December 2009
80 posts
AT&T Disconnects Tiger Woods →
We thought we could get away and enjoy New Years Eve revelry without one more Tiger Woods post in 2009, but alas, AT&T says otherwise. Various reports today state that the telecom giant,…
"The video looks great! Now upload it to youtube... →
“The video looks great! Now upload it to youtube and make it go viral.”
Tuper Tario Tros →
Super Mario Bros + Tetris = Tuper Tario Tros. (via waxy) Tags: remix Super Mario Bros Tetris video games
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Milady →
Milady by Nicolas Sassoon.
The Definitive Guide to All Things Art Deco →
Art Deco, considered by many to be the most glamorous decorative arts style, shaped popular ideas of modern luxury in the 1920s and ’30s. Alastair Duncan’s invaluable new book Art…
Jon Stewart: A Decade in Review →
As the 2000s become the 2010s, we all feel a little bit different and older, even if we can’t see it. Not so for the liberal’s Walter Cronkite, Jon Stewart.
That said, Mr. Stewart still…
Promotion: Steve Grant →
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Testimonial: Rice Resurrects Even the Most Soaked... →
Nobody wants to lose their favorite new electronic gadget to a dunk in the drink. One Lifehacker reader saved his phone after an astounding 30 minute soak by sending it to the dry-rice spa. Two…
Top 5 Web Trends of 2009: Personalization →
This week ReadWriteWeb is running a series of posts analyzing the five biggest Web trends of 2009. Our first post was about Structured Data, our second about The Real-Time Web. The third…
The College Equivalent Of Being a Cat Lady with... →
Guy: I’m a cute gay guy at NYU. I’m doing just fine, darling! Girl: I’m a straight girl at NYU. I go through a lot of vibrators. —Starbucks, Washington Square Alsome | Thumbs up | …
Lady GaGa Finally Goes Too Far — With Science!... →
Lady GaGa was already our favorite zombie cyborg, but her latest photoshoot, released in a booklet with the ultra-limited edition of Fame Monster, shows her at her most science-fictional and…
An Interview with Jim Donnelly (from The Internet) →
Last week on BuzzFeed, a meme popped up about a man named Jim Donnelly. Jim attracted attention for running an advertisement in his local newspaper in New Bedford, MA, in which he asks people to…
Feminist Agency and 4 Other Predictions For 2010 →
The noughties are coming to an end, and we are entering a new decade. I remember 10 years ago when I was still a student at the Linköping Institute of Technology, when we sat around predicting the…
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Crispin Porter + Bogusky recognizing the... →
“The ProjectTicker is the real-time inventory of all of the jobs active in the Integrated department. It can be filtered by job due date, by account, by job-type (video, interactive,…
An Interview with Jim Donnelly (from The Internet) →
Last week on BuzzFeed, a meme popped up about a man named Jim Donnelly. Jim attracted attention for running an advertisement in his local newspaper in New Bedford, MA, in which he asks people to…
The Sims Do Lady Gaga's Bad Romance →
And you thought ‘Bad Romance’ couldn’t get any stranger looking. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment » The Best Links: Watch the original to see how accurate this…
What is Transmedia? →
This is a great video that features some of the grad students and professors at MIT C3. I really like the explanation that William gives about Transmedia (individual creative in each medium) vs….
Bigert & Bergström: Tomorrow's Weather →
A double helix sculpture in Denmark comprised of over 60 molecular globes, Tomorrow’s Weather beautifully reimagines traditional weather balls—also known as weather beacons. While the…
Bigert & Bergström: Tomorrow's Weather →
A double helix sculpture in Denmark comprised of over 60 molecular globes, Tomorrow’s Weather beautifully reimagines traditional weather balls—also known as weather beacons. While the…
Architects Turn a Public Square Into a Giant TV... →
A beautiful LED wall on the side of a building—some 1,550 square feet—is the ultimate boob tube for pedestrians in Madrid.
Langarita—Navarro Arquitectos recently created a stunning LED…
What is Transmedia? →
This is a great video that features some of the grad students and professors at MIT C3. I really like the explanation that William gives about Transmedia (individual creative in each medium) vs….
