Thursday, July 31, 2008

Can new media really be taught in schools?

Why CFO's don't believe in online advertising

This is an interesting interview about vertical farming

We take it you've seen Microsoft Surface wrapped around a sphere?

Even the Tesla Roadster is getting a haptic dashboard interface

Is the "Silicon Roundabout" (aka Old Street) the new heart of the UK's dot.com boom?

How to measure social media ROI for business

10 impressive visualizations of social networks

Pssst! Wanna know which social sites your visitors are using?

Pretty soon, UK residents will be able to see how many crimes actually happened on their street

It's sad when you see a band who actually "gets" the future of the music industry, deny it

Is the Tata Nano the world's cheapest electric car?

Labels: Buck Cherry, CFO, haptic interface, Microsoft surface, new media, social history, social media ROI, Tata Nano, Tesla Roadster, uk, vertical farming

posted by olli @ 20:20  

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Plus Minus Zero finally create an online experience for the non-Japanese residents. We love their stuff!

Say hello to the new Dell music player

NowPublic showcase the most influential names in Silicon Valley - it's an interesting mix

How to generate web traffic without Google

What is the next collaboration between Rem Koolhaas and Miuccia Prada going to look like?

Say hello (and a whole lot more) to Norway's Telemegaphone

Labmeeting is social network for scientists

Why what you expect from your clients is exactly what you'll get

Center Networks takes a look at how to save the music business

10 skills you need to succeed at almost anything

7 websites no website developer should be without

If you live in the US, you should check out The Canvas Project

If you're into "one-stop blogging" - check out Posterous

Labels: Center Networks, clients, Dell, developments, Google, Labmeeting, Plus Minus Zero, Posterous, Prada, Rem Koolhaas, success, Telemegaphone, The Canvas Project

posted by olli @ 20:27  

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Into music? Check out Channel Bee

If this is the future, where's my goddamn jetpack??! Oh! There it is

30+ solutions to start your own wiki

The cascading effects of poor technology design

How newspapers can improve comments

8 reasons why model-driven approaches will fail

Say goodbye to Scrabulous on Facebook - but why?

Do higher gas prices mean more mobile productivity?

Can you copyright a tattoo?

What next after Vista? You might want to start looking in your car

Say hello to Interactive Water

This is what would happen if Alice In Wonderland was about praying mantises

What will the hotel of the future look like? Not quite what you'd think, actually

Labels: Alice In Wonderland, Channel Bee, comments, copyright, facebook, hotel design, Interactive Water, Jetpack Wiki, Microsoft, model driven approach, newspapers, poor design, Scrabulous, tattoo

posted by olli @ 19:54  

Monday, July 28, 2008

Lessons learned: 25 Internet start-ups that bombed miserably

How to design for social impact

Businessweek takes a look at the rise of Haptic interfaces

The NY Times takes a look at the changing face of reading in America

What product designers don't get about gender

How to Build Brand Equity Through Participation In The Social Web

How to turn your business trip into a social media experience

Say hello to Brandstreaming

Make websites? Then you'll want the Web Design Dashboard

These are 5 AJAX libraries to enhance your mash-up

Say hello to Hulu on Facebook and in your widgets

How to properly run a site review

Why "fonts are the clothes that words wear"

Why the best person you hire is probably nothing like you

Shock! Horror! Looks like DAB listening is actually going...up!

Labels: AJAX, brand equity, brandstreaming, DAB, facebook, haptic interface, hiring, Hulu, internet start up, product design, social impact, social web, web design

posted by olli @ 19:36  

Friday, July 25, 2008

Google know just how big the web is and it's bigger than you think

You know that when even The Rolling Stones ditch EMI, the music industry is in trouble

Interesting: EA Games has just signed a deal with United Talent Agency

Say hello to last.fm's "Dancing" ads

Australia's ABC launch their version of the iPlayer - it's called the ABC iView

Say hello to the hang on outlet

These 25 visionairies created empires from nothing

Who wins in the battle between mobile IM and SMS?

This MPAA hacker was spying on the Pirate Bay. Bad hacker. Bad!

Should you really be reading more corporate blogs?

