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March 31, 2008

Web 2.0 navigator

Unplannd_navigation_2
Don't know the way around? The new avataar of this blog - unplannd (run by a social media enthusiast and a friend of mine) - will guide you through the maze.

[There will bve no new updates on the blog you are currently reading. It has been now been replaced by unplannd, for social media updates, and Planners' Almanac, for planner resources.]

July 24, 2007

Encyclopaedia Britannica or stack of cards?

Britannica

A collection of errors in Encyclopaedia Britannica that have been corrected in Wikipedia.

[Original pic by O curioso leitor]

July 23, 2007

The art of the...

 Business_card

... business card.

July 20, 2007

Wonderful commercial

Discovered at Fresh Creation.

July 19, 2007

A social networking site around...

Bookshop

... books, books, and more books.

[Original pic by Mor (bcnbits)]

July 18, 2007

the form factor evolution of...

Apple_evolution_2  
of Apple products.

July 17, 2007

A customised search engine...

Magnifying_glass

... for the extended and ongoing planning conversation - MisEntropy Plannersphere Search Engine.

[Original pic by Johny hanging head down from the tree]

July 16, 2007

The best things in life are free...

Free_cheese

The Free Site - a comprehensive guide to everything that's available for free on the net.

[Original pic by vidiot]

July 13, 2007

Flash mythology...

Hermes_3

Winged sandals - a trip down mythology lane with Hermes as your guide.

July 12, 2007

Get in tune...

Tune

Adtunes -  a  weblog about music used in television commercials, film trailers, movie soundtracks,  tv shows, video games and  more.

[Original pic by Chubby Bat]

July 11, 2007

You can check in any time you like...


Harrison_hotel

Unusual hotels of the world.

[Original pic by creativity+]

July 10, 2007

What's twittering?

Twitter_shirt

TwitterVision - a Google maps mashup with the Twitter RSS feed that shows the latest tweets and where they are originating from.

[Orriginal pic by niallkennedy]

July 09, 2007

That hit that year

Sanyo_transistor

Find out which single was topping the UK charts on any given day from 1945 to present day - at everyHit.com.

[Original pic by Roadsidepictures]

July 06, 2007

A suggestion box for the whole world

Ideas_box

The Global Ideas Bank - in their own words "a not-for-profit website that is part suggestion box, part networking tool, part democratic think-tank and part inspirational entertainment!"

[Original pic by keithvass]

July 05, 2007

A picture for every minute of the day

Human_clock

Launch the Human Clock and watch people from all over the world tell you the time - every passing minute.

July 04, 2007

Reviews for everything under the sun

Critic

Compiled reviews from respected critics and publications for film, video/dvd, books, music, television and games - at Metacritic.com.

[Original pic by jontintinjordan]

July 03, 2007

How many times has that been mentioned?

Volume_4

How many times has a term or a set of terms been mentioned on social media sites like Digg, MySpace, Flickr, Youtube and Twitter? Find out at SiteVolume.

[Original pic by Dephot - Agência de Imagem]

July 02, 2007

Quote Hanger #4

070121

"People who live in the intersection of social networks are at a higher risk of having good ideas." - Ronald S. Burt, sociologist

June 29, 2007

A gaggle of search engines

Gaggle

The top 100 alternate search engines.

[Original pic by Bialy-Fox]

June 28, 2007

Learn the basics of ...

Exploring_data

... exploring data. The site is actually aimed at providing curriculum for teachers of introductory statitics but has interesting datasets and examples to make it valuable for the rest of us.

[Original pic by negatendo]

June 27, 2007

Someone was working on that list

Elmo

Universal human truths - all of them, compiled in a neatly alphabetized list.

[Discovered via Whistle Through Your Comb. Original pic by nataliej.]

June 26, 2007

Map of online communities

Online_communities1

From StrangeMaps.

June 25, 2007

The top 100...

Amazon
... IT companies in the world.

June 22, 2007

Proceed with caution...

Proceed_with_caution_2

A wonderful series of slides from Adliterate about the possible chemistry between brands and Web 2.0.

[Original pic by james_ michael_ hill]

June 21, 2007

ten things we can learn...

Apple

... from Apple.

