Thursday, August 21, 2008

Say hello to the Australian Broadcast Corporations new open source media site - Pool

MIT gives "top marks" to the students who hacked the Boston T. Brilliant!

Here are some nice examples of brands rising above the noise of the Beijing Olympics

Say hello to Disney's new social network... for parents

10 highly promising web platforms

12 new rules of working you might want to embrace

Why we love Apple - say hello to the girl who makes iPhones

More Public Enemy bootlegs than you can shake a stick at

How Vendor Relationship Marketing affects Direct Marketing

Why you should fucking swear more at work

Beware the Acid House flashmob in central London

Mike and Maaike make beautiful stuff

California moves to cut urban sprawl - oh really?

Labels: ABC, acid house, Apple, Boston, brands, California, Disney, Family Go, Flashmob, iPhone, Mike and Maaike, MIT, Pool, Public Enemy, social media, urban sprawl, Vendor Relationship Marketing, work

posted by olli @ 21:05  

Thursday, 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 @ 23:01  

Monday, January 21, 2008

MIT knows what all the nouns in the English language looks like

Ouch! Wal-Mart stops selling over 1,000 magazines to focus its sales on specific titles

Should Yahoo! employees be worried about their jobs?

Another leap forward for the semantic web? Say hello to Proximic

The Pacemaker is a very interesting portable DJ mixing tool

DataPortability allows users to remix and share open standards platforms

Jango is a social music discovery service

Why Baidu is beating Google in China

How to evolve your user interface to educate your users

How to hack the OLPC XO Laptop

Everywhere is a fabulous next-generation travel magazine

If you're into modern kitchens, have a look at what Gorenje is offering

Urbanffffinds collects architectural photos from FFFFound

David Gedge is offering some handwritten tablature for your guitar playing enjoyment

Labels: Baidu, DataPortability, David Gedge, Everywhere, Google, Gorenje, Jango, MIT, OLPC, Pacemaker, Proximic, Urbanffffinds, user interface, yahoo

posted by olli @ 19:35  

Monday, January 7, 2008

Essential reading: What your kids are demanding from the future of media

Phillip Sherburne take note - the electronic music review writing guide

On that note - here's a not-so-brief history of laptop music

More on that - Copywriters - these are the words to avoid in 2008

Is Britain really on the verge of a new art "renaissance"?

Forget about Nielsen. Twitcrit allows instant reviews AND audience measurement for media

Say hello to the birth of Monster.com's foray into social networking

8 design mistakes to avoid

What's going on with those crazy kids at Red Herring?

Check out the Digital Foci 1.5 and 2.8 inch OLED photo keychains

Has the proliferation of internet porn reduced sexual violence in the real world?

MIT shows you how you should be designing software

Attention co-habitators. Trust me. You really need these bedsheets

Labels: copywriting, Couple, Digital Foci, journalism, laptop music, MIT, Monster, porn, Red Herring, software design

posted by olli @ 19:14  

Friday, November 16, 2007

Wow! Is this the VW Up! Space developed by Apple?

Brijit is billing itself as a "thinking man's Digg"

If you're a budding filmmaker, you might want to check out Blowtorch

Say hello to free, ad supported music downloads via RCRD LBL

How to scout locations using Flickr

Taking a look at a developers thoughts on Google's Android

On that note...why is Google shutting down the feed to Newsmap?

Say hello to IKEA's new track and trace system

ReadWriteWeb offers you 5 essential mobile web apps

IBM now offering ready-to-use Cloud computing

These are 5 emerging social networks

If you ever needed a wall-mounted shoe dryer, we've got you covered

Why is MIT suing Frank Gehry?

Now you can text your ads directly to consumers via shopping trolleys

Labels: Android, Brijit, Cloud computing, Frank Gehry, Google, Ikea, MIT, Newsmap, shoe dryer, Shopping, social networking, Up, VW, web apps

posted by olli @ 12:55  

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Say hello to low-power Wi-Fi radio

Is this the worlds greatest copy shot?

The 25 most baffling toys from around the world

Say hello to MIT's stackable car

Essential tips for presenting your work to clients

What is the future of BitTorrent?

Say hello to Meta Serif

Did you know you can now get stainless steel in liquid form?

And if you really want to get crazy - these are 35 footer designs for you

We're really into the Out Of Office collective

And if you really want to get crazy - these are 35 footer designs for you

This is a really excellent print ad from Saatchi & Saatchi

Labels: BitTorrent, clients, copy shots, design, footer, liquid stainless steel, Meta Serif, MIT, Out Of Office, Saatchi, Toys, Wi-Fi

posted by olli @ 13:53  

Monday, October 8, 2007

New head of EMI says "Embrace digital or die". A bit late to the party, no?

