Adam Kazwell is...somewhat concerned

links for 2007-01-25

• The Human Slingshot
  someone will die trying to replicate this
  (tags: video)
• A report encompassing the work of thousands of climate experts says that "global warming will happen faster and be more devastating than previously thought"
  "This is a very conservative document -- that's what makes it so scary."
  (tags: science)
• Good write-up on current state of advertising for small biz owners
  Advertising in magazines pretty much sucks and historically, "content network" ads on Google aren't good -- they suck down the majority of my ad budget and almost never generate conversions (sales).
  (tags: advertising business startups google)

links for 2007-01-24

• How-To: Build yourself a front projection home theater
  (tags: howto movies gadgets)

links for 2007-01-23

• What Yahoo Should Have Said to Wired
  Despite our brand, reach, and market share, however, we failed to recognize the awesome power of the new search business. Whether this failure was the result of an obsession with more traditional forms of media, the distraction of trying to survive the f
  (tags: yahoo history search)

links for 2007-01-22

• Do website 2.0 sites like Digg have an interestingness lifespan?
  "I have really started to question the value of user-generated content when it’s open to the general public, especially with such a wide audience. They seem to only cater to the lowest common denominator"
  (tags: digg startups)
• How We Did It: Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, Co-founders, Flickr
  I wish this article were a 100 pages long...so much I want to know about the early days of Flickr
  (tags: flickr startups yahoo)
• Some good music listed in the most interesting (personal) annual report ever
  (tags: design graphics style trends)
• The difference between others and those that are truly happy
  The main difference was their attitude - they were problem-centered, meaning they treated life’s difficulties as problems to be solved, not personal troubles to be surrendered to. They believed the journey was often more important than the destination
  (tags: quotes career motivation)

links for 2007-01-19

• Fred Vogelstein's amnesia called out on Valleywag
  "That's not amnesia! It's classic journalism technique. You have to build them up before you can take them down. See Obama, Barack."
  (tags: quotes web yahoo valleywag)
• The five Google products
  discussing Google's shifting focus from products to features. Also how they'll be looking to simplify and integrate more going forward.
  (tags: google trends strategy)
• Predict the gender breakdown of a site by entering a URL
  cool new tool from Microsoft adCenter labs
  (tags: tools marketing)
• Fascinating article about the development of Nintendo's Wii
  when the device debuted in Japan it was met with stunned silence: "It was as though the audience didn't know how to react"...also surprising how much mom's opinion was considered.
  (tags: games business strategy videogames innovation interviews nintendo)

links for 2007-01-17

• Shoestring Web 2.0 Success Story
  VC-derived marketing budgets at launch don't help if the service isn't addictive. And if the service is addictive, spending marketing money at launch will not contribute to your success. You'll spend it on the wrong things as your users' passions will sur
  (tags: quotes webapps startups)

links for 2007-01-12

• What if Google Made a Yahoo-like Start Page?
  Answer: It wouldn't suck at all, and I'd bet a lot of people would like/use it.
  (tags: design web google yahoo)
• Video preview for the new Yahoo! Messenger for Vista
  looks pretty slick
  (tags: yahoo design desktop)

links for 2007-01-11

• Some Hands-On Time With the iPhone
  Using Google Maps to get you driving directions and maps, for example, is just light-years simpler and more powerful than on any other machine, thanks to this “rubber Web page” stretching technology.
  (tags: apple iPhone web nyt)
• Trends from the Web 2.0 industries
  Social Bookmarking and Video up, search and blogging down
  (tags: trends webapps)
• Palm CEO thoughts on the then-hypothetical Apple phone
  “We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone. PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.”...Guess what? They’re just walking in.
  (tags: quotes design apple iPhone)

links for 2007-01-10

• Finding a Hard Drive for the Black MacBook
  (tags: reference apple macbook)

links for 2007-01-09

• What comes after usability?
  a "user hierarchy of needs" chart
  (tags: design UX usability)
• The Top 10 Restaurants of 2006 in/around San Francisco
  (tags: food)

links for 2007-01-08

• 13 Photographs That Changed the World.
  along with descriptions why
  (tags: pho)

links for 2007-01-04

• Google Answer to Filling Jobs Is an Algorithm
  “Last week we hired six people who had below a 3.0 G.P.A.”
  (tags: nyt google hiring)

links for 2007-01-02

• Beyond Skin Deep: The real top dating sites
  Yahoo Personals grabbed the top rank on every measurement. This great overall performance shows a balance of both driving traffic to the service, and encouraging active participation.
  (tags: yahoo personals)

links for 2007-01-01

• The Last 3 Years of the Digg Homepage Interface
  amazing to see how simply it started out - definiltey following the "Create a simple product as fast as you can, then get feedback from customers and make it better."
  (tags: digg history design UX)
• Video for Prefuse 73 - The End of Biters
  one of the best videos I've seen in a while (best played with the volume turned way the fck up)
  (tags: music video graphics animation)