January 2012
3 posts
Stop whining and start hiring remote workers →
Every day I read a new article about some company whining about how hard it is to hire technical staff. Invariably it turns out that they’re only looking for people within a commuters distance of…
December 2011
9 posts
Maximizing shareholder value is "the dumbest idea... →
Steve Denning, writing in Forbes:
In today’s paradoxical world of maximizing shareholder value, which Jack Welch himself has called “the dumbest idea in the world”, the situation is the…
$25 Raspberry Pi computer is as small as a credit... →
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is preparing to launch a new ultra-affordable Linux-powered computer next month that is the size of a credit card. It’s so affordable, in fact, that it will…
Every 60 seconds: Apple sells 925 iPhones, 2... →
Apple sold 925 iPhone 4S handsets each minute during the device’s debut weekend, and it sells 81 iPads every 60 seconds on average. Research In Motion sells 103 BlackBerry phones,…
Arduino-Controlled CheerLight →
CheerLights is a project whereby lights the world over respond to social media like Twitter hash tags, linking the real world to the online world. Pete Prodoehl …
Official Google Blog: The next stage in our... →
Your brand is more than a coupon | Blog @... →
November 2011
5 posts
help create the definitive inspiration engine for... →
it’s probably best to view this fullscreen
I’ve been doing a good deal of thinking around improving this site and what my readers (that’s you!) actually need from a…
would you fund a new site for creative... →
I’ve been blogging here since July 2008 and I’ve been incredibly fortunate to amass a small group of dedicated, kind, and interested readers. I attribute my small measure of success to this…
alignment →
Here’s a simple but powerful exercise:
Put your company’s or your client’s key stakeholders in a room together. Have the person with the most senior title agree that it’s a safe place for…
do we need a user’s bill of rights? →
Earlier this year I had to stop using one of my favorite file sharing services, Drop.io, when they were purchased by Facebook and all of their data was shut down. I’m still waiting for…
“Is A Picture of Kurt With Cough Syrup Also a... →
Andrew Kuo’s graphic reassesment of 1991: The Year Punk Broke in the NY Times.
See it big and legible here
Andrew Kuo’s graphic reassesment of 1991: The Year Punk Broke in…
October 2011
26 posts
Atmospheric Underwater Diorama Photography →
Kim Keever’s elaborate method produces remarkable results. This, from a statement at Denver’s David B. Smith Gallery:
Kim Keever’s large-scale photographs are created by…
AT-AT Dog Is Awesome →
Katie Mello, a professional stop-motion character fabricator at LAIKA/house, made this awesome AT-AT costume for her pup, Bones Mello. You can check out her process shot on Bones’…
A Painful Cycle →
apple’s vision of 2011 in 1985 →
A few things really interested me when I watched this …
It’s interesting how right they were about our needs and behaviors and how wrong they were about how those needs would be filled. I…
Home Prices: Still Nothing Doing →
by Jacob Goldstein
Alyson Hurt/NPR
Case-shiller 20-city composite, not seasonally adjusted
Home prices crept up between July and August, according to the…
makers →
This weekend I went through a series of a-ha moments. One of which involved me becoming aware of the fact that I’ve turned into a type of person that used to bug me. And that type of person…
Can creativity be agile? →
Agile is becoming the new demand for business and in the world of advertising certain parties are calling for planners to move faster- hence the rise of the term “agile planning”.
How Many Millionaires In Congress? →
The crux of the 99%’s argument, simplified into one graph. It’s not so much rich vs. poor as it is rich government vs. poor everybody else.
chrispiascik.com / via whatevs.net
publish early, publish often →
Last week, friend and past-conspirator Jamie Wilkinson stopped by the office to talk about himself and what he’s learned trying to ignite culture on the web. It’s a long video but it’s…
holy cow of the day →
I want one for Christmas.
More on Quantum Locking over at io9.
Amit Gupta Needs You →
I mentioned Amit Gupta‘s search for a bone marrow match last week. Now, David Cole and Tag Savage put together a site that will help you figure out how you can help.
In case…
CrashStat Steers Pedestrians, Bikers Away From... →
Bikers and walkers know what intersections feel the most like death traps, but a new online map shows exactly what places to avoid.
You probably have some idea of the most dangerous…
Ace Hardware Store Launches Zombie Preparedness... →
Midwest Ace Hardware Store has taken precautions this October for an impending Zombie attack. Informing customers with a Prepare Center on how to stay safe and keep their brains…
what complexity are you mirroring? →
Structurally, agencies and their clients look quite a bit alike. We also work quite a bit like each other. This is because we evolved together. As our client’s structure changed, we adapted to…
Ibm says cmos are under fire →
IBM just published its latest global study on Chief Marketing Officers and the findings make for interesting reading.
This is clearly a discipline that is under a lot of pressure and…
Research outsourcing website offers ‘eBay for... →
For scientific researchers preparing to carry out experiments, it can be a constant source of frustration to find that the required equipment is either incredibly expensive to purchase or…
Training Bacteria To Grow Consumer Goods →
Thinkers at IDEO are working with scientists to find a way to have E. coli bacteria form objects–like a coffee cup–when exposed to light. It’s nature’s version of 3-D printing.
The promise…
September 2011
6 posts
Foursquaropoly, A Monopoly Game Played Using... →
Foursquaropoly is a mobile gaming app that combines the Foursquare API with the gameplay of the Monopoly board game (see a video demo). Players can buy and sell…
what if i said … →
that there is someone listening in on your online conversations and that someone is passing public judgement?
And what if I also said that you are powerless to have that judgement taken down?
…
The Evolution of the Web →
My friends over at Hyperakt just launched a new interactive project illustrating The Evolution of the Web. Each browser’s evolution is illustrated with screen captures of their…
Bellstrike →
Bellstrike is a new service that allows nonprofits to launch a professional looking website in virtually no time, without any coding or design skills.
But it goes beyond just…
August 2011
23 posts
Let Them Eat … What? High Food Commodity Prices... →
New evidence suggests the Arab Spring wasn’t caused by the slow boiling of political grievances, but by a sudden rise in food prices. Next year, prices will soar even higher.
Letting them…