Phatic Communication
Grant McCracken looks at how social networks work. An interesting heads-up to the 'Ambient Intimacy' of Twitter and the 'Hi, remember me, I'm ok' of Facebook - Phatic Communication, the puzzle of exhaust data.
July 23, 2007
July 20, 2007
Defining Web 3.0
In the rush to define the next big thing, here is Web 3.0
April 26, 2007
MacRabbit
A great new tool that helps with designing css websites on the Mac - MacRabbit
April 12, 2007
Flickring the News
An interesting proposal for giving newspaper websites the web 2.0 treatment. Hop studios suggest making the content more interactive and granular with a more Flickr style of interface/architecture - they call it tickr
February 26, 2007
Gender diversity at Web conferences
The debate about web and design conference male speaker domination has made it onto the pages of Kottke.org where he has the latest stats on the percentage of female speakers compared to male speakers
February 06, 2007
Say Everything
Growing up online with profiles in social media, blog entries and photos from their latest parties the teenagers of today are confusing and frustrating the older generations. New York Magazine looks at growing up in a public cyberspace and the generation gap that comes with it.
January 18, 2007
Geni
Geni is a new online family tree application that is social, viral and intuitive - Geni
December 13, 2006
Confusing Craigslist
Craig Newmark founder of craigslist, confuses wall street with his "it's-not-about-the-money" approach. The New York TImes and Market Watch look at the reactions
December 04, 2006
Mobile Social Networking
Yahoo have quietly released a new application for mobile social networking called Mixd
November 21, 2006
Online Lectures
Lectures from some of the top Universities in the world are now available online
November 20, 2006
Radish Races
Over 21 days using an interface reminiscent of tamaggotchi anyone who registers online can grow via a computer interface a real radish using water, light, fertiliser etc. After the 21 days the radishes will be dug up and the winner revealed - jardiland
November 14, 2006
Website Design
A weekly top 40 chart of website designs aggregated from various other charts - DesignCharts
November 10, 2006
Like Visual Search
Shopping for clothing similar to those worn by celebrities
November 07, 2006
Media 2.0
An interesting look at Media past, present and (more importantly) the future - Media 2.0 by Andy Kessler
October 26, 2006
Contagious Media
Interview with Jonah Peretti about viral media and what makes something contagious.
October 19, 2006
Getting web 2.0 onto a mobile phone
Applications where the data is stored on a server, processed within a web browser and integrated within a social network looks like a great opportunity to 'port' to a mobile platform - but is it?
September 22, 2006
50 favourite web design resources
Pronet advertising list their top 50 web design resources (css galleries etc)
Winners & Losers of Web 2.0
Wired look at the winners & losers of Web 2.0
September 19, 2006
Sneakerplay
An online community for sneaker officianados - Sneakerplay
September 09, 2006
eLearning blogs
September 08, 2006
Web Applications
Forbes looks at the best online applications; Calendars, e-mail, information managers, spreadsheets and word processors.
September 02, 2006
MySpace turning into theirSpace
As media companies 'rush-in to cash-in' on the MySpace 'community building' phenomenon - their users are becoming more and more frustrated with the lurking marketers and spammers that have leapt into the community.
Panasonic make wi-fi phone for skype
Panasonic is one of the many hardware companies developing 'cellular' type phones that can utilise VOIP/Skype through wireless hotspots without the need of a computer.
July 17, 2006
Vanilla
Vanilla is an open-source, standards-compliant, multi-lingual, fully extensible discussion forum for the web. Free to download and use on your own webspace
July 05, 2006
Tracking the Tour de France
Another Google Maps mashup providing you the latest feedback on the racers on the Tour de France
July 03, 2006
How fast can you type?
A fun little test to see what your 'words per minute' typing rate is - How fast can you type?
June 29, 2006
Quikmaps
A handy new Google maps mash-up. With Quikmaps you can draw on the map and post it onto your website. Handy for giving directions or pointing to areas of interest - Quikmaps
June 16, 2006
Flock
If you are interested in trying out a new web browser, Flock may be what you are looking for. It is built with the same code as Firefox but has better blog and Flickr integration.
June 09, 2006
Cleaning up the board
The scramble by media companies to get in on the social networking website boom (re: MySpace) is starting to drive their users/community/customers to leave for less sanitised/corporatised communities.
Finding a balance between a safe online space and a space designed and policed by 'parental figures' is the fine line that many media companies are finding they must tread.
Teaching and Learning with Web 2.0
How will web 2.0 effect online learning? An interesting article with good descriptions of the technology and ideas behind web 2.0
June 07, 2006
June 05, 2006
End of privacy
Wil Harris from Bit-tech.net looks at 'web 2.0' and how it will bring about large 'mineable' databases that will keep marketing companies in data for years to come.
