Friday, April 22, 2008
Looks like the Second Life party is finally coming to an end
On that note - The Economist says that Google's Lively is also about to join the deadpool
If you like Muxtape and last.fm - have a look at Favtape
There are blogs and there is Morbid Anatomy. Love it
Because Apple really needs the help - Orange Poland hires actors to line up for the 3G iPhone
Been there. Done that. 20 crazy things people do to get a wi-fi connection
We were wondering when this would happen - the medical haptic UI is finally here
Business Week takes a good look behind Blizzard and World of Warcraft
Now that oil's really expensive, is it time to take the train again?
50 ideas on using Twitter for your business
Who should be America's CTO?
Stolen Wood make coatracks for cowboys
The New York Times goes to the end of each of the NYC subway lines - hello Tottenville!
18 iPhone apps to get the party started this bank holiday weekend
Techcrunch takes a look at the whole Facebook vs. MySpace thing
Labels: Blizzard, CTO, facebook, Favtape, Google, haptic, iPhone, Lively, MySpace, NYC Subway, Orange, Poland, Second Life, Techcrunch, trains, twitter, UI, Wi-Fi, World of Warcraft
posted by olli @ 20:12Thursday, June 26, 2008
(We're away for the long weekend so no posts on Friday - we'll be back on Monday.)
You need to read this: Icann relaxes top level domain and yes - it matters
Even Bill Gates hates Microsoft's Usability. Hello Office 2007!
Has WOW lost it's standing as the world's biggest MMO?
13 innovations in future transport and travel
What are the best US cities by design?
Can you really hack the power grid? The Chinese seem to think so
Say hello to MySpace's data availability API
This is a lovely information architecture breakdown of a newspaper redesign
Do you need to be a programmer to run a software company?
This little piggy bank helps saves your pennies to buy stuff in an RPG
Further proof that MBA's are usually bad news for a creative business
Crunchgear takes a visit to the Dyson labs and brings back video!
If you're into the military or just blowing stuff up - RealMilitaryFlix is for you
Cool! Instinctiv turns your iPhone into Pandora
Hackers have finally cracked London's Oyster card system
Why you should do what you're great at
Labels: Bill Gates, China, hacking, Icann, information architecture, London, MBA, Microsoft, MMO, MySpace, Oyster, power grid, RPG, Transport, usability, WOW
posted by olli @ 22:05Friday, June 20, 2008
Looks like it's the end for MySpace favourite Helio
Say hello to iPhone porn
Will these tweets be a part of your kids historical record?
Is AT&T really subsidizing $325 for every iPhone it sells?
Will the high price of oil destroy the American suburb?
Yahoo!: The Failure. Myths versus Reality
Paul Oakenfold is making a comeback to London's KISS FM
Zoomii is an interesting alternative interface for Amazon
Gilmpse is a promising magazine for ex-pats and travelers (not tourists)
What exactly is universal design?
Hipster Runoff takes a look at some of the big music names bubbling under right now
We really love Michael Surtees colour studies of NYC
Labels: Amazon, American suburbia, Glimpse, Helio, Hipster Runoff, iPhone, Michael Runoff, MySpace, NYC, Paul Oakenfold, porn, twitter, universal design, yahoo, Zommii
posted by olli @ 22:04Friday, 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 @ 07:11Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Beware - Time Warner now beta testing metered Internet use in Texas
Concert Attack lets you share music concert photos and videos
The future of web 2.0 is...DOS 2.0? Say hello to Goosh
Muzicons is like the anti-Muxtape - sharing one song instead of a playlist
How to promote your band on MySpace
Say hello to Santa Monica's new solar-powered LED ferris wheel
This book takes a look at the past 25 years at the UK's Channel 4
Why you should fire your PR agency
We really like The Ladybird Book of the Policeman
5 ways to spot a fake photo
Core 77 takes a look at the many faces of design leadership
8 things the Harvard Business Publishing Weekly hates about IT
Ars Technica looks at the long road from video game publisher to video game review
If you really want to annoy your co-workers, this is what you've been waiting for
Labels: Ars Technica, channel 4, Concert Attack, design leadership, fake photography, Goosh, Ladybird Book of Policemen, Muzicons, MySpace, PR, Santa Monica, Time Warner, video game reviews, Vitorio Benedetti
posted by olli @ 06:54Friday, May 9, 2008
Do managers do better with an MBA or a level 70 character in WOW?