Say hello to Audi's new multi-media interface

Premiere Issues is a collection of 1st issue magazine covers

Say hello to Pitchfork Media's overlooked records of 2008

Labels: 2008, Audi, EA, EMI, Google, hang on outlet, last.fm, MMI, mobile IM, MPAA, Pitchfork, Premiere Issues, Rolling Stones, United Talent Agency

posted by olli @ 21:40  

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Say hello to Google's Walking Directions

FreeAgentCentral is an API for freelancers

Why Facebook Connect matters and why it will win

CmyPitch is a website where you can post a 3 minute pitch on anything

Core77 takes a look at the weird world of police cruisers

Snagfilms is a site that hosts free feature-length documentaries

While you may not agree, everyone else is looking at New York as a bargain

Will Los Angeles ban plastic bags by 2010?

Say hello to the lamest 100 game industry cliches

14 ways to learn from creative programmers

Say goodbye to the Yahoo! Music Store - yet another reason never to go near DRM

More data - Nielsen takes a look at 2008 mobile phone usage

These are the worlds most amazing ghost towns

Labels: CmyPitch, Core77, creative programming, Freeagentcentral, game industry cliches, ghost towns, Google, Los Angeles, New York, Nielsen, Snagfilms

posted by olli @ 22:47  

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Can entire cities become operating systems?

Who's got the fastest growing Internet population? Hint: It's not the US...

What is the fatal flaw for "pay for performance"?

If you're really into footwear and love Las Vegas, have we got an event for you

Need to create a floor plan? If so - have a look at floorplanner.com

10 concepts that every software engineer should know

Doodle Buzz is a new way to read the news

Patterntap is an interesting collection of interfaces for user experience designers

Is social media becoming nothing more than a vast wasteland?

How do you prevent bad publicity? Ban the critics

Playcrafter is a game builder written in Flex

This is a great poster for Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Berlin

If you're into startups, you should have a look at GoBig

What it's like to teach at Harvard

Labels: Barack Obama, cities, Compass Show, Doodle Buzz, Floorplanner, footwear, GoBig, Harvard, India, Las Vegas, operating systems, pay for performance, social media

posted by olli @ 20:06  

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

If you haven't done it already - get over to the iPhone Dev site and Unlock that iPhone!

Looking for ComScore's June numbers? We've got you covered

Will IT jobs drop in 2009?

And...Looking to buy a Mini? Wait until 2009 and it just might be electric

Can you really hack the London Oystercard with this PDF?

12 unbelievable examples of buildings in motion

Has your business become a victim of the Google Slap?

Vuzit is a web based document viewer you can embed in any web page

11 reasons America is the new top socialist economy

Why the "Google Generation" isn't nearly as smart as they think they are

Want to know the secret of being happy? Martin Seligman knows and we love him

This is Stephen Hawking made out of Lego. Love it

These portable earplugs are fantastic. We'll take 'em!

TechCrunch wants to build a web tablet. We want to buy one. Where do we start?

These are 10 really nice flyer designs

Labels: 2009, Comscore, flyers, Google Slap, hacking, iPhone Dev, IT, Lego, Martin Seligman, Mini, Oyster, Stephen Hawking, Techcrunch, unlock, Vuzit

posted by olli @ 21:34  

Monday, July 21, 2008

Is Internet radio on its last legs?

Why are Apple's investors suddenly so worried about Steve Jobs' health?

Say hello to the new ValueClick Precision Behavioural Targeting Tool

Why the battle for your television won't happen on your television

Where did all the Facebook ads go?

Nokia vs. Apple in the Internet mobile device market

Is the computer mouse heading for extinction?

Can EMI really bounce back and show that the music industry isn't really dead?

Venture Beat takes a look behind the new Facebook re-design

Are Web 2.0 startups wasting their time with early adopters of Web 2.0 tech?

This is a site detailing the interesting architecture of Mike Tyson's former mansion

This is a site detailing the interesting architecture of the Burj Dubai

The Password Chart will help you create stronger and more secure passwords

The Top 10 Female Product Advertising Icons & The Actresses Who Could Replace Them

These wine bottles may anger the purists, but they look fantastic!

