Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Say hello to Yahoo!'s Fire Eagle
What is the future of suburbia?
Happy 10th birthday Maya - has it really been that long?
30 ways to create an incredible client experience
We're enjoying these photos of disassembled appliances
Are music tweets actually useful?
Hate to say it but we've been there and we agree - some UK cities are beyond revival
Sheraton becomes Microsoft Surface's third customer. What about the rest of us?
How to lifestream from your iPhone
Why business requirements are bullshit
Here are 14 of the most useful web design blogs
Sew your own shirt with Sans Square Shirt
Does good tech need PR?
Labels: brittnybadger, client experiences, Fire Eagle, iPhone, Lifestream, Maya, Microsoft surface, music tweets, PR, SANS, suburbia, twitter, uk, web design, yahoo
posted by olli @ 20:57Thursday, July 10, 2008
Say hello to Yahoo! Boss - Build Your Own Search Service
Is the "Bilbao Effect" bullshit?
25 essential Twitter tips for college students
How to develop a social media plan for your business in 5 easy steps
What are the world's 10 best rooftop bars?
Say hello to remote downloading from MiniNova
Invade New Zealand - hilarious little viral campaign
Can Google actually lengthen our attention span?
Maybe it will now...say hello to a new re-design of Google News
If you live in Switzerland, you might want to turn up that spam filter a little bit
Hey NYC - before you buy that 3G iPhone - make sure you find the dead spots first
Wikipedia to create a "gene wiki" to archive human genetic information
Have you seen The Art Of The Title yet?
Danger: zombie attack!
Labels: Art Of The Title, Bilbao Effect, BOSS, danger zombie attack, dead spot, gene wiki, Google, invade New Zealand, NYC, rooftop bar, social media plan, spam, Switzerland, twitter, yahoo
posted by olli @ 21:34Monday, June 23, 2008
How can you model the real market value of social networks?
If you're waiting for Google's Android phone, you might not want to hold your breath
Tools to lure and keep consumers
If you're looking to build a new apartment complex, you might want to see what they're doing in Slovenia
Why it's OK to hate your American cell phone company
If you're looking for new DJ decks, Metrofarm should be top of your list
Say hello to the highest popping toaster in the world
Is this the future of urban life?
Does Facebook's growth outside the United States really matter?
Yahoorezinr will write your Yahoo! resignation letter for you. How convenient!
Are metrosexual developers better coders than the regular joes?
This banner ad will kill you without remorse
What every good marketer knows can be found on this webpage
This is a two-part rule on naming your start-up
Labels: Android, banner ads, branding, cell phone, consumer retention, Google, marketing, Metrofarm, metrosexuals, Slovenia, social network, start-up, toaster, urban life, yahoo, Yahoorezinr
posted by olli @ 20:02Friday, June 20, 2008
Looks like it's the end for MySpace favourite Helio
Say hello to iPhone porn
Will these tweets be a part of your kids historical record?
Is AT&T really subsidizing $325 for every iPhone it sells?
Will the high price of oil destroy the American suburb?
Yahoo!: The Failure. Myths versus Reality
Paul Oakenfold is making a comeback to London's KISS FM
Zoomii is an interesting alternative interface for Amazon
Gilmpse is a promising magazine for ex-pats and travelers (not tourists)
What exactly is universal design?
Hipster Runoff takes a look at some of the big music names bubbling under right now
We really love Michael Surtees colour studies of NYC
Labels: Amazon, American suburbia, Glimpse, Helio, Hipster Runoff, iPhone, Michael Runoff, MySpace, NYC, Paul Oakenfold, porn, twitter, universal design, yahoo, Zommii
posted by olli @ 22:04Friday, June 13, 2008
At long last, the Yahoo! / Microsoft saga is finally over but...
Say hello to the Yahoo! vs. Google saga.
Even more good news - MySpace is finally, finally, finally getting a re-design
How to avoid getting brandjacked
Why you shouldn't be afraid of customer reviews
Does Auckland have a better quality of life than Sydney, Melbourne or Wellington?
Say hello to Vanity Fair's Blogopticon
Interesting - Torrelay allows you to download Torrents without a client
Fotoviewr offers an interesting way to showcase your Flickr photos. Still no letter "e"
ASCII pronounciation rules for programmers
Heelarious make high-heeled shoes for toddlers. Seriously
For those desperate or too busy, you can now buy pre-made Facebook profiles on eBay
Is there a role for the architect in the refugee camp?