What are the five best file sharing services?
Can mobile phones actually alter your behaviour?
Plurk is like Twitter meets IM on the web. Interesting
Is IKEA the world's largest charity?
7 types of development articles that set kittens on fire
What would a perfect magazine look like?
DRM is dead! No wait - it's not!
Is MySpace really ready to embrace data portability?
Here's a nice look at Nokia's recent NFC developments
Why do workaholics fixate on inconsequential details?
16 telcos sign deal to build undersea cable system
Here's a nice guide to get you started on LinkedIn
Labels: cable, data portability, development, DRM, file sharing, Ikea, LinkedIn, MBA, mobile phones, MySpace, NFC, Nokia, Plurk, undersea, World of Warcraft
posted by olli @ 20:13Thursday, 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 @ 21:34Wednesday, 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 @ 07:15Thursday, April 10, 2008
Watch this space - Say hello to a new mobile social network for the iPhone
How to design and develop an Alternate Reality Game
Say hello to In-Cinema Gaming
How to divorce unsuitable customers
Cushy looks like an interesting, if not basic, CMS
What kind of Microtrend are you?
If every subway car was decked out with Ikea furnishing, it would be a good thing
Looks like the failing US economy is finally hitting Silicon Valley
How Nokia can create mobile phones out of recycled materials
How to get your band discovered on MySpace
And Skynet begins - say hello to the remote controlled sentry
Douglas Merrill, the new President of Digital for EMI does a Q&A with Billboard
The BBC vs. UK ISP's - greed, egos and absolute stupidity
Does the 60's counter-culture revolution come to nothing?
Labels: ARG, bbc, counterculture, Ikea, in-cinema gaming, ISP, MySpace, Nokia, sentry
posted by olli @ 14:06Thursday, 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 @ 21:46Friday, 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 @ 14:34Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Hi Emily. We love your design blog
DesignGive offers you cool stuff and then donates profits to charity
Say hello to Fast Company TV
Spoiled teenagers will love this: Spin The Bottle on your iPhone
Microsoft Vista has finally been cracked
How do you build a brand with Widgets?
30 (sans serif) fonts that every designer should own
Why is the Obama "brand" so successful?
Say hello to the new fung shui McDonalds
What's the difference between cloud and utility computing?
MySpace and MTV UK sitting in a tree...making their own TV network
Totspot is a social network for babies. No, really!
The law and politics of Battlestar Galactica
What did Johann Sebastian Bach actually look like?
If you like Helvetica, you'll probably want one of these t-shirts
The New York Review Of Books on the charms of Wikipedia
Labels: Bach, Battlestar Galactica, Designgive, Emily Chang, Fast Company, hacking, Helvetica, iPhone, McDonalds, Microsoft, MTV UK, MySpace, Obama, Totspot, typefaces, widgets, Wikipedia
posted by olli @ 20:59Friday, February 29, 2008
Build last.fm gives you a million tools to enhance your last.fm experience
40% of double-dippers go online to find products they saw on TV
Say hello to a sneak peek at Google Health
9 warning signs about that web developer you're about to hire
Say hello to the new face of downtown Los Angeles
Miami.com goes all modular in its new re-design. Nice!
Move over MySpace? Facebook now promoting music and movies
Here's a nice overview of the Generator X workshop - industrial design goodness!
We're getting excited about what's going on at Teroforma. How about a catalogue?
What are the four principles of web accessibility?
