February 2009
70 posts
“The Sicillian Clan” - One of the more...
“If you want to improve the design you should consider not to listen to music at...”
– Seriously, every other time I check in on the IxDA discussion group I read something that makes me stay away for another few weeks. Dig captain buzzkill. What music for interaction designers?
Nina Simone doing Hall & Oates’...
The Alyssa Milano Effect →
Alyssa Milano - talent succubus.
Fires of Rome - “Set In Stone.”
Audio...
“It took 24 years, but PepsiCo now has its own version of New Coke.”
– Advertising - Tropicana Discovers Some Buyers Are Passionate About Packaging - NYTimes.com
“Rupert brings that upper-middle-class milieu with him. He’s very good with...”
– Michael Blakemore’s entry for “Most pretentious pull quote of the year.” Rupert Everett Is Not Having a Midlife Crisis
BBTF's Newsblog Discussion :: Royals’ Guillen out... →
Baseball and self-surgery … it IS only February!
Stay classy Natick.
NATICK, Mass.—All the customer wanted was coffee. Instead, he needs four new tires.
Police say a worker at a Massachusetts Dunkin’ Donuts slashed the tires on a customer’s Jeep after the two got into an argument Tuesday.
Police charged 39-year-old Thomas Zazulak with malicious destruction of property and disturbing the peace. He pleaded not guilty Thursday and is free on personal...
Flickit - Flickr uploading for your iPhone and... →
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When Sitemaps Don't Work: Two Alternatives →
Great article that I missed the first time it came around.
I believe sitemaps are subject to the law of diminishing returns. All too often a project gets hung up on pages lower in the hierarchy and derails progress. When sites were extremely linear and it took five clicks to get down into a site it made a lot more sense to document all the sections and highlight paths up and down the tree. Now...
Marvel's Captain Britain Twittering Daily Heroics →
Brilliant idea, especially making sure the actual writer of the title is involved. (Don’t laugh, I can see someone doing this with an intern… Dan DiDio I’m looking in your directiooooon.)
25+ Web 2.0 Generators to rescue ( Be Lazy) |... →
(Thanks Chris!)
Medical Dispatch: That Buzzing Sound: Reporting &... →
Is Good Design Replicable? →
“I wonder if the real issue is that most of the time designers simply don’t know if what they’re building is great, and they end up relying on process to get as far as they can.”
The TimesPeople API →
Now THIS has some great potential as a feed tool/community widget.
Some days you need a little Plastilina Mosh to get...
Cucumber cake →
Well done. I can’t remember how many times I’ve used the cake metaphor over the years.
“There are at least 15,000 iPhone apps listed in iTunes. For every big winner...”
– Experiences Of A Newbie iPhone Developer
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-15) →
Comcast Property Sees 92% Success Rate With New... →
The 6th Annual Global Security Survey - Deloitte... →
The growing popularity of social networks and the proliferation of mobile media such as USB keys, MP3 players and PDAs, all cause an extra load on internal and external security. These devices…
Dexo: Design for Web Sites and Applications →
Where should I place Google ads on my pages? -... →
As The Economy Sours, LinkedIn’s Popularity Grows →
This should be up there with headlines like “Rain found to be wet” and “Sources say sun will rise in AM tomorrow”
The Atlantic Online | March 2009 | How the Crash... →
What fate will the coming years hold for New York, Charlotte, Detroit, Las Vegas? Will the suburbs be ineffably changed? Which cities and regions can come back strong? And which will never come back…
News: Artist Cage Match: Fairey vs. Orr - The... →
Remember, do as Shepard Fairey SAYS, not as he does… or he’ll sue your ass so fast your unborn children will get whiplash.
Hard-drive to hard-drive duplicator gizmo - Boing... →
8 Useful Tips To Become Successful With Twitter |... →
iPhone Apps for Designers | CreativePro.com →
Managing Humans - An Introduction →
“You have two cows.
John Paulson borrows one cow so he can sell it for $100....”
– AIG Implodes: The Two Cows Version via Infectious Greed (required reading for these times.)
Energy Information →
At Google we’re committed to helping enable a future where access to personal energy information helps everyone make smarter energy choices. To get started, we’re working on a tool called Google PowerMeter which will show consumers their electricity consumption in near real-time in a secure iGoogle Gadget. We think PowerMeter will offer more useful and actionable feedback than...
“They took out the word “****” which appears 2x (once each in two separate...”
– About Bailout Nation … | The Big Picture
Cursebird: What the f#@! is everyone swearing... →
Frankies Tiki Room →
News - Aliante Station Casino + Hotel, Las Vegas →
How to Grow Your Own Fresh Air - TED 2009 Talk →
Starting from Zero: Winning Strategies for No... →
I love the approach of starting from a no results page.
2birds1blog: The 20 Male Poses of Facebook →
I see a LOT of #11 these days given the ages of my peers.
Vallejo: Deal or No Deal? - 02.06.2009 - Bond... →
<Via Infectious Greed>