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If Google bans Google
[Update]In an excellent move of fairness, the Google Chrome page no longer appears on the organic results for "browser". Here is a screenshot (G+ doesn’t allow me to add another photo on this post any more)https://markg.blog/2012/01/03/if-google-bans-google/google-chrome-demoted/Here is Matt Cutt’s post on the matterhttps://plus.google.com/109412257237874861202/posts/NAWunDzJSHCIt would be nice if they also stopped the paid ad for Google [Continue reading]
Introducing… the MacPhone in 1984
Follow the link to see concept work done by Hartmut Esslinger, designer of the Apple IIc. Among them, a design for a future (for 1984) phone in co-operation with AT&T. http://fudder.de/artikel/2007/07/17/origin-of-the-iphone/artikel/ [Update] see also: Appledesign: The Work of the Apple Industrial Design Grouphttp://www.amazon.com/Appledesign-Apple-Industrial-Design-Group/dp/1888001259(thanks +Charis Tsevis)[Update] the book mentioned above is rare to find (Amazon sells [Continue reading]
Wikipedia, point taken
The internet told you to stop putting Jimmy Wales’ face on the donation banners so now you show us the alternatives. Ok, point taken. I made a small donation, please bring Jimmy back! :) That said, here’s the donation link in case you’ve missed it https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
Excellent #HTML5 work!
This really pushes the boundaries of what we consider can be done with HTML :) Reshared post from +Marcin Wichary We open sourced the code behind Stanisław Lem doodle and I wrote an article describing it. Hope you enjoy! http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/doodles/lem/http://code.google.com/p/stanislaw-lem-google-doodle/ Embedded Link HTML5 Rocks – Case Study: Building the Stanisław Lem Google doodle Google+: Reshared [Continue reading]
This will hurt
Hackers claiming to be the group Anonymous said they had obtained around 4,000 credit card details, passwords and home addresses on Stratfor’s private client list, which was posted on information-sharing website Pastebin. The question now is: can an "intelligence" company like Stratfor survive such a disaster? http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/26/us-stratfor-hacking-idUSTRE7BO0GM20111226
An Apple Christmas tale
How Apple beat IBM in Steve Jobs’ first retail warhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/25/charles_eicher_christmas_1984/
Very nice round-up of all possible choices for publishing on ebook on the big stores…
Very nice round-up of all possible choices for publishing on ebook on the big stores (Amazon, Apple, Nook, etc) Reshared post from +Guy Kawasaki (Wed01) Good guide to publishing an ebook: http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/291424/how-to-self-publish-an-ebook/1
He only read the top of the email, not the email chain below
Lesson 1: When in trouble you can always do better than the "who has time to read emails?" defence! :) Murdoch said: "I am confident that I did not review the full email chain at the time or afterwards," in part because Myler’s note had been sent to him at the weekend.Lesson 2: don’t read [Continue reading]
It is said that the most ingenius ideas are the most simple in design
The Wheel. The Toaster oven. And, yes, now the ultimate Snow Man. :) Embedded Link Apparatus for facilitating the construction of a snow man/woman – Asperas, Ignacio Marc A building component for facilitating a construction of a snow man/woman. A spherically-shaped body is provided that has an outer surface and an interior, the interior substantially [Continue reading]
I really don't get why "monkey" is #6 :)
I really don’t get why "monkey" is #6 :) Embedded Link Network Security | ’Password’ Tops the List of Common Passwords | Control Design Despite Efforts to Make Networks More Secure, the Most Common Passwords Are Still Easy-to-Hack Entries Like ’Password’ and ’123456’ Google+: Reshared 1 times
What's like working in Google?
