May, 2008 Archive
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
If I mention Apple, the first person that pops into most people's minds is Steve Jobs. If I mention Microsoft it is Bill Gates. They are the force behind these larger than life brands. What happens when they leave (as Bill Gates has and Steve Jobs did for a while)? ...
Tags: apple, barista, brand, brands, consumers, digital, ecosystem, google, interactions, micro, microsoft, starbucks, twitter, Web 2.0, yelp
Posted in Digital Branding, Digital Consumer Behavior | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
The ZUI, or zooming user interface, seems to be on the rise as websites with 3D aspects to them proliferate. ZUIs fundamentally change the feel of a site: sometimes with great affect, other times with mixed results.
WHITEvoid, a firm that creates interactive installations and draws from the disciplines of interaction ...
Tags: 3d, hard rock cafe, ia summit 2008, information architecture, interaction audit, interaction design, schematic, silverlight, whitevoid, zooming user interface, zui
Posted in Design Tactics, Digital Branding, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
1. Home Tweet Home: Energy-Savvy House Broadcasts on Twitter
What is it? A small number of nerdy homeowners are combining Web 2.0 and eco-consciousness. An increasing number of people are installing monitors on their houses that broadcast live tweets (or Twitter posts) about the physical environment in and around where they ...
Tags: canadians, mobile sweets, new music west, nike, niketown, twitter, twittering house, virtual vancouver
Posted in Advertising, Digital Consumer Behavior, Technology, Web 2.0 | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Adobe, in a bid to increase the proliferation of Flash and Air installations across platforms and devices, launched “The Open Screen Project” and removed all licensing fees for the next release of their players.
The project supporters include “Adobe, ARM, Chunghwa Telecom, Cisco, Intel, LG Electronics Inc., Marvell, Motorola, Nokia, ...
Tags: Adobe, flash, Mobile, set top boxes, wireless
Posted in Media + Entertainment, Mobile, Technology, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 5th, 2008
McDonald's is running a trial in 113 store across Nevada, Utah and Wyoming to test mobile coupons using the Cellfire mobile application. Customers can text "mcd" to 22888 to get the mobile Cellfire application. The unique coupon gives you a free iced coffee at any of the participating store during ...
Tags: 2d, barcode, cellfire, citysearch, mcdonalds, sprint
Posted in Mobile | No Comments »
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