Blog-related
- Iron Man and the art of product placement (Madison + Vine)
- Kevin Kelly speaks with Robert Rich about the realities of the 1,000 true fans business model NB: This is a must-read
- A very good profile on Hulu (Guardian) NB: This is looking like a very good business move and one I can see succeeding
- Tennent’s Music Festival allows early buyers the chance to become stakeholders NB: Will this lead to lowest common denominator music as the unrealistic band choices fade away? ATP vs the fans did a good job, but I remain sceptical
- Sony buys Gracenote (Guardian) NB: This could turn into a great tool for Sony to track genre trends over the world – it makes more sense than trying to “monetize” it
- Encyclopaedia Britannica is moving online NB: This is a good move, I can’t see it damaging sales
- Great list of data visualization blogs(Tom Carden)
- Copyright arguments over a dance craze (Wall Street Journal)
- Could traffic light advertisements be the future? (Concept Trends)
- Innovation contests through history (Fast Company)
- Google street view moves to Europe (The Register) NB: I predict a whole lot of resistance and media outrage if this moves into Britain
Random
- An algorithm to help you remember everything you learn (Wired)
- 6 intelligence myths exposed (Wired)
- The museum of unworkable devices NB Includes the mythical perpetual motion machine
- How shoes are wrecking our feet (New York Magazine)
- Great in-street art installations (Mark Jenkins)
- 8 pointless laws all comic book movies follow (Cracked)
- 5 upcoming comic book movies that must be stopped (Cracked)
- 5 best interface designs (Wired)
- The type of people that go to gigs (Virus Comix)
- Myths and misconceptions regarding evolution (New Scientist)
- 10 services to send free text messages from the web (Mashable)
- 10 films not good enough for DVD (College Humor)
- The 73 biggest brains in business (Portfolio)
- Imposter syndrome in the office (New York Times)
- Appendix removed through man’s mouth (Daily Mail)
- Honda make walking easier (The Register)
As usual, it is all good but for the time-pressed I would particularly recommend:
Blog-related: Kevin Kelly speaks with Robert Rich about the realities of the 1,000 true fans business model, A very good profile on Hulu and Great list of data visualization blogs
Random: An algorithm to help you remember everything you learn, How shoes are wrecking our feet, Great in-street art installations and The type of people that go to gigs
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