'If I Can Dream' Wants to Be 'American Idol' of... →
LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) — An ambitious web series, “If I Can Dream,” is launching in early 2010 with three distribution partners, two major sponsors and one goal — to do for web video what…
Facebook IRL →
Cracked.com held a Photoshop contest for pictures that best exemplified Facebook actions in the real world. I like this (thumbs up). Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment »
2010: The Year Marketing Dies... →
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…(Subtitled) Or at Least Marketing as We Know It! It is that time of year when every blogger, reporter and analyst is publishing their 2010 Social Media…
The Magazine of the Future? →
After publishing Digital Web Magazine for 10 years (seeing its birth and closing its doors) I often wondered what the fate of magazines would ultimately be, espeically given the access we…
Remains of the Day: Cut Your Comcast Bill by a... →
A blogger details how he cut his Comcast bills by a third over customer service chat, YouTube shares the most watched videos of the year, and all that computer processing power goes to your head,
fb.me: Facebook Now Has Its Own URL Shortener →
URL shorteners have been around for years, but they were mostly afterthoughts rather than legitimate businesses. That all changed with the rise of Twitter and short-form, 140-character…
2009 in photos →
The Big Picture’s annual roundup for the year. Part 1 of 3. Naturually, there are some incredible captures.
Goo.gl: Google Launches a URL Shortener, Too →
It looks like today has quickly become URL shortener day. Just moments ago, we learned about fb.me, Facebook’s new URL shortener. It’s already in use for mobile and page link sharing and…
FB.me: Facebook’s new URL Shortener →
Just when you thought the web couldn’t possibly fit any more, a new URL shortener is on the loose, this time however, it actually makes some sense.
Inside Facebook have spotted Facebook…
Google Announces A URL Shortener, Goo.gl →
Google finally has its own URL shortener, Goo.gl.
The company launched it as part of new versions of the Google Toolbar and FeedBurner.
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The Real Reason Google Is Getting Into The Mobile... →
Google’s new mobile business isn’t only about selling a gadget that’s an “iPhone on steroids” and it’s not just about pushing Android or Google mobile ads.
It’s about Google wanting…
Is There No Google Phone? →
We needed to pass this along, but have a grain of salt before you read on. Is there actually a Google phone? Hear us out, we are not sure, but this is interesting.
Eldar Mutazin of…
"Taking A Man's Name Opened Up A New World:" Why A... →
Blogger James Chartrand came out today as a woman — and her experiences reveal that the blogosphere, and the job market in general, aren’t as egalitarian as some people claim. James — she’s…
Objective Drug Ranking →
Here’s an objective chart that ranks 20 drugs based on their harm factor, which places alcohol SIX whole notches above weed. The next time you come to that crucial “Alcohol vs. K-Hole”…
Sprite and 360i Awarded for Best Social Engagement... →
We’re excited to announce that Sprite, a brand of The Coca-Cola Company, and 360i received top honors at the Digital Publishing and Advertising (DPAC) Awards last week for Best Social Engagement…
Google Phone Could Infuriate Android Partners And... →
As the world recovers from its delirious response to the Google Phone, analysts are weighing in on the financial and strategic implications.
Here are two big issues the company will need to…
Nexus One: T-Mobile Partners on Google Phone →
The Nexus One, the upcoming “Google Phone“, will be sold online and unlocked. But Google is also partnering with T-Mobile to push the phone after Verizon declined.
That partnership…
Dell Increases its Crowdsourcing Efforts - Will it... →
Dell is increasing its crowdsourcing efforts on IdeaStorm, by giving hardware manufacturers more feedback on products and services. “Storm Sessions” are designed to attract a larger…
The reason social media is so difficult for most... →
It’s a process, not an event.
Dating is a process. So is losing weight, being a public company and building a brand.
On the other hand, putting up a trade show booth is an event. So are going…
What can digital learn from the offline world? →
That was the question I was asked on stage at the Advertising Age Media Mavens Award luncheon in front of hundreds of leaders from the marketing and advertising world. Below is my answer. Tell me…
"Do you See What I See?: Visibility of... →
Knowing that I was going to speak at two different events within a week of one another to distinctly different audiences needing to hear a similar message, I decided to craft one talk for both …
This Web Surfing Flowchart Is Way Too Accurate... →
If you’ve ever been sidetracked by a documentary about modern Romanian chimney sweeps or come down with Facebook/Twitter Infinite Loop Syndrome, Achewood’s got you pegged, my friend. […
The reason social media is so difficult for most... →
It’s a process, not an event.
Dating is a process. So is losing weight, being a public company and building a brand.
On the other hand, putting up a trade show booth is an event. So are going…
70 Usable Stats From The 2009 State Of The... →
The annual state of the blogosphere report provided by Technorati always provides a ton of interesting information for bloggers, marketers and PR pros to use and reuse. My only issue with it…
The Invisible Shoe →
The Invisible Shoe is one of the 5 different shoe concepts by the Brazilian footwear designer Andreia Chaves. It would fit perfectly with the polygon fashion of Irina Shaposhnikova. You can see…
The Econsultancy Innovation Awards 2009: The... →
After weeks of judging, occasional arguments, far too much coffee and – thankfully - lots of internal support, we are now in a position to reveal the winners of our 2009 Innovation Awards.
The…