One thousand paintings
I reckon this will be big… Appears incredibly simple at first but makes an interesting statement about both supply and demand and the nature of limited edition things. You might have to have a play in order to see the simplicity and beauty…
Social Networks = New Media
Nice piece about Social Networks and audience/users as ‘cultural products’. GigaOM : » Social Networks are the New Media Robert Young talks a lot of sense about how self expression is key to peoples use of these sites. And there’s a nice…
Frooting – Bike Blended Smoothies
Saw this near Brick Lane on Sunday. Smoothies blended by bicycle. Thought it was really sweet.…
Bonfire Of The Brands
Neil Boorman (ex-editor of ex-Sleazenation, Shorditch Twat and other titles I’m sure) is writing a book called: Bonfire Of The Brands As part of his experience he’s burning all of his branded goods in a big bonfire as part of re-evaluating…
Is better better?
Seth Godin talks about the difference between trying to be better and trying to be different: Seth’s Blog: In search of better I’ve puzzled over this one for a bit, and the trouble I have is that better is always better. Wheras different…
Making Friends in 2006
So this is how people are making friends nowadays. This MySpace friend recruitment drive was spotted in a tunnel in Shoreditch on my way to work. Also spotted this in the same tunnel, it’s becoming quite a little creative hotspot… Graffiti…
Google Nostalgia Maps
I had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon coffee with Russell Davies on Friday. We talked about lots of really interesting things. Strangely the thing that I came away with most was a weird kind of nostalgia for the village where I grew up…
Nike+
Wow. Nike and Apple have unleashed Nike+ By connecting sports shoes and iPods (using a tiny plug-in receiver) they’ve come up with something pretty sci-fi. Your shoes talk to your iPod, then your iPod talks to you, tells you how fast…
PSFK: Chris Anderson on Longtail
Worth reading this short interview with Chris Anderson, Lord of the Longtail. PSFK: Interview With Chris Anderson, Longtailier My favourite quote: Finally, are we going to see the Longtail effect on Chris Anderson and his book? ;) Many…
We Feel Fine
It’s taken me a while to put together this post. It’s been sitting in my drafts folder since early last week, and in the meantime lots of you have probably seen wefeelfine.org. I’ll try to summarise why I think it’s such an important site…
How hip hop changed
Modern hip hop videos don’t look like this… Thought it was interesting as a social snapshot of the early 80s in New York. Plus there’s some great fashions and urban landscapes in there.
Interview With Me
Piers asked me a few probing questions about Poke‘s Webby winners. I answered them as best I could. Hope it all makes sense. Seemed to at the time of writing. Inspiration From IF! : Interview With Iain Tait, Poke