DefinitiveInk

links for 2008-02-26

• Is UGC viable for news sites? | PDA: The Digital Content Blog | Guardian Unlimited
  post about a study on newspaper sites incorporating UGC and delays caused by editorial reservations. a really nice chart of web1.0 and web 2.0 pulled from flickr.
  (tags: media news web)
• Talking Points Memo | Today's Must Read (or watch) the 60 Minutes Don Siegelman case
  Last night 60 Minutes finally aired its segment on the Don Siegelman case, and here it is, in all its 9-minute glory
  (tags: media politics)

links for 2008-02-25

• No One Cares - Featured on BuzzFeed
  (tags: trends)

links for 2008-02-22

• Stuff White People Like
  very funny list and concept.
  (tags: humor writing lists)
• GadgetBottle.com
  A water bottle with space to attach a phone, a powerbar, a blackberry, etc. Not a bad idea for the gym. So so for a bike.
  (tags: gadgets)
• Clever Cycles
  I love the fact that Todd Fahrner, who was a fellow Voyagerite, a great type designer and the creator of CDLink among other things is a huge cycling lifestyle promoter and inventor. I may buy a dutch city bike from him to lend support.
  (tags: cycling transportation environment blogs)

links for 2008-02-21

• Apartment Therapy New York - Edison Bulbs, Story and Sources - 2.6.08
  Thomas Edison is a hero of mine (despite his anti-semitism) and one of the great things is that you can still buy Edison styled light bulbs. The grandfather of modern bulbs they remind me of the fact that he tried hundreds of times to get it right. This i
  (tags: Edison design home)
• Design Your Life - DIY Information Design
  A link and post about a great new brochure by John Emerson on the ways advocacy groups can use information design in their campaigns.
  (tags: information design howto activism)
• Madison Avenue High School: Opening in Brookyn - Silicon Alley Insider
  A high school for media and advertising!!

links for 2008-02-16

• "Podmaps" concept patent sought by Apple - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
  Is my soundaboutphilly.com project prior art? It has dynamically created gmaps and dynamically created podcsts from episodic content.
  (tags: podcasting googlemaps)

links for 2008-02-15

• Twitter / ryankuder
  twittering his layoff from Yahoo. I am also moving from my blackberry to my new iPhone...
  (tags: yahoo twitter media)

Sugar Dudes 2.0

Sugar Dudes 2.0
Originally uploaded by niznoz.

links for 2008-02-14

• Layoffs: iVillage Editor Is Among Those Fired By The NBC Company
  I agree with the comments about Jennie. She is great. In fact all of the people laid off are great.

"Welcome to Flugpo | flugpo - a place to make friends, share photos, network, share ideas, buy and sell items, and list and locate jobs" a wide bet on something sticking.

Treehugger's daily e-mail sounded a lot like spam this morning

"Where Hairy Solar Panels meet the Rhynochocyon udzungwensis" was the title of the e-mail. Since I wasn't sure of course I opened it...

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links for 2008-02-11

• Alex Wetmore is always busy with something...
  blog of a bike tinkerer and rack builder
  (tags: cycling)
• NAHBS 2008- photos from the recent handmade bicycle show in Portland
  bike porn
  (tags: cycling)

links for 2008-02-08

• iVideosongs: We'll teach you how to play a complete song
  (tags: music video)
• BLEEP - High Quality Music Downloads from Bleep.com
  found this site following links from Nico Muhly's site. They have the new cat power, amazing bongos. Feel late to the party. Nice site as well. Love the audio player soundwaves.
  (tags: music webdesign)
• Nico Muhly
  (tags: music)

links for 2008-02-05

• Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » new project: the brooklyn flea!
  Brownstoner is setting up a new flea market in Ft. Greene and has invited DesignSponge to help curate some of the vendors. Should be a great place to buy fantastic handmade items. Where is Etsy in all of this? Maybe they could sponsor it.
  (tags: design Brooklyn)
• outside.in » Hyperlocal Discussion Boards Launch on outside.in
  A fantastic community feature of hyperlocal discussion boards just launched on outside.in. This post explains it in depth.
  (tags: psygeography)
• Heard the Latest About Podcasting? - eMarketer
  some podcasting factoids from e-marketer
  (tags: podcasting)

Harris Cyclery-West Newton, Massachusetts Bicycle Shop

Very sorry to learn that Sheldon Brown of Harris Cyclery has died. He and I once exchanged e-mails and his advice was really helpful. His essays and the photos of the eccentric bikes he built over the years are a joy to look read.

links for 2008-02-04

• MrBellersNeighborhood - The Calypso Women by Thomas Beller
  (tags: psygeography writing)

links for 2008-02-02

• HEMA - Rube Goldberg homepage
  The homepage of a Dutch department store has been turned into a fantastic show. Some really nice programming and art here. (via Very Short List)
  (tags: advertising java viral webdesign)
• Twelve internet tools to help make yourself happier.
  From the happiness project a few neat sites to help free your mind and lighten your load. Happybirthday.com for one. This could be a huge thing for me as I am bad at remembering them.
  (tags: happiness internet technology tools)

links for 2008-02-01

• Test-Driving Nine Hyperfunctional Strollers -- New York Magazine
  for you baby toting readers out there.
  (tags: baby transportation)
• Instapaper
  bookmarking but not social. hmm.
  (tags: reading tools)