September 2010
Attaching stories to objects: the return of the... →
This article in the NYT made me think that there seems to be a new bubble in platforms that allows attaching stories to physical objects. The article mentions Tales of things (” Slap on a…
Blacktop Automates Place-Based Storytelling →
Blacktop is an app built on top of Foursquare and Facebook Places that helps travelers capture, package, and share “trips” based on their check-in history. The user shares bits here…
The surprisingness of what we say about ourselves →
Google Scribe is autocomplete meets word processing. It looks at everything you’ve typed so far, and predicts what you’re going to say next. For example, Scribe believes I am now about to write: they are not the only one who can not afford to pay for the cost of the project is to develop a new generation of protein database.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! →
This is closed-circuit security footage from inside a restaurant aboard a Pacific Sun cruise ship during rough seas. It looks like fun! Plus I’m a sucker for a 24-hour all-you-can-eat…
$75,000 Is the "Perfect Salary for... →
According to a study focusing on 450,000 Americans and how they evaluate their happiness, a salary of $75,000 a year is the magic number after which people’s day-to-day happiness no…
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there IS an I in TEAM. →
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there IS an I in TEAM.
On Wikipedia, Cultural Patrimony, and... →
On Friday, I spoke at dConstruct in Brighton. Huge thanks to everyone at Clearleft, and everyone who came, for a really great time.
I talked about a number of things. I started out…
6 SaaS Metrics You Should Track →
As you work to develop your product - before and after launch, it’s important that you use more than just “gut feelings” to ascertain what’s working and what’s not. Along those lines, last…
Skype Introduces 10-Way Video Calling →
Skype — apparently pleased with its five-way beta group video-calling functionality — has just released a new version of Skype 5.0 for Windows that…
The Evolving Ecosystem →
Just over four months ago, at Chirp, our Twitter developer conference, I talked about how “Twitter is too hard” and what we’re doing to address that. One major area of difficulty I highlighted was…
Cuteness Overflow Error →
“Cuteness Overflow Error”, a new Shirt.Woot t-shirt by Spiritgreen.
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Incubator for socially focused ideas →
Just as it takes a community to raise a child, so too it takes a community of peers and advisors to launch a new business idea. That’s roughly the thinking behind Bloblive, which we covered…
A Beginner’s Guide to Facebook Insights →
Ekaterina Walter is a social media strategist at Intel. She is a part of Intel’s Social Media Center of Excellence and is responsible for company-wide…
Probably Bad News: Ad Placement FAIL →
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Wookiee The Chew: Winnie The Pooh Retold With Star... →
“Wookiee The Chew” is a new book by James Hance featuring his wonderful illustrations of Winnie The Pooh retold using characters from Star Wars.
‘Wookiee The Chew’, in the style of…
Plywood secret compartment →
This veeeeery devious concealment, which opens with a detachable magnetic clasp, is one of eight produced by design student Yi-Ting Ching as part of her Master’s thesis called Secret…
Open source phone service for off-grid areas →
Mobile phones are increasingly viewed as a critical means of improving life for those in the developing world, whether through employment, healthcare or social connections. Such…
Unhearit Gets that Song Out of Your Head with a... →
Unhearit uses a fight-fire-with-fire approach to getting annoying songs out of your head by barraging you with new and catchy tunes. More »
Selgas Cano Builds Their Office In The Middle of a... →
Iwan Baan shot some amazing photos of the Madrid based architecture firm Selgas Cano, which built an amazing office for their company in the middle of the forrest.
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Ben Folds, Nick Hornby, & Pomplamoose... →
Take one part rock music legend, one part writer extraordinaire and two parts talented internet sweethearts and what do you get? One amazing song featuring Ben Folds, author Nick…