If you like Nintendo, you'll love these wall graphics
The Awesome Highlighter allows you to highlight words on webpages and share them
Endossa is a really interesting brick-and-mortal version of Etsy in Sao Paulo
Labels: Auckland, Awesome Highlighter, Blogopticon, brandjacking, eBay, Endossa, facebook, Flickr, Fotoviwr, Google, Microsoft, MySpace, Nintendo, Sydney, Torrelay, Vanity Fair, wall graphics, yahoo
posted by olli @ 07:11Thursday, June 12, 2008
Glassdoor makes for some very interesting reading about your favourite companies
Why letting users rate your ads just might be a good idea
If you're looking for $200 art and live in Vancouver, The Cheaper Show is for you
How to exploit video advertising for fun and profit
"The Wrong House" takes a look at the architecture of Alfred Hitchcock
25 pieces of writing software you should know about
What freelancers should include in their Terms of Service agreement
What's the 2008 Font Of The Year? Say hello to PFCentroPro
CitySense is a real-time GPS application that tells you where the real hot-spots are in your city
The idiot's guide to fixing Yahoo!
Say hello to Muji's new upscale store in Shinjuku
If you're looking for more business leads online, you should check out Smibs
How cloud computing works
If you're looking to start your own company, the Start Conference is for you
Labels: advertising, Alfred Hitchcock, CitySense, Cloud computing, Glassdoor, GPS, PFCentroPro, Smibs, Start Conference, The Cheaper Show, The Wrong House, writing software, yahoo
posted by olli @ 07:09Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Pull up a chair. Ad Age's 2008 Agency Report Index has arrived
How Google's checkbook stymied Microsoft
What next for Yahoo!?
How to bootstrap a niche social network
Let the Twitter backlash begin - Can Twitter not handle their own success?
User Experience Evaluation in Nokia (.pdf)
Information Design Patterns is a great resource for information architects
16 ways to keep a razor sharp focus at work
Tips for building next generation Web 2.0 applications
How not to build a stupid product roadmap
LiveJournal wants you to join its advisory board
How to build your own Iron Man suit for real
How city road networks grow like biological systems
Li Wei's photographs are amazing. Go check them out
Here's a great collection of print ads from the 1950's to 1970's
Labels: Agency Report, city road networks, Google, Information design patterns, Iron Man, Li Wei, Microsoft, niche social networks, Nokia, print ads, product roadmap, twitter, user experience, web 2.0, yahoo
posted by olli @ 20:55Wednesday, April 30, 2008
This is a nice article about the making of Grand Theft Auto IV
How to start a Flashmob
How to plan software like a pro
Ideas On Ideas have a chat with Kevin Roberts
Two Birds, One Stone is a great little lifestyle magazine from Australia
To start or stop using AJAX - that is the question
Call us cruel, but we're rather fond of these Wrongcards
Why Dubai's Palm Jumeirah is struggling to live up to the hype
Yahoo! is outsourcing its messenger calls to Jajah
7 confessions of an Apple Macintosh specialist
5 techniques to create a web service from WSDL
Say hello to the TextCu.be - the social network on a keychain?
Sex, drugs and Helvetica Bold. You know it
Labels: AJAX, Dubai, Flashmob, Grand Theft Auto IV, Helvetica Bold, Jajah, Kevin Roberts, Palm Jumeirah, software planning, TB1S, TextCu.be, web service, Wrongcards, WSDL, yahoo
posted by olli @ 20:33Tuesday, 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 @ 22:13Monday, March 17, 2008
Say hello to Ad Manager - Google's free hosted advertising service
Facebook wants to "own" communication with your friends
Ghost In The Pixel is a blog with some great thoughts on interaction design
The graphics editor of the New York Times answers your questions
Ten sites for finding wonderful things
Japanese ISP's to ban file sharers?
Tim Berners-Lee says he's not happy with cookie tracking on the Internet
Retailmenot is a great site that finds online discounts and shares them
These are cheat notes for SxSW
If you're into 8-bit technology, this watch is for you
Futuresonic looks to be an amazing conference coming to Manchester in early May
Did Yahoo! lose its way by investing in Google?