Labels: advertising, Apple, Burj Dubai, EMI, facebook, icons, Internet radio, Mike Tyson, mouse, Nokia, Password Chart, Steve Jobs, television, Valueclick, Venture Beat, web 2.0

posted by olli @ 20:21  

Friday, July 18, 2008

Say hello to the lost tapes of the BBC's one and only Delia Derbyshire

Say hello to YouTube on your TiVo

An interesting discussion about switching from Microsoft to Google

The new Oakland A's stadium will feature touchscreens in every seat

Say hello to the Hip Hop Sample Junkies group at last.fm

How to be interesting

How to travel the world by cargo ship

If you're a musician, you might want to have a look at SoundCloud

Survey says...Corporate social networks are a total waste of time

Why Silicon Valley should be worried

Say hello to Italy's gorgeous new bright red trains

How a magazine page actually gets created

Say hello to Channel 5's on-demand service

Four reasons most startups fail

If you're in London and are eco-friendly, we've got just the nightclub for you

Labels: bbc, Channel 5, corporate social network, Delia Derbyshire, Hip Hop Sample Junky, Italy, last.fm, London, magazine, Oakland A, startups, Tivo, touchscreen, YouTube

posted by olli @ 22:17  

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Say hello to the new and improved last.fm - we like it!

How to stream your music online

This is a really good resource if you're looking for SEO tools

5 Twitter tactics for building a stellar brand

Speaking of which - is Joint Contact the first serious application to integrate Twitter and Tweets?

Looks like Amazon is planning an e-commerce store for movies and TV shows

Adobe takes a look at design in the age of intelligent maps

Lab.Au are doing pretty awesome things with light installations

Is there room for a Wordpress for mobile blogging?

User-mediated trans-enterprise web mash-ups? Why not?

SenseSurface is a really cool new 3D control surface

We seriously cannot get enough of the new DJ Donna Summer album (not that one!)

Old school in the new school: What did Apple BASIC sound like?

Labels: Adobe, Amazon, Apple, BASIC, brand building, DJ Donna Summer, intelligent maps, Joint Contact, last.fm, music streaming, SenseSurface, SEO, twitter, Wordpress

posted by olli @ 21:22  

Wednesday. July 16, 2008

Why your digital reputation is important

RE-POST: The world's largest subwoofer, back by popular demand

Are you really into cryptography or maybe just work for MI6? These guys could use your help...

If you're into hotels/interior design, be sure to be in Berlin for Future Forum 2008

If you're sick of the iPhone, here are some other haptic mobile devices for you

Say hello to the new Playstation 3 store

Warren Buffett's 7 secrets for living a happy and simple life

Is Google's "work hard - play hard" attitude really just age discrimination?

Feeling hungry? Perhaps a bite to eat at Translate Server Error?

7x7NZ - 7 People, 7 Ideas, 7 Minutes Each - New Zealand - an amazing conference

Do startup companies need community managers?

This is a new browser for the visually impaired

Hitotoki is a narrative map of London

How exactly does one brand a totalitarian state?

Labels: 7 minutes, cryptography, Google, haptic interface, Hitotoki, iPhone, London, New Zealand, Playstation 3, startup, subwoofer, symmetry, total horn, Translate Server Error, Warren Buffett, web browser

posted by olli @ 19:50  

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

No surprises here. Another very, very bad move for the BBC

If you love Apple as much as we do, you'll want to send these guys a very large Christmas card this year

Tesla Motors to open their first store in Silicon Valley next week

If you're into World Of Warcraft, you'll want to check out Project Lore

Say hello to the world's largest hourglass - courtesy of BMW

How to create WordPress themes from scratch

Firefly is a filemanager that sits in your browser

Why the future of brick and mortar retail isn't about consumer spending

Can Craigslist help save journalism?

Will this new UK sat nav be able to beat traffic jams?

Online publishers saw flat or falling ad revenue in June

Say hello to the new XBOX360 dashboard

Beware San Francisco - parking is about to get easier but traffic is about to get a lot more difficult

If you're a big city type, this is a farm even you could love

These are the tales from a real Mad Man

These are handwriting samples from famous typographers

How rogue IT can threaten governments

Labels: bbc, BMW, consumer spending, Craigslist, Firefly, handwriting, hourglass, iPhone Dev, Mad Men, Project Lore, rogue IT, San Francisco, sat nav, Tesla motors, Typography, Wordpress, WOW, XBOX360

posted by olli @ 20:17  

Monday, July 14, 2008

7 more examples of recycled urban architecture

Interesting: Veoh targets video ads based on past viewing patterns

How to track 500 business blogs in 10 minutes a day

How to lead change in your organization

Identifont helps you track down and find those tricky typefaces by name

Radio Silence: A visual history of American Hardcore

These are some really interesting examples of Tables Of Contents

These bats have a cooler house than you ever will

Say hello to the Bauhaus renaissance in Tel-Aviv

What's going on these days in the Canadian furniture industry?