Google are asking you to say no to OOXML
The gruesome origins of 5 popular fairy tales
Coming soon from VW - a 69.9 MPG hybrid diesel
RIAA keeps settlement money. Will their artists sue?
How to get ahead on LinkedIn
Labels: facebook, fairy tales, Generator X, Google Health, last.fm, LinkedIn, Los Angeles, Miami.com, MySpace, OOXML, RIAA, Teroforma, web accessibility, web design
posted by olli @ 21:17Friday, February 15, 2008
Say hello to Samsung's entry into the touch interface world
User Experience types take note - this is a great book on Mental Modeling
This is an amazing ad for the Madrid Metro
Is Omnifone the future of mobile music?
A Staten Island judge rules that MySpace friend requests violate protection orders
Say hello to UGame - a social network for gamers
This is a nice interview with Peter Rojas - the founder of RCRD LBL
Who are the most wired countries in the world and why?
Does the UK have separate musical identities based on region?
Tulip is a really cool information visualization tool
These are eight content development tactics
The Mobile World panel says that the best advance in mobile telecoms is the iPhone
This is a collection of TV station sign-off graphics
Stephane Bura takes a look at emotion engineering in video games
This is a collection of old school US hardcore punk rock flyers
Labels: hardcore, iPhone, Madrid Metro, Mental Modeling, Mobile World, motion graphics, musical identity, MySpace, Omnifone, Samsung, Staten Island, Stephane Bura, Tulip, uGame, visualization, wired countries
posted by olli @ 18:50Monday, February 11, 2008
Say hello to the MySpace games site
Will the UK really ban "illegal downloaders" from the net?
Sometimes you just need to know what stacking 7000 bananas on top of each other looks like
How should design firms create innovative design culture?
Why just have an ordinary CV when you can have a Visual CV?
Say hello to The Social Cloud
Virtually Mine allows users to upload and judge value on everyday objects
Now you can become one with your Inner Twitter
If you like H.R. Giger - you might want to check out Christopher Conte
What's going on with the Google toolbar and 404 pages?
Janchipchase has some really cool presentations from Nokia's research dept.
Labels: Christopher Conte, downloading, games, Google, Inner Twitter, Janchipchase, MySpace, Social Cloud, uk, Virtually Mine, Visual CV
posted by olli @ 13:48Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Are personas a complete waste of time?
US network HBO to put its shows online for its cable customers
Is corporate social responsibility good for business?
Charlie Brooker schools you on interaction design
What's going on with Nokia and Facebook these days?
This interview with for HP exec Thomas J. Perki offers a great look inside the corporate world
Is MySpace planning to launch a start-up incubator?
Is the new MacBook Air the biggest test for cloud computing yet?
PingMag offers a fabulous look at skate culture in Tokyo's Shin-Okubo neighbourhood
These are 20 analytics tools for bloggers
What is the secret to making something "great"?
Is it time for the 3-column web-page layout to die?
We're loving Belkin's new Ceylon messenger bag
Labels: Belkin, Cloud computing, corporate social responsibility, facebook, HBO, MacBook Air, MySpace, Nokia, personas, PingMag, products, web analytics, web design
posted by olli @ 21:08Tuesday, 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 @ 11:59Monday, December 3, 2007
Is the humble click-through now on life support?
ComScore says YouTube still leads the US video market
Is MySpace looking to woo more of the professional networking crowd?
Say hello to Graphic Design On The Radio, courtesy of Resonance FM
Why was the UK's Channel 5 left out of the Project Kangaroo VOD initiative?
How do you prepare designers for jobs that don't yet exist?
20 horrible habits of clients and how to deal with them
How to succeed in online journalism
The history of licensing from 1449 to today
Despite attempts from the usual suspects, orders for the One Laptop Per Child project are surging
Why AT&T and Apple aren't getting along so well these days
We're really looking forward to seeing Cloverfield next month
Labels: Apple, clickthrough, Cloverfield, design jobs, Graphic Design On The Radio, MySpace, OLPC, Project Kangaroo, Resonance FM, YouTube
posted by olli @ 20:16Thursday, October 18, 2007
If you work for the BBC, you might want to polish up that resume
Is Web 3.0 for real or just a brand re-launch?
