New Trend Blend for 2008
Kate Carruthers Ross Dawson has just posted his Trend Blend 2008: Trends mentioned in the map include: Simplicity Reality mining 3-D printers Virtual protest Female chauvinism Geospatial web Celebrity worship Karma capitalism…
Social Shopping – growing segment
The number of social shopping sites is increasing (here is some listed by Mashable) . These type of sites are starting to build up momentum and they are building on…
Another F3 crash causes traffic chaos in Sydney
A large truck crashed into the wall on the F3 early this morning and closed the southbound carriageway leading to the usual traffic chaos for commuters north of Berowra. Here…
Debunking Ideas about Nonverbal Behaviour
Aggregation of research that debunks some of our ideas about non-verbal behaviour, for example “The idea the vast majority of communication occurs nonverbally is quoted everywhere from advertising to popular…
User Interface Design Patterns
User Interface Design Patterns is a really helpful site. In the software world we’ve used software design patterns as good practice in coding but the idea is not so prevalent…
Everything you ever wanted to know about anarchism but were afraid to ask
Anarchism is one of those words we use without really thinking about it’s real meaning. Usually it is used as shorthand for disorder, no order or chaos. But there is…
Some interesting commentary on Australia Day and Australian-ness
Ian Kath sharing some perspicacious points he found on Youtube about Australia Day, Australian-ness and our mob: By Carruthers via Aide-mémoire http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&charset=utf-8&services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cstumbleupon%2Cdelicious%2Creddit%2Cblinklist%2Cnewsvine%2Cfurl%2Ctailrank%2Cmagnolia&style=rotate&publisher=91b467b0-fcb3-4e42-95e0-1f04ad0c9be9
Dear Slashdotter, where have you been?
For all who have missed the significant developments in the LOLcode meme here is an update from Adam Lindsay (the inventor of this important concept): Dear Slashdotter, where have you…
User generated content & the mainstream
Even the mainstream (i.e. banks) are starting to understand the power of UGC (user generated content) – here is the quote of the week: “I believe that notions like user…
speak lolcat – lolcat translator
Translate English into lolcat, the language of all cute animals and pets – http://speaklolcat.com/ Docta dolittle eat ur hart out! At last we can all speak fluent LOLcat By Carruthers…