Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Is the future of widgets on Facebook no future at all?
These solar flashlights are awesome but where are the streetlamps?
Now even marketers are telling you to get "radically" customer-centric
31 useful design resources courtesy of smashing apps
Say goodbye to Apple's NDA for developers. Let's not try that again, ay?
How entrepreneurs can survive the great credit crisis swindle
Who's leading the global growth curve in Broadband? Would you believe - Europe?
These are 10 useful articles about designing databases
How to make your webmail more secure
Say hello to Flickr's iPhone optimized website
When Michael Lebowitz speaks, we listen. You should too
Is political debate changing the very nature of Twitter?
Should these buildings in NYC be torn down because they're just ugly?
Labels: Apple, Big Spaceship, broadband, credit crunch, customer centic, Europe, facebook, Flickr, Michael Lebowitz, NDA, NYC, solar flashlights, twitter, webmail, widgets
posted by olli @ 21:17Friday, June 13, 2008
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
Labels: Auckland, Awesome Highlighter, Blogopticon, brandjacking, eBay, Endossa, facebook, Flickr, Fotoviwr, Google, Microsoft, MySpace, Nintendo, Sydney, Torrelay, Vanity Fair, wall graphics, yahoo
posted by olli @ 07:11Thursday, April 17, 2008
Plugged In is like Hulu, but for music videos. It's cool
This is a great collection of tools for Flickr
And this is a great sneak peek at Flickr on your iPhone
Archinect takes a look at the future of architecture: sustainable cities
CrunchGear has a nice little chat with inventor James Dyson
If you think there's junk in the trunk - wait until you see what's in Space
Why web analytics won't help interaction design
How social networking could kill web search as we know it
If you like Helvetica, here's another t-shirt for your collection
13 seed funding options for entrepreneurs
Did IBM just create document on how to switch to a Mac?!
80+ AJAX solutions for professional coding
Have you played the font game yet?
Brand Avenue takes a look at the Starbucks image
How to boost your email productivity
Labels: AJAX, CrunchGear, entrepreneurs, Flickr, font game, Helvetica, Hulu, IBM, interaction design, James Dyson, Plugged In, seed funding, social networking, Starbucks
posted by olli @ 20:50Thursday, 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 @ 20:51Thursday, January 17, 2008
Don't tell the RIAA - the Rockstar allows you to physically share music with many people
Boxes & Arrows on why most people don't use advanced search
This website will allow you to place a grid over any website
Say hello to the iPhone trojan horse
This Travelodge can be recycled and built in 12 weeks
500,000 coloured balls in Rome. What could possibly go wrong?
Indie Comic Fan is a blog for independent comic fans
10 things you need to know about the future of broadband
The US Library of Congress shares its own photos on Flickr
ReadWriteWeb checks out social network feeds
Germany bands polluting cars from its city centres
The white folks guide to taking the New York Subway
Say hello to the concept of "Concept Programming" (.pdf)
Forget Gap Kids - say hello to Marrimeko Children
Labels: advanced search, broadband, Concept programming, Flickr, Germany, Indie Comic Fan, iPhone, Marrimeko, New York, rockstar, social network feeds, Travelodge, trojan
posted by olli @ 21:39Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Nokia releasing several new phone models and a possible music store tomorrow
The Burning Man goes up in flame four days early due to arson
Boing Boing gets a re-design
Smashing Magazine takes a look at 45 excellent blog designs
Mobility is cultural not just functional (.pdf)
Charmr is a really nice medical device concept put together by Adaptive Path
A really cool collection of vintage TV logos
Nielsen says that drop is TV viewership is very real
But don't worry - celebrity blogs are no threat to gossip magazines
ReadWriteWeb looks at the future of podcasting
You can now create mosaics from your Flickr photos with Mosaickr
MTV launches TV channel in Ukraine
How to avoid the 10 biggest freelancing mistakes
Labels: blog design, Boing Boing, Burning Man, celebrity blogs, Charmr, Flickr, freelancing, Mobility, Mosaickr, mtv, podcasting, tv logos
posted by olli @ 07:46Monday, July 30, 2007
match.com goes mobile. Now you can flirt all day!
Looks like Google will filter out copyrighted video by September
Did you know - Luxembourg has the highest mobile phone penetration rate
Brace yourself for the coming patent apocalypse
Defense Ministry logos from around the world
Bubblegeneration looks at the current round of investing around Twitter
A list of swear words and their severity because we care
The NY Times says that everyone is a cartographer now
Say hello to John Peel - Teenage Kicks, the play
Should web designers really care about where the webpage fold is?
Flagxo lets you rate airports
Have you seen the "Items We Carry" pool on Flickr?
The Sonic Chair is a must for music lovers who like interior design
Labels: Bubblegeneration, Defense Ministry, Flickr, Google, John Peel, Luxembourg, match.com, patents, Sonic Chair, twitter
posted by olli @ 13:16Thursday, 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 @ 12:25Monday, May 21, 2007
Shopping mashups - the shopping of the future?
Opennet identifies and documents Internet filtering and censorship
Design Spotter's Flickr photos from the 2007 Designmai Berlin exhibition
Is Google secretly plotting to put an end to news indexing?
Why Bill Gates is wrong about mobile telephony
Failed TV pilots are finding new life on the web
The Register says that Europeans don't trust their IP for their TV
Don't know the name of a song? Identify.us is here to help
Twibble is a GPS enabled Twitter app for the Nokia N95
More mobile: Loopt lets you stalk your friends from your mobile phone
Ars Technica on the psychology of banner ads
YouLicence is a site that does music licencing for you
Nine myths of the workplace
Say hello to the Office Of Tomorrow
Labels: berlin, censorship, Flickr, Google, mashups, Microsoft, music licencing, Opennet, register, tv, workplaces
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