Are graphic designers psychotic? (.pdf)
Why collaborative research analysis rocks out
This is a brilliant mash-up between last.fm and YouTube (Thanks, Ben!)
Did the web fail the iPhone?
Why Facebook apps are not exactly the golden egg of revenue generation
On that note - MySpace is going to an open platform
Say hello to the iPod Deathclock
Why startups should team up together to grow
How to add the portal gun to your Half-Life 2 gameplay. Awesome!
US House Of Representatives passes federal journalist shield that includes bloggers
The Greenwich Phantom is a blog about Greenwich in southeast London
Say hello to PBS's Idealab
Labels: bbc, bloggers, graphic design, Greenwich, Idealab, iPod Deathclock, MySpace, PBS, startups, Web 3.0
posted by olli @ 08:04Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The 2007 New Zealand BeST Design award winners have been announced
A List Apart has the results of the 2007 Web Design Survey
Say hello to Google's new "anti-piracy" video ID system
This is an interesting look at jailbreaking the iPod Touch
Related - In Nokia's eyes - Is the operator friend or foe?
Typography and Wheel Of Fortune. No, seriously
Fox Business launches to lukewarm reviews
Where does Yahoo! go from here?
Say hello to Skype on MySpace
This is a really cool lamp from Hiroshi Yoneya and Yumi Masuko
These four startups are looking to change the face of email
Dripbook looks like it's a competitor to image bookmarking site fffFound
Say hello to Ezmo - a flash based, web competitor to iTunes?
What is the future of software development?
How do we make the switch from "clients" to "products"?
The NY Times takes a look at the new Radiohead release
Say hello to the vending machine of art
Labels: A List Apart, Dripbook, Ezmo, MySpace, New Zealand, Nokia, Radiohead, Skype, software development, startups, vending machine, yahoo
posted by olli @ 07:52Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Is the BBC getting ready to shed 12% of its workforce?
Yahoo! to any labels selling DRM - drop dead
Led Zeppelin to eBay - drop dead
Marketers take note: 8 totally useless infomercial products
Say hello to the Dasher Project
10 businesses facing extinction in ten years
Max Kiesler takes a look at the design patterns of minimalist websites
Is the internet actually good for writers?
Say hello to the Liquid Cities Symposium
Is MySpace getting ready to roll out its own application development platform?
Should you trust Facebook with your business?
Allan Leinwand takes a look at the myth of infinite bandwidth
These are some great examples of shipping container architecture
Hand drawn credit card statements, anyone?
What can Star Wars teach us about handling money?
Labels: architecture, Bandwidth, bbc, Dasher, DRM, eBay, facebook, layoffs, Led Zeppelin, Liquid Cities Symposium, music, MySpace, shipping containers, Star Wars, yahoo
posted by olli @ 11:58Monday, September 24, 2007
Flashsourcecode.com offers excellent open source flash code for you to play with
EU Benchmark showed mixed results on public service UX
MySpace to launch ad supported mobile phone
Say hello to the new BBC brand portfolio
Resonance FM gets a nice re-design
The ten rules of Twitter and how to break them all
Will Internet video really deliver a Nielsen ratings point?
City Of Sound looks at the recent Tokyo Type Directors Club exhibition in Sydney
Bokardo looks at the value to visualizing information
Great infographic on mobile phone OS usage by region - what's up with the US?