If you're into cocktail napkin sketchery, The Back Of The Napkin is for you
Labels: 8-bit, Ad Manager, Back Of The Napkin, Futuresonic, Ghost In The Pixel, Google, interaction design, ISP, Japan, Manchester, NY Times, SxSW, Tim Berners-Lee, yahoo
posted by olli @ 07:39Monday, February 18, 2008
The Open Design Club is a website about design collaboration
HD-DVD is officially dead. I for one, welcome our new Blu-Ray overlords
Do poor people use Yahoo! while wealthier ones use Google?
121 tips, hacks and resources for your Blackberry. Go on - you know you want to
Stay tuned for the "Hulu for MySpace"
Cookthink is a social network recommendation engine based around cooking
In other news, World of Warcraft can ruin your marriage
Did Yahoo! just fire their entire design team?
Check out this really interesting visualization of internet traffic from Juice and ComScore
Where is the "bad neighbourhood" in your city?
Can social networking be blamed for a rise in teen suicides?
25 questions to think about before your next job interview
What does the semantic web represent?
AgencyFAQs is a website that focuses on the world of advertising in India
Hate doing laundry? Self-cleaning clothes may be just two years away
Labels: advertising, Blackberry, Comscore, Cookthink, Google, HD-DVD, India, Juice, Open Design Club, semantic, social networking, web, World of Warcraft, yahoo
posted by olli @ 17:45Monday, January 21, 2008
MIT knows what all the nouns in the English language looks like
Ouch! Wal-Mart stops selling over 1,000 magazines to focus its sales on specific titles
Should Yahoo! employees be worried about their jobs?
Another leap forward for the semantic web? Say hello to Proximic
The Pacemaker is a very interesting portable DJ mixing tool
DataPortability allows users to remix and share open standards platforms
Jango is a social music discovery service
Why Baidu is beating Google in China
How to evolve your user interface to educate your users
How to hack the OLPC XO Laptop
Everywhere is a fabulous next-generation travel magazine
If you're into modern kitchens, have a look at what Gorenje is offering
Urbanffffinds collects architectural photos from FFFFound
David Gedge is offering some handwritten tablature for your guitar playing enjoyment
Labels: Baidu, DataPortability, David Gedge, Everywhere, Google, Gorenje, Jango, MIT, OLPC, Pacemaker, Proximic, Urbanffffinds, user interface, yahoo
posted by olli @ 19:35Wednesday, January 9, 2008
MTV unveils a new targeted online syndication strategy
How to stop your girlfriend from gaming
Can you get to Level 70 in World Of Warcraft and still be a pacifist?
How to show your clients you're a professional freelancer
This is how IKEA comes up with their product names
Say hello to geographic data in Second Life
Check out the Future Of Fashion conference in Amsterdam, January 31st
How web media is usurping old media
Readers Digest on the secret of self-made millionaires
How to visualize fictional radio spaces
Idiomag is a new personalized online music magazine
Yahoo! launches a browser based mp3 player...but why?
There are some interesting things going on in German graveyards these days
Labels: Amsterdam, Fashion, Germany, Idiomag, Ikea, mtv, radio space, Readers Digest, Second Life, syndication, web media, yahoo
posted by olli @ 07:50Wednesday, 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 @ 07:52Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Is the BBC getting ready to shed 12% of its workforce?
Yahoo! to any labels selling DRM - drop dead
Led Zeppelin to eBay - drop dead
Marketers take note: 8 totally useless infomercial products
Say hello to the Dasher Project
10 businesses facing extinction in ten years
Max Kiesler takes a look at the design patterns of minimalist websites
Is the internet actually good for writers?
Say hello to the Liquid Cities Symposium
Is MySpace getting ready to roll out its own application development platform?
Should you trust Facebook with your business?
Allan Leinwand takes a look at the myth of infinite bandwidth
These are some great examples of shipping container architecture
Hand drawn credit card statements, anyone?
What can Star Wars teach us about handling money?
Labels: architecture, Bandwidth, bbc, Dasher, DRM, eBay, facebook, layoffs, Led Zeppelin, Liquid Cities Symposium, music, MySpace, shipping containers, Star Wars, yahoo
posted by olli @ 11:58Thursday, September 27, 2007
Today is Guitar Hero Day in New York
Say hello to the Frost AJAX Library for mobile phones
Check out the Seed Conference if you're in Chicago on the 29th of October
Ten usability nightmares you should be aware of
Say hello to Botta's one-handed watch
What exactly is going on with Google buying DoubleClick?
