Tuesday, July 15, 2008
No surprises here. Another very, very bad move for the BBC
If you love Apple as much as we do, you'll want to send these guys a very large Christmas card this year
Tesla Motors to open their first store in Silicon Valley next week
If you're into World Of Warcraft, you'll want to check out Project Lore
Say hello to the world's largest hourglass - courtesy of BMW
How to create WordPress themes from scratch
Firefly is a filemanager that sits in your browser
Why the future of brick and mortar retail isn't about consumer spending
Can Craigslist help save journalism?
Will this new UK sat nav be able to beat traffic jams?
Online publishers saw flat or falling ad revenue in June
Say hello to the new XBOX360 dashboard
Beware San Francisco - parking is about to get easier but traffic is about to get a lot more difficult
If you're a big city type, this is a farm even you could love
These are the tales from a real Mad Man
These are handwriting samples from famous typographers
How rogue IT can threaten governments
Labels: bbc, BMW, consumer spending, Craigslist, Firefly, handwriting, hourglass, iPhone Dev, Mad Men, Project Lore, rogue IT, San Francisco, sat nav, Tesla motors, Typography, Wordpress, WOW, XBOX360
posted by olli @ 20:17Thursday, April 4, 2008
Fantastic! Say hello to the new Cloverfield ARG - part 2!
Could Government policy and debate be broadcast via Twitter? The UK says Yes!
Network World has a great roundup of iPhone/Haptic clones from CTIA
Cool! You can now book your JetBlue flight by PayPal
Wire and Twine would like you to Enjoy This Beautiful Day
Say hello to the N-Gage gaming service
What exactly is going on between MySpace and the major labels?
And what's going on between Jay-Z and Live Nation?
60% of Editors Blog readers hate the new BBC News re-design
Zero House is a 100% completely self-sustainable dwelling
GigaOm (via Nielsen) knows who's got the best cellular network across the US
The War Against War was supposed to be so shocking - war would end. It failed
Good Viral: The Amsterdam Weekly is holding its readers ransom to create more content
The iPhone's best friend - Pwnage has been released. Get it here
How to fight feature creep - in your life
Believe it or not - Craigslist is now worth $5 Billion dollars
Labels: ARG, BBC News, Cloverfield, Craigslist, CTIA, Editors Blog, feature creep, GigaOm, haptic, music industry, MySpace, N-Gage, Network World, twitter, War against War, Wire and Twine, Zero House
posted by olli @ 21:46Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Nokia has created a pretty lovely design concept called "The Eco Sensor"
MagCulture does a great round up of the best and worst of magazine design/content in 2007
Speaking of which - Magazines Are Dead!...conference hits London on Friday, 25 January
eMarketer: Social network spending looks to grow 70% in 2008
As part of a new iTunes deal, the CBS Records brand is re-born
Newscloud tells you the mood of today's news via weather icons
This is a really interesting report of user driven innovation in Nordic countries (.pdf)
Idealog does a great in-depth interview with MTV Europe's Brett Hansen
Say hello to the MySpace private profile viewer
This is a nice Computer World interview with Craig Newmark
Check out these "We're Famous!" Google stickers popping up around London shops
How to evaluate a new product idea
Dopplr, the social network for frequent fliers is now out of beta
Labels: Craigslist, Dopplr, Eco Sensor, London, magazine design, MTV Europe, MySpace, Nokia, product evaluation, user centred design
posted by olli @ 11:59Friday, November 2, 2007
Say hello to Google's new social network OpenSocial
...and The Economist has the analysis of what it could mean for social networking
Do virtual worlds threaten our moral values towards children?
The University of Reading has an MA course in typography
Time magazine's invention of the year.....yup. It's the iPhone
Beat reporting within a social network - can it work?
Art Lebedev have created the greatest clothes pins ... EVER
How to actually search Craigslist
Venture capitalists take note: "The Pattern Analysis of MegaMillions Lottery Numbers"
This is an interactive look at the Global Seed Vault
Say hello to the Strictly No Photography gallery
What is the state of the office 2.0?
The new version of Twitterific is out and it's pretty cool
Undercity is a blog about what's happening UNDER New York City
Labels: Craigslist, Economist, global seed vault, Google, Office 2.0, strictly no photography, twitter, Typography, Undercity, virtual worlds
posted by olli @ 07:45Monday, 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 @ 08:38Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Apple secures European iPhone revenue deals
Marketing alert: e-mail has overtaken snail mail for the first time in the UK
Wal-Mart launches mp3 downloads
MTV teams up with Twitter for the upcoming VMA's
This is a nice list of Web 2.0 API's
More Web 2.0 insanity: Simplespark is a Web 2.0 applications aggregator
Could YouTube become the next Craigslist?
More on that: How to get a job listed on Craigslist
How to design a menu for maximum revenue
Peepsnation is like Hot Or Not for your mobile phone
Say hello to Google Sky
Say hello to Microsoft's Tafiti
11 rules for life you won't learn in school
This is a USB cassette deck
Labels: API, Apple, Craigslist, email, Google Sky, iPhone, menu design, mtv, Peepsnation, Tafiti, twitter, WalMart, web 2.0, YouTube
posted by olli @ 07:37Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The International Herald Tribune interviews its staff on the future of news and the web
At last: The developer kit for iPhone application development
What's the next evolution of the web after social networking?
Signalmap showcases real-time cell phone signal coverage in the US
Kijiji is Amazon's new rival to Craigslist
Netflix has a community blog
Fast Company on the artists of urban vinyl toys
Say hello to Thoof - a new social news network
8 ways to search the darknet beyond Google
Does "testability" really cost too much?
CEO's should be designers themselves, they shouldn't just hire them
Daily Poetics looks at the art of the business card
The Detacho doll house helps kids deal with divorce
Labels: business cards, Craigslist, Detacho, Fast Company, IHT, iPhone, Kijiji, Netflix, Signalmap, social networking, Thoof, user testing, vinyl toys
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