Stewart Brand proclaims 4 environmental heresies on TED.com Chewy issues. Watch and consider. (tags: environment climate TED) Top 10 Funny Videos on YouTube Just because you need a laugh a lot these days. (tags: video fun youtube) Social Network Design: Examples and Best Practices Social networks are now visited more often than personal email is
Continue reading ...Top 10 Tips and Tricks for Better Coffee What it says. If you like coffee, if you are serious about coffee, there are some good tips here. (tags: coffee tips reference) Location-Based Services: Are You Using Them? Do you want to broadcast where you are? Easy. (tags: mobile)
Continue reading ...The Value of Dynamic Signals Signalling your every movement? You're tweeting or facebooking aren't you? A fascinating article about the ecosystem of dynamic signals. (tags: socialmedia) The Future of the iPhone: Intelligent Object Recognition Yes please, want this. Point your iPhone at an object, and get all the info! (tags: mobile technology)
Continue reading ...I must say I’m missing my northern-summer travels this year. Perhaps it’s the cold westerly wind blowing outside as I sit here writing, while my thoughts turn to long, hot July days in the Mediterranean. This picture is where I was one year ago – Knidos in Turkey. For a few years now I have
Continue reading ...History is bunk after all | Salon Books Well we know the writing of history is a 'creative act' an interpretation of known 'facts' by a writer with a point of view. Fascinating. (tags: history books) How Community Arts Organizations Are Using Social Media Excellent article by Emily Goligoski on how social media is being
Continue reading ...If you’re a regular visitor to Groundling, you may have noticed that the last few days’ posts have been little compendiums of my online reading for the day. I haven’t posted any original material, but have chosen instead to share my day’s discoveries with my readers. Lazy blogger? Mmm … well I don’t believe in
Continue reading ...Lifehacker – Cameras Improves the Way OS X Deals with Connected Cameras – Annoyances Free download to sort and customise how your Mac deals with the cameras that you attach. (tags: Mac software photos free osx photography) Free by Chris Anderson Download and read 'Free' for free. No catches but it will be a fascinating
Continue reading ...Lifehacker – Best Online Image Editor: Aviary Phoenix – Image Editing And I've never heard of Aviary Phoenix. I tend not to use online image editors, but can see why this will probably be the way of the future … and for free. (tags: photos software) TED Blog: 3 ways the brain creates meaning: Tom
Continue reading ...How to Build a Successful Blog Tim Ferriss on how he did it … successfully. Blogging's not dead; it's just evolved. This is a 50 minute video. Worth a look. (tags: video blogging tips) Green Monsters: bad banana blog I've just finished listening to a terrific reading of 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' from Audible
Continue reading ...(At time of writing) A disclaimer for context: I am Chairman of the Board of Queensland Theatre Company, so I do move in territory often inhabited by what one blog commenter elsewhere rather unkindly, though I hope with witty intent, called ‘old arts farts.’ Ya gotta laugh. But I also move as an audience member/supporter
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