots of cool New York data visualizations from MIT here

If museums are so educational, why are their websites so dumb?

Is India losing its status as an offshore king?

Labels: 37 Signals, advertising, Apple, clients, data visualization, facebook, flash, Friendfeed, Google, India, iPhone, MIT, mobile marketing, museum, New York, offshoring, Type Camp, UX

posted by olli @ 23:01  

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Oakland Crimespotting gives you a look at bad things happening in the Bay Area

Will Iran shut down its Internet on election day?

This is part of a great Alternative Reality Game for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

We are loving this Space Invaders cutting board

Say hello to the great exodus of Sydney

Will Steven Spielberg launch a social network dedicated to the paranormal?

How to create a successful online portfolio

Is it just us or does the Meizu M8 OS give you deja vu as well?

Rest in Peace, Gary Gygax - Dungeons and Dragons ruled our lives back in the early 80's

It looks like ultra-wideband startups are starting to be chased by venture capitalists

70% of web social network users won't join one on their mobile phones

What is the role of the brand in social media marketing?

"Those prissy Prius drivers have a dark side"

Labels: branding, Iran, Meizu, mobile, Oakland Crimespotting, portfolio, Prius, Sarah Connor Chronicles, social media marketing, Space Invaders, Steven Spielberg, Sydney, ultra wideband

posted by olli @ 20:33  

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Hi Emily. We love your design blog

DesignGive offers you cool stuff and then donates profits to charity

Say hello to Fast Company TV

Spoiled teenagers will love this: Spin The Bottle on your iPhone

Microsoft Vista has finally been cracked

How do you build a brand with Widgets?

30 (sans serif) fonts that every designer should own

Why is the Obama "brand" so successful?

Say hello to the new fung shui McDonalds

What's the difference between cloud and utility computing?

MySpace and MTV UK sitting in a tree...making their own TV network

Totspot is a social network for babies. No, really!

The law and politics of Battlestar Galactica

What did Johann Sebastian Bach actually look like?

If you like Helvetica, you'll probably want one of these t-shirts

The New York Review Of Books on the charms of Wikipedia

Labels: Bach, Battlestar Galactica, Designgive, Emily Chang, Fast Company, hacking, Helvetica, iPhone, McDonalds, Microsoft, MTV UK, MySpace, Obama, Totspot, typefaces, widgets, Wikipedia

posted by olli @ 20:59  

Monday, March 3, 2008

Will Real Networks buy Scrabulous?

Do! You! Want! To! Promote! Yourself?! Take! A! Look! At! Traackr!

Edmodo is basically Twitter with an educational angle

Entrepreneurship and Fear: Stop being so scared

The 2007 Coroflot Design Salary Survey results are in

These are the world's best designed newspapers of 2007

If you're a LOST fan, this tour of the island stations is for you

10 really cool iPhone apps for you

7 great online image editing apps

How to sell the "kiwi attitude"

Adaptive Path wonders if the death of mobile applications is nigh

The Future Of Web Apps wonders if the death of e-mail is nigh

These are some great examples of shadows in advertising

What does leap day mean to online marketing?

5 works of art that could probably kill you

Labels: Adaptive Path, Coroflot, Edmodo, iPhone, killer art, LOST, New Zealand, newspaper design, online image editing, online marketing, salary survey, Scrabulous, shadow, Traackr, twitter

posted by olli @ 18:30