Monday, September 1, 2008

Are Poynter's eye-tracking studies on website design representative of the real world?

Say Happy Birthday to the office cubicle. 40 years of misery and going strong

Is this the end for Britian's XFM?

Is Amsterdam's 24/7 sex and drugs party lifestyle finally coming to an end?

Say hello to the millimeter wave scan machine, courtjavascript:void(0)esy of Denver Airport

5 guerilla tactics for good marketing

Is the US becoming a part of the Internet backwater

More power? More Food? Say hello to Japan's new floating "eco-rig" generators

Can Hulu be a bigger business than YouTube?

Google says the world needs yet another web browser - say hello to Google Chrome

What can startups learn from Michael Dell?

Who wins in the battle between Product Manager and Product Owner?

How to get noticed

Can we really save the world by embracing free architecture?

If you're thinking of bringing a dead brand back to life, you might want to read this first

Labels: Amsterdam, architecture, cubicle, dead brands, Denver, eco-rig, Google Chrome, Hulu, Japan, marketing, millimeter wave, Poynter, XFM, YouTube

posted by olli @ 20:09  

Friday, August 29, 2008

Mycrocosm is a site that allows you to blog in statistical graphs

How Mad Men gets all the details right ... except one

What's worth more? Product search or information search?

How to hack a Furby and turn it into a "Furby Gurdy". Scared? We are!

These are 20 sites to help you learn and master CSS

Why Kid Rock hates iTunes

10 things to know and hate about metered broadband

Why IE8 won't be as fun as you might think

How to demo your startup

And why you should probably vote for Obama if you're looking to launch a start-up

REPOST: If you like motion graphics, you need to check out XPLSV TV. It's amazing

MySpace Music launches on September 15th and it still doesn't have a CEO

What's up with this rise of "anti-design"?

Ableton's got some nice new stuff for all you music makers out there

Labels: Ableton, anti-design, CSS, Furby, IE8, itunes, Kid Rock, Mad Men, metered broadband, Mycrocosm, MySpace Music, Obama, search, startup, XPLSV

posted by olli @ 08:42  

Thursday, August 28, 2008

A haptic MacBook tablet may be closer to reality than you think

Say hello to your own personal UAV - The Draganfly X6

In Aaron Sorkin writing a screenplay about the founders of Facebook?

How bacteria could help power the future

The Morning News takes a look at the video game console wars

Our favourite motion graphics studio - Darkroom updates with a new site and new work. Breathtaking stuff.

How the music industry can fixing the licensing deal once and for all

Why everything you thought about the business of YouTube is wrong

Say hello to the Christian version of Guitar Hero

Say hello to the Marc Newson designed Airbus A380

The myths of developing a popular video game

Why hard times demand teamwork and not an MVP

We're loving this Berlin tag cloud t-shirt

How to be a good client. Please print, forward and have client return signed and notarized

Labels: Aaron Sorkin, Auckland, bacteria, Berlin tag cloud, console wars, Darkroom, Draganfly, good clients, guitar hero, haptic, licensing, Macbook, Marc Newson, music industry, teamwork, Video games

posted by olli @ 20:12  

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Say hello to Mozilla's new mash-up machine - Ubiquity

Say hello to the Internet's biggest security hole

These are 10 golden rules of email delivery

You can now design your own pair of Keds with Keds Studio

Does your social network need a pause button?

How simple web design helps your business

Even in space, nobody can hear you...scan for viruses

Has Google lost its mojo?

Say hello to the new hedge fund - investing in bands themselves

Whatever happened to the good old car hood ornament?

Say hello to the Workspace Group Urbantine Project - Truman Brewery, London, 18-21 September

How to use competitive intelligence to protect your brand

Labels: band investments, brands, email, Google, hood ornaments, internet, Keds Studio, London, Mozilla, SEO, social network, space station, Ubiquity, Urbantine, web design, Workspace

posted by olli @ 19:25  

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Opentape is an open-source version of Muxtape

If you want to engage mobile users, just send them an SMS

Say Happy 50th Birthday to the Peace symbol

Airoots is a really interesting blog about architecture, living and culture

What does the future of Internet searching look like?

The Cool Hunter is looking for the world's most creative working environments

Why you really want your web designers to be information cartographers

What happens to the media world after all the newspapers die?

Dear Adobe is a website that displays random hate mail sent to Adobe

Now that school is starting up, why not build your own Hadron Collider?

