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Andrew Lippman on open architectures and product development

Before thinking about how to sell, businesses should think about what they are selling.  Andrew Lippman, who has a 35 year history at the MIT Media Lab, here discusses how companies should be re-thinking the concept of products and turning customers into partners.

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The newest generation in gaming and beyond?

Microsoft’s answer to Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s still to be unveiled motion-based user interface.  Some interesting stuff happening here, so new and some not so new.  The Milo techn certainly seems interesting, but I remain skeptical until I can actually experience it.  These technologies always look great when demoed, but sometimes fall short in real life (voice analytics anyone?).

Provocative and beautiful animation…

…from Gobelins Animation School (yes…I said school!). Some absolutely stunning animation in a variety of styles…

This is a must watch…

I first saw this presented via TED.  6 billion others, a Yann Arthus-Bertrand video exhibition about thousands of men and women testimonies from all around the world. A GoodPlanet project. Find more on http://www.goodplanet.org

A Tour of Microsoft’s European Technology Campus…

Matt Cowan from Reuters gets an interesting tour of Microsoft’s European technology lab in Cambridge.  Some really interesting stuff highlighted here…

MobyPictures web-ad makes you want to…share (and laugh)!

The new web-ad is just too cool to not share…which is I guess the whole idea of the vid:)

Amazing talent…showcased in 2 minutes!

 

Talent’s like Jim Stoten make me feel so boring… Check this 2 minute video showing a free-style illustration that took 2 hours to create.  Awesomesauce!

A dynamically rendered cityscape…

This cityscape designed and coded by Shamus Young renders differently everytime its opened by a certain set of rules.  For more detail (a ton more detail) check out this 10 Part description of the why’s and how’s of this very interesting project…

When great content and UX come together it’s tech poetry…

Seed Magazine has been known for robust and relevant content for awhile now, but what do they think they’re doing taking that great content and visualizing it with intuitive and innovative user interface design?! 

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Kudos to Seed! This is such a great example of brains, brawn and beauty coming together.

Why tribes, not money or factories, will change the world

Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change. He urges us to do so.

Courtesy TED

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