Archive for the ‘magnetbox’ tag
Slydial #
I can’t count then number of times I’ve wished for this to be easy. Saving you from awkward (or overlong) conversations: another reason to love the march of technology.
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The Newspaper of the Future #
I’d buy this:
The newspapers that survive will probably do so with some kind of hybrid content: analysis, interpretation and investigative reporting in a print product that appears less than daily, combined with constant updating and reader interaction on the Web.
But the time for launching this strategy is growing short if it has not already passed.
And I think this is undeniable:
I still believe that a newspaper’s most important product, the product least vulnerable to substitution, is community influence. It gains this influence by being the trusted source for locally produced news, analysis and investigative reporting about public affairs. This influence makes it more attractive to advertisers.
Altogether, a worthy read.
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Pictogram Headlines #
Designing the News has a pretty clever idea for advertising: using pictograms. Admittedly, part of the reason I like it is it reminds me of a childhood “activity books.”
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Conservation and Bold Architecture #
They meet in the zeroHouse.
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Name this Color #
Pretty interesting experiment: show people a random color and ask them to name it. The result certainly look impressive.
Also of note: the same guys found that Sports Illustrated covers feature more (American) football and black folks than they did in the past.
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Tokyo’s Traffic Control Center #
Trends in Japan has some pretty cool pictures and information about the war room of Tokyo’s traffic monitors. I don’t know if other cities have systems like this, but it looks impressive.
The Central Display Board highlights 1,000 intersections, and has 15,154 traffic signals in the system. When traffic jams are detected or reported, the affected area turns from green to red. It also displays traffic accidents and closed streets.
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Your Science Looks Nice #
deputydog has assembled a set of incredibly cool-looking scientific research centers. I will readily admit that I don’t understand much of what any of these places do, or how they do it, but they certainly look interesting.
Also, my apologies that the page’s text is disorganized, uncapitalized, and hard to read. Just remember that you’re going for the pictures.
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