Is lazy reporting hurting the visual arts?
Michel Gondry has a dream for the new Motorola RAZR2
Five reasons why the mobile web sucks
Seven reasons why Second Life should matter for business executives
Yahoo! is closing its podcasting site
How Burmese dissidents are cracking censorship
Say hello to the Disposable Web Page
How to produce "proper" geek television
Interesting infographics on the density of home sales across the UK
How to design a fluent interface
Labels: AJAX, Burma, commercials, disposable web pages, geek TV, guitar hero, information graphics, interface design, Michel Gondry, podcasting, Seed Conference, yahoo
posted by olli @ 09:28Monday, September 17, 2007
Techcrunch has a review of Yahoo's new social networking site - Mash
And...MTV's social network Flux launches. Anyone spot a trend here?
Say hello to the world's largest high resolution video walls
Vastpark allows you to create your own virtual world
Are MBA's losing their lustre on Wall Street?
What is this large wooden dome in Russia?
Airifier uses Adobe Air to make any website a web application
The most wanted iPhone games
How computers transformed the baby boomer generation
Brazillian physicists are boycotting Dell
How to use a 404 page as a marketing tactic
Say hello to the Weave Mirror
The Magistrates Blog takes an inside look at the UK legal system
Oh dear. EMI brings in John Birt (Yes. That one) to help manage its roster
Why the medical community is looking to New Zealand to design its equipment
Labels: 404, baby boomers, Dell, EMI, Flux, Mash, New Zealand, Russia, UK legal system, wall street, yahoo
posted by olli @ 08:32Tuesday, 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 @ 08:56Friday, September 7, 2007
Could RockMe.dium be the future of the music festival?
This project from Yahoo! gives an instant snapshot into people's feelings on the web
What will the metropolitan newspaper look like in 2020?
4 mistakes Apple made with the recent iPhone price drop
The US Dept. Of Justice says "No" to Network Neutrality
Say hello to Warner Bros. new animation project - T-Works
Human Locator is a new interactive form of outdoor billboard advertising
The 50 loudest websites in 2006 and what made them successful
The 7 habits of highly ineffective people
Has The White House created a mandate to sell a war with Iran to the American public via the media?
Hurrah! Netscape's rather obvious Digg clone is going away
Hate your friend's Avatar? Then re-do it!
Say hello to the Ikea hackers
"Hi. My name is Stephen and I'm a design addict"
So, really - at the end of the day, why should you follow the news?
Labels: Apple, avatars, design addiction, digg, hacking, Ikea, ineffective habits, iPhone, loud websites, Netscape, News, newspapers, Rockme.dium, T-Works, White House, yahoo
posted by olli @ 08:12Thursday, August 30, 2007
Fasten your seatbelts - Yahoo! gets shaken up with a re-org
NBC Universal & NewsCorp launch a YouTube clone - Hulu.com
Picnic sounds like a brilliant tech conference happening in Amsterdam from Sept. 25-29
The Washington Post takes a look Japan's internet future
More from Asia - South Korea looking to build "Robot Land"
Say hello to the Nestle chocolate museum
The iPhone now has its first seminar - Sept. 20th in Los Angeles
Say hello to the £3 Million book
Charli is Heineken's new beer targeted at female drinkers
Ten industrial design trends you can't ignore
Is blogging trapped in a metaphor?
How the algorithim killed Ask Jeeves
Ferratum is a Dutch site that allows consumers to get personal loans by SMS
This is a website that offers advice to squatters
This is a London Evening Standard headline generator
Labels: beer, blogging, books, Charli, Hulu, industrial design, iPhone, London Evening Standard, Newscorp, South Korea, squatting, yahoo, YouTube
posted by olli @ 07:21Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Mashable present 400 tools for multi-media developers and bloggers
AT&T responds to Google's recent bid for wireless spectrum
Nokia acquires Twango - expands music and photo sharing capability
Forbes weighs in on the MySpace vs. Facebook class war
Some gorgeous stuff from the 2007 IDEA Awards
iRovr is a social network for your iPhone
Looks like YouTube has a new re-design in beta
Say hello to Yahoo! Design Week
How to write a business plan
In three years, will there even be a desktop OS?