Read this… Reshared post from +Steve Yegge I’ve tried writing another Amazon War Story a couple of times, but so far no luck. It’s not Writer’s Block. I can write plenty. This time my problem is Writer’s Crap. So today I’ll try something different, and write about working at Google. The main problem with writing [Continue reading]
:)
:) Reshared post from +Michael Lee Johnson The Porn Folder – C’mon, who doesn’t/hasn’t? :)Source: http://xkcd.com/981/ Google+: Reshared 1 times
My own little self-navigating/mobile-phone-remote-controllable robot for $25? Tempted…
My own little self-navigating/mobile-phone-remote-controllable robot for $25? Tempted :)Details here http://www.mydeskpets.com/tankbot/
iPad donations accepted now :)
see the video below and also read about the design process here http://blog.bloom.io/2011/07/11/creating-new-worlds/
This looks very very nice :)
This looks very very nice :) Reshared post from +Mari Smith Wow, ThinkUp looks amazing! Now you can archive, search, and analyze all your activity on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+… in one place – "extract all your posts and conversations from behind walled gardens of social networks and place in your very own garden!" Congrats [Continue reading]
I don't do wireframes on paper but this looks like fun!
#web-design Embedded Link Website Stencil Kit — UI Stencils Quickly sketch out your website and mobile application ideas.
Have you ever contacted Amazon's support?
I had to contact #Amazon #support on two separate issues yesterday. Both where of the type that the only thing I could do was contact support (in one case actually the error message said "contact support to do this"). In both cases it seems that noone read my message and I was just sent a [Continue reading]
Cool, but expensive (400 euros) :)
Cool, but expensive (400 euros) :) Reshared post from +Guy Kawasaki (Sun07) Megaphone for your iPhone. MegaPhone by en&is design – official spot Hat tip to http://www.toxel.com/tech/2011/11/12/megaphone-for-your-iphone/
A guide on keeping your personal information away from marketers
#security #malware #privacy Embedded Link How websites use your browser to sell you for cash • The Register Google+: Reshared 1 times
Very nice move by Wired Their in-house photo team will now be releasing their photos…
Very nice move by Wired Their in-house photo team will now be releasing their photos under a Creative Commons license. Excluded are the photos used in the print magazine, but still a way to give back (and allow people to link to Wired.com when they use it’s photos anyway :)) Embedded Link Wired.com Goes Creative [Continue reading]
Have you noticed a change in your search results? Google has been making some changes……
Have you noticed a change in your search results? Google has been making some changes… http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/giving-you-fresher-more-recent-search.html Reshared post from +Danny Sullivan Terrible accident on the M5 motorway in England, which I used to drive on often. I was curious how Google’s new "fresh" algorithm handled this. In the US, not at all — nothing fresh [Continue reading]
This is embarrassing
From the Marriott Hotels website foo@apogee.gr is subscribed to:You have chosen not to receive Marriott email.Please allow ten business days to process this request. 2 WEEKS to unsubscribe a mail from a mailing list??
Paper Camera looks fun but isn't compatible on my iPhone 3G…
Paper Camera looks fun but isn’t compatible on my iPhone 3G… Embedded Link JFDP Labs Paper Camera * Witness the birth of a new comic art experience * Seeing the world through the stylish and artistic lens of Paper Camera transforms your ordinary world into a magical experience. No bor…
The new View Ripples feature is simply Google engineers kicking a** :)
And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, read this http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/google-popular-posts-eye-catching.html
Using the Article API of Diffbot
Having been using the Article API of Diffbot for a project, works almost perfect on every case. Wonderful technology! Reshared post from +Robert Scoble A look at Diffbot, a visually learning robot (As used in AOL’s Editions, look at how the technology works). Many of us use RSS feeds to get updates from our favorite [Continue reading]
Mapping poverty and riots
What happens when you combine a big amount of data with a map? Do you get a new view in your subject, perhaps even new knowledge, or just a fancy way to promote your ideological stance on the issue? “These riots were not about poverty,” said David Cameron yesterday. ” That insults the millions of [Continue reading]
TaskRabbit: A marketplace for small errands
Here’s an interesting idea: a bit like Amazon Mechanical Turk for offline tasks. It’s excellent that are being cautious in their development, initially only operating on specific areas and give great attention to security with background checks for participants. TaskRabbit is a two-way marketplace that connects ‘TaskPosters,’ people who need help, with ‘TaskRabbits,’ a network [Continue reading]
Fake Apple stores in China (are you listening, Steve Jobs?)
They looked like Apple products. It looked like an Apple store. It had the classic Apple store winding staircase and weird upstairs sitting area. The employees were even wearing those blue t-shirts with the chunky Apple name tags around their necks… You have already guessed the punchline, of course: this was a total Apple store [Continue reading]