In No Particular Order

These my micropostings and bookmarks – May 20th through May 30th:

• United Colors of Benetton – Official Blog - – "United Blogs of Benetton" – a nice new step in co-ordinated social media/contributions.
• All My Purchases Sorts Wad of E-ceipts From Square Users, Apple Stores, More | Fast Company – Nice service – scanning email to find receipts and then keeping them in an accessible 'folder'.
• MS Optical Super Triplet Perar 3.5/35 Mark II | japan exposures – Wow. Handmade, short-run, exotic folding lens… What's not to like?
• The Real Cost of Social Media (Infographic) – Drawing on some good sources there are some nuggets here of the costs of social media activity and some outline returns. Useful for making some points more visually appealing than a raw bullet point!
• “Capability and Maturity” – editorial from the May 2011 edition of InternetRetailing Magazine | Ian Jindal – This is my editorial from internetretailing.net.<br />
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  I mention the MSc in Internet Retailing. <br />
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  Applications for the MSc are now being accepted for September 2011 start: information at http://econsultancy.com/uk/training/qualifications/retailing. Open evenings on 26 May (Manchester) and 14 June (London) can be booked online . You will have a chance to chat with us, the academic staff from MMU and the Econsultancy trainers, as well as speaking with current students from the first and second intakes.

These my micropostings and bookmarks – April 12th through May 16th:

• Karl Falk Watches l Models – A singlehanded "einzeiger" watch. <br />
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  Like old clocks that did not use a minute hand, this watch gives reading accuracy to within a couple of minutes via a red-tipped single hour hand.<br />
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  Neat idea, but without a sweep hand, date, and better granularity then it's more a design statement than anything. 
• YouTube – Existential Star Wars (In French) –
• WVIL, A Glimpse At The Future Of Photography After Cameras Die [Video] | Co.Design – Interesting and well-thought-through example of how photography can escape its historical formfactors. As a committed Leica or simple SLR fan I like the simplicity and "hand-ful" heft of the established format, but given the extent to which cameraphones have opened the practice of photography and development from a sensor 'chassis' to link with some prime glass has got to be of interest.<br />
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  Sony NEX? RED digital movie cameras? The trend's already in train.
• The street still rules for shopping » Yanidel Street Photography – Great 'street' photo, with a juxtaposition between massive brand and individual seller, between the promise of the 'web' and the scale of the personal, "analog" seller.<br />
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  This image was made for powerpoint presentations – I'm trying to resist out of respect for the photographer, but boy is it a challenge…
• 10 Best Ad Campaigns "Life's too short for the wrong job" (Pic) | Daily Dawdle –