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Web Discoveries for October 20th

By Tom Saunter on October 20, 2009 // del.icio.us

These are my del.icio.us links for October 20th

Eigenharp Alpha -
A new kind of instrument for the future of expressive electronic music – research for an upcoming piece.
Wearable Technology, the next User Experience Frontier | UXbyDesign -
Some brilliant real-world applications of wearable computers, that could drive us further into the age of ubiquity.
Tech Crunchies – Internet Statistics and Numbers -
Meaningful snippets of statistics across a range of topics, including Mobile. US-centric though.
95 websites you should totally bookmark today | News | TechRadar UK -
A bookmark of a page of great bookmarks. Lots of new stuff here, with interesting descriptions of them all.
ScentAir: Scent Marketing, Fragrance Systems, Aroma Diffusion -
A company I’d love to work with on an upcoming campaign, following a write-up in WIRED magazine.

By Tom Saunter on October 5, 2009 // del.icio.us

These are my del.icio.us links for October 5th

Things you didn’t know VLC media player can do – ElaKiri Community -
My favourite media player has some secret special moves, and here’s a list of them.
How to Write a Facebook Application in 5 Minutes – Facebook Apps Tutorial for Non-Developers -
Oooh – interesting! Might have a go at this.
ignore the code -
Some excellent learnings here into how users read & write comments. Lots of other usability findings. Numberlicious.
Touch | Interaction with RFID and NFC -
An amazing resource for those interested in this space.
Let Me Google That For You -
Neat little tool that creates videos of the search queries your lazy friends really should have done first before asking you.

By Tom Saunter on September 22, 2009 // del.icio.us

These are my del.icio.us links for September 22nd

Members: WordPress Plugin -
Handy for one of my other projects where part of a site is ‘Members Only’.
Speed Reading Software and tools: Eyercize -
I’ve always wanted to be able to read faster. This looks really handy.
The Three Rules of QR Codes -
Good examples / bad examples that demonstrate best practice in QR campaigns.
The Ogilvy PR Blogger Outreach Code of Ethics (Take 2) -
A great set of rules for blogger engagement. Co-created with blogger feedback.
h+ Magazine -
Covering technological, scientific, and cultural trends that are changing–and will change–human beings in fundamental ways.

By Tom Saunter on September 2, 2009 // del.icio.us

These are my del.icio.us links for September 2nd

Hack This Site! –
A brave concept – education through civil disobedience. These brave people train hackers by inviting them to hack their own site!
Designing for Social Traction (slide deck) – Bokardo –
Definitely worth a read if you're a developer or have clients looking to launch a new online service.
TwitterKeys: Enhance your Twitter conversations – The Next Web –
A handy reference guide to putting nice images in your tweets.
Dropular – Media Bookmarking –
My new favourite source of inspiration. I urge you to check it out now.
TutorialMagazine.com – Photoshop Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide –
Man, this article reminded me how much I miss Photoshop. I need to fix my computer.

By Tom Saunter on August 11, 2009 // del.icio.us

These are my del.icio.us links for August 11th

Facebook Developers | Facebook Connect -
Information and documentation on Facebook Connect. Something we’ll be using on plenty of upcoming activity.
Innovation : Idea Hub : American Express OPEN Forum -
Really well-executed bundle of branded content, that is genuinely useful to new businesses and entrepreneurs.
11 Free Web Apps for your Daily Work -
A rundown of some great tools for online collaboration and enterprise, many of which are new to me.
Design Sojourn | Strategic Industrial Design Blog » 5 Steps to a Better Design Brief -
Neat little rundown of considerations for developing a fresh online property.
The complete guide to creating widgets in WordPress 2.8 -
An excellent article from Justin Tadlock, a WP Demi-God.