September 2010
8 posts
The tragedy of attention.
It doesn’t matter how much money interruptive ads make for publications on the Web. They sap the readers’ tolerance and good will, and any unnecessary amount of that is too high a price to pay.
Doc Searls
The problem on the internet (and for advertising in general) is that the attention of readers is a asset that is shared by all providers and advertisers. Like depleted fish stocks or water...
“But financial performance isn’t an end in itself; it’s about having greater...”
– adaptive path » blog » Michael Meyer » Managing through a recession, redux
Canon 7D @ 1000 fps →
cameronmoll:
This is a test video shot by Oton Bačar with a Canon 7D at 60 frames per second (fps). Yes, the headline is confusing. It says 1000 fps. What up, Jack?
Well, from what I can gather reading through the 300+ comments on the Vimeo page, Oton used a plug-in called Twixtor that artificially…
Spotbook? Face-ify?
Spotify was said to be working on a phone with INQ last year based on a shared investor, Li Ka-Shing. It turns out Li Ka-Shing is also a sizeable investor in Facebook. So an INQ/Facebook partnership on a phone certainly wouldn’t be a surprise.
A Facebook phone doesn’t really seem that exciting on its own, but this article did remind me of the link between Facebook and Spotify.
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Berlin Festival Day 2
Turned out ending things before the headliner played last night didn’t make people happy. Changing the line-up the morning of the second day so everyone has to finish at 11 doesn’t help either. Neon Indian played three songs. Boys Noize was very excited. Alexis looks like a nerd Jay Kay when lights reflects of the mirrors on his baseball cap. Joe had a baby, that’s why he...
Berlin Festival Day 1
Putting the set times on the arrivals board in the entrance was a nice touch. Gavin Rossum is a creepy looking fucker. James Murphy has man-boobs. Seven foot tall guys like to stand in front of Sarah. Fever Ray looked like a squid. The fence down the back will be a horrible place to be when the sun hits it this morning. Putting a soundsystem on those little trailers that carry the luggage to...