Live from HP / Palm’s ‘Think Beyond’ webOS event! — EngadgetWow, wow, wow. Lots of amazing announcements from the HP Think Beyond event. (RIP Palm) (webos hp palm tablets palm_pre launch ) Build a Killer Product Faster! The Secret of User Activity Streams and Cohort Metrics | 500 StartupsFantastic – learning built into the product. [...]
The Truth Behind the Failure of iPad Magazines | The Hospital Club"A year ago, the publishing industry was pinning its hopes on the iPad. As everyone jumps on the app express, Andrew Losowsky looks at the cracks and pitfalls…" An actually-not-too-silly piece on why iPad magazines might not make it. (ipad magazines analysis ) Why [...]
I’m a huge fan of Top Gear. But this time I’ve had enough | Steve Coogan | Television & radio | The ObserverSteve Coogan on Top Gear's insult to Mexico: "As a huge fan of Top Gear. I normally regard the presenters' brand of irreverence as a part of the rough and tumble that goes [...]
The Genius of Alan Turing"Alan Turing is one of the most important scientists who ever lived. He set in motion the digital revolution and his World War II code breaking helped save two million lives. Yet few people alive today have ever heard his name or know his story. A documentary film is being developed [...]
NBC Fires Guy Who Posted The Bryant Gumbel/Katie Couric ‘What Is Internet’ Video | TechdirtLike a bunch of sites, we posted about the amusing video that had been posted to YouTube, that showed Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel, back in 1994, very confused about the internet. The video itself went viral pretty quickly. It was [...]
How government procedures turn small graphics into big costs | Technology | guardian.co.ukBrilliant. Why shrinking a logo for the web costs the government over £500, when it should only take 5 minutes. (government freedom_of_information web_development ) Failure at scaleMichael Brunton-Spall dissects the Police UK crime map which crashed under load this week: "EC2 doesn’t solve [...]
Things with an end – Blog – BERGRunning shoes that are only designed to last 1,000km. Hmmm. (shoes nike ) If you’re looking for Islamophobia, try the comments under my article about Baroness Warsi – Telegraph Blogs"Here is my answer to the more than 1,600 online comments on my defence of Baroness Warsi in last [...]
Nick Denton on Gawker Redesign: Only Facebook Matters | The New York Observer"Interestingly, the Gawker redesign has stripped out Twitter and Stumble Upon—which used to sit next to each article, making it simple for readers to share stories with those services." (design gawker facebook ) Art Project, powered by Google"Explore museums from around the world, [...]
Lessons Learned: Lean Startup junkies"Are you iterating? Everyone has to iterate." Hilarious video poking fun at the lean startup cult. (humour video lean_startups ) Dave channel loses trademark battle | Media | guardian.co.uk"It remains to be seen whether UKTV, jointly owned by the BBC and Virgin Media, will appeal against the European Union verdict. This [...]
