January 2011
19 posts
An unexpected and unwanted text message from a wireless company prematurely...
– Would-Be Suicide Bomber Killed by Unexpected SMS From Mobile Carrier
Pure genius.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
Louis Armstrong (62)
Brooke Fraser (33)
The Beatles (22)
Frank Sinatra (22)
Butterfingers (21)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Do you think this recent trend of hesitation towards social networks is a sign that they wont stay/grow as strong as they are now, or just that they grew faster than people have been able to adapt to them?
Do people just need to adjust to it the way we needed to adjust to email 10-15 years ago (many still struggle with the overwhelming amount of email everyday, hence things like inbox:zero)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-16) →
Doves (66)
The Police (42)
Sondre Lerche (12)
Radiohead (8)
Architecture in Helsinki (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
iButterfly (by DentsuAsia)
Just like any technology, Augmented reality started as a gimmick. A tech demo.
But now some really creative uses are starting to appear. Ones that appeal to ‘normals’ not just geeks or marketers.
You can tell this is a good idea based on how into it that 4 year old is.
Interactive before and after photos of the... →
Commentators pointed to an online map posted by Mrs Palin before the midterm...
– Congresswoman shot
Sounds callous for me to say that this was really poor art direction, but if it turns out that this madman had taken that map as instructions (which frankly, isn’t very likley), that a tiny image detail choice, made by a designer somewhere who thought that they were being...
This is why Kickstarter was invented →
Fireland: “I got an idea for a video game.” →
fireland:
“I got an idea for a video game.” “Can’t wait to hear it. I love all your ideas. I love everything about you.” “You don’t have to be a jerk right off the bat.” “I don’t have to eat this frosting straight out the can either, but I do it because it brings me joy.” “I have spoons here, you know….