Facebook Redesigns Again

February 8, 2010
By fraser
Facebook Redesigns Again

Facebook redecorates yet again, changing-among other things-the name of Live Feed and News Feed to the equally confusing Top News and Most Recent. Expect tons of complaining and bellyaching, over a service that is both free, useful, and completely optional to use. If demographic information was determined by resistance to change, then Facebook’s age...
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bitly.Pro in Open Beta

February 8, 2010
By fraser

This is huge news for the internet marketing crowd, as bit.ly opens its doors to publishers large and small, allowing beta users to utilize the powerful redirecting service on their own domains. More importantly, you also get access to bit.ly’s impressive analytics tools, which really make this service shine in a very crowded market. Currently,...
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Stick-on touchscreen film is transformative

February 3, 2010
By fraser
Stick-on touchscreen film is transformative

This is another landmark to take note of as we march toward a future where UI design and Information Design become everything (and hardware disappears into the scenery). Add this one to the list suggesting touchscreens will be everywhere in the future: A Portuguese company has announced a stick-on transparent plastic film with multitouch technology...
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More Signs of Twitter Affliction

January 29, 2010
By fraser

You start Tweetdeck before you start your web browser. You look for a Twitter @username before you look for a website. You DM before you e-mail. You check the Twitscoop cloud before you check the web for breaking news. You can’t decide whether to auto-tweet from your post or auto-post from your tweet. Bonus points if you can...
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She’s An Artist, She Don’t Look Back

January 25, 2010
By fraser

Today, Seth Godin posted about art, summing it up as “art is what we we’re doing when we do our best work.” Good advice for those who feel that their job is not creative enough or allowing them enough freedom to innovate. If you find yourself in that situation, ask yourself how you could...
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Download “What Matters Now” eBook By Seth Godin

January 22, 2010
By fraser

Seth Godin is good at practicing what he preaches, at least when it comes to his credo: the more you give, the more you get. I just stumbled across this post over at the Lava7 blog with a link to Godin’s free eBook What Matters Now. Essentially a collection of quotations from today’s big...
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