Influx

A few days back, Nick Denton of Gawker fame issued a new proclamation to the world which identified 7 key drivers that will define the future of their media brand.1. The power of the scoop- getting a big story first can change your brand2. Aggregate or die- you've got to be out there on Twitter and...

The BBC has decided the web is now worthy and has made it the subject of a detailed documentary series, The Virtual Revolution, that explores its origins, evolution and examines the implications of the technology for society. It's a highly ambitious, well-researched and thoughtful look at what 20...

Kevin Kelly's take on the next phase of web development that involves data sharing from the Web 2.0 Conference. He takes us through what might happen in the next 6,500 days of the web.Some highlights.1. Not be anything like the web2. Be a single machine- everything is connect to the same thing.We...

Adaptive Path has been working on an interesting project with Mozilla to explore the future of the browser. They made a film, shown below. to introduce the concept and show how users might access, share and collaborate with data found through their browser. The concept demonstrates interesting ways...

R/GA's Nike+ site, although created in 2005, has been much heralded this year as the gold standard in "Brand Utility". It has been the marker to judge this new hybrid world between the banner and the website, sadly, nobody, not even R/GA has come close to the excellence of the Nike site. So, while...

Cool story about the Movable Type art piece in the new New York Times building in New York. The concept is all about breaking the original content down into small elements and finding connections between the pieces. Posted by Ed Cotton

The constraints of integration too often put limits on the creative application of a single medium. The idea that interactive should follow the lead of television often doesn't make any sense. It's refreshing to see an idea that seems so perfect for the interactive medium and one where the agency...

Boing-Boing is the breakout blog, the one that most people have heard and perhaps even visited.The wacky commentators that trawl the web daily for their weird, funny and compelling stuff are now breaking out of their blog home and moving onto and into a new format for them, one called television....

Some interesting new "rules" from the BBC. (Via Tom Loosemore)1. Build web products that meet audience needs: anticipate needs not yet fully articulated by audiences, then meet them with products that set new standards. (nicked from Google) 2. The very best websites do one thing really, really...