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Friday, July 4, 2008

2008-07-04T21:06:00.000+01:00

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

Thursday, July 3, 2008

2008-07-03T22:09:00.000+01:00

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?

Wednesday, June 2, 2008

2008-07-02T21:05:00.001+01:00

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

Tuesday, June 1, 2008

2008-07-01T22:04:00.001+01:00

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

Monday, June 30, 2008

2008-06-30T22:24:00.001+01:00

Say hello to Rhapsody's new "Music Without Limits" campaign

Does the current deluge of data make theoretical testing models obsolete?

These are the BBC.co.uk web design guidelines

How to create an extended social profile using Twitter

How to get a job as a web designer

9 steps to achieving flow and happiness in your work

Should Google buy the Associated Press?

Say hello to the new last.fm API

Is LinkedIn getting into the insider trading business?

Say hello to the supermarket of the future

10 things to look for in a website health check

What are the best countries for business?

Thursday, June 26, 2008

2008-06-26T22:05:00.001+01:00

(We're away for the long weekend so no posts on Friday - we'll be back on Monday.)

You need to read this: Icann relaxes top level domain and yes - it matters

Even Bill Gates hates Microsoft's Usability. Hello Office 2007!

Has WOW lost it's standing as the world's biggest MMO?

13 innovations in future transport and travel

What are the best US cities by design?

Can you really hack the power grid? The Chinese seem to think so

Say hello to MySpace's data availability API

This is a lovely information architecture breakdown of a newspaper redesign

Do you need to be a programmer to run a software company?

This little piggy bank helps saves your pennies to buy stuff in an RPG

Further proof that MBA's are usually bad news for a creative business

Crunchgear takes a visit to the Dyson labs and brings back video!

If you're into the military or just blowing stuff up - RealMilitaryFlix is for you

Cool! Instinctiv turns your iPhone into Pandora

Hackers have finally cracked London's Oyster card system

Why you should do what you're great at

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

2008-06-25T20:05:00.000+01:00

Say hello to the next generation of the BBC iPlayer

Five sites to play old computer games once again

How to build your own widget

How Facebook stores billions of photos

More on that...say hello to China's Facebook clones

Are these the top 10 navigation menus on the web?

What's going with Spain and the Spanish obsession with SMS?

Amazee looks like a really interesting collaboration tool for your projects

The 10 commandments of web design

Why journalists must learn the values of the blogging revolution

Say hello to 30 apps for jailbroken iPhones and Ipod Touches

Say hello to the final designs for New York City's High Line

How technology is changing the world of Washington DC

How to explain post-modern life to management

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

2008-06-24T20:56:00.001+01:00

Why don't JC Penney want you to see this ad?

Say hello to CNET's new re-design. We like it

Are we about to see a recession in the online ad market? Doesn't look like it...

Evernote is a virtual storage and connectivity website. Check it out

Raphael Grignani discussed Nokia's Homegrown on the Adaptive Path blog

Why good coders code and great coders reuse

Why the dead press is really dead and why Wikipedia is killing them all

Here's an interesting look inside Wikipedia's infrastructure

50 "kick ass" logos for your logo design inspiration

Why the coming Petabyte age won't be about more, but about difference

What makes a good cloud computer?

These are the 10 biggest parties in the world.

Forgot to complete your timesheet? Be glad you don't work at Razorfish

Monday, June 23, 2008

2008-06-23T20:02:00.001+01:00

How can you model the real market value of social networks?

If you're waiting for Google's Android phone, you might not want to hold your breath

Tools to lure and keep consumers

If you're looking to build a new apartment complex, you might want to see what they're doing in Slovenia

Why it's OK to hate your American cell phone company

If you're looking for new DJ decks, Metrofarm should be top of your list

Say hello to the highest popping toaster in the world

Is this the future of urban life?

Does Facebook's growth outside the United States really matter?

Yahoorezinr will write your Yahoo! resignation letter for you. How convenient!

