Why do all photos taken with Instagram look amazing? Not that the subject in this one didn’t add something special. ;) My sweet 6 month old munchkin never takes a bad photo.
A Visual History of Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC] -
Here’s something to give us pause. Twitter has only been around since 2006 and yet can we imagine the world as it is today without it?
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The Social Media Infographics Series is supported by Vocus’ Social Media Strategy Tool, a free, six-step online tool that lets you build a custom social media framework tailored to your organization’s goals. Since its launch in the summer of 2006, Twitter has become the leader in microbloggi…
What HP Should Have Done With WebOS -
I was a Palm Pre user and just loved certain features/aspects of my Pre and Palm products I had before I finally gave up and got an Android phone. It wasn’t because of the UI, however. It was because I wanted more apps.
This link is an impassioned argument for how HP could have done that rather than simply folding like a cheap lawn chair before the Touch was even given a chance to gain momentum (I’m still seeing ads on the TV for it as late as yesterday post-announcement). RIP WebOS but I feel no one every really knew you…
Why the Google-Motorola Deal Is About More Than Mobile Phones -
This takes an interesting POV of the acquisition — that it’s more about patents, Android and GoogleTV distribution than about mobile/smart phones. If that’s the case, then it’s probably a great short-term investment that can be spun off in the future as a non-essential unit.
OK Go's interactive music video -
This video uses HTML5 to customize the video with a personal message that is spelled out by the Pilobolus dancers. Leave it to OK Go to yet again create a groundbreaking video.
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Understanding Millennials' Digital Habits -
MTV released a new study that focuses on the various habits of Millennials in digispace, particularly their use of certain platforms for specific modes of communication. This AdAge piece asks questions that may give some brand marketers pointers in how to interact and engage this generation of digital natives.
Chuck Klosterman on why "Breaking Bad" rocks -
Comparing the shifting morality of Breaking Bad with the gray areas of Mad Men, The Sopranos and The Wire, Klosterman decides that Breaking Bad is the best of these Great Shows. I’d like to suggest perhaps Game of Thrones adds another type of morally gray universe into the mix.
Keith Olbermann's New Current Show: No Ratings But Twitter Analysis Telling -
Current has been keeping overall viewer ratings under the radar but a Trendrr Chart from Simon Dumenco compares Olbermann’s Twitter numbers to Rachel Maddow and Piers Morgan for a little light on the subject.
When the Kinect was released in late 2010, it almost immediately began making headlines in the tech world not only as the “fastest selling consumer electronics device,” but as developers and tech geeks began hacking their Microsoft Kinect devices to create either new uses or solve some real-world problems. I recently started reading up on this phenomenon and found myself in a rabbit hole of watching an amazing array of videos demonstrating the many uses that have been invented with Kinect plugged into various other equipment, whether it’s audio or 3D visualizations. It’s a fascinating trend that takes what is a revolutionary idea (the fact that you don’t need controllers to play a video game, just your own body movements and gestures) and extends it into something like the meeting place between augmented and virtual reality. After scouring the web, I thought it would be interesting to put together a few of the best video examples here. I tried to find Kinect hacks that cover a wide variety of uses so that you can get a good idea of where things may be going as people continue to tinker with the device.
A Laser Dance Show right in your own Living Room:
[namethemachine]_Kinect_2011,05,24 from [namethemachine] on Vimeo.
A Wearable Navigational Aid for the Visually Impaired: Invisible Man: Interactive Shop Window: Gesture Surgery: Motive: Digital Music Controlled by Physical Gestures:
MOTIV User Test - Jessica from Russ Maschmeyer on Vimeo.
wi-GO Project for People with Disabilities:
wi-GO Project from Luis de Matos on Vimeo.
Interactive Puppet Prototype:
Interactive Puppet Prototype with Xbox Kinect from Theo Watson on Vimeo.
Kinect Massage Therapy:
KINECT + Massage with Flow Field: pt 2 [Towards an Intelligent Healing Space] from Jai.Tronik on Vimeo.
Augmented Reality with a Doom 3 Character: