Meet the new Google Maps (by Google Maps)
The next generation of Google Maps looks like and frighteningly intelligent. Skynet is coming and its name is Google.
How It Feels through Glass - Google Glass Official Promo 20/02/2013 (by madhaval)
I can see myself using this… on occasion. But one question… do I really need to say “OK” with “OK glass?” I’d rather say “computer” or something.
More here: google.com/glass/
The strange orientation takes a little getting used to. But still a huge time suck. Be warned.
Cube. Perfect example of innovative technology supporting an imaginative concept. Conceived, designed and realized by b-reel, based on this ‘Explore Your World with Google Maps’ ad created by VB&P and 1stAveMachine.
… everyone should be willing to defend their ideas and work from honest criticism. If a person has no ideas to defend, they shouldn’t be at the meeting.
Amen.
Focus has to permeate every aspect of a company, including meetings.
Double amen.
The Making of This Exquisite Forest
Learn about the making of This Exquisite Forest, an online collaborative art experiment presented by Google and Tate Modern. The project lets users create short animations that build off one another as they explore a specific theme.
More info on Exquisite Forest.
A version control for animation…
… and music. Impressive and interesting experiment. Just wish it didn’t feel so “addy” driven. (via: @fastcodesign)
We will never have Web 3.0, because the Web’s dead.
Have to agree that this is inevitable. But still today, I rely on my desktop/laptop to do any REAL work.
It shows they’re really fearful of being displaced by a mobile upstart. However, why would bolting on a mobile app to a Web 2.0 platform (and a very good one at that) change any of the underlying dynamics we’re discussing here? I doubt it.
Case in point… I recently posted an image of my daughters’ 2nd birthday. Guaranteed response, right? Here’s the breakdown of engagement after a full day:
- Instagram: 23 likes, 8 comments
- Facebook: 11 likes, 3 comments
But here’s the thing, the number of “friends” on Facebook greatly outnumber the number of people who request to follow me on Instagram. The percentage of engagement is significantly higher, at least in my circle, on Instagram. It’s no wonder why Facebook “needed” to buy Instagram. Just hope that they don’t mess it up.
… the Google Art Project looks like a big wave of the future. Resistance may be futile, and even now ambivalent participation seems unbecoming.
Interesting choice of words.
Not only did Google give their overhead map an 8-bit rendition, they applied a surprisingly cool 8-bit-color filter to their Street View map. Here’s the Empire State Building as seen from ground level by Mario and Luigi (and Mega Man) and Kid Icarus.
I wish I knew about this a few months back when we were trying to understand how a particular washing machine worked when we rented a flat (via Airbnb) in Amsterdam. To add to the challenge, all of the controls were in Spanish.
