Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Say hello to Portal Prelude!

The Mac Mini is dead. Long live the Mac Mini!

A List Apart gives you some great tips on how to work from home

Say hello to the Android source code

Are blogs becoming obsolete?

Is the current economic crisis affecting European startups at all?

Why lala.com may be just ahead of its time

Henry Rollins and the emergence of hardcore

Why don't we have adwords for P2P yet?

What are the 10 most sought after skills in web development?

If you design books for a living, we suggest staying away from these

Please Fix The iPhone! dot com

Labels: A List Apart, adwords, Android, bad book design, blogs, Europe, fixtheiphone.com, lala.com, Mac Mini, P2P, Portal prelude, startups, web development

posted by olli @ 21:24  

Monday, October 13, 2008

Say hello to MySpace's MyAds

How the new rules of work are changing the game

Why journalists need to take responsibility

Are the King Of All Media's days numbered?

ReadWriteWeb takes an amazing look at social media in Africa

How to do things with Twitter

The 15 dumbest names for Web 2.0 startups

Is the the end of the RSS full text free ride?

Does danger lurk for the BBC's bloggers?

How startups can survive outside Silicon Valley

Say hello to brain fingerprinting

Labels: Africa, bbc, blogging, brain fingerprinting, Howard Stern, MySpace, RSS, Silicon Valley, social media, startups, twitter, web 2.0, work

posted by olli @ 21:59  

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Holy shit! Gordon Freeman spotted inside Hadron Collider test chamber!

44 essential design tools for freelancers

Do you know where your brand is online?

What do CIO's think about social media?

If you really gotta have more cowbell, this site can help with that

The US Senate is now investigating the price of SMS messages

5 reasons to move your startup out of Silicon Valley

Say hello to advertising...on your iPhone

Why trying to sell music legally online is commercial suicide

Why the Harvard Business Review is asking that same question

Radio Zamaneh is a radio station for Iranian bloggers

The New Yorker takes a look at Serato Scratch

Is Sony Ericcson about to bundle music with its headsets?

Say hello to the vertical garden

Labels: brand identity, CIO, cowbell, design tools, Harvard Business Review, iPhone, music, Radio Zamaneh, Serato Scratch, Silicon Valley, SMS, social media, Sony Ericcson, startups, vertical gardens

posted by olli @ 20:20  

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

shiner.clay would like to say hello to all of you stopping by from Things Magazine. Have a look at our "elsewhere" links as well!

Looks like it wasn't the RIAA but rather the hosting costs that brought Muxtape down...(Thanks Nicole!)

Social media and agencies - essential tools for success

Yo New Yorkers! Say hello to ... windmills?!

Say hello to the new breed of news consumers

If your startup looks like this, you're doing it wrong

Here's a great iPhone GUI PSD for your design needs

How to steal someone's identity online

7 tips for new Twitter users

How to develop for the iPhone

Look out Damien Hirst. You're about to get murdered

It looks like Hulu is about to go international - about time!

Check out this awesome kids comforter from IKEA. Can they make this for adults please?

Labels: Damien Hirst, GUI, Hulu, identity theft, Ikea, iPhone, Muxtape, news consumption, RIAA, social media, startups, twitter, windmills

posted by olli @ 19:47  

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Here's some really interesting data on how Americans surf popular websites

And here's the same idea - only on a global level

Are magazines about to hit the endangered list?

Will the BBC's move from Kingswood Warren damage its ability to innovate?

Essential Reading: What you need to know before starting your own company

The Wall St. Journal says large scale corporate spending on ads no longer in vogue

This is a tutorial on thread programming

Kwiry allows you to text your Netfilx and Amazon orders from your mobile phone

Why closed platforms will ruin the web

The Information Architecture behind good web forms

Where's the reality in Mobile TV?

