John Edwards’ Second Life HQ vandalized. Now that’s what I call a dirty game of politics…
Interestingness
- France bans citizen journalists from reporting violence
This is nuts! The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists. The law could lead to the imprisonment of eyewitnesses who film acts of police violence. Keywords: politics, citizen, journalism, france, law, violence, freedom - Wired: Steve Jobs, Spymaster
A pretty revealing article on how Apple keeps its secrets… Keywords: apple, ipod, marketing - Guy Kawasaki moderates the strangest panel ever…
Here’s a video of Guy Kawasaki moderating a panel of the weirdest ventures, which include Akash Garg of hi5, Sean Suhl of Suicide Girls, Max Levchin of Slide, James Hong of HotorNot, Markus Frind of PlentyofFish, and Drew Curtis of Fark. Keywords: social, business, web2.0
Web 2.0
- Jaiku | Stay Connected
Looks like a seriously overcharged version of twitter, since it seems to have the same feature set, but with the ability to show your presence (geographically) as well as aggregate information into a sharable data stream. Keywords: twitter, im, presence, web2.0 - Jyte: Spread the Cred
Make a personal claim and see how many others agree. Reminds me of postsecrets but in a Web 2.0 way (via Alex Halavais). Keywords: digg, social, personalization - MindMeister – think together
Right now in private beta, MindMeister is a collaborative online mind mapping tool – you can capture your thoughts and share them instantly with friends and colleagues. Looks like this is a first true online mindmapping service ever. Keywords: mindmapping, productivity, web2.0 - Wufoo: Build beautiful online forms
When you design a form with Wufoo, it automatically builds the database, backend and scripts needed to make collecting and understanding your data easy, fast and fun. Since they host everything, all you need is a browser, an Internet connection and a few Keywords: design, feedback, generator, marketing, tool, web2.0 - Pin in the Map
A free service which lets you easily share maps of locations with your friends via email or your website. Simply click on the map to mark a spot, enter a bit of text if you want, and you get an easy link to the map to share. Keywords: web2.0, maps, mashup, geography, travel, google - Worldmapper: World maps organized by subject of interest
Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. 366 maps and PDF posters will be finished by February 2007. Use the menu above or click on a thumbnail image below to view a map. Keywords: infoporn, maps, freeware
Tricks
- Google Maps: Mega-zoom to see finer details
Philipp Lenssen discovers a way to zoom Google Maps really really in to see beyond what the service initially allows you to. Keywords: maps, google, hacks - Watch Rob’s Expo ‘Best of Hints’ presentation
Even if you’re a mac veteran, you can still learn plenty from Rob "Best of Mac OS X Hints" presentation which distills 9900+ hints into 75mins. There’s a video of his presentation available for download. Activate the power user in you! Keywords: mac, tips, productivity - Vista activation crack #2 auto-renews the 30 day grace period
There needs to be a better way that’s fair for everyone. Paying customers suffer the most, since they end up buffering piracy losses as well as with DRM problems. Keywords: windows, hacking, drm, piracy - Five Reasons Why I Like Widsets (for Symbian phones)
If you own a Symbian-based mobile phone (Like the Nokia e61), Widset is a must-have application. Integrates with their online service to give you slick access to various Web 2.0 services such as Flickr, Technorati and Wikipedia. Keywords: widget, cellphones, web2.0, productivity, freeware
Second Life
- Second Unofficial Apple Store Opens in Second Life
Although it wasn’t sanctioned by Apple, someone painstakingly recreated the NY 5th Ave Apple Store in Second Life. That’s right, it’s the glass cube store were talking about here… right down to a glass elevator, spiral stairs and working Macs. Keywords: apple, secondlife, marketing - John Edwards Second Life HQ vandalized
US Senator John Edwards HQ in Second Life gets trashed with Marxist/Lenninist posters and slogans, a feces spewing obsenity, and a photoshopped picture of John in blackface. Ouch for his 2008 Presidential election campaign online. Keywords: politics, america, secondlife, crime - Seven reasons why SL is “not” popular in Japan
Preetam’s Japan spy mousan sent him a summary of an article that appeared on a Japanese site about "Second Life in Japan". Worth a look how cultural perceptions affect usability. Keywords: culture, secondlife
Music
- Michael Cho: 1st Street-singing experience in Singapore!
Michael Cho, who recently graduated from UCLA, loves singing on the streets. No, he’s not nuts, he just likes the idea of it. He applied for a basking license with NAC and read what happens when he actually performs in Orchard Rd… Keywords: singapore, music, culture - That "Young Folks" music video
As Jude puts it, the whistling tune tends to get stuck in your head… watch and learn. Keywords: music, video
Video
- vpod.tv – the french youtube
Judging from the video content on this site, it looks like a Youtube that’s made in France. Keywords: youtube, culture, video, france - YouTube: Beryl + Ubuntu 6.10
A little excessive, though some of the UI design could come in useful, like the 3D rotating desktop. Keywords: design, interface, linux - YouTube: Neuro Linguistic Programming for real?
I was recently invited to check out Mr Adam Khoo, an Neuro Linguistic Programming Trainer. He’s has his own Learning Technology Group at http://akltg.com. This video supposedly shows the power of mind of body. I’m skeptical… any thoughts on NLP? Keywords: hacking, body, programming