6 ways on how to find a parking spot via mash-up
More on that - Intel wants you to mash it up with MashMaker
Copwatchers is a YouTube page that watches out for police brutality
XM Radio launches a radio station dedicated to the '08 US Election
The Economist now offering unpublished content to bloggers
Megadeth will webcast a performance in real time on YeboTV
Labels: bbc, Bokardo, brand identity, Copwatchers, Economist, Flashsourcecode, Intel, mash-ups, Mashmaker, Megadeth, mobile, MySpace, Nielsen, Public Service, Sydney, Tokyo Type, UX, XM, Yebo
posted by olli @ 08:43Wednesday, September 19, 2007
What's on your bookshelf says a lot about you
On that note: Brian Dettmer creates book autopsies
Experientia looks at the French and their mobile phone use
This is a fabulous look at the history of type in the Toronto subway
Here are two really cool Kuler screensaver mash-ups for you
Is the Wall St. Journal next line to lose on-line subscription fees?
The NY Times looks at new ways to advertise on MySpace
Google is turning widgets into ads
Mixko make some really interesting furniture
Mango is a free online service where you can learn a foreign language
If you're trying to send Flash via email, you might want to read this article
45% of Germany's on-line population are on a social network
Say hello to Virgin 1
Brand Avenue has a great article on corporate HQ's and the rise of the "boomburbs"
It's about time! Threadless are opening a T-Shirt retail store in Chicago
This is a pop-up lamp in a pop-up book
Tetsuya Nakamura makes crazy psychedelic bathroom furniture
Labels: books, Boomburbs, Brand Avenue, France, Germany, Kuler, mash-up, mobile telephony, MySpace, NY Times, social networking, Tetsuya Nakamura, Threadless, Toronto, type, Virgin 1
posted by olli @ 08:31Thursday, September 13, 2007
iPhone now unlocked in 32 countries with 69 carriers
Business Week takes a look at service prototyping
RodCorp has good round-up of this years DConstruct activities
Related - A round-up of the Yahoo! Hack Day
Top 10 Wikipedia tricks
If you're in London - get ready for the London Design Festival on 15 Sept.
Also on 15 Sept - The Chicago Renegade Craft Fair
This is an interactive tour of Amsterdam's Schiphol's airport
Social network types, motivations and the future
Lessons on shutting down a service from 37 Signals
Will the recent slowdown in ad spending also reach the web?
Is MySpace the new MTV? Will launch original show "Quarterlife" in November
Are Digg headlines real news?
Verisign launches multi-screen content delivery platform
Burning World creates mix tapes for you
Labels: 37 Signals, advertising, Amsterdam, Burning Wold, digg, iPhone, mtv, MySpace, service prototyping, VeriSign
posted by olli @ 10:24Monday, August 27, 2007
Essential reading: An interview with Toronto's urban explorer - Michael Cook
MySpace launches an online animated series - Afterworld
Daylife is like Google News with a social networking component - check it out
Monocle takes a look at the Fuji Rock Festival
20 re-branding mistakes marketers make and how to avoid them (.pdf)
The NY Times takes an in-depth look at China's environmental crisis
Cover Browser is the ultimate comic book cover aggregator
Vint Cerf says that broadcast TV's days are numbered...
Heima is a new film from our Icelandic friends Sigur Ros
Nokia re-invents itself again with the N-Gage?
The Envelope Collective uses mail as an art medium
How to make a homemade record player
Israel is not screwing around when it comes to image resizing
Everything you ever wanted to know about the new attention economy
Having a homepage is not nearly as good as having a Lifestream
Labels: Afterworld, attention economy, Daylife, Fuji Rock Festival, Iceland, Lifestream, marketing, Michael Cook, Monocle, MySpace, N-Gage, Nokia, re-branding, record player, Sigur Ros, Toronto
posted by olli @ 14:52Friday, August 17, 2007
How to run a corporate blog
Say hello to Kadoink - another mobile oriented social network
Gaming sill remains the most popular online activity
On that note - MTV is investing $500 Million in video gaming in their programming plans
Skidmore, Owings and Merril showcase their awesome visualization of the new SF Transbay Center & Tower
MK12 did a really nice job of data visualization in the film "Stranger Than Fiction"
Say hello to the Swiss Poster Poster
What's this? Are the younger MySpace users fleeing to sites like Mebo and Facebook?
