April 2009
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9 life lessons from rock climbing
A short presentation from Matthew Childs at TED 2009.
Don’t let go
Hesitation is bad
Have a plan
The Move is the End
Know how to rest
Fear sucks
Opposites are good
Strength is not equal to Success
Know how to let go
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WatchThe iCube from EON Reality as demonstrated to IDEO Labs.
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“The Universe is a big place - perhaps the biggest.”
– Kilgore Trout
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“Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us...”
– Isaac Asimov
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“[Twitter is] like having a conversation in the pub with a bag on your head.”
– Jemima Kiss
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Watch“This is a prototype of an iPhone media player that uses RFID embedded in physical objects to control media playback.”
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WatchTweenbots are human-dependent robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they encounter. Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a destination displayed on a flag, and rely on people they meet to read this flag and to aim them in the right direction to reach their goal. A project by Kacie Kinzer.
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WatchThe Unfinished Swan. Great game concept. Very atmospheric.
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Trend monitoring: North Korea
It’s Sunday morning in the UK and I just heard about the North Korean multi-stage rocket launch. Rather than rush for the bomb shelter I thought I’d test a conversation trend monitoring tool. This one tracks Twitter trends because that’s how I heard about the rocket. There’s a good list of others on Mashable.
Or, if you prefer, here’s the Google Trend monitor for...
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Social Media Fail (recap) →
From the Web 2.0 Expo 2009 with panelists Peter Kim, Charlene Li and Jeremiah Owyang
RT @jowyang Tell me when you see a Tshirt that says: “You have been rate limited. Enhance your calm.” Ya know it’s coming.
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WatchFootage of the first stable version of levelHead, an augmented reality spatial-memory game by Julian Oliver.
Hunch →
“In 10 questions or less, Hunch will offer you a great solution to your problem, concern or dilemma, on hundreds of topics.”
5 Events That Have Used Social Media for a Good... →
“These events illustrate the power that a small group of individuals and their networks can have to instantly and effectively change the world for the better”
Death of Web 2.0 - finally! http://tr.im/i8Tk
Addictomatic →
Meta search engine - usual suspects plus social sphere.
Future Of Social Networks presentation from SXSW →
Charlene Li - future till 2011 - “I had the honor of presenting at the SXSW conference last Saturday, on the topic “The Future Of Social Networks”. I’ve embedded the slides below, and you can also…
DAB birdsong channel →
“DAB digital radio listeners are again being treated to a relaxing rural soundtrack. All the while there is sufficient space on the national commercial digital radio network, listeners will find a…
McKinsey: What Matters →
Thought provoking posts from intelligent writers on the following: biotech, climate change, credit crunch, energy, geopolitics, globalisation, health care, innovation, internet, organisation.
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Trade Secrets
Brian: Hey fella. did you used to work at Amazon?
Charles: lol. no - oddball
Brian: ok thought not. was going to ask you soem 'inside the workings of amazon" questions but nevermind
Charles: Used to *be* an Amazon before the snip
Brian: really?
Charles: no
Brian: huh. ;)
Charles: Well, let me ask *you* about the inner workings of Google. spill it
Brian: um... you can search for... stuff
Charles: ah - neat
Brian: yeha. It's kinda useful.
Charles: Amazon sell stuff - does that help?
Brian: yep - thanks!
Blonde showcase →
On the creativebrief business development website.
Optimal Workshop →
An interesting set of online usability testing tools. Test design decisions, ratify IA etc
Wondering about the ingredients in a Molotov Fool.