Are metrosexual developers better coders than the regular joes?

This banner ad will kill you without remorse

What every good marketer knows can be found on this webpage

This is a two-part rule on naming your start-up

Friday, June 20, 2008

2008-06-20T22:04:00.000+01:00

Looks like it's the end for MySpace favourite Helio

Say hello to iPhone porn

Will these tweets be a part of your kids historical record?

Is AT&T really subsidizing $325 for every iPhone it sells?

Will the high price of oil destroy the American suburb?

Yahoo!: The Failure. Myths versus Reality

Paul Oakenfold is making a comeback to London's KISS FM

Zoomii is an interesting alternative interface for Amazon

Gilmpse is a promising magazine for ex-pats and travelers (not tourists)

What exactly is universal design?

Hipster Runoff takes a look at some of the big music names bubbling under right now

We really love Michael Surtees colour studies of NYC

Thursday, June 19, 2008

2008-06-19T20:21:00.001+01:00

10 disruptive technologies you might want to watch for over the next few years

How to get cross-browser compatibility every time

Say goodbye to New York's South Street Seaport and hello to...

5 ways on how to improve your reputation system

8 ways of visualizing the news

Netflix is saying goodbye to Profiles

Why men access the mobile web 10 times more than women worldwide

Why GTA IV was the beginning of the end for the mega-game industry

These vinyl stickers are not for your walls. They are for your car

12 tools for kick ass web meetings

Perhaps one of them is DVE Telepresencing where you appear as a hologram?

Why it sucks doing IT for a large corporation

Smool make particularly fabulous home furnishings

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

2008-06-18T19:16:00.000+01:00

How to buy an entire village online

How to comment about your company on blog posts without being spammy

45 websites where you can get free music

But you know what? None of those are as good as Blood Is Truth

Say hello to the iPhone running Windows XP

Say hello to Android running on the Nokia N95

Need a job? Engadget is looking for writers

Is LinkedIn really worth $1 Billion?

Reddit goes open source. Will Digg follow?

If you like the Smart car, you might want to check out the Think

Say hello to the shape-shifting military robot

The Harvard Business Review has a manifesto for the next industrial revolution

Aster & Sage make really lovely iPod and mobile phone holders

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

2008-06-17T07:05:00.001+01:00

You might think Facebook apps are lame, but they are generating a lot of traffic

Why aren't Android developers flocking to the iPhone?

Social media is coming to the rescue for victims of disasters

Jeff Jarvis takes a look at the recent re-shuffling over at BBC News

How to be a leader in your field

Google (yes, Google) offer three trends to watch in social networking

On that note - 11 search trends that may disrupt Google and search as we know it

Has the Associated Press been taking advice from the music industry?

How to publish your own magazine

Is MagCloud the future of magazine publishing?

Say hello to Tokyo's new Fukutoshin subway line

ABC almost admits that its digital offerings more valuable than their broadcast ones

If you're into Modernism, you should have a look at The New Modernist

Monday, June 16, 2008

2008-06-16T06:57:00.000+01:00

eBay turns into a used car salesman with eBay motors

8 rules for better executive collaboration

If you hate crowded malls, you might want to head over to the South China Mall

Say hello to Google's Net Neutrality detector

If the cost of oil is worrying, you might want to check out these 30 electric car companies

How to get traffic from the top social media sites

How users read online

7 traits of highly effective community managers

How the web is enabling consumer driven healthcare

These are 10 examples of auto-tune abuse in pop-music

What's wrong with American furniture designers?

Friday, June 13, 2008

2008-06-13T07:11:00.000+01:00

At long last, the Yahoo! / Microsoft saga is finally over but...

Say hello to the Yahoo! vs. Google saga.

Even more good news - MySpace is finally, finally, finally getting a re-design

How to avoid getting brandjacked

Why you shouldn't be afraid of customer reviews

Does Auckland have a better quality of life than Sydney, Melbourne or Wellington?