In case you forgot - the psychology of colour, explained
What's going on with USAToday's attempt at social networking?
Are you a creative director stumped for ideas? Say hello to The Idea Generator!
These are ten "awesomely bad dolls"
Universal music plans to track DRM free music with Watermarking
Say hello to The Dulwich Horror - H.P. Lovecraft and the crisis in British Housing exhibition
Labels: blogging, colour, dolls, Gaming, HP Lovecraft, ideas, Kadoink, MySpace, psychology, San Francisco, social networking, Switzerland, USAToday
posted by olli @ 08:12Thursday, July 26, 2007
Some nice ideas in Diesel's Global Hotspots book
Building 4D time-varying cities with a little help from Microsoft
A few new gorgeous screenshots from GTA4 have been released
New Media is fun but can we learn anything from Very Old Media?
Say hello to iPhone The Book
MySpace & The Producers Guild are looking for a TV producer
GetVenture is a blog dedicated to the budding VC seeking entrepreneur
Wishpot allows you to save and track your favourite products online
Say hello to Jobster for Facebook
7 ways to help you recognize opportunity when it comes knocking
Test your knowledge of online scams and how to avoid them
Wired has a nice roundup of the latest iPhone hacks
Alan McGee showcases the obscure punk records that made more of an impact than you ever knew
This is an awesome commercial for Sprint using flashlight animation
Labels: 4D, animation, cities, Diesel, facebook, GTA4, hacking, iPhone Book, Jobster, MySpace, Old Media, punk rock, scams, Spring, venture capital, Wishpot
posted by olli @ 07:28Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Mashable present 400 tools for multi-media developers and bloggers
AT&T responds to Google's recent bid for wireless spectrum
Nokia acquires Twango - expands music and photo sharing capability
Forbes weighs in on the MySpace vs. Facebook class war
Some gorgeous stuff from the 2007 IDEA Awards
iRovr is a social network for your iPhone
Looks like YouTube has a new re-design in beta
Say hello to Yahoo! Design Week
How to write a business plan
In three years, will there even be a desktop OS?
Emerging design trends for the web 2.0 world
Are working families saying goodbye to the suburbs?
Note to self - never stand directly behind a 747-400 when it's about to take off
Labels: business plan, Google, IDEA, iRovr, multi-media, MySpace, Nokia, productivity, Twango, working, yahoo, YouTube
posted by olli @ 07:47Monday, July 23, 2007
Say hello to the iPhone Dev Wiki
Fantastic! The internet as (based on a Japanese)subway map
Will YouTube play a major part in the upcoming US Presidential election?
Google to US Government - Here's $US4.6 Billion - please give us wireless spectrum for free Wi-Fi
10 signs your startup might be on the rocks
This is an amazing new ad for Skittles
60 excellent collaborative tools for productive teams
Say hello to the Magical Spaces Project
MySpace weighs in on the Dow Jones sellout - advises TV/Video is the next step
More on that - is it because MySpace now wants to get into TV as well?
VisualSize can give you 3D dimensions of a physical space from a 2D photograph
Start queueing now - production on the $100 OLPC laptop has begun
Teens to the Internet - email is sooooo dead
Say hello to Pinqy - one of the coolest fire extinguishers ever
Is Steve Albini hosting a Q&A session on the 2+2 forums?
The Bio-Mapping project has finished mapping San Francisco
Labels: ads, Bio-Mapping, DowJones, iPhone, MySpace, OLPC, Pinqy, productivity, San Francisco, Skittles, startups, Steve Albini
posted by olli @ 07:33Thursday, July 12, 2007
Monocle does a modest and elegant re-design.
Would we expect anything else?
Kubik is a pop-up club in Barcelona
Say hello to 60 Frames - a Hollywood talent agency that set up a web studio
Where are you spending your time online? Maybe here, perhaps?
Nielsen says - The page view is now officially dead
The 9 most meaningless corporate slogans
Jeff Jarvis: "Towns are just hyperlocal social networks"
EA CEO: "We're boring people to death!"
