Thursday, June 26, 2008
(We're away for the long weekend so no posts on Friday - we'll be back on Monday.)
You need to read this: Icann relaxes top level domain and yes - it matters
Even Bill Gates hates Microsoft's Usability. Hello Office 2007!
Has WOW lost it's standing as the world's biggest MMO?
13 innovations in future transport and travel
What are the best US cities by design?
Can you really hack the power grid? The Chinese seem to think so
Say hello to MySpace's data availability API
This is a lovely information architecture breakdown of a newspaper redesign
Do you need to be a programmer to run a software company?
This little piggy bank helps saves your pennies to buy stuff in an RPG
Further proof that MBA's are usually bad news for a creative business
Crunchgear takes a visit to the Dyson labs and brings back video!
If you're into the military or just blowing stuff up - RealMilitaryFlix is for you
Cool! Instinctiv turns your iPhone into Pandora
Hackers have finally cracked London's Oyster card system
Why you should do what you're great at
Labels: Bill Gates, China, hacking, Icann, information architecture, London, MBA, Microsoft, MMO, MySpace, Oyster, power grid, RPG, Transport, usability, WOW
posted by olli @ 22:05Thursday, May 29, 2008
Say hello to a full screen demo of Google's Android
Say hello to more competition and openness in the real estate listings market
Beerbankroll is a crowdsourced beer brewery. More lambics, please!
Say hello to Barnes and Noble, the mobile version
How do you know when a design is really finished?
The XYZ desk is both a computer and a desk
Why running an online community is like running a political campaign
Will the mobile web be worth over $22 Billion by 2013?
If you need a roommate, roommateclick may be for you
What comes first? The "OK" button or the "Cancel" button?
Say hello to Edit Magazine
Check out this coffee carrier for "common customers"
We're loving these photos of abandoned offices
Labels: Android, Barnes and Noble, Beerbankroll, button, coffe, Edit magazine, Google, mister toledano, mobile web, online community, real estate, roommateclick, usability
posted by olli @ 06:49Thursday, May 22, 2008
Can a dead brand live again?
Say hello to the digital replacements of the natives
What bands have the most dedicated, least rational following?
Is China building the next-generation police state?
Say hello to the new $100 XO laptop. Look familiar?
Adolf Hitler discusses his upcoming trip to the Burning Man festival
What are the leadership lessons of YouTube?
What could your clients do to make your job easier?
Why are companies still investing in the top 8 mistakes in usability?
Shops in the UK are now tracking customers via their mobile phones
Say hello to the new gap.com re-design
How to use social media for keyword research
Say hello to the Music In A Bottle campaign
Smart City Radio is a public radio show that looks at urban life
Labels: branding, Burning Man, China, client, gap, GPS, groupies, leadership, Music In A Bottle, Smart City Radio, usability, XO, YouTube
posted by olli @ 21:15Monday, March 24, 2008
Dapper can make your website readable by semantic search engines
Hey buddy! Nice tower - who's your architect?
How World Of Warcraft helps in the fight against terrorism
The Travel Industry Association is looking favourably on social networking
7 usability guidelines for websites on mobile phones
Vodaphone looks to change focus to on-the-go data services
Should employers use social networking profiles in the hiring process?
The American dream of a free wi-fi utopia is fading fast it seems...
The 6 phases of the web design development process
If you're a Comcast customer, your TV may soon be watching you
How 10 popular websites have evolved over the past 10 years
Wikinear shows you Wikipedia pages about or close to your current location
Three Internet careers that will soon cease to exist
The Trust Economy: Taking a look at the new ROI of the web
Labels: architecture, Comcast, data services, Semantic web, social networking, The Trust Economy, Travel Industry Association, usability, Vodaphone, web design, Wi-Fi, Wikinear, Wikipedia, World of Warcraft
posted by olli @ 19:52Thursday, December 27, 2007
Charlie Brooker proudly presents "The 10 Biggest Cocks In Advertising"
More advertising fun: The top ad music of 2007
36 start-up tips from Software Engineering to PR
Moscow's Crystal Island will soon be the world's largest building
Gullwings are so last year. Say hello to the Disappearing Car Door
Why does everyone want to keep blowing up New York City?
Great story on CNN.com about how the OLPC is a huge hit in one Peruvian Village
Congrats! John Maeda named new president of Rhode Island School of Design
Is it just us or does Dasher look like a complete usability nightmare?
Open Source Living is a really nice aggregator of Open Source services and programmes
Labels: advertising, Charlie Brooker, Crystal Island, Dasher, Dissapearing Car Doors, John Maeda, Moscow, New York City, OLPC, open source, start ups, usability
posted by olli @ 09:06Friday, September 28, 2007
It looks like the new iPhone update really does cripple any 3rd party hacks
Is Apple losing interest in Apple TV?
The new Facebook? College.com is for college students only
Is China aiming to close their own digital divide?
These are good questions for user experience design roles
Why executives are stumbling in a new media world
Julius Popp creates text from streams of water
Say hello to the nine new types of consumer types in today's marketplace
How to deal with invasive clients
Say hello to the Web 2.0 simulator
These are PHP video tutorials for web designers
Say hello to Blyk, the ad-supported mobile virtual network
So are photos good or bad for LinkedIn?
This is an interesting article about social networking and narcissism
There are paintballers and then there are paintballer Panzers
Labels: Apple, Blyk, China, college.com, iPhone, Julius Popp, LinkedIn, Paintball, PHP, social networking, usability, user experience, web 2.0, web design
posted by olli @ 08:11Monday, September 3, 2007
The IHT has a great profile of Rick Rubin and a look at the future of the music biz
There's Google Search and Google Search from your BMW
Jeff Jarvis on correcting errors when publishing content
Idents.tv is a blog that looks at the design of television and news idents
Boxes and Arrows looks at banking form usability
BLDGBLOG takes a look at making music from plants
Confessions of a wedding photographer
kAk is a Russian design magazine
Check out this highly stylized users manual for the original Macintosh 128 circa 1984
FiLife is a finance blog from the Wall Street Journal
Is Facebook blocked for you at work? Here's how to get around the block
Format is a magazine that looks at urban art and fashion
One man and his 100mbps fiber connected life
MMS and Buy will be an on-demand e-commerce mobile phone service
Say hello to Beijing's Internet police force
Have you played with Google Earth's hidden flight simulator yet?
The Guardian looks at the UK's Top 50 designers
Labels: Apple, avant-garde, Beijing, BLDGBLOG, BMW, Boxes and Arrows, design, facebook, Flife, Format, Google, Guardian, Jeff Jarvis, kAk, MMS and Buy, usability, wedding photography, wideband
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