Wednesday, June 2, 2008
What would happen if internet access was declared a civil right?
Where does Google go from here?
Pachube is a cool site that tags real-time environmental data from objects and places
How bad is this so-called recession for start-ups?
These are the things Jeremy Adam Davis hates about becoming a designer
Who's the most wired country in the world?
9 reasons why application developers think their CIO is clueless
UX evaluation methods in product development: geeky but good
More geekery: Sound advice for young programmers
This jacket keeps you warm or cool depending on how much stuff you put into it
MSNBC is now on the hunt for feature-length documentaries
Labels: evaluation, Google, internet, Jeremy Adam Davis, Merrel, msnbc, product development, programming, recession, start-up, user experience, wired country
posted by olli @ 21:05Tuesday, June 1, 2008
Stop Press! Google learns to crawl Flash!
DirtSearch lets you get the "dirt" on anyone you want
10 steps to a superior online campaign
Like Joss Whedon? Say hello to Dr. Horrible
If you like experimental music - you'll want to check out the Expo Festival in Brighton
How Bang & Olufsen design their products
Does these 7 people really have super powers?
Are these the ten best car commercials of the 1960's?
25 essentials for networking success
Business Week takes a look at the best and worst designed sites on the web
If you're looking for more data portability in your social network - have a look at Gnip
Say hello to business cards from Moo - wonderful!
This is a gallery of cameras that have been sawn in half
How social networking saved New Orleans
Labels: Bang and Olufsen, Brighton, BusinessWeek, cameras, car commercials, Dirtsearch, Expo, flash, Gnip, Google, Horrible, Moo, New Orleans, social networking, super powers
posted by olli @ 22:04Monday, June 30, 2008
Say hello to Rhapsody's new "Music Without Limits" campaign
Does the current deluge of data make theoretical testing models obsolete?
These are the BBC.co.uk web design guidelines
How to create an extended social profile using Twitter
How to get a job as a web designer
9 steps to achieving flow and happiness in your work
Should Google buy the Associated Press?
Say hello to the new last.fm API
Is LinkedIn getting into the insider trading business?
Say hello to the supermarket of the future
10 things to look for in a website health check
What are the best countries for business?
Labels: AP, API, bbc, design job, Google, insider trader, international business, last.fm, LinkedIn, Rhapsody, supermarkets, web guidelines, website health
posted by olli @ 22:24Monday, June 23, 2008
How can you model the real market value of social networks?
If you're waiting for Google's Android phone, you might not want to hold your breath
Tools to lure and keep consumers
If you're looking to build a new apartment complex, you might want to see what they're doing in Slovenia
Why it's OK to hate your American cell phone company
If you're looking for new DJ decks, Metrofarm should be top of your list
Say hello to the highest popping toaster in the world
Is this the future of urban life?
Does Facebook's growth outside the United States really matter?
Yahoorezinr will write your Yahoo! resignation letter for you. How convenient!
Are metrosexual developers better coders than the regular joes?
This banner ad will kill you without remorse
What every good marketer knows can be found on this webpage
This is a two-part rule on naming your start-up
Labels: Android, banner ads, branding, cell phone, consumer retention, Google, marketing, Metrofarm, metrosexuals, Slovenia, social network, start-up, toaster, urban life, yahoo, Yahoorezinr
posted by olli @ 20:02Tuesday, June 17, 2008
You might think Facebook apps are lame, but they are generating a lot of traffic
Why aren't Android developers flocking to the iPhone?
Social media is coming to the rescue for victims of disasters
Jeff Jarvis takes a look at the recent re-shuffling over at BBC News
How to be a leader in your field
Google (yes, Google) offer three trends to watch in social networking
On that note - 11 search trends that may disrupt Google and search as we know it
Has the Associated Press been taking advice from the music industry?
How to publish your own magazine
Is MagCloud the future of magazine publishing?