How the Arab world uses API's

20,000 leagues under the sea and what do we see? Google!

How entertainment lawyers work

Labels: Airoots, API, Cool Hunter, Dear Adobe, entertainment lawyers, Google, Hadron Collider, information cartographer, mobile users, Muxtape, Opentape, peace symbol, search, SMS

posted by olli @ 21:02  

Friday, April 22, 2008

Looks like the Second Life party is finally coming to an end

On that note - The Economist says that Google's Lively is also about to join the deadpool

If you like Muxtape and last.fm - have a look at Favtape

There are blogs and there is Morbid Anatomy. Love it

Because Apple really needs the help - Orange Poland hires actors to line up for the 3G iPhone

Been there. Done that. 20 crazy things people do to get a wi-fi connection

We were wondering when this would happen - the medical haptic UI is finally here

Business Week takes a good look behind Blizzard and World of Warcraft

Now that oil's really expensive, is it time to take the train again?

50 ideas on using Twitter for your business

Who should be America's CTO?

Stolen Wood make coatracks for cowboys

The New York Times goes to the end of each of the NYC subway lines - hello Tottenville!

18 iPhone apps to get the party started this bank holiday weekend

Techcrunch takes a look at the whole Facebook vs. MySpace thing

Labels: Blizzard, CTO, facebook, Favtape, Google, haptic, iPhone, Lively, MySpace, NYC Subway, Orange, Poland, Second Life, Techcrunch, trains, twitter, UI, Wi-Fi, World of Warcraft

posted by olli @ 20:12  

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Say hello to the Australian Broadcast Corporations new open source media site - Pool

MIT gives "top marks" to the students who hacked the Boston T. Brilliant!

Here are some nice examples of brands rising above the noise of the Beijing Olympics

Say hello to Disney's new social network... for parents

10 highly promising web platforms

12 new rules of working you might want to embrace

Why we love Apple - say hello to the girl who makes iPhones

More Public Enemy bootlegs than you can shake a stick at

How Vendor Relationship Marketing affects Direct Marketing

Why you should fucking swear more at work

Beware the Acid House flashmob in central London

Mike and Maaike make beautiful stuff

California moves to cut urban sprawl - oh really?

Labels: ABC, acid house, Apple, Boston, brands, California, Disney, Family Go, Flashmob, iPhone, Mike and Maaike, MIT, Pool, Public Enemy, social media, urban sprawl, Vendor Relationship Marketing, work

posted by olli @ 21:05  

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

shiner.clay would like to say hello to all of you stopping by from Things Magazine. Have a look at our "elsewhere" links as well!

Looks like it wasn't the RIAA but rather the hosting costs that brought Muxtape down...(Thanks Nicole!)

Social media and agencies - essential tools for success

Yo New Yorkers! Say hello to ... windmills?!

Say hello to the new breed of news consumers

If your startup looks like this, you're doing it wrong

Here's a great iPhone GUI PSD for your design needs

How to steal someone's identity online

7 tips for new Twitter users

How to develop for the iPhone

Look out Damien Hirst. You're about to get murdered

It looks like Hulu is about to go international - about time!

Check out this awesome kids comforter from IKEA. Can they make this for adults please?

Labels: Damien Hirst, GUI, Hulu, identity theft, Ikea, iPhone, Muxtape, news consumption, RIAA, social media, startups, twitter, windmills

posted by olli @ 19:47  

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Those RIAA bastards have taken down Muxtape...

...but for the time being, have a look at 8tracks for your mixtape needs

Say hello to Chinwag's 20 hot UK startups

ReadWriteWeb takes a look at the future of the desktop

Say hello to MediaBistro's three new mobile-centric blogs

Say hello to Nokia Conversations - a blog about the future of Nokia

Say hello to the Copyright Infringement Master Class

del.izzy is a search engine for del.icio.us

7 principles of clean and optimized CSS code

Can World Of Warcraft make you smarter?

John Cleese is twittering. Yes - THAT John Cleese

Is linking to yourself the future of the web?

Shinebox is a bit like moo.com but they've got a few cool things of their own

What makes a good test engineer?

Could rmbrme herald the death of the business card?

Labels: 8tracks, business cards, Chinwag, del.izzy, John Cleese, MediaBistro, Muxtape, Nokia Conversations, RIAA, rmbrme, Shinebox, startup, test engineers, World of Warcraft

posted by olli @ 19:46  

Monday, August 18, 2008

Has the online ad bubble returned?

