Fervency (by {benjaminholtrop})
Month: October 2012
Cynical Tea Bags
Ninja rider
As a ninja biker, I’d be invisible. However, I prefer to have cars be able to see me.
via – Threadless.com
Useful and believable promises
Useful and believable promises
Seth Godin:
If your marketing isn’t working, it’s either because your promises aren’t useful (and big) enough or we don’t believe you’re the one to keep them.
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The best interface is no interface
The best interface is no interface
Golden Krishna writing in Cooper Journal:
By embracing No UI, the design focuses on your needs. There’s no interface for the sake of interface. Instead, computers are catered to you.
Your car door unlocks when you walk up to it. Your TV turns on to the channel you want to watch. Your alarm clock sets itself, and even wakes you up at the right REM moment.
Even your car lets you know when something is wrong.
There’s going to be some amazing software and services that will start popping up when this concept goes mainstream.
Now, screens are changing not just in size, but also in pixel density. Oliver Reichenstein suggests that we do not just need responsive layouts, we also need responsive typefaces. He has launched iA’s new website with responsive typography with a custom-built responsive typeface.
(via Giving Our Clients The Best Deal In Mobile | Smashing Magazine)
How do tech companies make money?
How do tech companies make money?
Good question. And Seer Interactive has the answers. The short answer is one or a combination of advertising, selling data, paid subscriptions, lead generation, affiliate marketing, royalties, or e-commerce. But Seer shows which is which.
It’s depressing to see how few of these recognizable brands are profitable. Advertising isn’t the only route to revenue, but it is the most common among the profitable companies.
Siri, Take This Down: Will Voice Control Shape Our Writing?
Siri, Take This Down: Will Voice Control Shape Our Writing?
Yes. Yes it will. And, likely, it will be a good thing for communication.
Robert Rosenberger:
In the case of voice-to-text technologies, however, all writing becomes a kind of rehearsal for verbal interaction. In this light, an important effect of computerized dictation technologies is that they could lead people to become more skillful speakers, and thus more thoughtful participants in meaningful discussions. If writers of the future are composing text almost exclusively through computerized dictation, then they may become more thoughtful and nuanced speakers in the process.