Archive for March 2009

From Fora.TV. Tan Le is an Australian telecommunications entrepreneur, businesswoman and the 1998 Young Australian of the Year. She is president and co-founder of Emotiv Systems and she gives us a live demo of her company’s mind control device. The future of gaming looks amazing!

Awesome example of stop-motion video. Don’t forget Earth Hour tonight! — 8.30-9.30pm Google Search gets Aussie algorithm update — SMH Twitter introduces text ads — The Guardian Vent your road rage on NRMA’s experimental social site — RoadTube.com.au Including Recommendations in User Interfaces to Enhance Motivation — UX Matters The 10 most common reasons for [...]

Over the next few of my posts, I’ll share some ideas on what we recommend implementing in terms of a social media stratgey. Before  I start, I thought it was be wise to clarify how I define social media & web 2.0 Social Media – (also known as social network websites) is online communities that allow [...]

BlackBerry came up with this attack on the Apple iPhone: BlackBerry shows Apple who’s boss! And Apple responded only two weeks later: Re: BlackBerry bullet shows Apple who’s boss!

Get ready for Earth Hour — 28 March 2009 What’s in store for the web? — BBC ABC Mobile goes live — mUmBRELLA Apple showcases iPhone 3.0 software updates — SMH The Semi-Permanent design conference hits Brisbane Saturday 8 April. Get your tickets now! Tickets are also on sale for the Search Engine Optimisation & [...]

This guy is a classic.  His name is Chuck, aka Poetic Prophet and The SEO Rapper.  In this video he raps his ways through a heap of great advice on web design. His tips are spot on too!! 

I’m probably a bit late to the party with this one, but I’ve just discovered Searchme and I’m loving it! It’s a visual search engine that borrows Apple’s cover flow browsing technology so you can actually see your search results and flip through them like a photo album. Searchme lets you see what you’re searching [...]

Facebook wants to know what’s on my mind. And it’s not going to like the answer. Let me preface this by saying that I didn’t mind the old new Facebook layout. In fact, I thought it was… good. It was easy to get used to and although I can’t exactly remember what changes were made [...]

Microsoft testing ‘smart’ search engine — News.com.au New search engine could ‘rival Google’ — The Guardian The online network you must join — Sydney Morning Herald 9 common usability mistakes in web design — Smashing Magazine Usability analysis of Apple.com: why is it so good? — Spoonfed Design Quick usability checklist — UX Booth Convincing [...]

Email Marketing has been seeing huge ROIs for many companies but is still a relatively new form of marketing. In this panel discussion, Stockland, Dick Smith & Vision 6 share their experiences.