I came across this project at MIT Media Lab by Aaron Zinman. I really like the way it represents what a search term is about rating it against a pre-defined taxonomy of categories. The process of scanning the data was transparent and facinating to watch. I took a screen shot whilst the process was running. [...]
Is @Microsoft ready for twitter success? @ Snark & Awe – Doug Winfield dissecting Microsoft’s current Twitter activity. Doug knows what he is talking about, having an insight into Microsoft working agencyside as the digital champion on the Microsoft account at Waggener Edstrom Nielsen Report: How Teens Use Media | June2009 Why Should I Engage [...]
Expansys’ Most Wanted, originally uploaded by renaissancechambara. Expansys sent through a marketing email highlighting what they described as ‘Most Wanted Gadgets in 2009′. I must admit only one out of six items made my own personal desire list, but what do I know. What would be your half dozen ‘Most Wanted Gadgets in 2009′? Here’s [...]
Google’s celebration of Confucius’ birthday, originally uploaded by renaissancechambara. I really like the logo that Google has posted this morning to celebrate the birthday of Confucius.
I am a collector. Its an intrinsic part of me. I have a bookshelf full of books, a collection of mechanical watches, a garage full of vinyl records and a collection of interesting web links online here. I am slightly different to a hoarder in that I am quite happy to let stuff go. I [...]
I was walking down the street and I noticed how similar looking the headlamp clusters on the front of this Alfa Romeo was to a spider. Here is a picture of a spider by Stavros Markopoulos on flickr.
Public-transport prices: A fare price? | The Economist – London is the third most expensive city mentioned. X-Kicks: China’s Online Community for Sneakerheads | Asia Scout Network iPhone & Nokia’s Troubles By The Numbers Yahoo Brands Flickr; Users Retaliate – Yahoo! works hard to further destroy value in its organisation. Trying to reallign its business [...]
A couple of weeks ago the most exciting thing going on was Nokia World. Its kind of taken on the same effect on gadget zeitgeist 3GSM or IFA have had for international audiences. This is where you are likely to find out Nokia’s perspective on different technology developments, I was particularly interested in seeing their [...]
Popgadget Personal Technology for Women: Bayer’s Contour USB Meter Empowers Patients – good bit of product design. Impressed by what OLED display technology can do now The Future of Web According to Baidu Dopplr Commits Hara-kiri, Sells to Nokia – Om Malik is surprisingly negative on the Dopplr acquisition DNA/How to Stop Worrying and Learn [...]
Apple put the boot into the netbook during its launch of the new iPhone | iPod range in September. The implication is that netbooks are too big. However cellphones generally have input problems. The iPhone touchscreen is not as conducive to productivity as a proper keyboard to touch type on. And so it goes round, [...]
Jaime Hernandez (yes it is also spelt with an X) is the artist behind the famous comic series Love & Rockets which catalogued the lives of a mostly latina cast as teenagers involved in the American punk scene through to the present day. I liked the earlier issues which also interlaced a modicum of science [...]
YouTube – Social Media Revolution – great video in the similar vein to Shift Happens PRX: huge, searchable library of public radio goodness – Boing Boing Facebook and Nielsen Look for What Makes Consumers Tick | WebProNews U.S. Leading the Global Mobile Data Boom Business Insider Puts IPG on “Veering Toward Bankruptcy” List – mediabistro.com: [...]
Cover from iLook, a Mandarin luxury goods magazine with a Beijing readership of 55,000 published by China Interactive Media Group. The magazine is aimed at Chinese women with a disposable income, educating their audience on the ins and outs of luxury goods.
I was listening to a mix by Japanese DJ SoccerBoy when I came across this page on his site. It featured a section of the documentary film made about the traditional dolphin cull in a small village in Japan. The text on the page reads: “Whites don’t kill dolphins, Yellows do” HUMANE + ECOLOGY = [...]
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