Everything I learned about web design I learned by watching Oz
Is Zillow building a ghost town?
Is MySpace losing High Schoolers to Facebook?
CNN's recent re-design was taliored specifically for advertisers
This typeface is made from buildings
This is a forum for Urban Design
The ring design concept is an alarm clock you wear on your finger
Labels: CNN, corporate slogans, Daily Type, design concepting, EA, Jeff Jarvis, Kubik, Monocle, MySpace, Neilsen, Urban Design
posted by olli @ 08:10Thursday, June 21, 2007
Mark your calendar: Getty Center, Los Angeles, 7 September - QBN Sessions
How to solve a maze with Photoshop
Have you seen Erik Spiekerman's re-design of Le Monde Diplomatique?
Khoi Vinh is thinking about the interaction design of elevators
How to customize your Vans sneakers
How to soundproof an apartment to muffle your wife's drumming
Say hello to Veoh - now a real competitor to Joost?
37 Signals on what it's like designing for the iPhone
Getty Images now getting into the music licensing business
How to avoid the common pitfalls of building social web applications
Get it while you can: The MySpace music extractor
Interesting: CBC News partners with Technorati
Labels: 37 Signals, Adobe Photoshop, CBC, Elevators, iPhone, MySpace, Newstoday, QBN, social web apps, soundproofing, Spiekerman
posted by olli @ 08:44Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Newscorp - Hey, we'll swap our MySpace for your Yahoo!
More: 17 million users for MySpace's IM client?
Iloho marries a traditional travel tips site with Digg
OptimalSort is an online card sorting tool
How Google is changing the American political landscape
Say hello to Google's Solar Panel Project
Urban planners take note - some really complex freeway intersections for you
What would the Earth be like without humanity?
31 different ways to tie your shoes
How to write a book in 60 days or less
MusicThing offers you Captain Beefheart's rules for guitarists
An interesting look at what's planned for Heathrow's new Terminal 5 complex
Say hello to the Dazed Digital 50
This Nord Lead Synthesizer is made from Lego
Labels: Google, Heathrow, Iloho, Lego, MySpace, Newscorp, OptimalSort, Urban Planning, writing
posted by olli @ 07:48Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Google's recent DoubleClick acquisition under the microscope of the FTC
On that note - is Aussie startup MyLiveSearch a serious competitor to Google?
It's not Joost. It's Joox.
A List Apart offers some excellent advice for writing headlines
Is MySpace the next Prodigy? (10 points if you've actually used Prodigy)
JamJunky is like open project management software for musicians
Live in London? Check out 192.com for your mapping needs
The speaker list for 2007's Semi-Permanent Auckland has been announced
The high price of creating free ads
Lots of buttons here for your e-commerce design inspiration
Say hello to Japan's Handshake Company
More London: What you need to know about commuting by London Underground
Newspapers getting ready to take on Google News
Say hello to parasite architecture
Labels: 192, A List Apart, ads, architecture, Auckland, commuting, Google, headlines, Jamjunky, London, MyLiveSearch, MySpace, newspapers
posted by olli @ 07:52Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Live in the US? Then say goodbye to ad skipping on ESPN and ABC
The City List is a Digg type ratings system for local venues
Telephia says MySpace dominates mobile social content
Say hello to the new Google Analytics
BrandExperienceLab's Crowd Control is a new interactive experience for cinema audiences
Good for Party is looking for bloggers
So, is Twitter as popular as you think?
Why the BBC's new iPlayer "sells us all short"
What is so interesting about interactive environments?
Say hello to Yahoo!'s new mobile search
What exactly is a rathole?
Nine attitudes of highly creative people
Say hello to some really brilliant business card designs
Labels: ABC, ad skipping, blogging, business cards, creativity, digg, ESPN, Good For Party, iPlayer, mobile search, MySpace, Telephia, The City List, timeshifting, twitter, yahoo
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