Say hello to Tokyo's new Fukutoshin subway line
ABC almost admits that its digital offerings more valuable than their broadcast ones
If you're into Modernism, you should have a look at The New Modernist
Labels: ABC, Android, AP, facebook, Fukutoshin, Google, iPhone, leadership, magazine publishing, MagCloud, search trends, social media, The New Modernist, tokyo
posted by olli @ 07:05Monday, June 16, 2008
eBay turns into a used car salesman with eBay motors
8 rules for better executive collaboration
If you hate crowded malls, you might want to head over to the South China Mall
Say hello to Google's Net Neutrality detector
If the cost of oil is worrying, you might want to check out these 30 electric car companies
How to get traffic from the top social media sites
How users read online
7 traits of highly effective community managers
How the web is enabling consumer driven healthcare
These are 10 examples of auto-tune abuse in pop-music
What's wrong with American furniture designers?
Labels: American furniture designers, auto-tune, community management, eBay, electric cars, Google, healthcare, pop music, social media traffic, South China Mall
posted by olli @ 06:57Friday, 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 @ 07:11Wednesday, June 11, 2008
AOL says radio isn't dead and launches online radio guide
Radio Privat looks like a promising online radio station from Chile
Is Google making us stupid?
The BBC to build webpage for every single TV show...ever made
Disney.com gets around to the Internet and will stream full-length movies from its website (for free!)
The user interface of the Formula 1 race car
Why photographers hate the Creative Commons license
Could Liquid Planner be the project management software that finally knows how to deal with flaky clients?
CNN has an interesting article about the continuing appeal of vinyl records
10 SEO rules for designers
Will somebody please Metallica out of our misery already?
Lingro is a promising new translation website
Hotpads offers you a real-estate heat map for home buyers or renters
If you're using Flash for the first time, here's a good tutorial for you
This is a visual history of the BBC TV Detector Van. Yes, it's the TV Police!
Labels: AOL, bbc, Creative Commons, Disney, flash, Formula 1, Google, Hotpads, Liquid Planner, Metallica, online streaming, photography, radio, radio privat, SEO, user interface, vinyl records
posted by olli @ 07:04Monday, June 9, 2008
Did you know? Some computer company named Apple will be talking about a few things today...
Isofa.tv - the next generation of online video or just a really dressed up Joost clone?
Can Google Trends accurately predict the US Presidential election?
The NY Times interviews Trent Reznor about his new music business strategy
ReadWrite Web takes a look at the myths and realities of Generation Y
Say hello to QBox - a "social network music player"
How the Internet's growing power is rapidly diminishing Television's claim to the advertising throne
How well managed sprawl can actually make a city liveable
How to be a consultant
Could buses become mobile sensing platforms?
Three rules for start-up success
Do virtual brothels really exist?
Mark Jenkins makes really cool street art
Labels: Apple, consulting, Engadget, Generation Y, Google, internet advertising, Isofa, Joost, Mark Jenkins, QBox, ReadWriteWeb, start-ups, urban sprawl, virtual brothel
posted by olli @ 06:29Friday, June 6, 2008
Sta.rtup.biz is a social network for small business. What's with the silly URL?
This is a cool video about advertising in Times Square
Who will rule the new Internet?
Oh yeah, baby. Say hello to the Handbook of Disco
Iceberg is a site that wants you to be a programmer without being a programmer
Why tiered broadband is the enemy of innovation
Here are some gorgeous news information graphics for sale
How to design user interfaces for bank ATM's
Say hello to Facebook's "Supercool School"
We'd rather be living in a Finnish summer house
What's going on with Google's 20% time ideology?
What are your last thoughts before falling asleep?
Labels: advertising, Disco, facebook, Finland, Google, Guardian, Iceberg, information graphics, programming, sleep, sta.rtup.biz, summer houses, tiered broadband, Times Square
posted by olli @ 06:52Thursday, June 5, 2008
Blip is like Twitter but only for music tweeting
Ping My Company is like Hot Or Not for companies
What newspapers still don't understand about the web
Has Hong Kong become the capital of malware?
How to build a better content model for your site
How to send SMS messages from your iPod Touch
Looks like Google is expanding its Mountain View complex once again
How can marketers manage price inflation?
