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 @ 21:06Friday, April 11, 2008
Does the Internet need more roads or better traffic signals?
This is a great guide to Business Development 2.0
Say hello to MediaForge - interactive ad widgets
When you think about racist websites, you probably don't think about things like this
LOST, World of Warcraft and the obligatory sentient coconut
Here are 25 Web 2.0 generators just for you
How to install Quake on a Symbian 60 phone
Like kicking it old school? Then say hello to Low Tech Magazine
Is Australia about to get a no contract, unlocked out of the box iPhone?
Why we all need a new path to liquidity
There are post-it notes and then there are interactive, sticky notes!
The NY Times explains what those kooky trader hand signals at the NY Mercantile Exchange really mean
Mobile barcodes don't look to be very popular on US college campus'
What are the social and legal consequences of virtual identities?
If you're looking for the 2008 OFCOM consultation into public service broadcasting, you'll find it here
Labels: Australia, biz dev, iPhone, Low Tech Magazine, Media Forge, mobile barcode, OFCOM, Quake, Rushmore Drive, sticky notes, Symbian 60, virtual identity
posted by olli @ 20:18Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Web surfers know the advertisers are watching and they don't like it
"Advertising is dead. Long live content"
Is the art of multitasking really just a myth?
Has Microsoft lost its way on desktop computing?
If you're looking to kick off your start-up - this is a good place to start
Captain obvious says: The average iPhone user is young, rich and technically savvy
Say hello to Fox's new mobile store
More mobile: AdVideo streams ad content to mobile phones
Sokwanele is attempting to Google map incidents of post-election violence in Zimbabwe
Is Australia's new North West Metro so fast because they forgot about the passengers?
Microsoft Surface looks to hit AT&T stores on April 17th
Can we develop Agile software in traditional organizations? Good luck!
Can Ford afford a brand overhaul?
Everyone needs a biography. Get yours at Biographicon
We're loving this new Bomb The Bass' Butterfingers music video
Labels: advertising, AdVideo, Agile, Australia, Biographicon, Bomb the Bass, branding, content, Ford, Fox, Google, iPhone, Microsoft, multitasking, North West Metro, Sokwanele, startup, Surface
posted by olli @ 07:45Friday, March 21, 2008
Say hello to The State Of The News Media 2008
All the recordings and presentations from Webstock 2008 are now live. Go!
Say hello to the MySpace Application Gallery
Say hello to the 2007 YouTube Award winners
Why you weren't meant to have a boss
Has the art of conversation left the bloggosphere?
Hey VC's! Here's a list of the top Australian startups for 2007
The 21 Stories is an interactive novel told with Google Maps
How to connect your Nokia calendar to your Google calendar
Why SEO is a web designers best friend
Work for an ad agency? Agency Scoop knows all your secrets
How to be a happy corporate programmer
What's more important? Finding content or producing it?
Forbes magazine takes a look at the future of the mobile phone
How to be a social media guru in ten easy steps
This VW website is really, really big
Labels: 21 Stories, Agency Scoop, Australia, Forbes, Google, mobile phone, MySpace, SEO, social media, start-up, State Of The News Media, Volkswagen, web design, Webstock, YouTube
posted by olli @ 14:34Monday, December 31, 2007
Should web giants let start-ups use the information they have about you?
Innovative minds don't think alike
User Experience consciousness in business magazines
If you're moving to Tokyo and want to rent an apartment, you better read this first
The Magazineer is a blog about magazine design and print culture
How to install Wikipedia on your iPod
Social Objects for beginners, courtesy of Gaping Void
What's going on with Australia's relentless desire to censor the Internet?
Search Twitter in real time with Tweet Scan
The NY Times takes a look at China's new evolution of surveillance systems
Jaga make some of the coolest home radiators you'll ever see
Cool Hunting presents the best of Transport in 2007
Labels: Australia, censorship, China, innovation, ipod, Jaga, Social Objects, The Magazineer, tokyo, Transport, twitter, user experience, Wikipedia
posted by olli @ 08:49Friday, October 12, 2007
Who gets empty TV spectrum? New media or old media?
Australia's channels 9 and 10 looking to provide full content downloads next year
Why are companies now catching the human factors fever?
Is corporate jargon killing the English language?
The 16 different personalities of StumbleUpon users
If you work for Snocap, you might want to polish up that resume
Note to self: Don't bring Sigur Ros on your radio show to do an interview
Say hello to Microsoft's Live Events
Say hello to the upcoming Current TV web relaunch
Did Wal-Mart really teach Google how to dominate the Internet?
Social networking tools for internal communications
The information architect as an agent of change
Atelier A+D is a fantastic architecture and design blog
Labels: architecture, Australia, Channel 10, Channel 9, Current TV, design, Google, IA, internal communications, Snocap, Wal-Mart
posted by olli @ 09:01Thursday, July 5, 2007
Check out this mysterious J.J. Abrams film trailer called 1-18-08
Luxemblog showcases lovely but really expensive luxury products
Second Life avatar sued for copyright infringement
Has the iPhone finally been unlocked? Hint: You'll need two of them
Your Chelsea Tractor needs fuzzy GameBoy dice!
Dark Roasted Blend showcases some crazy high voltage power stations in Russia
You Are Invited translates Outlook meeting requests to iCal
More political wrangling in Australia about its internet future
Say hello to Google Transit
123getvid allows you to download videos from MySpace, TouTube, etc...
Labels: 123GetVid, Australia, Dark Roasted Blend, Film, Gameboy, Google, iCal, iPhone, Luxemblog, Second Life
posted by olli @ 07:48Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Yahoo! looks at ten websites to watch
On that note: Terry Semel out at Yahoo! - Jerry Yang is back in
Say hello to the spaceship that Marc Newson designed
Twitup shows you what's currently hot on TV and Radio around the world right now
This is an interesting data visualization project for Coke's brand activity
New York magazine has a brilliant and hilarious article about Steve Jobs
Will Hollywood take a stand on net neutrality?
Wired learns the hard way about disrupting the balance between intrusive ads and quality content
Ten online operating systems reviewed
Will Joost be coming to a hardware set-top box near you?
Say hello to the MadinSpain design conference in Madrid
The Vinyl Engine tells you everything you need to know about turntables
Will Australia get 99% broadband penetration by 2009?
More on that - why Australia can't do unlimited internet access plans
The new Fridge album "The Sun" is fantastic
Labels: Apple, Australia, broadband, Coke, Fridge, Hollywood, Joost, Marc Newson, Net Neutrality, online OS, Steve Jobs, turntables, Twitup, Wired, yahoo
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