June 2007
David Thair: The Uncredible Hulk (via Twitter / David Thair)
Run the road
“People on the road say they gonna do all sorts of things to Mer-Man, but they ain’t gonna do nothing of the sort” - A youth in conversation, Columbia Road Mer-Man? Surely not. (via shrinkwrapped’s shared items in Google Reader)
Shiny welcomes Gary Cutlack of UK Resistance fame
Shiny has a shopping list of talented bloggers that one day we hope will join our team. So I am massively pleased to say that we have managed to tempt one of our top targets, Gary Cutlack of UK Resistance and Idiot Toys, to come on board. I could witter on about how he is a hugely funny writer and new media genius, but instead I’ll let him do the talking.
Over to you Gary.
Ashley
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Pownce →
“Pownce is a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends. You’ll create a network of the people you know and then you can share stuff with all of them, just a few of them, or even just one other person really fast.”
Fopp RIP
Poor Fopp. I had no idea they were in such trouble. Since taking up an eMusic subscription I can’t help but feel partly to blame… (via shrinkwrapped’s Last.fm Journal)
Fopp Closes
After a week of mysterious closures and speculation, today Fopp have announced that the company has closed down. We wondered quite where they were finding the money to go as crazy on expansion as they did this year, but Fopp Tottenham Court Road had become a great venue for free gigs in the capital and it will be missed.
A spokesperson for the company said:
It is with great regret that we...
Random Graffiti of the Week: YTE
Bit of a dull one this week, but worth highlighting for its sheer prolificness. This startled face can be found all over Hackney, particularly along Cambridge Heath Road. The scrawl occasionally carries the legend ‘YTE’. Has anyone found examples in other parts of town - and any speculation as to what YTE stands for? (via shrinkwrapped’s shared items in Google Reader)
David Thair: Ambassador Batter (via Twitter / David Thair)
Yellow Card →
“Yellow Card is a WordPress plugin that lets blog visitors flag objectionable comments, and reduces the visibility of comments that have been flagged a certain number of times.”
TagsAhoy: All your tags in one place →
“Because tagnabbit.com wasn’t available”
Comedy Box →
John Lloyd’s new original online comedy proposition.
Leaving the BBC
Taking a cue from young Tom, I should probably mention what the hell I’m on about when I drop hints about a new job; I’ve accepted a job at Channel 4 as Commissioning Editor for Education, focusing on 14-19 year olds.
Channel 4’s Education dept has absolutely the right idea: audiences first. You can see the Education department’s mission here: it’s geniunely...
Clark And Michael →
Some kind of online sitcom starring the kid who played George Michael in Arrested Development… and a guy called Clark.
David Thair: METADAVID (via Twitter / David Thair)
My Neighbourhoods →
“Get to know your neighbours and local area with My Neighbourhoods”. Looks right UP MY STREET. Geddit?! Upmystreet.com! Haha! They must be loving this.
Paul Neave →
This man is clearly a genius.
Neave.tv →
Completely beautiful interface for, and aggregator of, Flash Video content.
Chime.TV →
“Chime.TV aggregates millions of videos from across the web to create a tv-like experience within your browser.” Ooh… glossy.
sweet thunder - tape findings →
“This site is an archive of one of a kind cassette tape recordings and other odd sounds that I have discovered throughout my years searching thrift stores and garage sales.”
Virtual Worlds Forum Europe 2007 →
“Europeâs firstvirtual worlds forum will create a genuine meeting place for brands and corporations, virtual worlds and the converging games, entertainment and business spaces.”
Japan Centre →
London-based Japanese food, kitchenware, magazines and book shopping.
Hitachi invents the "business microscope"
And even after reading the press release three times, we’re still not particularly sure what it’s meant for.
It is, apparently, a device that shows communication structures within companies, so you can see who does any work and who just sits there on Messenger chatting to their mates about Big Brother all day.
(via shrinkwrapped’s shared items in Google Reader)
“What is his new vision? I see no sign of it in his public statement, concocted...”
– How Yahoo! got bogged down in peanut butter
Exploring Emergence →
An interactive essay that examines “…how objects and patterns can arise from simple interactions in ways that are surprising and counter-intuitive.”
TED | Talks | Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Jaw-dropping... →
This really is very impressive and exciting.
Daniel Kitson's Podcast →
Daniel Kitson is putting out a little podcast on his website! This is the best news ever!
Centre for Fortean Zoology →
“cryptozoology, mystery animals”
Music Video Charts – Last.fm →
Top videos on Last.fm. This has been a bit underwhelming so far, but promises much…
No Age @ UTR#100 from shrinkwrapped →
From shrinkwrapped: No Age play UTR’s 100th show!
Pando →
David Thair: Why do they explicitly state that tube services are suspended due to “necessary” engineering work? Surely that should be a given. (via Twitter / David Thair)
I LOVE My Labradoodle by Jennifer
Hi everyone! If there’s anything that I hate about dogs (and there isn’t, because I love everything about dogs) - it’s the fact that they can’t talk. I hate that about dogs so much. I know George isn’t keeping secrets from me - I mean, what secrets could he have? I keep him drugged in the airing cupboard, so it’s not like he has any experiences he’s not sharing with me. It’s just that.. I can’t...
Mika Miko @ UTR#100 from shrinkwrapped →
From shrinkwrapped: Mika Miko play Upset The Rhythm’s 100th show at The Luminaire, 22/06/07.