Four ways market research can kill innovation
Say hello to MTV's graphic design reality show competition
Techcrunch offers a great post on location-based technologies
Say hello to Ad Agency WOW
Labels: agency, Blip, content, Google, graphic design, Hong Kong, innovation, marketing, mtv, newspapers, Ping My Company, Techcrunch, WOW
posted by olli @ 07:01Monday, June 2, 2008
3 things you might want to know about Windows 7
What's it really like to run a web design gallery
You've seen the photos but here's some background on Google's gorgeous Zurich office
Did you know - Tights Are Not Pants?
5 innovative ways the gaming industry is screwing you
Say hello to Net Neutrality in Canada
last.graph is a website that visualizes your last.fm history
How to fix municipal wi-fi
Offbeat Guides allow you to build your own custom made travel guide
How to build website prototypes in Flash
Are these the cream of the crop of 2008 Summer Music Festival website designs?
Labels: Canada, flash prototypes, Google, music festival, Net Neutrality, offbeat guides, tights are not pants, web design gallery, Wi-Fi, Windows 7
posted by olli @ 06:43Thursday, May 29, 2008
Say hello to a full screen demo of Google's Android
Say hello to more competition and openness in the real estate listings market
Beerbankroll is a crowdsourced beer brewery. More lambics, please!
Say hello to Barnes and Noble, the mobile version
How do you know when a design is really finished?
The XYZ desk is both a computer and a desk
Why running an online community is like running a political campaign
Will the mobile web be worth over $22 Billion by 2013?
If you need a roommate, roommateclick may be for you
What comes first? The "OK" button or the "Cancel" button?
Say hello to Edit Magazine
Check out this coffee carrier for "common customers"
We're loving these photos of abandoned offices
Labels: Android, Barnes and Noble, Beerbankroll, button, coffe, Edit magazine, Google, mister toledano, mobile web, online community, real estate, roommateclick, usability
posted by olli @ 06:49Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The sculp(IT) headquarters in Antwerp totally has the coolest bathtub ever
Here's some more cool shipping container architecture
How to understand the digitally savvy consumer (.pdf)
The Economist takes a look at the environmental excess of the music industry
Japan says that kids shouldn't be using their mobile phones so much
Why the YouTube lawsuit is threatening the entire Internet and it's not a joke
Why DVD's in magazines are often more important than the magazines themselves
Format Magazine has some really cool wallpapers for you
Can World Of Warcraft help build a better workforce?
If Twitter is just too much for you, then perhaps Adocu is what you've been looking for
Why are people leaving Google?
Do 1.3 million people really earn their living from eBay?
How can record labels actually make themselves useful? By becoming filters
Who needs a car when you can have an Avcen Jetpod?
Labels: Adocu, Antwerp, Avcen, digital consumers, DVD, eBay, Economist, Format Magazine, Google, Japan, mobile phone, music industry, sculp(IT), shipping container, World of Warcraft, YouTube
posted by olli @ 21:02Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Why the BBC needs radical reform
Say hello to the rise of social streaming
Check out Takeshi Miyakawa's Fractal furniture
Fifty habits of highly successful people
What the film Iron Man can teach you about business
Your guide to the crowdsourced workforce
Sarah Cihat helps you with Rehabilitated Dishware
Looking for culinary inspiration? Tastespotting has you covered
Where does Google go from here?
Blip is like a mash-up of last.fm and Twitter
The Economist has a nice preview of video on the semantic web
On that note - is Powerset the first foray into Web 3.0?
40 alternatives to Microsoft Word
How to enjoy your job
Labels: bbc, Blip, crowdsourcing, Google, Iron Man, Microsoft, Powerset, Sarah Cihat, social streaming, takeshi miyakawa, Tastespotting
posted by olli @ 06:50Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Pull up a chair. Ad Age's 2008 Agency Report Index has arrived
How Google's checkbook stymied Microsoft
What next for Yahoo!?
How to bootstrap a niche social network
Let the Twitter backlash begin - Can Twitter not handle their own success?