Like David Hasselhoff? Then say hello to Hoffspace!

How design can transform a company into a powerhouse

Are we now seeing waiting lists for the Smart Car in the US?

Smashing Magazine takes a look at futuristic user interfaces

10 paradoxical traits of the creative personality

Why you might want to start investing in IPv6 addresses now

The evolution of brands on Twitter

What would the perfect music streaming service look like?

There is clueless and then there is AC/DC who are selling their new album only at Wal-Mart

Why Apple and China aren't compatible

Can undersea optic cables predict economic boom and busts?

Beware the horrors of FUI - The Fake User Interface

Say hello to the afterlife of American clothes

Labels: AC/DC, Apple, brands, China, clothing, creative personalities, design, Fake User Interface, Hoffspace, music streaming, online ad bubble, Smashing magazine, twitter, user interfaces, Wal-Mart

posted by olli @ 19:57  

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Here are the top 50 advertisers by media value in May 2008. Cold calls at the ready...

Holy fucking shit. A real robot with a real biological brain

Is lead generation a panacea for media fragmentation?

Are streetcars the real wave of the future?

Digital Nomads is a great site for all you road warriors

How to backup your bookmarks online

David Airey has a great site for freelancers looking for information on contracts

Why the next social network is going to be powered by Moveable Type and Wordpress

Is Google's Android phone only weeks away from launching?

Did Twitter really shit off their SMS updates for most countries?

How to plan out your next website

Why America is graphically fucked - now with video!

Destructed is a nice little magazine about design

Prss-Release is a nice little site that collects blog posts

Labels: advertisers, America, bookmarks, David Airey, Destructed, Digital Nomads, Google Android, IA, lead generation, media value, Moveable Type, PRSS-Release, robots, SMS, streetcars, twitter, Wordpress

posted by olli @ 20:52  

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Say hello to Yahoo!'s Fire Eagle

What is the future of suburbia?

Happy 10th birthday Maya - has it really been that long?

30 ways to create an incredible client experience

We're enjoying these photos of disassembled appliances

Are music tweets actually useful?

Hate to say it but we've been there and we agree - some UK cities are beyond revival

Sheraton becomes Microsoft Surface's third customer. What about the rest of us?

How to lifestream from your iPhone

Why business requirements are bullshit

Here are 14 of the most useful web design blogs

Sew your own shirt with Sans Square Shirt

Does good tech need PR?

Labels: brittnybadger, client experiences, Fire Eagle, iPhone, Lifestream, Maya, Microsoft surface, music tweets, PR, SANS, suburbia, twitter, uk, web design, yahoo

posted by olli @ 20:57  

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Here's some really interesting data on how Americans surf popular websites

And here's the same idea - only on a global level

Are magazines about to hit the endangered list?

Will the BBC's move from Kingswood Warren damage its ability to innovate?

Essential Reading: What you need to know before starting your own company

The Wall St. Journal says large scale corporate spending on ads no longer in vogue

This is a tutorial on thread programming

Kwiry allows you to text your Netfilx and Amazon orders from your mobile phone

Why closed platforms will ruin the web

The Information Architecture behind good web forms

Where's the reality in Mobile TV?

These really boring products rocked in social media

Say hello to the Nigerian Film Industry. No, really

Labels: America, bbc, closed platforms, information architecture, Kingswood Warren, Kwiry, magazines, mobile TV, Nigerian Film Industry, social media, startups, thread programming, Wall Street Journal

posted by olli @ 20:43  

Monday, August 11, 2008

BMW takes us through the design of the 7-Series

These are the tales of an absentee manager

Say hello to the invisibility cloak - for real

40+ topics for corporate bloggers

Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the $100 XO laptop

If you go to Cambridge University and like climbing things, Cambridge Nightclimbing is for you

These are ten free tools for collaboration

Say hello to the Scirocco Cube

How to increase your privacy with $16 DIY window frosting

12 ways to improve your websites design

Say hello to 40 years of Time Out magazine covers

Labels: 7-series, absentee managers, BMW, Cambridge Nightclimbing, collaboration, corporate bloggers, covers, DIY window frosting, Intel, Microsoft, Scirocco, Time Out, VW, website design, XO

posted by olli @ 19:58  

Friday, August 8, 2008

Lawlink is a social network for lawyers

Itsmy is a social network for mobile phones

How many consumers actually like emerging media ads? 9%. Nine!

