I've been collecting the frequent flyer miles, and right now I'm in Rome for the next week (for the first time). I'm here because on Thursday I'm speaking at the TTI/Vanguard conference about the future of the social web, this…
Continue Reading →In 2+ years, the folks at 189 Pine View (also known as the artist team Plasmosis) transformed their house into a massive piece of conceptual art. Each room sends a message and could stand alone as something that makes you…
Continue Reading →The story of a rejected artist finally making it big time is as familiar as the tales our grandparents like to tell us: "I walked 17 miles, barefoot, through three feet of snow; I dog-walked in New York through rejection…
Continue Reading →We gushed about the release of the Aliph Jawbone 2, but when it launched it was only available in black (as shown here on the right). It's very stealth, but not sexy enough for some. The new Jawbone is a…
Continue Reading →I've been a massive fan and daily user of the MAKR wallets for a long time, literally first raving about them more than three years ago. I've been using the same One Wallet for about two years now, and it's…
Continue Reading →Remember the Camp Camp book we were giving away to folks who sent in their pictures of the good ol' camp days? Oh yeah, that one. Well, it didn't work. In retrospect we realized the likelihood of having a digital…
Continue Reading →Gregg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, might just be the Mash Up king of the world. (Here are some tracks to listen to and tour dates to keep up with on his Myspace page.) His latest album creation, Feed…
Continue Reading →The popularization of the mind/body/soul lifestyle has brought about a few good changes -- the most important being a proliferation of healthier people. But those of us who have been there since the beginning know that it hasn't always been…
Continue Reading →There is one sentence in the bio of Stefan Sagmeister that says both nothing and everything: "He has earned practically every important international design award." The bio does not continue on to list those awards, it just glides into other…
Continue Reading →It's easier to dress all of your male friends in Saint Augustine Academy when you have the entire collection in front of you-- which is exactly what I would be doing if I were in Sydney, where the accelerating line…
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