User Experience Evaluation in Nokia (.pdf)
Information Design Patterns is a great resource for information architects
16 ways to keep a razor sharp focus at work
Tips for building next generation Web 2.0 applications
How not to build a stupid product roadmap
LiveJournal wants you to join its advisory board
How to build your own Iron Man suit for real
How city road networks grow like biological systems
Li Wei's photographs are amazing. Go check them out
Here's a great collection of print ads from the 1950's to 1970's
Labels: Agency Report, city road networks, Google, Information design patterns, Iron Man, Li Wei, Microsoft, niche social networks, Nokia, print ads, product roadmap, twitter, user experience, web 2.0, yahoo
posted by olli @ 20:55Thursday, May 1, 2008
Why don't people trust Bloggers?
Here's a nice look at how the New York Times runs its web team
How Paris is beating traffic without congestion pricing
If you're thinking about using faceted browsing in your website, have a look at this article
Can anyone rescue the poor old OLPC from Windows?
Is journalism nothing more than a culture of toxicity?
Design Float is like Digg, but for designers
What's with the hoaxes of con-men impersonating authors at book signings in Los Angeles
Radiohead's recent challenge to the music industry was predictably...a one off
Pretty soon, MySpace's ad targeting will be optional
Is Google building an interactive map of the Earth's oceans?
Is social media marketing right for you?
Labels: ad targeting, bloggers, faceted browsing, Google, journalism, MySpace, New York Times, OLPC, Paris, Radiohead, social media marketing, web team, Windows
posted by olli @ 21:34Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Did you know? Mobile ads boost brand awareness by 19%
If you weren't at ROFLcon last week, you're not really here at all
Hansen Living not only make beautiful stuff but they're a rebellious bunch as well
And so it begins: brand management via Twitter...
Yureekah is a search engine for media professionals
Morgan Stanley says March's internet trends say social apps dominating
These bracelets are made from camera lenses
...but be careful you don't end up on The Twitter Blacklist
How to become a creative genius
How technology almost lost the war in Iraq
28 tips on how you can become a StumbleUpon superstar
Fasten your seatbelts - here are some new photos of the Airbus A380 and no - you can't afford it
Are you following Google's marketing strategy?
Interesting: Three emerging digital careers to watch
Labels: Airbus 380, brand management, camera lens bracelets, digital careers, Google, Hansen Living, Iraq, mobile ads, Morgan Stanley, ROFLcon, social applications, StumbleUpon, twitter, Yureekah
posted by olli @ 20:56Friday, April 25, 2008
Just when you thought it was safe - COMP USA returns...to Florida, at least
Say hello to Facebook's "Insiders guide to viral marketing"
Looks like T-Mobile is getting ready to start shipping Android equipped phones
These are Google's user experience guidelines
Not a fan of Adobe Acrobat? Here are 30 alternatives
Clipblast has a nice overview of online video watching habits
If you think your office is competitive now - just try adjusting with the thermostat
Say hello to the new Yahoo! - sticky, viral and...friendly?
Are these really the five best transit systems in the world?
Do newspaper brands get diluted when they go online?
True or False: "There is no Web 3.0 or Web 2.0 - there is just the web"
Say hello to the MySpace iPhone web app
Are podcast ads effective or just really annoying?
The next time you're hiring someone - you might want to choose the one who has a family
The Pirate Bay has just broken the 12 million peer mark - eat it RIAA!
How to find great web development and design services
Fast Company has a short but sweet look at Chipotle's business methodologies
Germany wants to become the world leader in user experience design for the elderly
Labels: Acrobat, Android, Apple, Chipotle, Clipblast, COMP USA, eldery experience design, facebook, Google, Pirate Bay, podcast ads, viral marketing
posted by olli @ 07:34Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Has Google been deceiving their ad clients?
MySpace and NBC news have partnered up for Decision 08
Are designers just stylists with insufferable egos?
These are some basic rules for corporate Tweeting
The beginners guide to small business SEO
Are logos really irrelevant?
Is User Centred Design really worthless?
Why the attitude of "No Macs!" is no longer a defensible IT strategy
No surprises here - 10% of ISP users use 80% of the available bandwidth
ReadWriteWeb has a look at Microsoft's new Live Mesh project
Why does Intel think it's a Web 2.0 startup?