June 02, 2006
FWA
Lots of website goodies - FWA
May 31, 2006
How to design like Web 2.0
If you want to give your site that 'Web 2.0' look then Tommy Maloney from Photoshop Lab has the tutorial to make that site shiny and new.
May 12, 2006
Trends
The new tool for comparing terms, brands, products, ideologies...etc etc - Google Trends
May 11, 2006
Bubble or Boom?
Is the current web 2.0 hysteria about to burst or is the wave just beginning?
May 01, 2006
Global Interface
An interesting 3D global interface for accessing global data
April 26, 2006
Channeling on the Net
With advertising struggling to make headway in a fragmented media landscape corporations are now focusing on producing their own content - some are even setting up their own online channels
April 21, 2006
Fare Chase
Yahoo have developed a new online search application for finding the cheapest/most convenient airfares - Farechase
April 20, 2006
Google Finance
Google Finance - an interesting finance application from Google
April 13, 2006
Putting the web on a hard drive
Startup company Webaroo are about to release a new product where they can put the 'internet' on a hard drive so you can search through the internets when you are offline.
April 07, 2006
New trends in online traffic
What's going on in the world of online mega-brands? The Washington Post looks at the growth of some of the worlds top internet sites
April 03, 2006
Audiri
Interesting internet mp3 site.
Flash experimentation
Andy Foulds has some interesting experiments using Flash.
March 27, 2006
Who's building the next web?
Newsweek look at Web 2.0
February 10, 2006
Converting a photoshop document into css
A step by step guide on how to convert your photoshop file into an internet ready CSS file
February 08, 2006
Sketch Swap
A fun diversion - make a drawing then receive one in return - Sketch Swap
January 31, 2006
Bubble 2.0
There is another tech wave brewing and Wired magazine think this one isn't a bubble. Publishing 2.0 see this wave as a bubble that could destroy the business models used within the media industry causing chaos and a mess bigger than bubble 1.0
January 17, 2006
Virtual NYC tour
Using google maps, this website takes you on a tour of New York City
January 13, 2006
Adding a google map to your webpage
Google Maps can now be integrated into your webpages using a little bit of HTML knowledge and the Google Maps API key. Exploration Age has the rundown.
January 12, 2006
Chatsum
An interesting idea; a plugin for a web browser that lets you chat with other people who are on the same webpage as you - Chatsum
December 07, 2005
Search Engine Optimization
December 05, 2005
The MySpace Generation
New technologies like instant messaging and the internet have created large communities of connected teenagers (there are 40 million members on MySpace.com) that spend a large amount of their time chatting with each other about what is hot and what isn't. BusinessWeek Online looks at the cultural shift occuring among teenagers and how the business world is diverting it's capital from old media to the new.
November 28, 2005
Who's afraid of Google?
Google is growing and changing at an enormous rate, changing the media landscape. Wired looks at how Google will effect other companies, while BusinessWeekOnline sees Gold in Google
November 25, 2005
Ambient Findability
In his new book 'Ambient Findability', Peter Morville looks for connections among social software, semantic webs, evolutionary psychology and interaction design. Liz Danzico from AIGA talks to Peter about what is meant by 'Ambient Findability'
November 21, 2005
November 18, 2005
The Flickrization of Yahoo
As the web moves to version 2.0 (social media), Yahoo has started to make it's move. Even while Erick Schonfeld from Business 2.0 talks about it Yahoo is actually doing it - Shoposphere
November 16, 2005
Celebrity Maps
Find out where all the celebrities live with celebrity maps
November 15, 2005
SearchSpy
Ever wondered what people are searching on the internet for - right now?
November 08, 2005
Google Local
Yahoo Think Tank
Between the 3rd and 17th of November, Yahoo has some of New Zealand and Australia's leading 'creative minds' sitting in a chair at Customs House in Sydney. Using the Yahoo Think Tank website you are able to submit a brief and vote on their concepts.
October 28, 2005
Web 2.0 cracks appearing
"While there's no strict agreement on exactly what Web 2.0 is, much of it involves public participation and contributions from the commons.
Web 2.0 is very open, but all that openness has its downside: When you invite the whole world to your party, inevitably someone pees in the beer. " - Xeni Jardin, Wired News Article
I want it that way
A funny rendition of the Back Street Boys' 'I want it that way' by two Chinese students.
