April 2009
72 posts
Users choose ads for their social web pages →
Earlier this month, we wrote about Everyday Models, the company that lets consumers rent out various aspects of their lives for advertising purposes. Zeroing in more narrowly on the online…
Patrick Blanc Talks About His Vertical Gardens →
In the Talking Heads song Nothing but Flowers David Byrne describes a dystopian future where plants and vegetation have overpowered all the machinations of modern society- “There was a…
Join or Die →
In a series of paintings called “Join or Die,” artist Justine Lai depicts herself having sex with every U.S. president, in chronological order. I won’t repost the pictures here, but you can see a…
National Volunteer Week: RockCorps →
In honor of National Volunteer Week, GOOD will be bringing you a daily recommendation about organizations with which you can volunteer in your neighborhood and around the country.
Generally…
Farmers' market targets commuters with $5 bags →
There’s no doubt eating locally grown food benefits both the community and the environment, but without regular visits to a farmers’ market, it can be difficult for consumers to make that…
It has come to this →
At McSweeney’s Robert Lanham pitches his course in “Writing for Nonreaders in the Postprint Era.” Course Description
As print takes its place alongside smoke signals, cuneiform, and hollering,…
My testimony to Sen. Kerry →
Not that I’ve been invited or will be, but if I were, here’s what I would say in testimony to Sen. John Kerry’s hearings on failing newspapers. (What the hell, after writing a fake speech for…
The Revenge of Geography! →
Kaplan has a whopping great piece in Foreign Policy titled The Revenge of Geography. The article is a featured piece and too long to post or even summarize here, but here’s the key section…
Resilient Nation →
We live in a brittle society, states UK think tank Demos. “Over 80 per cent of Britons live in urban areas relying on dense networks of public and private sector organisations to provide…
Paper Wood Stools Sit Lightly on the Earth →
Drill Design is set to unveil these new Paper Wood Stools at this week’s Milan Furniture Fair with the tag line that “off the rack” just will not do. Composed of wood veneer and …
noi si ei →
Ei il au pe Aneesh Chopra si Vivek Kundra si noi il avem pe Gabriel Sandu. Cei doi cu nume indian au facut toata viata lor technology strategy si strategy technology, al nostru a lucrat in…
Islam’s Version of the Shroud of Turin →
Many will probably remember the incident several years ago when the image of the Virgin Mary was allegedly discovered in a grilled cheese sandwich. It was sold on eBay to an online casino for…
Did Twitter Just Quietly Start Twitter Connect? If... →
Yesterday, on its Twitter API Wiki, Twitter quietly unveiled a “Sign in with Twitter” feature. It’s a very simple idea: It gives you the option to use your Twitter ID as your login for third…
Digital Britain Afterthoughts →
24 hours on, the experience of DB is now beginning to make sense to me (maybe I’m just slow)
On the one hand, I think I’m now beginning to understand the obsession (both on the day and…
NYC needs taxi tech ideas →
Earlier this week, New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission put out a call requesting ideas on how to improve their taxi technology. The city’s contracts with service providers for its…
Online Marketplaces Around Artisanal Food →
The boutique retailer movement has been in steadily gaining in popularity - and sales - thanks to online marketplaces like Etsy that have built themselves around producers of handcrafted…
Sign in with “Twitter Connect”? →
Google’s done it. Facebook’s done it. And now Twitter is in on the act, to allow you to sign in to other applications using your Twitter ID and password.
The Twitter API Wiki was…
PIC: The Hidden LED Watch →
At first glance, Hironao Tsuboi’ s watch looks like an ordinary piece of jewelry, or a plain watch band. A hidden funcionality is revealed when embedded LEDs illuminate two rows…
Klaas Verbeken “Porn as the backbone of... →
Klaas Verbeken starts his Pecha Kucha presentation titled “Porn & the future of the web” with the obvious question: Who has downloaded pr0n? The greatest common nominator in mankind is sex, however…
In the Back Room With the Centipede Contingent →
*It’s of keen interest to me to see the details here. I always wondered how
things like this worked. Remarkable to see political psychological warfare
carried out by a real psychotherapist.
…
Mark from FiRE Gives the Board of Directors A Darn... →
*Mark Anderson, the tech mega-pundit from Strategic News Service, doesn’t normally scatter his warez for free, but this burst of indignation is pretty tasty. …
The Handbook of Research on Urban Informatics →
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/13308/ “Keywords: urban informatics, urban computing, urban technology, urban
infrastructure, social networks, sensor networks, real, time city,
ubiquitous technology,…
“Thinking about social ideas, not social media is important because it makes us...”
– Op-Ed: What Social Media Revolution? By Gareth Kay - mediabistro.com: AgencySpy
The function of our sense of individuality →
Found an interesting piece in the Sunday Times Mag yesterday [naturally not yet on the website] by a scientist whose work I much admire.
Nicholas Humphrey (prime mover of the Social…
In the Back Room With the Centipede Contingent →
*It’s of keen interest to me to see the details here. I always wondered how
things like this worked. Remarkable to see political psychological warfare
carried out by a real psychotherapist.