This is a really good article on Brand Interactions and why you need to care about them
How to become a great developer
How to be more productive like GE
Labels: Apple, Decision 08, design, development, Google, Intel, IT strategy, Live Mesh, logo, MySpace, productivity, SEO, small business, UCD
posted by olli @ 07:15Friday, April 18, 2008
Why journalists should not become bloggers
Why real people don't have time for social media
What's the perfect length of a pop song? 2:42, apparently
Should SEO be standardized?
What happens when abortions and art mix? You'd be surprised
Google offers you some useful best practices when transferring or moving your website
We'd love to get our hands dirty with 37 Signal's internal app - In/Out
Is this the new wave of web designers for 2008/2009?
Do you know the 12 Commandments of Twitter?
If you're suffering from Twitter overload, you should have a look at Twhirl
Celebrate the architect in your bird friend by giving them this special birdfeeder
Designing Magazines launches an Amazon store
Ars Technica takes a look at AT&T's idiotic new browser Pogo - do we really need another?
Say hello to the interactive lighting workshop in London May 10th and May 11th
The long, sad story of a man trapped in an elevator for 41 hours
Labels: 37 Signals, art, blogging, browser, Designing Magazines, Google, in/out, journalism, New Yorker, Pogo, pop songs, SEO, social media, Tinker.it, twitter, web designers
posted by olli @ 20:58Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Interesting: Barack Obama discusses social media
Say hello to Acudeo, a new video ad delivery system
If you're really obsessive about email, check out Google's Mail Trends
This is a nice resource for free icons
While we're at it - here are 7 principles of effective icon design
Why aren't there more Googles?
Russia wants all wi-fi devices to be registered
You can now VOIP on your iPhone/iTouch with Fring (It works! We're using it!)
Does the IRS have its eyes on iTunes?
5 fonts I wish would die
Does Facebook really have a Lifestream?
Ext JS looks like a pretty cool repository of javascript
This is a brief history of the ampersand
Why your rates are painfully lower than they should be
Did Perdue University just launch a P2P network to bypass the RIAA?
Delaycast is a website that tries to predict flight delays at your local airport
In the end, are we all just dating on the internet?
Labels: Acudeo, Barack Obama, Delaycast, facebook, Fring, Google, icon design, internet dating, iPhone, Mail Trends, Perdue, RIAA, Russia, social media, VOIP, Wi-Fi
posted by olli @ 07:12Monday, April 14, 2008
How to plan a semantic web site build
TV marketers take note - this is how you promote your TV programmes
Where can you find open data on the web?
Say hello to light emitting wallpaper
Do you suffer from the "Dead Sea Effect" at work?
Why should we do ethnographic research?
Say hello to the new Discovery Channel re-brand
City Of Sound offers a nice view of Monocle's web design process
Ever wonder where all of Google's data centre locations are?
Say hello to the $20 disposable mobile phone
How do you measure productivity in your programming team?
What's the connection between user experience design and authenticity?
Say hello to Baby Couture magazine. Yes. Really
Labels: Baby Couture, dead sea effect, discovery channel, disposable phone, Google, Hulu, Monocle, Semantic web, UX
posted by olli @ 20:30Thursday, 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, 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 @ 07:45Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Jason Calcanis says content owners should drop Yahoo! for Google
The information architects friends - a taxonomy of clients
How is the Wii so good when it's online gaming service sucks?
Say hello to Adobe Air for Linux
How to manage people
The next time you're at work, why not try a "topless" meeting?
Ten typographic mistakes everyone makes
The Type Directors Club typeface winners of 2008 are here
This is a nice article about the telescope at the end of the world
Your new MacBook just might save your life when an earthquake comes
Xoopit can turn your email inbox into a social network
Labels: accelerometer, Adobe Air, Antarctica, Directors Club, Google, Jason Calcanis, Linux, Macbook, managing people, social networks, taxonomy, Typography, Wii, Xoopit, yahoo
posted by olli @ 22:13Friday, March 28, 2008
The music industry looks to introduce stealth fees for music downloading via your ISP
Why are the web and print still so separate?
Will Microsoft Surface finally hit the stores in 2011?
