Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The Cool Hunter knows New Zealand has an amazing music scene. Do you?
Is Google about to get into the energy market?
What is the future for human powered search?
Is this the end for digital billboards in Los Angeles?
Did you know? Friendster now supports Facebook apps
Say hello to the new Audi electric car
Creative Economy takes a look at the creative industries in Perth, Australia
Ever wonder what's in your junk drawer? Paho Mann knows
Is your code cloud-ready and multi-core friendly?
Mark Simonson takes a look at the typography of Mad Men
How to make Gears of War 2 for the XBOX360
Labels: Audi, Cool Hunter, Creative Economy, Electric Car, facebook, Friendster, Gears of War 2, Google, human powered search, Mad Men, New Zealand, Paho Mann, Perth, Typography, XBOX360
posted by olli @ 19:59Thursday, August 7, 2008
How to solve the problem of the Stupid User Syndrome
You Noodle will tell you how much your startup will be worth in 3 years
Say hello to Berlin's new Stasi themed bar
Lessons from the collapse of social.fm
Apple's engineers say they are indentured servants. Aren't we all?
Here's a great shortlist of SEO best practices
Here's a great shortlist on how to write testable code
Say hello to the typography of The Electric Company
How libraries are stepping up into the age of the iPod
Will the semantic web have a gender?
Sigh...the Unfulfilled Promises of Virtual Reality
12 best practices for UX in an Agile environment
Who knew that Second Life was the new home for literature?
Labels: Agile, Apple, berlin, library, Second Life, Semantic web, SEO, social.fm, startup worth, Stasi, Stupid User Syndrome, testable code, The Electric Company, Typography, UX, virtual reality
posted by olli @ 20:36Tuesday, July 15, 2008
No surprises here. Another very, very bad move for the BBC
If you love Apple as much as we do, you'll want to send these guys a very large Christmas card this year
Tesla Motors to open their first store in Silicon Valley next week
If you're into World Of Warcraft, you'll want to check out Project Lore
Say hello to the world's largest hourglass - courtesy of BMW
How to create WordPress themes from scratch
Firefly is a filemanager that sits in your browser
Why the future of brick and mortar retail isn't about consumer spending
Can Craigslist help save journalism?
Will this new UK sat nav be able to beat traffic jams?
Online publishers saw flat or falling ad revenue in June
Say hello to the new XBOX360 dashboard
Beware San Francisco - parking is about to get easier but traffic is about to get a lot more difficult
If you're a big city type, this is a farm even you could love
These are the tales from a real Mad Man
These are handwriting samples from famous typographers
How rogue IT can threaten governments
Labels: bbc, BMW, consumer spending, Craigslist, Firefly, handwriting, hourglass, iPhone Dev, Mad Men, Project Lore, rogue IT, San Francisco, sat nav, Tesla motors, Typography, Wordpress, WOW, XBOX360
posted by olli @ 20:17Tuesday, 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, November 2, 2007
Say hello to Google's new social network OpenSocial
...and The Economist has the analysis of what it could mean for social networking
Do virtual worlds threaten our moral values towards children?
The University of Reading has an MA course in typography
Time magazine's invention of the year.....yup. It's the iPhone
Beat reporting within a social network - can it work?
Art Lebedev have created the greatest clothes pins ... EVER
How to actually search Craigslist
Venture capitalists take note: "The Pattern Analysis of MegaMillions Lottery Numbers"
This is an interactive look at the Global Seed Vault
Say hello to the Strictly No Photography gallery
What is the state of the office 2.0?
The new version of Twitterific is out and it's pretty cool
Undercity is a blog about what's happening UNDER New York City
Labels: Craigslist, Economist, global seed vault, Google, Office 2.0, strictly no photography, twitter, Typography, Undercity, virtual worlds
posted by olli @ 07:45Friday, October 19, 2007
How to disarm 10 difficult requests from clients
How do you market advertising to an audience that finds it unacceptable
The Guardian/Observer to launch online media archive
More on that - say hello to The Guardian - America
25 reasons you might be a hardcore web designer
How room colours can affect your mood
Art? Craft? Design? Why, yes. Say hello to Reform School
Techcrunch has a good dispatch from the recent Web 2.0 summit
PingMag takes a look at interactive architectual action in Tokyo
Need lifestyle management? Say hello to Consider It Done
Siemens has a fascinating look at factories of the future
Smashing Magazine gives a nice roundup of BIG typography
New Zealand's The Church has a lovely re-design
Is Twine the first mainstream semantic application?
Are Americans eternally restless?
Did China purposely re-direct search engine traffic because of the Dalai Lama?
A nicely in-depth article about the legendary punk band Crass
Labels: Americans, China, client management, Consider It Done, Crass, Guardian, mobile advertising, New Zealand, The Church, Twine, Typography, web 2.0
posted by olli @ 08:10Friday, September 21, 2007
1 in 3 Americans gave up friends and sex for the Internet
20th Century Fox finally comes around to joining the iPod revolution
Everything I need to know, I learned from Iron Maiden
Say hello to Adobe's new Photoshop logo
Could the Markitcart be the next generation of shopping trolley?
If you're worried about Apple's discontinued iPod Hi-Fi - say hello to the Vers 2X
These are 15 examples of excellent typography on the web
Powerpoint as a toy for thought?
How to create a better client/agency/freelance project relationship
Uh-oh - Now the MediaDefender's entire source code has been released
CBS now wading the waters of Web 2.0
Woo! T-Shirt Slayer offers super high quality death metal t-shirts
Seven habits of highly effective logos
The best and worst things about Google's shared stuff
Starting a Web 2.0 startup? You might want to read this
Written On The City looks at urban graffiti around the world
Labels: Americans, CBS, death metal, Fox, Google, ipod, Iron Maiden, logos, Media Defender, project management, Shared Stuff, Shopping, Typography, Vers 2X, web 2.0, Written On the City
posted by olli @ 07:33Monday, July 16, 2007
Seatbelts fastened? Question - Will Apple start a record label with Jay-Z and Beyonce at the helm?
Real world companies are getting cold feet about their Second Life stores
Techcrunch has a round-up of new social news aggregator Streamy
Looking for applications for your iPhone? This site has you covered
FiveFootWay offers a nice look at architecture in Singapore
Did you know? Fonts can help you get a job, loan or a girlfriend
Happy 10 year Blogiversary!
Should design schools stop focusing on forms and focus instead on systems?
Damien Hirst gets pranked but good
The pictures behind the portraits on US currency
A nice treat for us Londoners - what the tube driver sees on their daily run
Labels: Apple, blogs, currency, design, FiveFootWay, London, music industry, Second Life, Streamy, system design, Typography
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