Thursday, 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, March 18, 2008
Say hello to a prototype of the Half Life 2 Hunter Synth - built by DARPA
Say hello to the iPhone...clamshell...
The LA Times has a great in-depth look at the Tupac/Notorious B.I.G./P Diddy saga
This is one of the best measuring cups we've ever seen
Radiohead want you to make a music video for them
Advertisers are saying NO to user-generated video
Looks like your London Oystercard has been cracked. Stop laughing Boston. You too!
Should Internet addiction be treated as a mental illness?
Would you fire your ISP over privacy concerns? Read our lips: "In a heartbeat"
How will mobile be monetized?
Do we still need resumes now that we all have blogs?
Here are some good ideas on managing your personal brand online
Are you a Francophile? If so - France Magazine is for you
Labels: big dog, blogging, DARPA, France, Half Life 2, hinter, iPhone, ISP, London, measuring cup, mobile, Oystercard, personal branding, privacy, Radiohead, UGC
posted by olli @ 22:38Friday, January 4, 2007
What got Scoble into hot water with Facebook? It was Plaxo Plus
Is Apple about launch a record label with Jay-Z at the helm?
The Motley Fool is warning investors to avoid the music industry
Thom Yorke agrees: "Artists are often screwed by digital downloads"
Interesting concept: What if airlines became publishers?
Don't design for mobile. Design for "mobility"
Are ISP's the new behavioral ad networks?
On that note - Pointui is a new user interface for mobile phones
First there was Dopplr, now say hello to Driftr. Still no "e"
We're loving these Swedish green felt coasters
Samsung discusses the future of electronic devices
There are lamps and then there is the duck lamp
Labels: airlines, Apple, Driftr, Duck Lamp, felt coasters, ISPs, Jay-Z, mobile design, Plaxo Plus, Pointui, Radiohead, Samsung
posted by olli @ 20:05Friday, November 9, 2007
Has the iPod Touch 1.1.2 release been jailbroken before it's even released?
Cory Doctorow (who else?) on how to use Creative Commons licenses
Looks like the HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray fight has hit a stalemate
Say hello to VBS TV - a sort of mash-up between YouTube and current.tv
First a backlash, but now is Facebook's new social ads system illegal?
Believe it or not, this is a lovely collection of spam one-liners
Radiohead says ComScore results are completely inaccurate
Is web surfing dead?
What motivates Wikipedians to do what they do?
Why creating a software start-up is not as easy as you might think
If you ever missed the UK ITV Indie Chart show during the 1990's, here's your chance to catch up
These are fabulous network idents for Norway's NRK
Labels: Comscore, Creative Commons, facebook, indie chart, ipod, ITV, jailbreak, NRK, Radiohead, software, spam, startup, Wikipedia
posted by olli @ 13:57Wednesday, November 7, 2007
How will Open ID change your site?
Did you know? Google is coming to a petrol station near you
An excellent look at tag cloud UI best practice
Songza is a music search engine and jukebox
Say hello to the worlds narrowest house
These are more photos of London pubs than you could ever shake a stick at
62% of all visitors paid nothing for the new Radiohead release
This is an academic study of social network demographics
Say hello to Nokia's new touchscreen interface
If you're looking for customer management tools, this is a good place to start
Alpha Channel is MSNBC's in-house design blog
Your life is not complete without a garbage eating robot goat
Labels: alpha channel, architecture, customer management, msnbc, Nokia, Open ID, Radiohead, robotics, social networking, Songza, touchscreen
posted by olli @ 13:37Wednesday, 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 @ 07:52Friday, October 5, 2007
Radiohead to music industry: This is what you get when you mess with us
$1 Billion invested in virtual world companies over the past 12 months
How to use designers better
Why has municipal wi-fi networking in the US failed?
Challenges of designing interfaces for mobile devices
The IHT takes a look at the BBC's new "BBC World Internationalist" site
How to make money with Facebook
Seven companies agree that Open Source is the future of mobile tech
Chris Wilson on how Internet Explorer became such a bloated piece of software
The new rules of Technology VC
Will portals will the social networking wars?
Into MMORPG's? You might want to have a look at Metaplace
Smashing Magazine showcases some great Screensaver work. Yes - screensavers!
Not all is well at Dracula's castle in Romania
Kzero is a company specializing in virtual world consultancy
Need a grid layout for your website? Say hello to gridlayouts.com
Labels: Dracula, grids, IHT, Kzero, Metaplace, MMORPG, mobile tech, open source, Radiohead, Smashing magazine, social networking, venture capital, virtual worlds
posted by olli @ 09:26Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Say hello to YouTube's Project Direct film competition
What does the future hold for the Firefox browser?
Isn't it amazing that Radiohead are one of the few bands that really understand the music business in 2007?
Say hello to the Micropolitan Museum
Could PIFR have a solution for ensuring network neutrality regardless of ISP?
Architecture 101: How a wasp builds a house
Is social networking the next big thing for Google?
Frontline has a great documentary on the branding/advertising/marketing industry. Yes - it's all about you
Colour management for web designers and developers
Nokia has some great posters out mocking Apple's recent iPhone locking controversy
If you work in a recording studio, you NEED the Virtual Studio Visitor
These are amazing colour photos of the US pre-1960
Coghead is an interesting piece of software for extreme programming task management
Coroflot gives you 9 tips for killer presentations
Newspapers are adding blogs left and right, but where to put them?
The Guardian takes a behind-the-scenes look a the impressive new Pet Shop Boys video
Labels: advertising, Apple, Coghead, extreme programming, Firefox, Frontline, Micropolitan, Newspaper blogs, Nokia, Pet Shop Boys, photos, Project Direct, Radiohead
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