Mysterious pianos are popping up all over Birmingham
Say hello to weather engineering courtesy of China
How to deal with email overload
If you have a manufacturing idea, you might want to have a chat with Ponoko
When the best service is actually - no service
If the news is really that important, will it just find you?
It just might - say hello to the Guardian's new developer network
66 Degrees is an interesting social network for artists and designers
Say hello to Arup's new Living Buildings initiative
Google's top 17 easter eggs, gags and hoaxes
Say hello to the new GTA IV street map - we can't wait to play this
70% of online marketers question online advertising
Zemanta is an interesting mix of blogging and the semantic web. Check it out
Labels: 66 Degrees, advertising, Arup, China, email, Google, grand theft auto, Guardian, ISP, living buildings, Microsoft, music industry, Ponoko, print, social network, Surface, weather, web, Zemanta
posted by olli @ 09:55Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Say hello to Google's design guidelines
ESPN cancels all its deal with online ad networks - prefers humans instead
US Justice Department says the merger between XM and Sirius is just fine
What exactly is going on between Google and the FCC?
If you ride a motorcycle, say hello to your new personal airbag
MySpace parenting - It's the "latchkey children" all over again
Are you maximizing your product blog?
Vice Magazine goes to North Korea - in a 14 part video
Will there be limits on behavioural targeting?
The seven most commonly made bad blog design choices?
What does your city say about you?
Speaking of which...if you live in Perth, you might not want to know the answer
If an art director and an editor are having a fight, does the editor always win"
This website will typecast you and your mate. Type, as in typography
PingMag has a great collection of taxi lights in Japan
Labels: ad networks, airbag, airwaves, art director, behavioural targeting, Dainese, editors, ESPN, FCC, Google, Japan, North Korea, Perth, PingMag, product blogs, Sirius, typecaster, Vice, XM
posted by olli @ 19:30Friday, 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, March 17, 2008
Say hello to Ad Manager - Google's free hosted advertising service
Facebook wants to "own" communication with your friends
Ghost In The Pixel is a blog with some great thoughts on interaction design
The graphics editor of the New York Times answers your questions
Ten sites for finding wonderful things
Japanese ISP's to ban file sharers?
Tim Berners-Lee says he's not happy with cookie tracking on the Internet
Retailmenot is a great site that finds online discounts and shares them
These are cheat notes for SxSW
If you're into 8-bit technology, this watch is for you
Futuresonic looks to be an amazing conference coming to Manchester in early May
Did Yahoo! lose its way by investing in Google?
If you're into cocktail napkin sketchery, The Back Of The Napkin is for you
Labels: 8-bit, Ad Manager, Back Of The Napkin, Futuresonic, Ghost In The Pixel, Google, interaction design, ISP, Japan, Manchester, NY Times, SxSW, Tim Berners-Lee, yahoo
posted by olli @ 07:39Friday, March 14, 2008
HP have been doing serious research on Digg's front page
Who's hot and who's not in social networking?
The next user interface challenge? Information overload
These are some of our favourite record sleeves
The world's largest Internet market? That would be ... China
Six word reviews of all 763 SxSW mp3's
Your YouTube No.1 is still no match for the music industry
What is the learning curve of popular MMORPG's?
This is a really inspiring collection of Flash pre-loaders from you know who
17 ways to visualize the Twitter universe
Say hello to the Google office in Zurich
The 20 biggest mistakes of the music industry
Say hello to the iPhone and Lego
Ride a bike? You need one of these. Leah Buechley is a genius
Nine of the best rich text editors reviewed
Labels: China, flash, Google, iPhone, Leah Buechley, Lego, MMORPG, record sleeves, rich text editor, Smashing magazine, social networking, SxSW, twitter, user interface, Zurich
posted by olli @ 22:11Thursday, March 13, 2008
What you've been waiting for: Business Week finally spills Apple's design process
Now, YouTube really is everywhere
Which tools does Google use internally?
