May 2010
Coding Horror: The Danger of Naïveté →
“Apple Sells Two Million iPads in Less Than 60 Days”
– Apple Sells Two Million iPads in Less Than 60 Days
ignore the code: Gestures →
Gesture/touch based user interfaces bring up some of the same problems we had with command line interfaces. Memorization rather than recognition.
“design, for any organization containing more than three people, is the act of...”
– What they don’t teach you about identity design in design schools… « Identity Forum
Why We Prefer Founding CEOs // ben's blog →
Guardian Says It Needs to Become an Open... →
“thanks to his efforts 194 members of the battalion were subsequently rescued”
– Letters of Note: FOR HEAVENS SAKE STOP IT
Craig Venter: The dazzling showman of science |... →
The Secret's Behind Wikileaks | Julian Assange →
“It’s important that nobody gets mad at you for screwing up. We know screwups are...”
– Quote: It’s important that nobody gets mad at you - (37signals)
“This exchange was within the range of what kids—lots of kids—consider normal”
– Sextortion at Eisenhower High [longform.org] (via Instapaper)
“the toe of God”
– From Fermilab, a New Clue to Explain Human Existence? - NYTimes.com (via Instapaper)
“Apple is selling more than 200,000 iPads per week”
– Analyst Raises Estimate for 2010 Apple iPad Sales | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD
JazzOasis.com - Pat Metheny on Kenny G →
“7. We can’t plan your wedding, but we can help you find a wedding planner.”
– How to Make Your Credit Card Obey Your Every Desire
“5. We cannot research your school paper, or do your job for you.”
– How to Make Your Credit Card Obey Your Every Desire
“You just happened to get someone who likes crosswords,” he said, modestly.”
– How to Make Your Credit Card Obey Your Every Desire
Adobe’s Mobile Showcase →
Flash sites and their iPhone/iPad friendly equivalents.
“For leisure, he would reread books cached away in his memory palaces.”
– Remember This [longform.org] (via Instapaper)
“[Werner] Herzog is a miserable, hateful, malevolent, avaricious, money-hungry,...”
– Werner Herzog, speaking at the British Film… | Old Hollywood
“The ads you allow on your site are part of your brand.”
– Mule Design Studio’s Blog: Ads are Content
“When ‘Star Wars’ first came out, I didn’t know where it was...”
– George Lucas’ letter to Lost producers
“Thematic harmony makes reading all of 48HR’s “Hustle” issue...”
– A 48-Word Review of 48 Hour Magazine - New York News - Runnin’ Scared
Digital advertising v social media engagement →
Good article from Betapond on advertising. My one nitpick is that “the one key person to spread the message to their friends” is an abused idea. Yes, in groups there normally is one influencer and many followers. Advertisers though seem to think, want to think, these groups are massive, tens of thousands of people when in reality buying groups are much smaller. So your digital...
The Kug →
How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the... →