Friday, May 11, 2008
The University of Auckland switches to Google Apps. The whole university
Did you know that LimeWire (yeah - remember them?) have a music blog?
How to live off a social network
Say hello to the changing face of the US consumer
These are 12 websites to help you learn Flash and ActionScript
Cascada Mobile allows anyone to build their own mobile apps
Sproutbuilder allows anyone to build their own widgets and mash-ups
Not only do you get your iPhone when you're first in line at Apple, but you get a date as well
Has the Gap turned all of us into obsessive-compulsive shirt folders?
These new windows double up as efficient solar panels
TrekStop is a vending machine for bike parts
AWOL is a record label that's not a record label
Labels: Actionscript, Auckland University, AWOL, Cascada Mobile, flash, gap, Google, iPhone, LimeWire, social networking, solar palnels, Sproutbuilder, TrekStop, US consumers
posted by olli @ 20:27Tuesday, June 1, 2008
Stop Press! Google learns to crawl Flash!
DirtSearch lets you get the "dirt" on anyone you want
10 steps to a superior online campaign
Like Joss Whedon? Say hello to Dr. Horrible
If you like experimental music - you'll want to check out the Expo Festival in Brighton
How Bang & Olufsen design their products
Does these 7 people really have super powers?
Are these the ten best car commercials of the 1960's?
25 essentials for networking success
Business Week takes a look at the best and worst designed sites on the web
If you're looking for more data portability in your social network - have a look at Gnip
Say hello to business cards from Moo - wonderful!
This is a gallery of cameras that have been sawn in half
How social networking saved New Orleans
Labels: Bang and Olufsen, Brighton, BusinessWeek, cameras, car commercials, Dirtsearch, Expo, flash, Gnip, Google, Horrible, Moo, New Orleans, social networking, super powers
posted by olli @ 22:04Wednesday, June 11, 2008
AOL says radio isn't dead and launches online radio guide
Radio Privat looks like a promising online radio station from Chile
Is Google making us stupid?
The BBC to build webpage for every single TV show...ever made
Disney.com gets around to the Internet and will stream full-length movies from its website (for free!)
The user interface of the Formula 1 race car
Why photographers hate the Creative Commons license
Could Liquid Planner be the project management software that finally knows how to deal with flaky clients?
CNN has an interesting article about the continuing appeal of vinyl records
10 SEO rules for designers
Will somebody please Metallica out of our misery already?
Lingro is a promising new translation website
Hotpads offers you a real-estate heat map for home buyers or renters
If you're using Flash for the first time, here's a good tutorial for you
This is a visual history of the BBC TV Detector Van. Yes, it's the TV Police!
Labels: AOL, bbc, Creative Commons, Disney, flash, Formula 1, Google, Hotpads, Liquid Planner, Metallica, online streaming, photography, radio, radio privat, SEO, user interface, vinyl records
posted by olli @ 07:04Thursday, March 20, 2008
Despite the impending economic slowdown, ad spending is set to grow
How Apple got everything right by doing everything wrong
Looks like Adobe begins work on a Flash player for the iPhone
Mojo lets you download music from your friend's iTunes libraries
Microspotting is a blog all about Microsoft
Flying Continental? You might want to pay for your ticket with your mobile phone
Say hello to the Starbucks social network. Yes. Really
What is the next programming language you should learn?
The Raconteurs are releasing their next album to the fans directly. No preview copies for you!
Methodizaz takes photos of you when you least expect it
These rings are made from the periodic table
We're loving these HDR photos of grafitti
Say hello to Internet! Power!
We can't go to war here. This is bat country
Labels: Adobe, Advertising spending, Apple, flash, HDR, Internet power, Microspotting, mobile, Mojo, programming languages, Raconteurs, robotics, social network, Starbucks
posted by olli @ 22:00Friday, March 14, 2008
HP have been doing serious research on Digg's front page
Who's hot and who's not in social networking?
The next user interface challenge? Information overload
These are some of our favourite record sleeves
The world's largest Internet market? That would be ... China
Six word reviews of all 763 SxSW mp3's
Your YouTube No.1 is still no match for the music industry
What is the learning curve of popular MMORPG's?
This is a really inspiring collection of Flash pre-loaders from you know who
17 ways to visualize the Twitter universe
Say hello to the Google office in Zurich
The 20 biggest mistakes of the music industry
Say hello to the iPhone and Lego
Ride a bike? You need one of these. Leah Buechley is a genius
Nine of the best rich text editors reviewed
Labels: China, flash, Google, iPhone, Leah Buechley, Lego, MMORPG, record sleeves, rich text editor, Smashing magazine, social networking, SxSW, twitter, user interface, Zurich
posted by olli @ 22:11Thursday, 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 @ 23:01Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Buy a $US10 Million dollar mobile phone, get a free island. Seriously
Can a town be turned into a web portal?
The revival of the city at the end of the world
Why video telephones never really took off
This is a really nice collection of free fonts for you
10 "awe inspiring" Flash websites for your inspiration
iPhone SDK could be more stringent than previously thought
NBC Universal chief says Apple destroyed music pricing
GigaOm reviews Hulu and says it's brilliant
UK network 3 to launch mobile phone with built in Skype
What makes a good website? Content AND presentation
Plantoys make some pretty interesting kids toys
Who is John Doyle and why does he want to control the internet?
Labels: 3, Apple, flash, fonts, GigaOm, Hulu, John Doyle, motorola, music pricing, NBC, Plantoys, SDK, Skype, video telephony, web design
posted by olli @ 07:50Thursday, June 28, 2007
Say hello to MySpace TV
A brief history of the Apple store
The Guardian marks 40 years of the ATM
The NY Times shows you exactly how difficult it is to own a pre-release iPhone
An inside look at the work culture at Google...from Microsoft?
How to really find the cheapest flights on the internet
Ffiles is a great resource for Flash developers
All your brand knowledge belongs to...Paris Hilton?
Baeblemusic is a live concert video distribution site
IconNicholson aim to change to way you shop for clothes in a retail store
Rolling Stone looks at the impending death of the major label
Engadget looks at Dell's product launches in the US & South Korea
Privatunes erases your personal information from your iTunes collection
Awesome! This newspaper kiosk is digitally updated throughout the day
Pantone colour coffee mugs - you know you want one
How to model urban panic in a virtual environment
Labels: ATM, Baebleusic, cheap flights, Dell, flash, IconNicholson, iPhone, music industry, MySpace TV, newspaper design, Pantone, sensory branding, simulator, urban panic
posted by olli @ 12:32Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Into Flash? Check out the Flashbelt conference in Minneapolis this June
Who's in the running for the Top 15 web startups in Europe?
Say hello to the most popular mobile phone in the world (En Espanol)
Why should you invest in social features for your website?
Annie Lennox gets her home trashed because of MySpace
NPR interviews Drew Curtis from Fark
17 rules for successful ecommerce websites
Why is it so difficult to sell used CD's in the US?
Say hello to Forbes' corporate org chart wiki
Rockstar Games on why the XBOX360 presents problems for the upcoming GTA IV
Choice Spring is a lovely line of free Photoshop brushes
Does Motorola really do great design?
These felt covers are for your iPod
10 things you might learn from working from home
Labels: cd's, fark, flash, ipod, motorola, photoshop, rockstar, social networking, starup, telecommuting
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