Month: March 2010

Microposting(s) for March 6th through March 10th

Written by Ian Jindal on March 10, 2010. Posted in world wide wandering.

These my micropostings and bookmarks – March 6th through March 10th:

Reaching Affluents on Social Nets – eMarketer – Affluent customers don’t use social networks to ‘connect with’ brands.
Doh.

Question is whether any at all “connects” with a brand once they’ve ‘friended’ it in passing…
Kelkoo Press Release – UK online shoppers biggest spenders in Europe – Recent factoid from Kelkoo
ASOS Follows Fashion – fashionable thoughts from our favourite tweeters – Not only do ASOS “get” twitter, but they’re now setting out to ‘own’ it! For fashion, at least. Remind me, what did publishers used to do? 😉
US and Western European online retail will grow double digit year-on-year over the next five years – The Forrester Blog For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals – Factoids from Forrester
Reduce. Reuse. Reinvent. | Free Patents That Will Save Our Galaxy – Awesome. Great ‘patent’ illustrations. Oh to be able to draw this well and have the dedication to turn the thought into something this funny and well-produced! Bravo.

Microposting(s) for February 12th through March 6th

Written by Ian Jindal on March 6, 2010. Posted in world wide wandering.

These my micropostings and bookmarks – February 12th through March 6th:

“Embrace Your Page Rage” – adaptive path » newsletter for february 24, 2010 – Nice and provocative article on the notion of ‘pages’ in web design. Of interest to ecommerce professionals and online merchandisers given the dynamic, algorithm-driven ‘pages’ we serve to our customer ‘personae’.
Layers: Screen Capture for Mac. PSD Compatible. – Wow – screen capture on steroids. Not only does is have nice, full-window and full-browser grabbing (even parts outside of the screen), but the grab is converted into a PSD layered image so you can play with the various elements in photoshop later. Very interesting.
Bokode – Camera Culture Group, MIT Media Lab – Bokeh-code: diffraction patterns from out-of-focus light points convey more data, from further, while using less space than a traditional barcode.
The requirement for a light source could be an issue, but certainly a nice approach, and one that uses ‘out-of-focus’ as a way of carrying more data.
FCUK Exposes Its Naked Marketing Scheme to ChatRoulette Users | addybaddy | Fast Company – Nice appropriation of ChatRoulette to bolster the brand positioning. Quick off the mark – I like the confidence.
HipLogic Inc. – A mobile ‘platform’ layer that runs on closed handset systems to offer an integrated ‘smartphone’ and app-like experience, even for phones that lack an app-friendly OS. Currently available in the UK via Carphone Warehouse as https://snapplife.com/
Last day of Borders – Lorenzo Wood’s photo – Lorenzo’s photo of the last day of Borders.
Quick and easy podcasting with an iPhone 3GS, GarageBand, and Posterous –