Tyler Brule has rules about how to launch a startup. Too bad he forgot "No Cliches"
How to get bloggers to write about you
Twiddla is a cool online whiteboard collaboration tool
Here are some nice thoughts on convergence and its role in the digital agency
Say hello to Pixel Qi - the $75 laptop
Africa will soon be lit up with cheap LED's
It looks like Yahoo! will be joining OpenSocial in April
If you're doing research on old ads, The TJS Labs Gallery Of Graphic Design is for you
It looks like America is finally catching up to the rest of the world in mobile usage
Does DAB really cost the British license fee payer £25 per set?
Labels: Africa, Apple, bbc, blogging, convergence, DAB, design, digital agency, Google, LED, mobile usage, Open Social, Pixel Qi, startup, TJS Labs, Twiddla, Tyler Brule, YouTube
posted by olli @ 21:31Friday, March 7, 2008
US Mobile Internet registers 154% growth in 2007
iTransit is a handy little New York MTA subway line map for your iPhone
Google Analytics benchmarks and the future of portable data
How to sell content in a content-free world
The iPhone SDK looks like it's exceeding developer expectations
FYI: The OLPC is looking for a CEO, PDQ
Say hello to the iPhone User Interface Guidelines
In the future, will all social networks be like air?
Indie Solo gives independent bands one day of fame
How exactly do you build a public library in this age of Google?
A List Apart offers you a healthy checklist of getting designs done right
Speaking of which - say hello to the Photoshop Disasters blog
For all your Mac Air Book needs, there is the AirMail notebook sleeve
Core 77 takes a look at the art of motorcycle design
Labels: AirMail, Core 77, design, Google, Indie Solo, iPhone, mobile internet, motorcycle, MTA, OLPC, photoshop, SDK, user interface
posted by olli @ 08:24Thursday, March 6, 2008
How to inoculate your children against advertising
The top 10 do's and don'ts of mobile content marketing
Interesting: 37 Signals experiments with the four day work week
How to effectively talk to clients
ReadWriteWeb takes an in-depth look at Internet Explorer 8
Apple says Flash not suitable for iPhone - ORLY?
FriendFeed will tell you what your friends are sharing
Secrets of UX Design Productivity from Google are out
Say hello to Facebook's new iTunes music store
If you're into typography, you better get over to Type Camp
We want these Ben Sherman Pac Man shoes
Say hello to the "No Tears" method for User Centred Design
Lots of cool New York data visualizations from MIT here
If museums are so educational, why are their websites so dumb?
Is India losing its status as an offshore king?
Labels: 37 Signals, advertising, Apple, clients, data visualization, facebook, flash, Friendfeed, Google, India, iPhone, MIT, mobile marketing, museum, New York, offshoring, Type Camp, UX
posted by olli @ 23:01Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Internet ad revenue exceeds US$21 Billion in 2007
Has Google's paid click hit the wall?
iTunes becomes the no.2 music retailer in the US
Is BricaBox the beginning of social content platforms?
Say hello to the Nokia Morph concept
A good read: The Avenue A/Razorfish 2008 Digital Outlook Report
The page view as a metric is dead...but what comes next?
YouTube is back in action in Pakistan
Is there a connection between social networking and obesity?
What the hell is going on with Nike's new Arctic Women's Jacket?
Perhaps it was worn by one of the people featured in these cool ads from New Zealand
Orglex is a new blog, jobs and people search engine
A design classic: All your favourite Swatch watches from the 1980's
How to really sell social media
Labels: Bricabox, Google, itunes, Morph, music retail, New Zealand, Nike, Nokia, Orglex, page views, Pakistan, Razorfish, social media, Swatch, YouTube
posted by olli @ 21:59Monday, February 18, 2008
The Open Design Club is a website about design collaboration
HD-DVD is officially dead. I for one, welcome our new Blu-Ray overlords
Do poor people use Yahoo! while wealthier ones use Google?
121 tips, hacks and resources for your Blackberry. Go on - you know you want to
Stay tuned for the "Hulu for MySpace"
Cookthink is a social network recommendation engine based around cooking
In other news, World of Warcraft can ruin your marriage
Did Yahoo! just fire their entire design team?
Check out this really interesting visualization of internet traffic from Juice and ComScore
Where is the "bad neighbourhood" in your city?
Can social networking be blamed for a rise in teen suicides?