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Facebook Talking to Developers About New Plans for Its Virtual Currency

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:40:05 +0000

Facebook Talking to Developers About New Plans for Its Virtual Currency:

Another potential giving mechanism?

Fire & Knives - New writing for food lovers

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:40:04 +0000

Fire & Knives - New writing for food lovers:

“Fire & Knives is a print quarterly of new writing about food. We give established writers a place for work that would not be published elsewhere; new writers a place to show themselves and experts…

Indeed, a symphony of science. jordanharper: Awesome auto-tuned...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:31:00 +0000

Indeed, a symphony of science.

jordanharper:

Awesome auto-tuned goodness.

Picasso’s Guernica in 3D Haunting, slightly disturbing. It...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:09:35 +0000

Picasso’s Guernica in 3D

Haunting, slightly disturbing. It turns the various characters into something like sculptures.

(via @brainpicker)

Music Ally | Blog Archive » Last.fm signs up 1m new users via Xbox Live

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:28:49 +0000

Music Ally | Blog Archive » Last.fm signs up 1m new users via Xbox Live:

Another Xbox success, following on from iPlayer’s launch generating 10% of all iPlayer usage after a week. Consoles are definitely an online player. (via @erj57)

Pitchify - Spotify links based on the best Pitchfork reviews

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:28:49 +0000

Pitchify - Spotify links based on the best Pitchfork reviews:

Another service doing what Spotify doesn’t let you do within its bounds.

iPhone users 'happier to pay online' | Media | guardian.co.uk

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:28:49 +0000

iPhone users 'happier to pay online' | Media | guardian.co.uk:

Exactly what I’ve been thinking. Ease of payment and a sense of value are key to pay models. The ability to pay at the click of a button will drive paid content. In terms of value, an issue rather…

Gorgeous visualisation of NASA missions. GOOD.is | Slow and...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:19:48 +0000

Gorgeous visualisation of NASA missions.

GOOD.is | Slow and Steady Wins the Space Race

(Full-size image or interactive version)

Time, Conde, Hearst to Create an "iTunes for Magazines" - The Atlantic Business Channel

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:38 +0000

Time, Conde, Hearst to Create an "iTunes for Magazines" - The Atlantic Business Channel:

“…it would be a online storefront for digital versions of these publishers’ magazines (Esquire, Time, Vanity Fair, etc) that you could read on your computer or smartphone.”

DIEGO MONETTI

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:28:32 +0000

DIEGO MONETTI:

“I am internet” Couldn’t have said it better…

Droga nail it. Again. “When did clean become so dirty? You...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:26:39 +0000

Droga nail it. Again.

“When did clean become so dirty? You deserve to know what chemicals are in your “cleaners.” support the Household Product Labeling Acts at peopleagainstdirty.com”

Shiny Suds on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

Vogue Turns To Obama’s Online Fundraiser For Revenue Drive | paidContent

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:35 +0000

Vogue Turns To Obama’s Online Fundraiser For Revenue Drive | paidContent:

Clever thinking. via @lloydshep. “Ultimately, the magazine hopes to discover Vogue readers who might be willing to pay for online content, the way the Obama campaign was able to single those who were…

"We are not in the business of advertising anymore. Brands are interested in making products, whether..."

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:37:35 +0000

““We are not in the business of advertising anymore. Brands are interested in making products, whether you call it ‘products’ or ‘platforms.’””

- James Hilton, AKQA

8 Lessons From the Creativity and Technology Conference - Advertising Age - Digital

I, A Bee: Is Marketing a Strategic Resource or a Procured Commodity?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:34:25 +0000

I, A Bee: Is Marketing a Strategic Resource or a Procured Commodity?:

Essay capturing a history of advertising models, leading up to the above question. “On one side, people are speaking the language of efficiency: of online networks, demand-side exchanges, real-time…

How Google Wave is Changing the News

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:34:25 +0000

How Google Wave is Changing the News:

“Although it’s still invitation only and in preview, the real-time wiki collaboration platform is being used by some media companies for community building, real-time discussion, crowdsourcing,…

The 50 Most Important Recordings: A-C : NPR

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:17:00 +0000

The 50 Most Important Recordings: A-C : NPR:

I’m bookmarking a best-of list and tagging it ‘noughties’. So sue me…

Overheard

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:26:42 +0000

Overheard:

On a bus, between Waterloo and Elephant. It’s raining. It’s rush hour. The bus is full of people in wet coats. All the windows are steamed up. I’m standing near the rear doors, just behind the…

Fascinating trends of mobile web and implications for web 2.0 for development

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:02:47 +0000

Fascinating trends of mobile web and implications for web 2.0 for development:

Good on the growth of mobile web use in Africa.

I Desperately Want This Video To Be Fake - Oli Lemieux...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:26:00 +0000

I Desperately Want This Video To Be Fake - Oli Lemieux trampoline - Gizmodo

“This video shows Oli Lemieux practicing on the trampoline wall of Cirque du Soleil and I’ve watched it twice already. I keep searching for clues that it’s just a cleverly edited video, that someone couldn’t possibly really do these stunts.”

Incredible.

Via @oliverpayne

DNAinfo Home - Turn off the lights, or the plant gets it.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:26:49 +0000

DNAinfo Home - Turn off the lights, or the plant gets it.:

The sustainability stick of public stigma. “A daring new science experiment has a network of potted plants running home appliances across New York. The plants, distributed to about a dozen homes in…