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 poor usability – part 1 — [...]

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 people to [...]

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 & Internet Marketing seminar on [...]

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 for. [...]

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 computer animation recreates Hudson plane landing [...]

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.