An interesting look behind the product design of razor blades

Are employers interested in your online reputation?

The Economist says - "Don't invent. Evolve"

Analysts are saying Yahoo! is actually worth more if the company breaks up

In 2008, will we will move from the Information Age to the Connected Age?

intune.fm allows you to discover new music on Facebook

Say hello to Coroflot's 2007 Annual Design Salary Survey

The ten habits of highly effective brains

Say hello to the Wi-Fi Detector T-Shirt

With this scale, you'll know how much you weigh in animals

Say hello to MIT's WikiCity project

The sad truth about "revolving doors" in advertising agency turnover

The songs that inspired the new Hives album

Labels: Coroflot, Economist, EMI, facebook, Hives, information age, intune.fm, MIT, music, product design, razor blades, salary survey, Wi-Fi, WikiCity

posted by olli @ 22:02  

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Funding Universe is a social network set up specifically for entrepreneurs

Related - Facebook does the management shuffle

And...Stuff magazine shuts down. We hardly knew ye

So...Looking for a job? Welcome to the new world of video resumes with VlogyourJob

This photographic exhibition focuses on people who have had paranormal experiences

58% of Americans fall for internet scams

Is Meebo the most useful iPhone site yet?

Or is it Facebook - which seems to double as a massive iPhone phonebook

How Guitar Hero saved guitar based music

Say hello to the Warp Records London Bar Guide

How to create a minimalist home

Tips on how to stay motivated

How pirated software impacts free software

MIT's Smart Cities group is looking to make mass transport more personal

The Guardian looks at 10 UK dot.com's to watch in 2007

Labels: cities, facebook, Funding Universe, Guardian, iPhone, minimalism, MIT, paranormal, software, Stuff, VlogyourJob

posted by olli @ 07:53  

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Google using crowdsourcing to create maps in India

Great examples of cassette tape culture through the ages

MIT designs a...sexy...spacesuit?

Why Flash sucks

Viacom launches mobile an entertainment social network in Japan

Say hello to Shoeboxed - a place for your online shopping documents

Is American Airlines about to offer in-flight wi-fi?

Speedbit is an interesting download accelerator

How Apple will implement multi-touch functionality in its upcoming products

What's next for Web 2.0? Is it open/controllable social networking?

The pros and cons of digital video game distribution

The Wall Street Journal says that the Google Phone is coming

We're loving Benjamin Hubert's "Polynest" birdhouses

Billshare is a really useful tool for housemates who need to share bills

Elton John to The Guardian: Let's shut off the internet

Labels: Apple, Benjamin Hubert, Billshare, Elton John, Google, Guardian, India, MIT, Polynest, social networking, spacesuits, Viacom, Wall Street Journal, web 2.0

posted by olli @ 20:40  

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Google developing niche search for mobile content

How to post to Pownce, Twitter, Jaiku and Tumblr at the same time

On that note - Xoocle is an interesting new Web 2.0 aggregator/mash-up

This is what the lucky people at Google get to eat every day

More from Google - Check out their Mapplets Documentation API

You can now pimp your iPod with People Like Us

Typisc is a really nice new font foundry

If you're an audio geek and like the Beatles, this book is for you

Old media behind the times - finally realize that TV networks are becoming irrelevant

Why is Pownce so popular, anyway?

Brilliant! MIT updates its OpenCourseWare site

101 ways to know your software project is doomed

The Open Library aims to collect every single book on the planet

The BBC says "Sorry!" to Heavy Metal fans

Are there really free bus routes in London?

Labels: Beatles, Google, ipod, Jaiku, London, Mapplets, MIT, Open Library, Pownce, software, Tumblr, twitter, Typisc, Xoocle

posted by olli @ 07:55  

Monday, May 28, 2007

Saatchi & Saatchi lose Doc Martens as a client over some really fabulous work

On that note: Twenty signs you're about to get fired

The Next Web conference hits Amsterdam on June 1st

An excellent keynote summary from the recent Ruby On Rails conference

Kids rejoice! Stop Homework is a blog about the case against homework

Say hello to MIT's Scratch program. Yes - even a four year old can program now

Top ten reasons PR doesn't work

How Apple can teach Sony to create inviting retail experiences

Ten ways how to send huge files across the internet

What's the problem with mobile video? No accurate way to track viewership

Wired Magazine takes a look behind The Hype Machine music blog

Mogopop allows you to create and share content on your iPod

CNBE is a blog that covers the best in Belgian creative talent

Slovenian artists collective Laibach has some lovely new videos on their news page

Labels: Amsterdam, Apple, Belgium, Hype Machine, ipod, Laibach, MIT, NextWeb, Ruby On Rails, Saatchi and Saatchi, Scratch

posted by olli @ 17:25