We Love the Internet 2013/35

Things to think about:

• Netflix originals may be too successful – more viewers = quicker amortisation
• What is the worst piece of design ever? – I definitely vote for clamshell packaging
• Piracy helps small films make money
• The paradox of purpose
• Gartner’s 2013 hype cycle

Useful information:

• The 20 online talks that could change your life
• An illustrated book of bad arguments
• Dirty secrets about different industries
• http://gifhell.com/ – trending gifs (NB: mainly 1D, with an occasional smattering of NSFW)
• Most popular words in the English language

Longer reads:

• The truth about Marissa Mayer – a very long, interesting biography
• Meet the world’s most intense Disney fans
• The history of SEO

Miscellaneous

• Isolated vocals – Pixies, Weezer, Outkast etc gone a cappella
• The first four and a half seasons of Breaking Bad in 9 minutes – spoilers, but that’s the point
• The best of twisted law – from 6 year old joyriders to horses in McDonalds
• Why rhymes with hug me? – Referencing the Robin Thicke/Beetlejuice track
• Beastie Boys + Librarians =

Animal corner:

• The vet said I wouldn’t live to see three
• I met the world’s smartest dog

This week on Tumblr:

• Betterbatman – than Affleck
• Your kickstarter sucks
• Foursquare lol

Tweets of the week

• Officially the best fancy dress outfit ever (via @johnnymac29) pic.twitter.com/DICqwn3YyB
• Whoops…looks like someone was tweeting from the wrong account…tweet now deleted pic.twitter.com/Hy9hHThcYh
• Finding the cricket confusing? Here’s a guide to fielding positions pic.twitter.com/eFvzHlZLoB (via @RobinFlavell) #Ashes #ComeOnEngland
• I suspect this isn’t an official Transport for London bus timetable. #boomboomboomboom pic.twitter.com/x6pgW9QwfU
• “Mile, if twerkin woulda been invented…. And I had a foam finger…. I woulda done the same thang you did.” – DAD

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We Love the Internet 2013/34

Things to think about:

• Why a new golden age for UI design is around the corner
• Inside Google’s culture of relentless self-surveying
• A day in the life of a target market female

Useful information:

• A timeline of slang – male and female versions
• How the internet ecosystem works
• The histo-map – history of the world in one image
• 15 historical complaints about young people ruining everything
• PRSM – introducing a brand new way to share everything
• A buzzfeed list for every second of the day

Longer reads:

• The rise of the cottage industry of TV recappers
• Lantern – a digital library of old TV and film magazines
• A presentation on connecting with youth markets

Miscellaneous

• Some kids use Instagram to return a lost phone to its owner
• Locate the London location (hint: you can scroll 360 degrees and zoom)
• Guess the auto-complete
• 33 Reasons We Should Maybe Be Worried About The Direction Of Human Innovation
• Transformation using only make-up
• London’s best underground announcer?

Animal corner:

• 17 of the best cat gifs you’ll ever see
• 29 dogs who forgot how to dog
• In-ear hamster

This week on Tumblr:

• Hot dog legs
• Shit names for things
• Pictures of hipsters taking pictures of food

Tweets of the week

• Spotted: London Underground poster warning about One Direction premiere in Leicester Square. http://huff.to/1eZORUz  http://twitpic.com/d9e4rx
• Had enough of the Daily Mail and their anti-Sonic propaganda pic.twitter.com/kPnMufBB2R (thanks @jimmicampkin) #bitharsh
• #GCSE students are cross pic.twitter.com/XFBG4fAPrA
• @Aiannucci BBC news headline, or The Day Today? pic.twitter.com/umW1S8Vu26

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We Love the Internet 2013/33

We love the internet and the internet loves us. This week, it has given us…

Things to think about:

• How to make the right product – a Slideshare from Made by Many, who believe in ”products as marketing”
• The idea maze – how to define ideas
• Is it better to hire people with thirds? – they are undervalued by the market
• How videos go viral on Twitter – no set pattern
• Study suggests fake web traffic is worse than you thought
• David Ogilvy’s timeless principles of creative management

Useful information:

• Boobtube – all the worst rated YouTube videos in one handy place
• 80 digital lifestyle words that didn’t exist pre 2000

Longer reads:

• Who killed the music industry? – nice design to complement the content
• Latest Adam Curtis blog post, on state spying

Miscellaneous

• Christina Bianco sings Total Eclipse of the Heart in the style of 18 different divas
• A compilation of the best Vine videos to date
• Girl sings Cheryl Lloyd (or tries to)

Animal corner:

• Baby panda
• Bass dogs
• Kitten vs. milk

Tweets of the week

• Poor @chrisbryantmp, nobody’s read his speech
• Amazing. @megpickard nails exactly how stuff spreads on today’s web
• Awesome! Can we come too? MT @Sunith_DB8R Any dealers in Vaughan wanna make a 20sac chop? Come to Keele/Langstaff  Mr. Lube, need a spliff.

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We love the internet 2013/32

Things to think about:

• Netflix on how they create their algorithms of what to watch next
• A year old, but interesting post on Buzzfeed’s strategy, with Jonah Peretti answering questions in the comments
• 10 ways to win the internets

Useful information:

• This iOS app shows where tube trains are on the line
• SSega.com – every old Sega megadrive/genesis game put online, to play in your browser
• Useful infographics – the learn Korean one is amazing

Longer reads:

• Why Facebook Platform failed
• A media scholar has posted an entire book on “complex TV” online

Miscellaneous

• Stephen Colbert dances to Get Lucky after Daft Punk cancelled
• 17 kids who are too good for their own age
• A fatberg is removed from London sewers

Animal corner:

• Chinese man tries to board plane with pet turtle disguised as hamburger
• A cat, dressed as a shark, riding a robot vacuum cleaner. Part of a series – here it is with a dog and a duck

This week on Tumblr:

• Face tattoo army
• Brown cardigan is a place where new memes pop up

Tweets of the week

• How to troll a troll
• Advertising fail
• Someone not understanding audio description

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We love the internet 2013/31

Things to think about:

• Rory Sutherland on how heuristics and behavioural economics can help save advertising
• The most persuasive words in the English language in the English language
• How computer bugs can kill

Useful information:

• Google’s digital marketing creative sandbox
• he sicktionary – a thesaurus to bookmark

Longer reads:

• The world of black ops online reputation management – if you have the money, you can be compared to a Nobel laureate
• Meet the men who spy on women through their webcams

Miscellaneous

• A brief history of David Warner tweets – the Aussie batsman has a certain “charm”
• The most terrifying responses to GQ’s One Direction cover – terrifying is the right word for the “fandom”
• In Sherlock we trust – fans of the BBC One show take to the streets
• The 100 best band names of all time

Animal corner:

• 23 dogs who are too adorably stupid for their own good
• 27 cats that immediately regret their decisions
• Rubbing a beaver

This week on Tumblr:

• Beer labels in motion
• Posing DJs

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