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 @ 21:22Friday, June 20, 2008
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
Labels: Amazon, American suburbia, Glimpse, Helio, Hipster Runoff, iPhone, Michael Runoff, MySpace, NYC, Paul Oakenfold, porn, twitter, universal design, yahoo, Zommii
posted by olli @ 22:04Thursday, April 3, 2008
Want to know what the iPhones user base is all about? Here you go (.pdf)
Say hello to Amazon's new SMS purchasing service
Not an April Fools Joke - Google's CIO defects to EMI. EMI?!!!!
10 things the IT world needs to know about AJAX
Own Your Identity is an interesting blog about social networking
Vivox is doing some interesting things with audio chat in virtual worlds
Digital Web takes a look at the web beyond the desktop
Is this the most annotated photo on Flickr?
How to manage for ROI
If your mom is sending you email these days, chances are it's probably on Postcardsfromyourmama.com
Say hello to Sprint's iPhone killer - er...competitor - the Instinct
Using your mobile phone on a commercial airplane just got a step closer to reality
The 5 most ridiculous lies you were taught in your American history class
This website explores 20th century London
Labels: airplanes, AJAX, Amazon, American history, CEO, Digital Web, EMI, Flickr, Google, Instinct, iPhone, London, micropayment, Own Your Identity, Rubicon, Samsung, SMS, Sprint
posted by olli @ 20:51Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Is DAB the Betamax of 21st century radio?
Why the online subscription model for journalism fails
Speaking of which, say hello to The Fail Blog
Say hello to Facebook - The Magazine. No, really
50 social sites that ever business needs a presence on
GroundViews is a Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiative
Bokardo on why the Amazon wish list sharing function gets it wrong
Check out these interesting portable homeless shelter concepts
These are 19 classic ads featured on UADDit
AALog.net is the The Architectural Association School of Architecture's real-time blog
How to master the informational interview
How will the content providers win the convergence game?
Smashing Magazine takes the usual great look at the grunge movement in graphic design
Designing a logo? Check out these top 50 logo design tutorials
AdTalkOnline is a social network for you crazy kids who work in advertising
Labels: AALog.net, Adtalkonline, advertising, Amazon, Bokardo, convergence, DAB, facebook, fail, Ground Views, grunge, informational interviews, journalism, logo design, social sites, Sri Lanka, UADDit
posted by olli @ 22:31Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Interaction designers and how they got that way
How to design for nanohazard warning signs
Who's the most customer-centric company in the world? It starts with A...
4000 legal documents served and the Pirate Bay doesn't even break a sweat. Amazing
Be very, very afraid - EMI set to fund artists with 3rd party corporate sponsors
Cullect is a feed aggregator and publisher all in one
Could virtual worlds be part of a genuine treatment for Autism?
The Facebook Marketing Bible: 24 ways to market yourself on Facebook
More? Ok - here's a list of over 2000 e-Learning tools
Say hello to Polaroid's new Zink instant print technology
When nobody else can help - call the Design Police!
Dubai is going to recreate the entire city of Lyons. No. Seriously
Lowgolink is a really interesting way of aggregating large amounts of website data
366cm is from Switzerland and have some really cool products for you
Labels: 366cm, Amazon, Cullect, design police, Dubai, EMI, facebook, interaction design, Lowgolink, Pirate Bay, Polaroid, Switzerland, Zink
posted by olli @ 21:35Thursday, November 1, 2007
Read my lips: No Internet taxes for the next seven years
AugMe offers t-shirts with 3D barcodes on them
Serial Consign looks at architecture for digital spaces
This isn't a hotel - it's one of the new Airbus A380's
Two simple truths about producers and game designers
The ultimate cheat sheet for copywriters
Ten ways on how to avoid a Google reputation nightmare
Need to make the logo bigger? Then this cream is for you!
Has Phillips Design nailed the marketing behind getting virtual in Second Life?