These really boring products rocked in social media

Say hello to the Nigerian Film Industry. No, really

Labels: America, bbc, closed platforms, information architecture, Kingswood Warren, Kwiry, magazines, mobile TV, Nigerian Film Industry, social media, startups, thread programming, Wall Street Journal

posted by olli @ 20:43  

Friday, July 18, 2008

Say hello to the lost tapes of the BBC's one and only Delia Derbyshire

Say hello to YouTube on your TiVo

An interesting discussion about switching from Microsoft to Google

The new Oakland A's stadium will feature touchscreens in every seat

Say hello to the Hip Hop Sample Junkies group at last.fm

How to be interesting

How to travel the world by cargo ship

If you're a musician, you might want to have a look at SoundCloud

Survey says...Corporate social networks are a total waste of time

Why Silicon Valley should be worried

Say hello to Italy's gorgeous new bright red trains

How a magazine page actually gets created

Say hello to Channel 5's on-demand service

Four reasons most startups fail

If you're in London and are eco-friendly, we've got just the nightclub for you

Labels: bbc, Channel 5, corporate social network, Delia Derbyshire, Hip Hop Sample Junky, Italy, last.fm, London, magazine, Oakland A, startups, Tivo, touchscreen, YouTube

posted by olli @ 22:17  

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Say hello to The New Zealand Web Community

20 websites to make you a better web developer

Are Web 2.0 sites the future of education?

More lifehacks than you could ever want - say hello to Alltop

In the Netherlands, robots will put petrol in your car at the filling station

Ten things you need to know about GPS units

Crgslst is a super cool AJAX tool that searches Craigslist mighty quick

The NY Times takes a look a the many ways of online advertising tracking

Mark Cuban's rule for startups

Say hello to the brand new Behance Magazine

MyTrade now has a Twitter feed for following stock quotes and tips

Since when did the advertising industry get serious about "useful" sites?

The Essential Guide To The User Interface (.pdf)

Are American professionals overwhelmed with too much information?

Women! Look here! Shoe.tv is a whole video social network dedicated to shoes! Go now!

Labels: ad tracking, Alltop, Behance, Crgslst, GPS, information overload, Mark Cuban, MyTrade, New Zealand, nzwc, shoe.tv, startups, twitter, user interface, web 2.0, web community, web development

posted by olli @ 20:27  

Monday, December 24, 2007

shiner.clay would like to wish all of you crazy kids a very Merry Christmas

Essential Reading: David Byrne interviews Thom Yorke on the real value of music

How do you define "Web 2.0"? Nokia says: "By connecting people"

A Playstation emulator for the iPhone? Indeed. Say hello to psx4iphone

Why journalists suck at business

Why do Apple customers care so much?

World Changing takes a look at the user experience of bus design

ReadWriteWeb throw in their predictions for 2008

Speaking of next year - The Mobile City conference hits Rotterdam, 27-28 February 2008

Say hello to Wikia Search Labs. The private beta starts 07 January

Jason Munn designs gorgeous indie rock posters. We'll take 'em all!

Wired magazine takes a look at 10 startups worth watching in 2008

Google's Open Social posts their best practices list for social design

Why Paris isn't another Silicon Valley

The Guardian takes a look at Britain's local bloggosphere

Labels: 2008, Britain, David Byrne, Mobile City, Paris, ReadWriteWeb, Silicon Valley, social design, startups, Thom Yorke, web 2.0, Wired, World Changing

posted by olli @ 09:20  

Monday, November 5, 2007

Is America's consumer culture sustainable?

02 removes 200MB fair use policy from its UK iPhone offerings

Engadget reviews Nokia's mobile music store

How widgets are becoming the coin of the social realm

Like sushi? Then say hello to "smushi"

Attributor is a service that attempts to track copyrights on the web

7 lessons learned from trying to launch a UK startup

Does the ghost of George Orwell really live in Mark Zuckerberg?

What Gordon Ramsey can teach software developers

How to hack your Roomba vacuum cleaner

Say hello to Kylie Minogue...the social network?

The MusicMap allows you to see who's listening to what, where

Instymeds make vending machines for prescription medications

Labels: Attributor, Gordon Ramsey, Instymeds, Kylie Minogue, Mark Zuckerberg, Musicmap, Nokia, O2, Roomba, smushi, social networking, startups, widgets

posted by olli @ 15:48  

Thursday, October 18, 2007

If you work for the BBC, you might want to polish up that resume

Is Web 3.0 for real or just a brand re-launch?