Ideawhen is a website that collects the next big idea

Downturn? What downturn? Nothing to see here if you're a venture capitalist

How Reddit is flirting with the future of social news

Labels: American Hardcore, Bauhaus, blogs, Canada, furniture industry, Identifont, organizational change, recession, recycled architecture, Reddit, Tables Of Contents, Tel-Aviv, venture captialist, Veoh

posted by olli @ 20:16  

Friday, May 11, 2008

The University of Auckland switches to Google Apps. The whole university

Did you know that LimeWire (yeah - remember them?) have a music blog?

How to live off a social network

Say hello to the changing face of the US consumer

These are 12 websites to help you learn Flash and ActionScript

Cascada Mobile allows anyone to build their own mobile apps

Sproutbuilder allows anyone to build their own widgets and mash-ups

Not only do you get your iPhone when you're first in line at Apple, but you get a date as well

Has the Gap turned all of us into obsessive-compulsive shirt folders?

These new windows double up as efficient solar panels

TrekStop is a vending machine for bike parts

AWOL is a record label that's not a record label

Labels: Actionscript, Auckland University, AWOL, Cascada Mobile, flash, gap, Google, iPhone, LimeWire, social networking, solar palnels, Sproutbuilder, TrekStop, US consumers

posted by olli @ 20:27  

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Say hello to Yahoo! Boss - Build Your Own Search Service

Is the "Bilbao Effect" bullshit?

25 essential Twitter tips for college students

How to develop a social media plan for your business in 5 easy steps

What are the world's 10 best rooftop bars?

Say hello to remote downloading from MiniNova

Invade New Zealand - hilarious little viral campaign

Can Google actually lengthen our attention span?

Maybe it will now...say hello to a new re-design of Google News

If you live in Switzerland, you might want to turn up that spam filter a little bit

Hey NYC - before you buy that 3G iPhone - make sure you find the dead spots first

Wikipedia to create a "gene wiki" to archive human genetic information

Have you seen The Art Of The Title yet?

Danger: zombie attack!

Labels: Art Of The Title, Bilbao Effect, BOSS, danger zombie attack, dead spot, gene wiki, Google, invade New Zealand, NYC, rooftop bar, social media plan, spam, Switzerland, twitter, yahoo

posted by olli @ 21:34  

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Say hello to Google's Lively

How to prepare for a summer music festival. Our tip: Bring a big umbrella

Are the suburbs about to become the next slum?

Say hello to IKEA's cool new bike trailers

How to learn something from bad UI

Say hello to the Monster Collection Of Moleskine Tips, Tricks and Hacks

If you're into line-art, you're going to love TheBlueprints.com

Pulse is an emotion visualisation organism by Markus Kison

Mobile web usage grows, but the iPhone isn't the leader...yet

Newscred offers you the world's most "credible" news sources in one place

Yeah, actually - the Tactical Sound Garden is really as cool as it sounds

Flokoon is a visual search engine

Tomato have just updated their website. Nice

Labels: Flokoon, Google, Ikea, iPhone, Lively, mobile web, Moleskin, Newscred, suburbs, summer music festival, Tactical Sound Garden, Theblueprints.com, Tomato, UI

posted by olli @ 19:51  

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Hello San Francisco. You've got Wi-Fi and it's free courtesy of Meraki

Rareshare is a social network for people with rare medical disorders

Where do you put your money in your newsroom?

Boston.com takes a look at the changing face of customer service in a Web 2.0 world

Click this link if you want to know what the State Of The Web is for Summer 2008

How to find the best social media consultants

Here are 35 inspirational ad campaigns for your inspiration

What would Twitter look like during a zombie outbreak?

If you happen to be a surfer and think you're hardcore - you better think again

A Russian blogger has been sent to jail for criticizing the police. Not cool

If you're a web developer, here are all the cheat sheets you'll ever need

Does Facebook really have the best ads on all social networks?

Can these 15 websites make or break your brand?

Just who owns what on American broadcast television?

Labels: abduzeedo, American television, blogging, branding, facebook, lava surfing, Meraki, newsroom, Rareshare, Russia, San Francisco, State of the web, twitter, Zombies

posted by olli @ 19:51  

Monday, July 7, 2008

Doug Field, CTO of Segway is moving to Apple to become the new VP of Product Design

Did you know that Toyota don't just make cars - they make homes

If you've ever felt that your ISP or cell phone provider don't like you, you might be right

TweetDeck is an experimental Adobe Air app to help you manage your tweets

Why public online spaces aren't as "free" as you might think they are

Interesting: Axel Springer AG is switching their ENTIRE IT infrastructure from PC to Mac.