Say hello to Vanity Fair's Blogopticon

Interesting - Torrelay allows you to download Torrents without a client

Fotoviewr offers an interesting way to showcase your Flickr photos. Still no letter "e"

ASCII pronounciation rules for programmers

Heelarious make high-heeled shoes for toddlers. Seriously

For those desperate or too busy, you can now buy pre-made Facebook profiles on eBay

Is there a role for the architect in the refugee camp?

If you like Nintendo, you'll love these wall graphics

The Awesome Highlighter allows you to highlight words on webpages and share them

Endossa is a really interesting brick-and-mortal version of Etsy in Sao Paulo

Thursday, June 12, 2008

2008-06-12T07:09:00.000+01:00

Glassdoor makes for some very interesting reading about your favourite companies

Why letting users rate your ads just might be a good idea

If you're looking for $200 art and live in Vancouver, The Cheaper Show is for you

How to exploit video advertising for fun and profit

"The Wrong House" takes a look at the architecture of Alfred Hitchcock

25 pieces of writing software you should know about

What freelancers should include in their Terms of Service agreement

What's the 2008 Font Of The Year? Say hello to PFCentroPro

CitySense is a real-time GPS application that tells you where the real hot-spots are in your city

The idiot's guide to fixing Yahoo!

Say hello to Muji's new upscale store in Shinjuku

If you're looking for more business leads online, you should check out Smibs

How cloud computing works

If you're looking to start your own company, the Start Conference is for you

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

2008-06-11T07:04:00.004+01:00

AOL says radio isn't dead and launches online radio guide

Radio Privat looks like a promising online radio station from Chile

Is Google making us stupid?

The BBC to build webpage for every single TV show...ever made

Disney.com gets around to the Internet and will stream full-length movies from its website (for free!)

The user interface of the Formula 1 race car

Why photographers hate the Creative Commons license

Could Liquid Planner be the project management software that finally knows how to deal with flaky clients?

CNN has an interesting article about the continuing appeal of vinyl records

10 SEO rules for designers

Will somebody please Metallica out of our misery already?

Lingro is a promising new translation website

Hotpads offers you a real-estate heat map for home buyers or renters

If you're using Flash for the first time, here's a good tutorial for you

This is a visual history of the BBC TV Detector Van. Yes, it's the TV Police!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

2008-06-10T06:42:00.001+01:00

The new iPhone is nice and all - but Steve Jobs isn't looking so well these days

10 ways to make an iPhone killer

The Sound Of eBay makes music from your own eBay data

Loopt is a mobile social network

On that note...here are 10 more mobile social networks for you

7 habits for tackling the multi-tasking virus

How to create architecture for a crowded planet

Will parents shell out US$72 a year for a virtual Barbie?

What's holding up the NYC tech scene?

Are we nearing the end of celebrity endorsements?

How to write for print vs. the web

We think Boston really needs to get a sense of humour. These ads are awesome

If you're a freelancer, this tool will help you figure out how much to charge your clients

Monday, June 9, 2008

2008-06-09T06:29:00.000+01:00

Did you know? Some computer company named Apple will be talking about a few things today...

Isofa.tv - the next generation of online video or just a really dressed up Joost clone?

Can Google Trends accurately predict the US Presidential election?

The NY Times interviews Trent Reznor about his new music business strategy

ReadWrite Web takes a look at the myths and realities of Generation Y

Say hello to QBox - a "social network music player"

How the Internet's growing power is rapidly diminishing Television's claim to the advertising throne

How well managed sprawl can actually make a city liveable

How to be a consultant

Could buses become mobile sensing platforms?

Three rules for start-up success

Do virtual brothels really exist?

Mark Jenkins makes really cool street art

Friday, June 6, 2008

2008-06-06T06:52:00.000+01:00

Sta.rtup.biz is a social network for small business. What's with the silly URL?

