Thursday, November 27, 2008
Say hello to the new Designers Republic re-design
Say goodbye to Alexa...
Five location based services to watch out for in 2009
Tweeting the terror: How Twitter covered Mumbai
How to create your own bailout plan
As if you could have guessed - social network users ignore most ads
How to build an iPhone web app in under 50 lines
Looking for cheap usability testing? Check out Feedback Army
shiner.clay welcomes Jean Snow as the new editor of PingMag
How to keep your writing or marketing pitch out of the trashcan
The Guardian takes a look at the impact of Woolworths on design
40 tutorials on working with Wacom tablets
70's rock musicians and their parent's homes
Labels: Alexa, bailout, Designers Republic, Feedback Army, Guardian, iPhone Dev, Jean Snow, location based services, Mumbai, PingMag, social network ads, twitter, Wacom, Woolworths
posted by olli @ 20:43Friday, 5 September, 2008
shiner.clay would like to wish PingMag a very happy 3rd birthday!
Say hello to Microsoft's new ad campaign. Bill Gates + Jerry Seinfeld = Shoes?
Say goodbye to Joost's desktop video client
Are architecture schools turning into factory farms?
20 real life challenges of Cloud Computing
How does Google compare to Microsoft ten years down the line?
This is the greatest Australian coat rack you'll ever see
Eight strategies for design and forethought
Whrrl lets you stalk your favourite celebrities online
How to erase your tracks online...
And if you're into secrets, check out the interesting links over at Cryptome
Stitish is a fashion magazine that lets you buy clothes real people wear
Will search revolutionize social networking?
Who needs ice cubes to cool your drink when you can use Nordic Rocks?
Photos and music and friends. Does it get any better? We love postcard.fm
Watch out Australia. New Zealand is coming to get you
Labels: architecture, Cloud computing, Cryptome, design strategy, Google, Joost, Microsoft, New Zealand, Nordic Rocks, PingMag, postcard.fm, privacy, social networking, Stitish, Whrrl, workshopped
posted by olli @ 20:06Monday, May 19, 2008
Social network marketing - getting from zero to critical mass
So what exactly are these NEW rules of user engagement?
Here are 5 great ways to contribute to social media
Does Facebook really think it's the Internet's "cable company"?
Say hello to the ins and outs of lifecycle messaging
How to set up a pirate radio station
PingMag takes a good look at VEB Typoart - East Germany's type foundry
Why are people in Iceland so happy?
How to get the best seat on the London Underground
Strukturform make gorgeous flower prints
What are the psychological rules of bartering?
Can good design actually cut crime?
Say hello to China's All-Seeing Eye
It's like the Push trend all over - say hello to Snackr
Labels: bartering, China, facebook, Iceland, lifecycle management, London Underground, PingMag, pirate radio, Snackr, Social network marketing, Strukturform, user engagement, VEB Typoart
posted by olli @ 20:51Tuesday, April 15, 2008
PingMag has a great look on new graphic design in China
IBM discusses the future of the mobile phone
American Apparel starts implementing RFID tags in its clothing
Have you heard the one about the information architect and the fighter pilot?
Is the secret to online success - the young man's business model?
Jakob Nielsen knows what bad design looks like
Gawker Media ditches Idolator, Wonkette and Gridskipper
Ashley Highfield leaves the BBC for what could be the UK version of hulu.com
Noel Gallagher says Jay-Z is wrong for Glastonbury. We agree
If you live in Berlin - have a look at berlin.unlike
If you live in the UK and want to complain to your local council - Fix My Street is for you
Business Week on the new economics of outsourcing
Is the mobile web dead? (Walled garden? Yup. True mobile web? Far from it)
On that note - here are 10 mobile services you might want to use
37 Signals has a nice post on how a 4-day work week is playing out for them
How to download YouTube videos as mp4's
Labels: 37 Signals, American Apparel, berlin, China, Fix My Street, Gawker, Glastonbury, IBM, Jakob Nielsen, mobile telephony, PingMag, RFID, YouTube
posted by olli @ 21:50Tuesday, 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 @ 19:30Tuesday, 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 @ 21:08Wednesday, December 26, 2007
To all our non US friends: Happy Boxing Day!
Say hello to PingMag's new PingMag MAKE website
If Gangsta Rappers made powerpoint presentations, this is what they would look like
If fewer people are watching television, why are TV ad rates skyrocketing?
On that note, this is what video websites are getting for CPM's
Airlines planning to heavily censor your inflight Internet access
Looks like the Economist's social network (Project Red Stripe) is actually happening
More info on The Economist's Project Red Stripe can be found here
No prizes for guessing what the big Web 2.0 trends were in 2007
Yes. There really is an ABC's for LOLCATS
Managing News is a very impressive news aggregator
Mashable has a huge roundup of Avatar creators, if you're into that sort of thing
This is a pretty impressive last.fm visual connection map
Fast Company has a brilliant article on how why minimalism matters in the face of rapid growth
We're listening to a lot of Techtronic's dubstep releases at the moment
Labels: advertising rates, avatars, Fast Company, gangsta rap, in-flight Internet, last.fm, Managing News, Mashable, PingMag, Project Red Stripe, Techtronic, The Economist, web 2.0
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