Monday, September 29, 2008
Is Cloud Computing really just a trap?
Looking to buy Adobe's CS4? If you live in the UK, you might want to fly to NYC to save some money
If you wrote a book bashing DRM, would you still sell on Kindle?
The top 10 articles about this financial crisis that's about to eat the world
What was it actually like to live in the Great Depression?
How to quit your day job and sell on Etsy full-time
Have vulgar greeting cards become acceptable? Fuck yeah!
Alternatively, here are 8 ways to bring back good manners
Is net neutrality nothing more than an American problem?
What does it take to raise a digital native?
Cramster will help you crazy college kids study with one another
Why wont Al Gore use Twitter?
Labels: Adobe, Al Gore, Cloud computing, Cramster, CS4, digital natives, DRM, Etsy, financial crisis, greeting cards, Kindle, manners, Net Neutrality, twitter
posted by olli @ 21:50Thursday, 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 @ 21:22Thursday, 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 @ 22:00Monday, 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 @ 20:06Friday, January 25, 2008
Digg changes one lousy algorithm and all hell breaks loose
Are your internet companies doing enough to protect your data?
Adobe looks at fictional products and their importance in the design process
26 things freelancers can do when business is really slow
That's a lot of eyeballs - China's internet population tops 200 million people
Edward Tufte takes on the iPhone
How exactly does one capture ambient intelligence online?
I, for one, would like to welcome our new working from home overlords
The Future Of Web Design conference is coming to London - April 17 & 18
N+1 gives you an interview with a hedge fund manager
Great article: Is Yahoo! Finance doomed if the Wall Street Journal goes free?
Texture offers a great look at what's up in Wellington, New Zealand
How to write first thing in the morning
The women who are changing the face of design (En Francais)
We don't care how trendy they are, we love the new Vampire Weekend CD
Labels: Adobe, China, digg, Edward Tufte, fictional products, hedge fund, iPhone, N+1, Texture, Vampire Weekend, Wall Street Journal, working from home, writing, Yahoo Finance
posted by olli @ 21:29Monday, October 1, 2007
The management philosophy of Craigslist's CEO - Jim Buckmaster
What's the problem with newspaper blogs?
Controversy? Say hello to Apple's Human Interface Guidelines for the iPhone
The NY Times steps up the promotion campaign for its newly subscription-free website
Meanwhile, the FT stubbornly holds on to the old media view of charging for online content
Is social networking a feature or a destination?
Is emotional design ready for the next decade?
Looking for creative talent? Check out TalentDatabase.com
Say hello to Adobe's new (branded?) media player
Step one in designing a new city: kill all the architects
If you're looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office, this is a good place to start
How digital natives are driving Web 2.0 adoption into your business
These candleholders need to be plugged in to an electrical socket
How to design an Antarctic polar station
Daytrotter is a bit like the US version of a Peel Session
The Guardian take a look at Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda
Labels: Accrasicauda, Adobe, Antarctic, architecture, Craigslist, Daytrotter, digital natives, FT, HCI, Jim Buckmaster, John Peel, Microsoft Office, subscription models, web 2.0
posted by olli @ 08:38Friday, July 6, 2007
This is the iPhone Alternation Activation Method wiki
Microsoft launches LiveStation - a competitor to Joost
The Future Of Web Design conference hits New York on November 7th &l; 8th
Verbatim Solutions are offering a real-time text translation service
Adobe offering lessons from experience design
T-Mobile now offering US customers VOIP mobile service for $10 a month extra
The colour palettes of popular album covers
This LiveJournal site collects photos of Abandoned Places
Map your cycling and biking routes online with MapMyRide
How CostCo became the anti-Wal-Mart
Wired takes a look at games that give you the creeps
Darth Vader spotted building another deathstar - this time in Dubai
The best and worst of The Economist
There's big treasure hunt in Paris on Saturday
Samsung launches its own version of iTunes - SamsungPlay
Beijing now world leader in computer virus origination
Labels: Adobe, Beijing, CostCo, LiveStation, Mapmyride, Samsung, T-Mobile, Verbatim, Virus, Wal-Mart
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