Five Of The Best Designs From Microsoft’s UK Design Awards
What you are about to see are five of the best short-listed hardware designs from Microsoft’s inaugural PC Hardware Design Project. Amongst the diverse line-up of conceptual designs are shining examples of innovation, creativity and ambition that represent not only their respective designers’ understanding of the largely impenetrable, crowded hardware market, but also show the vision and intuition to think ahead to the emerging tech trends of tomorrow. Say hello to the five designs you'll no doubt be seeing sooner than you think.
Klout Parody 'Klouchebag' Measures Your Asshattery On Twitter
While the practicalities of being able to put a quantiative score on your social media influence extends far into the business world, the very concept of checking your own coolness is open to strong parody, as new website Klouchebag demonstrates.
@TextInstagram Sums Up Instagram In Words
Instagram feeds aplenty fall victim to the cliché photographs of random stock scenarios, dressed in retro filters. This has inspired a parody Twitter account, which goes by the name of @TextInstagram.
Is Social Networking Killing Our Social Lives?
A study commissioned by badoo.com explores just how socially better off our lives are with the use of social networking. The statistics are concerning to say the least.
A Tumblr Is Not A Blog
So the general trend of Google search results seems that Tumblr is going to eclipse the general term 'Blog' before the end of 2012, cementing its meteoric rise to the most popular blogging platform.
But in the grand scheme of things, I find it difficult to classify Tumblr as a blogging platform.
Social Media In TV Ads Proven Effective
A survey conducted by Accenture has identified that a third of Americans have used social media as a result of TV adverts. This has definitely surprised us to say the least.
Blog Comments Help Search For A Killer
On Saturday night, a woman named Betty Wheeler was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver near a highway intersection in Waynesboro, Virginia. As the scene of the crime was investigated, one piece of evidence surfaced: a car part (an air dam) that broke off upon impact (the image above). This is when the community of commenters around the car culture blog Jalopnik took action, and may have just given the authorities some valuable information about the case.
How Memes Occur And Spread Online
Rickrolling, The Success Kid and The Trololo guy. Not only are they subject to 'Cat-breaded Taylor Swifting' parody on South Park; but they appear within the viral public space without much public knowledge as to how they got there.
Instagram Bought By Facebook For $1 billion
Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook has acquired the antique photo-filtering/sharing service Instagram for $1 billion in "a combination of cash and shares."
Twitter Aids In Saving A Carjacking Victim
A man was saved from a carjacking in Johannesburg by his mobile phone and a tweet.
On Saturday evening, as he was driving through Honeydew in north-west Johannesburg, two armed men forced him into the boot of his car at gunpoint. At this point he sent a text to his girlfriend, who promptly took to Twitter to spread the word beyond contacting authorities, detailing the car and the time of hijack.
Walking Dead Mad Men. Madison Avenue Meets The Zombie Apocalypse
It's our two favourite shows on TV, combined into what can only be explained as Madison Avenue with zombies. Barely Political have applied their satirical skills onto creating a cross-breed between Walking Dead and Mad Men: both extremely popular shows on America's AMC network.
Instagram Released On Android. iPhone Users Respond
So Instagram, after a wave of success on iPhone has made its way onto Google's mobile platform. It's exactly what we expected (and wanted); but quite a sizeable amount of iOS device users don't really support the idea of the 'antique' filtered photography platform being used by Android customers.
Get Your Twitter Feed Printed On Toilet Paper
The premise could be interpreted as somewhat tacky, along with a name to match up with the crass nature of it all. Shitter allows you to purchase toilet rolls with your Twitter feeds of choice printed on them, for you to read while you handle your business.
Own The Whole Of Youtube On DVD
Youtube has become one of the primary spaces on the internet for anything on the wide ranging spectrum from visual education to procrastination. The service has it all, except for an offline counterpart when, God forbid, your internet connection goes down. Well fear no more kind sir/madam, as on April 1st Youtube has officially announced The Youtube Collection.
Simple. Economical. Convenient. A whole new way to enjoy the videos you love.
UK Employers Warned About Asking For Employee Facebook Logins
The Information Commissioner's Office has sent out a warning to employers in the UK, claiming it would have "very serious concerns" if they were to ask their existing or would-be employees for Facebook login credentials.
Facebook Suggests Friends You Don't Talk To For Acquaintance List
After introducing the 'close friends' and 'acquaintances' listing options last fall to a rather lukewarm reception, it was clear that the functionality was not something people wanted to waste their time with. Well Facebook thinks it has the answer, with the 'Acquaintance List' suggestion box.
QR Code Condoms Let You Check-in To Show Where You're Getting It On
To those who are experiencing the perilous winters of sexlessness, things are about to get worse. And to those who feel the urge to socially exclaim their moments of procreation, your prayers have been answered. A batch of 50,000 condoms have been emblazoned with QR codes on the wrappers, to allow people to check-in anonymously, as a geotagged badge of their sexual activity.
'Goosebumps' Author Tweets A Short Horror Story
Gentlemint. A Social Discovery Network For Manly Men
Ever wanted to remove yourself from the unmistakably drab discussion from the sea of reprobates that populate the inter-connected likes of Facebook or Twitter? Find yourself to be a conniseur of a male? We may have the cure to an ailment you never knew you have. The fruit of two programmers' labours has produced Gentlemint: a social discovery site for the true gentlemen to perouse 'manly' content.
Virgin Media Using 'Success Kid' Meme For Marketing
Memes have become commonplace for the viral spread of messages; but there has always seemed to be a distinct gap between this form of communication and the 'upper echelon' of marketing, until now. Virgin Media have begun to use the famous 'Success Kid' meme in their promotional material, including their website and billboards all over UK.