#technology (84 links)
- I, A Bee randallrothenberg.com
Those individuals carry at least one non-traditional title. To the advertising creative partnership that traditionally has teamed a copywriter and an art director, a third member must be added: the creative technologist.
- Shapeways | passionate about creating shapeways.com
We want to be a fun, inspiring place where you make your own 3D designs come to life using 3D printing.
- The Computer for the 21st Century ubiq.com
"The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it." Must read.
- MySpace Music Puts The Industry On The Right Track techcrunch.com
"So why is the experience just an 8/10? For now only U.S. users can access the new music content [...] there’s lots of work to do on the product itself. There’s no way to share public playlists, for example. And unlike iMeem, MySpace Music doesn’t yet offer the ability to embed the music player into other sites. Also, my browser crashed repeatedly tonight while I was testing the service." 8/10? Talk about ratings inflation.
A global firm of designers, engineers, planners and business consultants.
- ongoing · Multi-Inflection-Point Alert tbray.org
We’re simultaneously at inflection points in programming languages and databases and network programming and processor architectures and Web development and IT business models and desktop environments. Did I miss anything?
- We need a Wikipedia for data - Bret Taylor's blog bret.appspot.com
I think we should create a Wikipedia for data: a global database for all of these important data sources to which we all contribute and that anyone can use.
- With friends like these ... guardian.co.uk
Facebook has 59 million users [but] you won't catch Tom Hodgkinson volunteering his personal information - not now that he knows the politics of the people behind the social networking site
To keep the enormous swarm of data produced when a picture is “born digital” — that is, produced using all-electronic processes, rather than relying wholly or partially on film — pushes the cost of preservation to $208,569 a year
Those of us older than 25 can't imagine a life without e-mail. For the Facebook generation, it's hard to imagine a life of only e-mail, much less a life before it.
- IEEE Spectrum: The Future of Music spectrum.ieee.org
"The loudness war, what many audiophiles refer to as an assault on music (and ears), has been an open secret of the recording industry for nearly the past two decades and has garnered more attention in recent years as CDs have pushed the limits of loudnes
- Policy Unplugged policyunplugged.org
Exists to help promote social networking, knowledge generation and sharing, co-creation and the harnessing of collective intelligence within organisations and communities.
- Achieving emptiness with "Bit Literacy" - (37signals) 37signals.com
In an age of infinite bits, time and attention are the scarce resources. The solution is to constantly manage your bits with the goal of reaching an “empty” state.
Some of the web's most innovative developers might want to check the temperature when they arrive for the Future of Web Apps conference this week -- in tech circles, this city is getting hot again.
- Vitamin Interviews » Steve Olechowski thinkvitamin.com
1. How is FeedBurner impacting on the way we understand media? 2. What kind of information about their readers do media and advertisers want? 3. RSS and television 4. How can RSS be developed?
- Technology For Marketing 2007 - TFM Awards t-f-m.co.uk
Technology For Marketing Awards
- IT For Charities: Software, Hardware, Services & IT Directory for UK Charities itforcharities.co.uk
WorldChanging.com works from a simple premise: that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected.
- How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change the World? One. And You're Looking At It. fastcompany.com
For years, compact fluorescent bulbs have promised dramatic energy savings--yet they remain a mere curiosity. That's about to change.
- Wired News: What If They Gave a War...? wired.com
"I'll tell you where they are. They're at home, tuning in to root for the next "American idol." They're plugged into their iPods, utterly self-involved and disconnected from what lies just outside their doors. They're spending 25 hours a week playing vide
- Centre for Alternative Technology Home Page cat.org.uk
- PeanutButterWiki pbwiki.com
Encryption, Firefox browser, word processing, arcade games and yes even an operating system can be run off your USB hard drive... if you know how! - Version 1.0.0
- Do and don't battery table batteryuniversity.com
Each battery has unique needs that must be met to obtain reliable service and long life. The Do and Don't battery table summarizes these needs and advises proper handling of each battery type.
- Hiring Technical People jrothman.com
Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job.