This is a cool video about advertising in Times Square

Who will rule the new Internet?

Oh yeah, baby. Say hello to the Handbook of Disco

Iceberg is a site that wants you to be a programmer without being a programmer

Why tiered broadband is the enemy of innovation

Here are some gorgeous news information graphics for sale

How to design user interfaces for bank ATM's

Say hello to Facebook's "Supercool School"

We'd rather be living in a Finnish summer house

What's going on with Google's 20% time ideology?

What are your last thoughts before falling asleep?

Thursday, June 5, 2008

2008-06-05T07:01:00.001+01:00

Blip is like Twitter but only for music tweeting

Ping My Company is like Hot Or Not for companies

What newspapers still don't understand about the web

Has Hong Kong become the capital of malware?

How to build a better content model for your site

How to send SMS messages from your iPod Touch

Looks like Google is expanding its Mountain View complex once again

How can marketers manage price inflation?

Four ways market research can kill innovation

Say hello to MTV's graphic design reality show competition

Techcrunch offers a great post on location-based technologies

Say hello to Ad Agency WOW

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

2008-06-04T06:42:00.001+01:00

iPhone apps worth Jailbreaking for

Need to jailbreak or unlock your iPhone? Say hello to ZiPhone. We've used it. It's great

The Digital Newsagent offers you digital versions of UK magazines online

Vollee puts Second Life on your mobile phone

Why are top publishers bashing ad networks?

Why do you skip Photoshop when going from wireframes to HTML?

25 things I learned about business from South Park

How to make good design decisions

Say hello to heat sensitive wallpaper

How Internet dating really works

This is a stunning video of what magnetic fields really look like

Why we wear what we wear - the psychology of fashion

7 ways to get VOIP from your mobile phone

Was eBay nothing more than a fad?

The brand stairway to heaven and hell

How much do designers get paid? AIGA knows.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

2008-06-03T06:54:00.000+01:00

Beware - Time Warner now beta testing metered Internet use in Texas

Concert Attack lets you share music concert photos and videos

The future of web 2.0 is...DOS 2.0? Say hello to Goosh

Muzicons is like the anti-Muxtape - sharing one song instead of a playlist

How to promote your band on MySpace

Say hello to Santa Monica's new solar-powered LED ferris wheel

This book takes a look at the past 25 years at the UK's Channel 4

Why you should fire your PR agency

We really like The Ladybird Book of the Policeman

5 ways to spot a fake photo

Core 77 takes a look at the many faces of design leadership

8 things the Harvard Business Publishing Weekly hates about IT

Ars Technica looks at the long road from video game publisher to video game review

If you really want to annoy your co-workers, this is what you've been waiting for

Monday, June 2, 2008

2008-06-02T06:43:00.001+01:00

3 things you might want to know about Windows 7

What's it really like to run a web design gallery

You've seen the photos but here's some background on Google's gorgeous Zurich office

Did you know - Tights Are Not Pants?

5 innovative ways the gaming industry is screwing you

Say hello to Net Neutrality in Canada

last.graph is a website that visualizes your last.fm history

How to fix municipal wi-fi

Offbeat Guides allow you to build your own custom made travel guide

How to build website prototypes in Flash

Are these the cream of the crop of 2008 Summer Music Festival website designs?

Friday, May 30, 2008

2008-05-30T06:18:00.002+01:00

What we really want for Christmas is a giant digital ceiling clock

Looks like the Eiffel Tower is getting some competition in the Parisian skyline

Why you can't spell "marketing" without "IT"

On that note - check out this cool viral marketing campaign from Japan

Say hello to the new world of browser storage support

Do good ideas spread only because they are good at getting adopted?

What are the 25 most infamous guitar riffs?

Are bloggers happier than most people?

How do you invite a couple of posh, design-savvy birds to dinner?

If you've got lots of ideas, the Free Idea Factory is for you

Say hello to NME's new mobile website

Can you have too many friends on the internet?