The Smokey Shape of Things to Come

11 June 2010   ::  

Smokescreen.us

HTML5 + Javascript as a replacement for Flash. Very interesting.

What’s It Worth To Ya?

20 May 2010   ::  

EContentMag.com
Are We Ready to Play With Pay? The Content Value Reproposition
By Steve Smith

Accurate and well balanced (but lacking a mention of iTunes).

Digital Self-Defense

17 May 2010   ::  

HuffingtonPost.com
Video: Facebook Privacy Settings: How To Fix Your Profile In 2 Minutes
By Rob Fishman & Craig Kanalle

Video killed the privacy violation star.

Power of Me vs. Power of We

12 May 2010   ::  

CIO.com
Interview: Jaron Lanier – Why Crowdsourcing Isn’t Always Wise
By Kim S. Nash

Interesting alt-perspective from this Microsoft scholar-at-large.

What’s Next? The Wheel?

10 December 2009   ::  

Maxium.com
Can I Kick It?
By Maxim Staff

Please pardon the source (i.e., Maxim). Looks like it is possible to build a better mouse trap.

POD Is WIA (Where It’s At)

5 December 2009   ::  

Publishing Executive (PubExec.com)
The Atlantic’s Jay Lauf on Why Brave Thinkers Are Pioneering Print-On-Demand
By Thorin McGee

If HP’s MagCloud.com is good enough for The Atlantic, then it’s probably good enough for you too.

A Thousand Words?

11 November 2009   ::  

WebDesignerDepot.com
40 Seriously Funny Print Ads
By WDD Staff

GraphicDesignBlog.org
45 Strange and Funny Photoshop Manipulations – A weird combination!!
By Charlie B. Johnson

Or how about just two? Cool stuff.

Food For Thought

26 October 2009   ::  

SmashingMagazine.com
Brand = User Experience: The Interface of a Cheeseburger
By Oliver Reichenstein

Super size it?

The Devil Is In The Design

12 October 2009   ::  

The Wall Street Journal
The Shape of Things to Come
By David A. Price

Naturally we would agree, design should not be an afterthought.

The 2.0s And The 2.0 Nots

6 October 2009   ::  

EContentMag.com
Interview: Andrew McAfee – Writing the Book on Enterprise 2.0
By Hugh McKellar

If he’s good enough for the Harvard Business School Press, he’s good enough for NLM.

There Ought To Be A Virtual Law

7 August 2009   ::  

ScientificAmerican.com
Avatar Acts: Why Online Realities Need Regulation
By Michael Tennesen

If virtual actions have real consequences are those actions still virtual?

Dude, Where’s My Innovation?

3 May 2009   ::  

ESPN.com
Sea Change – Surfing champion Kelly Slater
By Alyssa Roenigk

Anyone can think outside the box but how many can claim to think beyond the wave?

Art Imitating Life

10 March 2009   ::  

The New York Times Magazine
Portrait of an Artist as an Avatar
By Sara Corbett

Amazing, intriguing and uber-cool all at the same time.