Are graphic designers psychotic? (.pdf)

Why collaborative research analysis rocks out

This is a brilliant mash-up between last.fm and YouTube (Thanks, Ben!)

Did the web fail the iPhone?

Why Facebook apps are not exactly the golden egg of revenue generation

On that note - MySpace is going to an open platform

Say hello to the iPod Deathclock

Why startups should team up together to grow

How to add the portal gun to your Half-Life 2 gameplay. Awesome!

US House Of Representatives passes federal journalist shield that includes bloggers

The Greenwich Phantom is a blog about Greenwich in southeast London

Say hello to PBS's Idealab

Labels: bbc, bloggers, graphic design, Greenwich, Idealab, iPod Deathclock, MySpace, PBS, startups, Web 3.0

posted by olli @ 08:04  

Wednesday, 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 @ 07:52  

Thursday, September 20, 2007

NBC to offer DRM'd shows on-demand, on the web

Stephen Fry is a genius BUT did you know he's an expert on mobile phone UI?

Zipcar is now available on your mobile phone

Say hello to The Gloamer. He's made up of rolled up newspapers

Nobody puts on a fashion show like New York's Jack Spade

Ever wonder what happens when you open EVERY application on a Powerbook at once?

The Hoerboard is a really lovely custom made DJ workstation

The top ten laughably bad tech ads courtesy of CNET

These are the brand guidelines behind Verizon's "Can you hear me now?" campaign

Looks like this faux-GPS iPhone hack actually works

Why Europe's mobile startups are singing

Twitter + audio and video? Say hello to Utterz

Is your taste in music determined at birth?

Labels: branding, CNET, DRM, Gloamer, Hoerboard, mobile, music, NBC, startups, Stephen Fry, twitter, Utterz, Verizon, Zipcar

posted by olli @ 08:36  

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Shulze & Webb talk about the Experience Stack

There is information design and then there is the genome of Craig Venter

I, Cringley takes on Steve Jobs

On that note - iPhoneSIMfree goes retail - let the unlocking begin!

Is China hacking Germany, the UK and the US?

The Economist asks - If Belgium stopped existing, would anyone care?

Belle & Sebastian need vocalists/extras - here's how to submit

Say hello to TypePad for the iPhone

The Good: Say hello to the Yahoo! design innovation team

The Bad: Is Yahoo! about to axe Yahoo Music?

Fifteen last.fm power tweaks for you

How to bootstrap your startup

Say hello to Ringles. Yes. Ringles

How to retain younger workers in the workplace

Labels: Belgium, Belle and Sebastian, China, Craig Venter, DNA, Experience Stack, iPhoneSimFree, last.fm, Ringles, startups, workplace, yahoo

posted by olli @ 08:56  

Monday, July 23, 2007

Say hello to the iPhone Dev Wiki

Fantastic! The internet as (based on a Japanese)subway map

Will YouTube play a major part in the upcoming US Presidential election?

Google to US Government - Here's $US4.6 Billion - please give us wireless spectrum for free Wi-Fi

10 signs your startup might be on the rocks

This is an amazing new ad for Skittles

60 excellent collaborative tools for productive teams

Say hello to the Magical Spaces Project

MySpace weighs in on the Dow Jones sellout - advises TV/Video is the next step

More on that - is it because MySpace now wants to get into TV as well?

VisualSize can give you 3D dimensions of a physical space from a 2D photograph

Start queueing now - production on the $100 OLPC laptop has begun

Teens to the Internet - email is sooooo dead

Say hello to Pinqy - one of the coolest fire extinguishers ever

Is Steve Albini hosting a Q&A session on the 2+2 forums?

The Bio-Mapping project has finished mapping San Francisco

Labels: ads, Bio-Mapping, DowJones, iPhone, MySpace, OLPC, Pinqy, productivity, San Francisco, Skittles, startups, Steve Albini

posted by olli @ 07:33