New UK report on banning social network sites at work says it's a bad idea

These are 9 web developers that you should follow on Twitter

The 5 hidden costs of running a CMS

Say hello to Mozilla's Snowl

How to crack YouTube's Olympics channel

This is a real-time Hot or Not for the Lowlands music festival

Say hello to Cut Chemist's 360-degree panoramic music video

Say hello to Nike's Ill-Mobile

Labels: CMS, Cut Chemist, emerging media ads, Ill-Mobile, ITPro, Itsmy, Lawlink, Lowlands, Mozilla, Nike, Olympics, Snowl, social networking, YouTube

posted by olli @ 21:50  

Thursday, August 7, 2008

How to solve the problem of the Stupid User Syndrome

You Noodle will tell you how much your startup will be worth in 3 years

Say hello to Berlin's new Stasi themed bar

Lessons from the collapse of social.fm

Apple's engineers say they are indentured servants. Aren't we all?

Here's a great shortlist of SEO best practices

Here's a great shortlist on how to write testable code

Say hello to the typography of The Electric Company

How libraries are stepping up into the age of the iPod

Will the semantic web have a gender?

Sigh...the Unfulfilled Promises of Virtual Reality

12 best practices for UX in an Agile environment

Who knew that Second Life was the new home for literature?

Labels: Agile, Apple, berlin, library, Second Life, Semantic web, SEO, social.fm, startup worth, Stasi, Stupid User Syndrome, testable code, The Electric Company, Typography, UX, virtual reality

posted by olli @ 20:36  

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Say hello to the new Emirates Airbus A380 and no - you can't afford it

Is this the future of display ad measurement?

How to stop the RIAA/MPAA from sniffing your BitTorrent traffic

These are 7 essential guidelines for functional design

8 resources for message boards 2.0

Happy 30th birthday Lego!

How to scrum in a multi-project environment

How to look Twee

Monitter is an interesting Twitter-based search engine

Which Facebook apps are really the most engaging?

An excellent read: Adventures In European Subtitling

Say hello to air-purifying concrete

Ryzwear is a crowdsourced sneaker company

Labels: air purifying concrete, BitTorrent, display ad measurement, Emirates A380, facebook, functional design, Lego, message boards, MPAA, project management, RIAA, Ryzwear, Scrum, subtitling, Twee, twitter

posted by olli @ 20:14  

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

What exactly happens when you click that StumbleUpon link?

Are these the top 10 most annoying British commercials?

Could Globalization actually be going in reverse?

Design Research takes a look at the myth of the "average"

These are some really lovely images of Tokyo being overrun by nature

But back in real life - This is a really nice collection of house photos in Tokyo

This is an interesting look at how Americans are moving to the inner city and deserting the suburbs

Mozilla Labs wants to know what you want the future of the web to be

Is American Apparel getting its money's worth from social network advertising?

Say hello to Nokia's new mobile web browser - Tube

Apple is still the no.1 music retailer in the US. Amazing

If you're looking for a pouch for your iPhone/iPod - have a look at Hard Graft

Say hello to Obscura Digital's holographic user interface

Who needs a pooper scooper? Say hello to Poo Poo Bags

Labels: American Apparel, Americans, Apple, British commercials, globalization, Hard Graft, Mozilla labs, Nokia, Obscura Digital, Poo Poo Bags, StumbleUpon, tokyo

posted by olli @ 20:57  

Monday, August 4, 2008

Looking for anti-censorship tools? (Did you say you were in China?) Here they are

With money to burn in the Middle East, can culture really be bought?

How cloud computing is changing the world

Say goodbye to social.fm

The FT says the music industry should "embrace illegal websites". Even the FT is on our side!

Facebook may be the biggest thing since sliced bread but is it profitable?

The always excellent Smashing Magazine takes a look at some equally excellent album covers

This is a cautionary tale of why you shouldn't hire the former VP of a $100 Million dollar a year company

Is this the future of blogging?

Why mobile TV is a waste of time

How newspapers can turn problems into profit

Say hello to the Economist's style guide

If you're looking to commit the perfect crime, 15 Lombard Street is the book for you

So....Twitter's business model.....yeah, about that

Labels: 15 Lombard Street, blogging, censorship, China, Cloud computing, Dubai, Economist, entrepreneurs, FT, mobile TV, music industry, newspapers, Smashing magazine, twitter

posted by olli @ 20:12