Privnote lets you send messages to friends that self-destruct for privacy

8 golden rules of interface design

NZTV will be teaming up with YouTube to cover the autumn US election online

8 ways to improve Google Maps

This video highlights the evolution of mobile phones from 1985 to today

What's next for the New York Times online?

How technology is re-shaping America's classrooms

Lost and Taken provides free hi-res textures for your graphic design needs

Why you should stop being hired by clients and instead start hiring them

Labels: Adobe Air, agency, America, Apple, Axel Springer, classroom, CTO, Doug Field, Google Maps, Lost and Taken, New York Times, NZTV, Privnote, public online spaces, Toyota, YouTube

posted by olli @ 19:49  

Friday, July 4, 2008

Happy 4th of July to all our American friends. Please don't blow off your fingers and please don't drink cheap beer.

What's the most important part of a mobile phone for consumers? SMS, of course

Is it time for Australia to abolish its states?

How designing for extreme users benefits us all

How to write a movie

If you're ever looking for a white noise generator on the Internet, Simply Noise can help

37 Signals no longer supporting IE 6 - a sign of things to come?

Here are TED's Top 10 talks. We love TED

Why are developers becoming wary of the new 3G iPhone?

Who are the best bands in each state of America?

Polymeme is like Google News and Digg for memes

Say hello to OMTP - a group dedicated to creating standards for mobile phones. About time!

If you're into logo design, you'll certainly want to read this

The poorest families in the UK may be given free laptops to help bridge the digital divide

How to live blog a conference

These are fantastic photographs of light painting

Labels: Australia, best bands in America, conference blogging, iPhone, light painting, logo design, mobile phones, mobile standards, OMTP, Polymeme, scriptwriting, simplynoise, SMS, TED, white noise

posted by olli @ 21:06  

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Must Read: If you've ever used YouTube, Viacom will know who you are

Firefox 3 breaks the world record for most downloads in a 24 hour period

How portable social networks are the building blocks of a social web

Like Steve McQueen and BULLITT? If so - you're gonna love this

Say hello to Times Square's new solar powered billboard

Is this the world's largest freehand drawing? Sure looks like it

How to build a web app in four days and only US$ 10,000

Can you put a price tag on conversation? You betcha!

Why dial-up users still don't want to switch to broadband

23 album covers that changed everything

Pay-by-phone commerce is finally coming to the rest of the world outside Japan

Who knew that the planet Earth was into musique concrete and Merzbow?

Labels: broadband, conversation monetization, dial-up, Earth, Firefox, freehand, pay by phone, Ricoh, Seero, social web, solar power, Times Square, Viacom, web apps, YouTube

posted by olli @ 22:09  

Wednesday, June 2, 2008

What would happen if internet access was declared a civil right?

Where does Google go from here?

Pachube is a cool site that tags real-time environmental data from objects and places

How bad is this so-called recession for start-ups?

These are the things Jeremy Adam Davis hates about becoming a designer

Who's the most wired country in the world?

9 reasons why application developers think their CIO is clueless

UX evaluation methods in product development: geeky but good

More geekery: Sound advice for young programmers

This jacket keeps you warm or cool depending on how much stuff you put into it

MSNBC is now on the hunt for feature-length documentaries

Labels: evaluation, Google, internet, Jeremy Adam Davis, Merrel, msnbc, product development, programming, recession, start-up, user experience, wired country

posted by olli @ 21:05  

Tuesday, June 1, 2008

Stop Press! Google learns to crawl Flash!

DirtSearch lets you get the "dirt" on anyone you want

10 steps to a superior online campaign

Like Joss Whedon? Say hello to Dr. Horrible

If you like experimental music - you'll want to check out the Expo Festival in Brighton

How Bang & Olufsen design their products

Does these 7 people really have super powers?

Are these the ten best car commercials of the 1960's?

25 essentials for networking success

Business Week takes a look at the best and worst designed sites on the web

If you're looking for more data portability in your social network - have a look at Gnip

Say hello to business cards from Moo - wonderful!

This is a gallery of cameras that have been sawn in half

How social networking saved New Orleans

Labels: Bang and Olufsen, Brighton, BusinessWeek, cameras, car commercials, Dirtsearch, Expo, flash, Gnip, Google, Horrible, Moo, New Orleans, social networking, super powers

posted by olli @ 22:04