Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Say hello to your new iPod overlords
Great stuff - 100 free Ivy League online courses to take for fun
What's Google gonna do with all those servers out at sea?
Did you know? The Mars Phoenix lander is now Twittering as are Spirit and Opportunity
CNN is also Twittering as well - here's anchor Rick Sanchez's tweets
You know that big scary Hadron Collider? Stephen Hawking - not so impressed
Tim Gasperak has some truly amazing photos of Iceland for you
Blah Girls is Ashton Kutcher's (yes - him) new Hollywood gossip site
Are these The Most Ridiculous Design Rules?
If you're wondering whether or not to bring an umbrella today, this website can help
Say hello to the 10 principles of the PHP masters
Are biologists on the verge of creating a new form of life?
Is the death of software engineering almost upon us?
What's the best show that's ever been on television?
Labels: Apple, Blah Girls, design rules, Google CNN, Hadron Collider, ipod, Ivy League, Mars, online courses, Phoenix, PHP, software engineering, Stephen Hawking, TV shows, twitter, umbrella
posted by olli @ 20:56Thursday, February 21, 2008
Is Web 2.0 suitable for the enterprise customer?
We've been saying it for 2 years - social media will change your business
What does the telecommunications traffic coming out of NYC say about it as a city?
A recent in-stat survey finds that converged mobile devices are not being adopted by the public
Eight tips on how to manage feature creep
Why most VC backed, ad-supported companies are doomed to fail
Some important signs that you might have chosen the wrong company for your new job
How to convert your HD-DVD's to Blu-Ray
This is a really interesting comparative study on internet censorship
How to use your Wii as a media centre
Alessis bottle cap opener is yet another thing we're lusting after
Pretty soon you'll be able to charge your iPod on the go using only your t-shirt
Gadget freaks brace yourselves - Sharper Image files for Chapter 11
This website could actually get rid of any dead pixels on your screen
Labels: Alessi, bad jobs, Blu-Ray, censorship, dead pixels, enterprise, feature creep, ipod, NYC, Sharper Image, social media, telecommunications, web 2.0, Wii
posted by olli @ 20:25Monday, January 28, 2008
Fontshop gives you their ten top typefaces of 2007
Don't tell your IT department: 7 great resources for Blackberry applications
The four elements of getting video to go viral
On that note - who's watching all that user generated video?
Has The Pirate Bay really topped 10 million users?
Note to PR teams: 44% of your customers don't believe anything you say
If you really like the iPod earbuds, why not get them for your home?
How to put Facebook apps on any website
Qtrax is an interesting P2P application that pays artists as you download them
Has BBC 6Music lost its way? The Guardian says yes. We're on the fence
This is the story of how the biohazard symbol was designed
Residents of Helsinki can now track their public transport via mobile phone. Very handy!
What's the better way to review books? Peer review or anonymous blog comments?
Looks like Nokia has agreed to share music revenue with with mobile operators
Need to build your own Apple store? We've got you covered
This is a timeline of modern web design
Labels: Apple, Blackberry, facebook, Fontshop, Helsinki, ipod, mobile, Nokia, peer review, SMS, symbol design, The Pirate Bay, typefaces, viral marketing, web design
posted by olli @ 20:35Monday, December 31, 2007
Should web giants let start-ups use the information they have about you?
Innovative minds don't think alike
User Experience consciousness in business magazines
If you're moving to Tokyo and want to rent an apartment, you better read this first
The Magazineer is a blog about magazine design and print culture
How to install Wikipedia on your iPod
Social Objects for beginners, courtesy of Gaping Void
What's going on with Australia's relentless desire to censor the Internet?
Search Twitter in real time with Tweet Scan
The NY Times takes a look at China's new evolution of surveillance systems
Jaga make some of the coolest home radiators you'll ever see
Cool Hunting presents the best of Transport in 2007
Labels: Australia, censorship, China, innovation, ipod, Jaga, Social Objects, The Magazineer, tokyo, Transport, twitter, user experience, Wikipedia
posted by olli @ 08:49Friday, 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 @ 13:57Friday, 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 @ 07:33Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Google developing niche search for mobile content
How to post to Pownce, Twitter, Jaiku and Tumblr at the same time
On that note - Xoocle is an interesting new Web 2.0 aggregator/mash-up
This is what the lucky people at Google get to eat every day
More from Google - Check out their Mapplets Documentation API
You can now pimp your iPod with People Like Us
Typisc is a really nice new font foundry
If you're an audio geek and like the Beatles, this book is for you
Old media behind the times - finally realize that TV networks are becoming irrelevant
Why is Pownce so popular, anyway?
Brilliant! MIT updates its OpenCourseWare site
101 ways to know your software project is doomed
The Open Library aims to collect every single book on the planet
The BBC says "Sorry!" to Heavy Metal fans
Are there really free bus routes in London?
Labels: Beatles, Google, ipod, Jaiku, London, Mapplets, MIT, Open Library, Pownce, software, Tumblr, twitter, Typisc, Xoocle
posted by olli @ 07:55Friday, July 13, 2007
The IHT takes a look at the search engine market in South Korea
More on that note - Google now sponsoring a social networking project called Socialstream
Do folksonomies provide 70 percent more terms than taxonomy alone?
Warner Music to stream all its music online for....free?
This building has walls made of water
In Australia, it's Designer vs. Developer
Lessons on how to build a design studio
Wired Magazine takes a look at the Nigerian film industry
GigaOm debunks 5 business myths about Second Life
How Trojan Records invented the mash-up
Say hello to The Beosound 6 - Bang & Olufsen's competitor to the iPod
The Million Marker Map takes Google Maps up a notch
In Japan, you can get watermelons of just about any shape
Fancy a trip to The Island Of Forgotten Diseases?
Interesting - this is a 3D blog engine
Labels: 3D, Bang and Olufsen, Biological Warfare, blogs, Google, ipod, Japan, Million Marker Map, social networking, Social Stream, South Korea
posted by olli @ 09:03Monday, May 28, 2007
Saatchi & Saatchi lose Doc Martens as a client over some really fabulous work
On that note: Twenty signs you're about to get fired
The Next Web conference hits Amsterdam on June 1st
An excellent keynote summary from the recent Ruby On Rails conference
Kids rejoice! Stop Homework is a blog about the case against homework
Say hello to MIT's Scratch program. Yes - even a four year old can program now
Top ten reasons PR doesn't work
How Apple can teach Sony to create inviting retail experiences
Ten ways how to send huge files across the internet
What's the problem with mobile video? No accurate way to track viewership
Wired Magazine takes a look behind The Hype Machine music blog
Mogopop allows you to create and share content on your iPod
CNBE is a blog that covers the best in Belgian creative talent
Slovenian artists collective Laibach has some lovely new videos on their news page
Labels: Amsterdam, Apple, Belgium, Hype Machine, ipod, Laibach, MIT, NextWeb, Ruby On Rails, Saatchi and Saatchi, Scratch
posted by olli @ 17:25Tuesday, 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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