[Original pic by Steve Rhodes]

June 20, 2007

State of the nation

State_of_the_nation

Latest Economist articles, economic reports, basic facts at The Economist Country Briefings.

[Original pic by Noah Bulgaria]

June 19, 2007

100 of the best...

Mario_desktop

... legal free full-version games you can download online.

[Desktop from Deviantart]

June 18, 2007

How many of these do you recognise?

Advertising_icon_museum

The Museum of Advertising Icons

June 15, 2007

Something is broken ...

Science_fiction

From How Stuff Works - How Science Fiction Doesn't Work. And in case you are wondering what sci-fi has to do with planning, here's a pointer to a wonderful post by Lee Maschmeyer.

[Original pic by Dunechaser]

June 14, 2007

Roaming the globe...

Blue_bomber

... so you're in the know. That's what the Cool Hunter is doing.

[Original pic by B Tal]

June 13, 2007

Encyclopaedia for comic lovers, by comic lovers

Hearts_comics

ComicVine - a social encyclopaedia for comic book lovers that everyone can edit.

[Original pic by InertiaCreeps]

June 12, 2007

what the world eats...

Square_meal

What's on family dinner tables in fifteen different homes around the globe?  A Time photofeature.

[Original pic by Andreas Reinhold]

June 11, 2007

What kills...

Kill_bill_2

a social media campaign by B.L.Ochman.

[Original pic by Latente ∞ "Oggi immanentizzo l' Eschaton"]

June 08, 2007

Track the popularity of names over the past century ...

Warning_graphs
... at Name Voyager.

[Graph from cayobo]

June 07, 2007

A periodic table of...

 Periodic_table_2

... visualisation methods.

June 06, 2007

Tricks of the trade

Tricks_of_the_trade_2

Professional secrets from those in the know (There's nothing there yet from us advertising and marketing folk and it's high time we learn a trick or two ;)

[Original pic by uberculture]

June 05, 2007

Time travel on the web

Time_travel

Looking for a webpage that doesn't exist anymore? Try the Wayback Machine - which takes you back to the time and webpage of your choice.

[Original pic by McBadger]

June 04, 2007

A shortlist of the ...

Magazines_2

... 51 best magazines ever.

[Original pic by daviddesign]

June 01, 2007

A pictorial history of gaming consoles

Old_gamer_desktop

From WIRED : Console Portraits: A 40-year pictorial history of gaming

[Original desktop by powerbooktrance]

May 31, 2007

Planning basics

Planning_basics

A wonderful series of posts from Northern Planner on planning basics.

[Original pic by losiek]

May 30, 2007

The ghost who blogs...

Phantom

Scans of classic Indrajal comics featuring The Phantom, Mandrake, Bahadur, etc at The Comic Project.

[Original Pic by Velvet Android]

May 29, 2007

101 essential...

Blogpoly_2

... blogging resources from Blogtrepreneur.

[Pic found by David Babylon]

May 28, 2007

Hugh McLeod on blogging...

Gapingvoid

... and post Cluetrain reality.

[Original Pic by Premshree Pillai]

May 25, 2007

Viral marketing Hall of Fame

Marilyn_cannes

MarketingSherpa’s Viral Marketing Hall of Fame 2007: Top 10 Efforts & Results Data to Inspire You

[Original Pic by = xAv =]

May 24, 2007

Quote Hanger #3

070116

"When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong." - Buckminster Fuller

May 23, 2007

Thou shalt not forget this

Commandments

The 12 tenets of  social media marketing according to B.L.Ochman.

[Discovered via gapingvoid. Original pic by vaxZine]

May 22, 2007

The seven deadly sins...

Seven_sins

... of advertising via viral video.

[Original pic by Darwin Bell]

May 21, 2007

And the Webby goes to....

Webbystatue_4    

The list of nominees and winners from the 11th Annual Webby Awards.  Bonus link:  How the Webbys Work

[Picture courtesy :  The Webby Awards]

April 30, 2007

Where you are the conversation...

Sign_surveillance

Follow who's talking about you and what they are saying at 31 places to monitor your online reputation.

[Oringinal pic by lonely radio]

April 29, 2007

Quote Hanger #2

070430

You can't see around corners but you can hear around them. - Marshall McLuhan