Design by Community? Nokia’s Dumbphone Concept
Crowdsourcing is supposed to be the smart way to do things these days, but Nokia’s turned it into a popularity contest that’s supposed to magically result in the best next-generation smartphone? Seriously?
Connections: The Blindness of Cultural Arrogance
What do these Amazon natives have to do with the length of newspaper articles and white people’s Messiah complex? Connections is my attempt to make sense of some of the seemingly disparate things I learn in a given day of Web surfing.
Pic of the Day: What a Bunch of B.S.
From a bulletin board for the Communication and Media program at the University of Minnesota. The funny part is that the “B.S.” bit was taped onto the Scientific & Technical Communication label — someone went out of their way to let you know.
Magazines on Computer Tablets o’ the Future?
The folks at Bonnier, publisher of Popular Science and other magazines, are working with Berg on prototypes for digital magazines to be displayed on tablet computers of the future (are you paying attention, Apple? — actually, I’m sure they are).
Ping While You Can!
Run, don’t walk to the App Store and get your free download of the SMS-like Ping! The developers are offering this useful communication app free for just today.
Best Web 2.0 Applications
Applications continue to move from the desktop to the Web browser. Which are the best? And what happens if they fail?
