August 2010
Pic on Twitpic →
An article about the Tea Party starting in Canada features an ad about volunteering with monkeys http://ping.fm/vEGa4
How a link spreads →
Visualizing how various Twitter accounts infect others with a link over time
There’s a gaggle of Japanese tourists outside my office waiting by a bus driven by a man with cowboy boots & a black, wide-brimmed Stenson
USA Today big change →
Large-scale reorg focuses on digital, as opposed to printed, mobile news distribution
Google’s 404 page brings back memories of designing sites that needed to support both Netscape 3 and 4 http://ping.fm/cOWra
IE9's new look →
The next version of Internet Explorer may launch on September 15th with a minimal interface
Wondering if I should trust a wine that features the Papyrus type family so prominently
Duran Duran’s “Rio” album has been the unexpected soundtrack for the past couple of evenings - not sure what to think
Avoiding the real question →
News analysis ignores the deep bigotry at the core of reporting about a controversial mosque in New York City
Urbanized →
Gary Hustwit’s new film builds on Helvetica and Objectified to look at the design of cities
The cost of free parking →
Ties to a recent discussion about how much car transportation is subsidized in subtle ways
Today is turning into the perfect summer day
Time to ask if there’s too much salt in people’s diet when even bottled water (ahem, Dasani) lists it as an ingredient
jQuery Mobile →
The JavaScript gets ported to all major mobile platforms, not just iOS and Android
Wondering why great weeklies like the Economist and the New Yorker don’t produce monthly digest editions
“You’ve got to form a narrative by explaining the value-added proposition” - no, actually you don’t. But you did just win Buzzword Bingo!
Origins of the alphabet →
Stunningly designed and well-researched narrative on the origins of the Latin alphabet
Ads in paid news apps →
Full-pad ads in The Times’ iPad app indicates the maturing of online media business has started
Twitpic - Share photos on Twitter →
Even a change to compostable cutlery at Microsoft comes with obtrusive, overly verbose warning messages http://ping.fm/TY65O
The bus driver on the 43/44 route right now has almost single-handedly redeemed the reputation of the Seattle transit system
Facebook recommended I “like” Sarah Palin…wonder if that was meant to be ironic
Art lives in the suburbs →
Dave Bidini talks about Arcade Fire’s new album and the changing views of suburbia
Ministry’s Thieves just popped-up in my shuffle mix and a whole different life flashed before my eyes
Using the phrase “proven techniques” is a sure-fire way to ensure I will tune-out of the rest of your message
Recently have begun getting emails from previously long-dormant marketing mailing lists - sign of recovery or another bubble forming?
Morning reality check: watching someone my age get dressed and pack-up his sleeping quarters…in the bottom of a church stairwell
How Canada's Dollar Got Ahead, and Left America... →
A couple of years ago, something went wrong. Our neighbors to the north became discontent with Tim Hortons, Doug Henning, Justin Bieber, and Jason Bay being their primary contributions to higher…
NYTimes licenses its app engine →
Could end-up creating a de facto standard around digital newspaper experiences