October 26, 2005
Gridgame
A simple, hypnotic flash game - gridgame
October 19, 2005
Innovative Ikea catalogue
Using many cameras and some flash sophistication Ikea have produced a great way to show off their products while capturing the moment
October 07, 2005
Web 2.0
There is a resurgence in online activity and this article from Discover magazine looks at why - web 2.0 update: Wired is talking about web 2.0 too
September 26, 2005
Ask ditches Jeeves
Internet search portal Ask.com have decided to drop their long time iconic valet.
August 07, 2005
Flash gaming
RIT graduate Jay, looks at some of the best Flash games on the internet.
July 07, 2005
VJ Torrents
A site where you can download/upload torrents of VJ mixes - VJ Torrents
July 06, 2005
Mobile Gmaps
Just when you thought Google Maps couldn't get any better - you can now have it on your mobile phone!
June 27, 2005
50 Coolest websites
Time magazine has released it's list of the 50 coolest websites
June 23, 2005
Sellers moving away from eBay
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article looking at the trend among e-tailers to move away from selling their goods on eBay
June 03, 2005
Companies are google bombing
To counter bad press, companies are setting up 'link farms'. This dubious technique then places their message ahead of their critics' in the important first page of search engine results.
The upside to BitTorrent
The Guardian looks at how BitTorrent can be used in ways that go beyond illegally downloading copyrighted movies and music.
May 25, 2005
Web Development resources
A nice list of links to help with developing/designing web pages
May 24, 2005
Password protection
Microsoft's senior program manager for security policy, Jesper Johansson has told attendees at a conference hosted by Australia's national Computer Emergency Response Team, or AusCERT, that the security industry has been giving out the wrong advice to users by telling them not to write down their passwords.
May 17, 2005
Piracy is good
After the shutting down of some large bit-torrent sites - Mark Pesce (previously mentioned here) questions why Television broadcasters are trying to shut down such an efficient way to distribute their content.
May 12, 2005
Online Broadcasting
Wirecast is an application for mixing multiple cameras and broadcasting the result online
May 04, 2005
Webby Awards
The new list of winners have been announced.
May 03, 2005
Technorati's top 100 Blogs
April 29, 2005
A whole new internet
Janice Fraser talks about the rise of the new applications that are using the internet more successfully than the dot com era. Jason Kottke discusses her thoughts in his article.
Hello
A new easy way to share photos online - Hello
April 19, 2005
Skype
Internet phone company - Skype, has introduced two new features; SkypeOut and SkypeIn. These new features, using a similar technique as p2p file sharing software look like threatening the incumbent Telecommunications operators.
April 18, 2005
Sage
If you use Firefox then you need Sage - the RSS reader for firefox
April 14, 2005
New real estate interface
By combining Google Maps and craigslist, a new way to search for an apartment or house in America is born
April 08, 2005
Website links
Some top design and flash websites give their recommendations for which sites to visit
April 05, 2005
YaGoohoogle
Search Yahoo and Google at the same time
March 31, 2005
Video Google
Could Television develop into a searchable medium?
February 24, 2005
NaDa
The computer software that does nothing
January 21, 2005
Bypass website registration
If you need access to a New York Times article (or any site that requires you register) then try using BugMeNot - there is even a Firefox extension which gives you a login with a 'right click'
December 24, 2004
2004 Google Zeitgeist
Google has released it's list of top searches for 2004
December 20, 2004
css guide on the iPod
Very handy if you use css and you own an iPod
December 16, 2004
Internet shopping
During the festive season in the UK, internet shopping has increased by 64% from last year.
December 09, 2004
What corporate America can't build: A sentence
With email being the most common form of communication in corporate America, a realisation is emerging - corporate America needs help stringing a sentence together.
Medical advice online
A list of useful links to find the information you might be looking for
Need help with CSS
A great resource of links for getting your css up to scratch
December 08, 2004
Firefox users ignore ads
This article points to Firefox users being savvy and selective when it comes to online advertising - hence the lower click through rate. The article doesn't mention that Firefox has a very useful adblocker that stops users seeing the ads at all.
December 06, 2004
Broadband increases, TV viewing decreases
Broadband growth in Europe is as high as 120% (Italy) and 93% (UK). As research suggests, this is impacting the numbers of people watching television.
November 29, 2004
The Relationship Revolution
An essay debunking the idea of the 'Information Revolution' and pushing the idea of the 'Relationship Revolution'
November 24, 2004
Web Retailing
Is getting more personal, more customisable
November 19, 2004
Google Scholar
If you are looking for Educational material, try looking on the new Google Scholar
November 16, 2004
RadioPod
Using Perl RadioPod turns streaming radio stations into Mp3s ready for your iPod
November 10, 2004
Firefox
The web browser Firefox has been released as version 1
November 03, 2004
Do hits matter?
Does the number of hits your blog receives translate to income received?