Say hello to Facebook Music. It's about time you got here
Designing for e-commerce? You might want to read Amazon's crib notes on their re-design
How can design help communities afflicted with disaster?
The BarCamp conference hits Auckland on the 15th of December. Looks promising and its free!
This is a USB key holder
Labels: Airbus, Amazon, AugMe, BarCamp, copywriting, design, Facebook Music, Google, internet taxes, logos, Phillips Design, Second Life, Serial Cosign, USB
posted by olli @ 07:39Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Stop Press! Amazon creates its own DRM free music store
Is your user experience team too big?
Say hello to Nokia's Point and Find technology
More cool UI tech - check out Uniqlock's Visitor Atlas
Be a responsible parent and tell your kids to make their own fonts
Yesterday was not a good day to be Vonage
The top ten coolest American small towns
Why scary video games are better than horror movies
IPTV is growing in the UK
10 more future web trends
This Happened is an ongoing interaction design meetup in London
More on that - everything you ever wanted to know about improving your design skills
What are the nine most repulsive buildings on Earth?
Design Boom looks at how to design for Second Life
Labels: Amazon, architecture, Design Boom, design skills, DRM, interaction design, London, Second Life, This Happened, UX, Video games, web trends
posted by olli @ 08:28Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Say hello to Beta records - an online record label
Say hello to Monocle's quality of life index
Don't design website navigation like advertising
Who's afraid of imitating Business Week?
Cool panoramas of the 7 wonders of the eWorld
NBC says goodbye to Apple and says hello to...Amazon?
There are bookshelves and then there is The Quad
Brands are inside-out. User Experience is outside-in
Say hello to Survivor Duck
How to get the most out of your books
Say hello to college.com
Bokardo looks at increasingly sophisticated social interfaces
Say hello to Metacard - the first virtual world credit card
What worries scientists? Direct brain to game interfaces
BMW has a pretty cool print campaign for its X3
Say hello to Virgin Galactic's spaceport
Labels: Amazon, Beta records, BMW, Bokardo, branding, college.com, Metacard, Monocle, social interfaces, Spaceport, survivor duck, Virgin Galactic
posted by olli @ 07:47Thursday, June 7, 2007
Say hello to the Flickr Facebook app
Incuby is a social networking site for inventors
Is Amazon looking to buy Netflix?
Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates part deux. You need to watch this
How to delete an undeleteable file
Who is watching mobile video?
A List Apart looks at web standards and large companies
Wired has a great look at Soviet-era arcade game design
Design Diary offers excellent design inspiration
Looks like your chance is almost up to join the Open Source movie project
What is a product service system?
To rent or own your set-top cable box. That is the question
Virgin Mobile changes branding tactics via billboards
Councils in the UK are cracking down on outdoor music festivals
Labels: Amazon, facebook, Flickr, game design, Incuby, mobile video, music, Netflix, product service systems, web standards
posted by olli @ 12:25Thursday, May 17, 2007
Feel free to test out some of Google's experimental search interfaces
Yahoo! offering a sneak peek at some new enhancements for My Yahoo!
The New Yorker on how use, not innovation drives technology
Amazon will sell non-DRM'ed mp3's by the end of the year
We Are Food Geek is a blog about the future of food
The onomatopeta of Batman's "Biff!", "Bang!", "Pow!" cutaways
Seven tips on how to run a successful community online
Are you a music blogger? If so - b5Media might want to hire you
Foster + Partners to create the world's first zero carbon, zero waste city in Abu Dhabi
Burst Labs have a great experimental interface for finding content. Check it out
Nielsen says if you want online buzz, you better have a campaign
Design By Grid is a resource for web designers
Wired Magazine offers a pictoral on 40 years of video gaming
The Guardian turns A&R with a "band of the day" feature
Labels: Abu Dhabi, Amazon, architecture, Batman, blogging, DRM, food, Google, Grid, Guardian, innovation, marketing, music, New Yorker, Nielsen, Video games, Wired, yahoo
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