November 2009
39 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-22) →
Phantom Planet (33)
Death Cab for Cutie (28)
Sondre Lerche (26)
Hot Chip (24)
The Postal Service (18)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
GoogleGoogleGoogleGoogle →
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via somethingintellectual: When one Google just isn’t enough…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-15) →
The Hives (61)
Mark Ronson (33)
Radiohead (32)
Gomez (27)
Hot Chip (17)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
According to a Second Life enthusiast, as many as 1600 users could be affected...
– I think its a bit of a stretch to suggest that BigPond has some sort of obligation to keep up their second life presence
BigPond pulls plug on Second Life
ScientificMatch →
Internet dating site that works with DNA testing. Science is awesome.
via the BOL podcast.
What’s the difference between a “disc” and a “disk?
– Thanks Apple #thingsIdidntknowbutprobablyshouldhave
Agency bosses too old and change resistant, claims... →
I’m not sure what I think of all advertising agencies becoming technology companies, but AKQA are doing some mighty impressive work and technology is at their core.
However, I defiantly think its true that the technological innovators need to start sharing the big table with the ECDs and Heads of Planning of the world. Though, I suspect in 10-20 years, the technological thinkers and the...
Less adjectives, more verbs.
– {citation needed}
36 rules of life
via beneathmybones:
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
2. Don’t worry about what people think, they don’t do it very often.
3. Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car.
4. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
5. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one...
The Jobless Rate for People Like You. →
Another brilliant interactive info graphic from the NYTimes
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-8) →
Death Cab for Cutie (74)
Regina Spektor (70)
Tegan and Sara (48)
Vampire Weekend (47)
Electric Six (46)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Your brand is formed primarily, not by what your company says about itself, but...
– FEED - Brand Culture Nice pull quote form another good edition of FEED
Lets not pat ourselves on the back too hard
So sitting in front of the TV watching No Reservations Something Very Manly tonight, I saw what I assume are the beginnings of the follow up retail campaign for Tourism Queensland / Sapient Nitro’s “Best Job in the world”.
Wait, when did they re-brand from Cummins. Note to self, pay more attention. But I digress.
The campaign, that just keeps winning awards, even for newspaper...
The other day I learned that if you say ‘beer can’ with an English...
– on MyLifeIsAverage
The Machine.
A beautiful short full of paper craft, which I’m slowly becoming obsessed with.
Men have become so openly affectionate with each other using mobile technology...
– Phone texting reveals sensitive new metrotextual
I refuse to believe that this is happening.
This man is a creative genius →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1) →
Flight of the Conchords (52)
Sondre Lerche (35)
Vampire Weekend (17)
Hot Chip (16)
Spoon (15)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
LAIKA is a dynamic typeface. If that doesn’t make sense, watch the video.