Emerging design trends for the web 2.0 world
Are working families saying goodbye to the suburbs?
Note to self - never stand directly behind a 747-400 when it's about to take off
Labels: business plan, Google, IDEA, iRovr, multi-media, MySpace, Nokia, productivity, Twango, working, yahoo, YouTube
posted by olli @ 07:47Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Yahoo! looks at ten websites to watch
On that note: Terry Semel out at Yahoo! - Jerry Yang is back in
Say hello to the spaceship that Marc Newson designed
Twitup shows you what's currently hot on TV and Radio around the world right now
This is an interesting data visualization project for Coke's brand activity
New York magazine has a brilliant and hilarious article about Steve Jobs
Will Hollywood take a stand on net neutrality?
Wired learns the hard way about disrupting the balance between intrusive ads and quality content
Ten online operating systems reviewed
Will Joost be coming to a hardware set-top box near you?
Say hello to the MadinSpain design conference in Madrid
The Vinyl Engine tells you everything you need to know about turntables
Will Australia get 99% broadband penetration by 2009?
More on that - why Australia can't do unlimited internet access plans
The new Fridge album "The Sun" is fantastic
Labels: Apple, Australia, broadband, Coke, Fridge, Hollywood, Joost, Marc Newson, Net Neutrality, online OS, Steve Jobs, turntables, Twitup, Wired, yahoo
posted by olli @ 08:05Thursday, May 17, 2007
Feel free to test out some of Google's experimental search interfaces
Yahoo! offering a sneak peek at some new enhancements for My Yahoo!
The New Yorker on how use, not innovation drives technology
Amazon will sell non-DRM'ed mp3's by the end of the year
We Are Food Geek is a blog about the future of food
The onomatopeta of Batman's "Biff!", "Bang!", "Pow!" cutaways
Seven tips on how to run a successful community online
Are you a music blogger? If so - b5Media might want to hire you
Foster + Partners to create the world's first zero carbon, zero waste city in Abu Dhabi
Burst Labs have a great experimental interface for finding content. Check it out
Nielsen says if you want online buzz, you better have a campaign
Design By Grid is a resource for web designers
Wired Magazine offers a pictoral on 40 years of video gaming
The Guardian turns A&R with a "band of the day" feature
Labels: Abu Dhabi, Amazon, architecture, Batman, blogging, DRM, food, Google, Grid, Guardian, innovation, marketing, music, New Yorker, Nielsen, Video games, Wired, yahoo
posted by olli @ 14:29Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Live in the US? Then say goodbye to ad skipping on ESPN and ABC
The City List is a Digg type ratings system for local venues
Telephia says MySpace dominates mobile social content
Say hello to the new Google Analytics
BrandExperienceLab's Crowd Control is a new interactive experience for cinema audiences
Good for Party is looking for bloggers
So, is Twitter as popular as you think?
Why the BBC's new iPlayer "sells us all short"
What is so interesting about interactive environments?
Say hello to Yahoo!'s new mobile search
What exactly is a rathole?
Nine attitudes of highly creative people
Say hello to some really brilliant business card designs
Labels: ABC, ad skipping, blogging, business cards, creativity, digg, ESPN, Good For Party, iPlayer, mobile search, MySpace, Telephia, The City List, timeshifting, twitter, yahoo
posted by olli @ 07:46Friday, May 4, 2007
The ultimate insiders guide to Best Buy's Geek Squad
Check out this tunning site from Red Interactive Agency
Why making mobile phone software is a losing battle
MSNBC takes a look at Twitter
A Motorola survey says that 45% of Europeans watch TV online
Yahoo! finally shuts down Yahoo! Photos in favour of Flickr
These clothes are made from condoms
How to learn media consumption rules from iTunes
More iTunes: Magnetosphere is a cool iTunes visualizer
Looking at human computer interaction in science fiction movies
This rug has zippers
Is Disney's foray into Silverlight apps the future of marketing?
The In The City music conference comes to New York
Say hello to Sweden's talking ATM's
What's the deal with indie bands and choreographed dance moves?
Labels: agency, clothing, geek squad, indie, itunes, marketing, motorola, msnbc, music, silverlight, tv, twitter, yahoo
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