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June 11, 2008
— “things in society that are in plain sight, but still remain hidden” via Things Magazine #
— nicely summarized research on feedback and incentives in online communities via laughingmeme.org #
June 10, 2008
— if you rip your car, just get it a change of clothes #
— sending out mass emails about their downtime via Delicious #
— built with the Flash API via Digg #
— inflammatory headline aside, some thoughtful paranoia from Nicholas Carr #
June 9, 2008
— don’t miss Band at the 40 minute mark; also, Sippey hits the big time showing Six Apart’s killer Typepad app via Laughing Squid #
— holding up surprisingly well, better than refreshing MacRumors or Engadget #
June 6, 2008
— some good comments about the ethics of griefing in the comments #
— Pentagram did nice work, though the buttons seem a bit too low contrast via Delicious #
— hard to believe it’s real, but multiple confirmations that it’s aired on TV via GameSetWatch #
June 5, 2008
— impossible to tell which were paid placement, but this is an impressive list #
— great post about the Washington Post being held back by their print editions and mindset via Matt Haughey #
— starts at about 1:10; best remix ever #
— it built a child, and the child built a grandchild; more on the project via Boing Boing #
— 360 users are most hardcore, playing an average 2.7 hours daily, but everyone else is close #
— the most elaborate models available so far #
June 4, 2008
— he insists the post-Rapture email service is real, and their blog backs up the claim #
— for everyone wondering why many wait to commit, this is some great context #
— they use Roman, Arabic, Greek, or Cyrillic letters resembling the Japanese characters #
— smells like desperation #
— some great quotes from big names, but only scratches the surface; also, I hope they fix the broken MP3 links #
June 3, 2008
— for creators only, not commenters; they also upped the video limit to 1024MB, but still only ten minutes #
— a photo blog featuring huge imagery from the news wire #
— they’re getting quite a bit of mileage out of this shoot #
— taking Chicago Crime to the next level #
June 2, 2008
— also, wouldn’t it be great if every major tech company had a blogging ombudsman? via MetaFilter #
— distracting from the “hit escape” text is surprisingly effective #
— classic novels in Powerpoint form, courtesy of the NZ Book Council via Delicious #
— great article, but no link to the site? #
— they’re accused of uploading pre-release albums #
June 1, 2008
— true, heartbreaking stories from the China quake in comic form via MetaFilter #
May 31, 2008
— passive aggressive note sent five years into the future via MetaFilter #
— only a year after the ARG launched, some of its peak-oil predictions already seem understated #
May 30, 2008
— dinosaurs, monsters, and cowboys #
— starring Steven Seagal as “The Cockpuncher” #
— from a guy who specializes in baseball stats; looks like a good dashboard via MetaFilter #
— the artist takes blog entries and turns them into great little comics via zephoria.org #
May 29, 2008
— more lovely visualization work from Stamen Design #
— every entry is great; read the intro and YouTube/Nico cultural divide to start #
— background; can you tell I’ve been surfing Japanese blogs today? #
— from Factio, creators of a similar t-shirt widget creator via e.netafull.net #
— a compelling read, she’ll be the first woman to row the 7,000 miles from the US to Australia #
— social self-expression where all entries, comments, and tags are hand-drawn via asiajin.com #
— cute hack built in about an hour #
— also, a good example of what Nico Nico Douga comments look like #
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