…
Spectrum Of Online Friendship →
Mike Arauz from Digital agency Undercurrent illustrates his conclusions on online friendship. He says that instead of worrying about terms like ‘friend’ companies should ask how do they…
The Handbook of Research on Urban Informatics →
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/13308/ “Keywords: urban informatics, urban computing, urban technology, urban
infrastructure, social networks, sensor networks, real, time city,
ubiquitous technology,…
Mark from FiRE Gives the Board of Directors A Darn... →
*Mark Anderson, the tech mega-pundit from Strategic News Service, doesn’t normally scatter his warez for free, but this burst of indignation is pretty tasty. …
Five rules for getting your ideas off the ground →
The 99% Conference — a two-day event about turning (hopefully good) ideas into reality — kicked off today in New York. It drew more than 300 creative thinkers and consists of a number of…
The newswire of the future →
Jackie Hai has a nice way to describe what follows the AP (my emphasis):
The AP syndication model works in an economy of information scarcity, whereas the web represents an economy of abundance.
A New Model for Better Homes →
How one architecture start-up with a novel business plan is giving away plans for LEED-certified homes for free—and heading towards profitability.
Architects often say that architecture…
Event: Open Everything in NYC →
The Open Everything conference is happening in New York City at the UNICEF headquarters on April 18. Their mission statement:
“Open Everything is a global conversation about the art, science and…
viziunea... →
…despre coolio.ro este ca oamenii iau deciziile de cumparare bazandu-se pe doua lucruri: parerile oamenilor ca ei (chiar prieteni in cel mai bun caz) si cautarile pe internet, crescande de la an…
Studiu: Mediul online - colacul de salvare pentru... →
97% dintre redactorii sefi ai publicatiilor locale cred ca viitorul presei este amenintat de actualul context socio-economic, arata un studiu dat publicitatii, luni, de agentia Rogalski Grigoriu…
Tweenbots: Cute Beats Smart →
If you wanted to build a robot that could go from one end of Washington Square Park to the other without your help how would you do it? How expensive in time and money would it be?…
Can the Statusphere Save Journalism? →
Recently, I enjoyed a refreshing and invigorating dinner with Walt Mossberg. While we casually discussed our most current endeavors and experiences, the discussion shifted to deep conversation…
What is economic growth for? →
Rory’s blog picks up (in his brilliant and inimitable style) on that Eddie Izzard quote I posted back in February about creativism and capitalism: one sees money as a means to an…
Upscale vending machine sells curated luxury goods →
We’ve written about ‘curated consumption’ on several occasions before, including such contenders as Ranking, Ranqueen and Stack. A new entrant in the area recently caught our eye, however,…
Twitter+RFID Equals One Futuristic Cat Door →
Although it may not look like much in its raw form, the Twittering cat door is an impressive piece of hi-tech house modification. A computer programmer has hooked up his cat’s entryway with…
Embedded Brands →
The Design Management Institute has a very interesting article by Guido Stompff, Senior Designer at Océ Technologies in the Netherlands, about the concept of an ‘embedded brand’….
Upscale vending machine sells curated luxury goods →
We’ve written about ‘curated consumption’ on several occasions before, including such contenders as Ranking, Ranqueen and Stack. A new entrant in the area recently caught our eye, however,…
Despite what you might think, Utah is NOT full... →
A partner from one of America’s top law firms uses his regular column to write about the geographic discrepancies in online pornography consumption, and notes some startling facts:
It is an open…
The Vending Machine That Sells Luxury Cars →
The Mondrian South Beach hotel has a unique vending machine that sells everything from away from home staples like toothbrushes to luxury goods - like a Bently Arnage. The fancy…
Better than diamonds - thoughtful bling by Furnish →
You’ve seen the ring, now check out the bracelet. These clever, laser-cut gems from Furnish, a Japanese design duo that designs for co-creation with end users, are not only about DIY or…
A-Pod hexapod robot →
*She’s a beauty. Really gives you a good mandibular grip
on the mechanical utility of our planetary rivals, the ants.
Nice artsy choice of soundtrack, too — for robotics geeks, anyhow.
…
A-Pod hexapod robot →
*She’s a beauty. Really gives you a good mandibular grip
on the mechanical utility of our planetary rivals, the ants.
Nice artsy choice of soundtrack, too — for robotics geeks, anyhow.
…
Matt Jones On How To Use Location Based Services... →
During the Good Ideas Salon in London in January, panelist and Dopplr founder Matt Jones told the audience that we shouldn’t be so concerned with ‘location’ when it comes to mobile…
Creativesourced: Nelson Beer →
Fosters in Australia teamed up with the Taboo Group to create a beer based on the tastes of thousands of creative minds (and their tongues). Nelson beer has been brewed in Melbourne and…
Video: Controlling a Car With an iPod Touch →
A project from Geekmyride.org gives new meaning to the term “remote controlled car”. Using a web server connected to an Arduino setup, an Australian man has turned his iPod Touch into a…
10 Ways To Protect the Economy From Black Swans →
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the hit book The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, has shared ten principles with the Financial Times that he believes can help make our…