From the worldwide quest to digitize all books (see below), here’s another way in which you and I can exert a tiny effort to collaborate on solving a greater cause.
Stumbling through the ether yesterday, I noticed that the CAPTCHA (get this: “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”) I had [...]
Stop Spam. Read Books.
February 19th, 2008 by Ben · 5 Comments
The Future of Digital Media, apparently.
February 13th, 2008 by Ben · 3 Comments
At least, the future according to the voice of The Count from Sesame Street:
Sign of The Times
February 6th, 2008 by Ben · 2 Comments
I recently followed a link to an article from The Times, to find the day’s newspaper and old archive copies displayed online in the form of an e-paper. The interface is really tasty: highly functional while remaining easy to understand. And it looks quite nice.
My God, it’s Full of Stars.
January 21st, 2008 by Ben · 1 Comment
Space, the final frontier, now well and truly owned by Google.
I just downloaded version 4.2, the latest version of Google Earth, installed it in a few seconds, opened the program and… my mind melted.
The new Explore the Sky feature allows the user to navigate the constellations just as easily as finding his house down here [...]
Creative Watch™ brings you two comparable awareness campaigns.
December 11th, 2007 by Ben · 2 Comments
Addressing Aids awareness in teens is the BBC’s G.I. Jonny campaign. It seems the Beeb (and my mates over at the creative agency who made the site… and, ahem, my better half, who took the photos for the site’s characters) have tried to offer access to their messages through every conceivable medium; technological or communicative. [...]