The Telegraph has an article on the phenomenon of “faceblocking” (an excellent, made up term). It seems an increasing number of companies are banning Facebook,
The Twisted Fifties online store has launched, offering deviant art prints for the masses.
Following the appearance of thousands of Google Maps mashups, Google have introduced a new technology to encourage further user interaction. The “mapplets” (mini-webpages inside an
A website has recently launched that allows surfers to search Yahoo and Google simultaneously, providing side by side results for instant comparison. The website, searchboth.com,
Some bloke has created a mix of his 20 greatest hip-hop albums of all-time. I can’t find a link to the mix on his website,
eBay To Go allows eBay users to showcase their favourite auctions directly on a website or blog. It’s a brilliant idea by eBay. True, it’s
A List Apart have opened their first annual survey of the web design industry. You can join in by clicking here.
Argentinian graphic designer Azul De Corso’s online portfolio is a real visual treat. Its bold, colourful, inventive – check it out.
Search behemoth Google has acquired DoubleClick for $3.1 billion, following a bidding war with Microsoft, AOL and (allegedly) Yahoo!. The sale gives Google access to
Behold the humble audio cassette in all its plastic beauty. tapedeck.org has an extensive collection of tapes for your viewing pleasure. Those of you born
37Signals, the developers of Basecamp, have finally launched the eagerly-anticipated Highrise web app. Check out the feature tour here.
The online collaboration and project planning tool Goplan by Webreakstuff has been released. A direct competitor to Basecamp and the open-source activeCollab, the application is
The Dogs Trust has launched social networking site for dog owners. Doggysnaps allows users to post photos of their four-legged friends; users can also leave
Adobe‘s CEO Bruce Chizen has revealed that a free, hosted version of Photoshop is scheduled to appear within the next six months, as part of
After over thirty years in private beta, Google’s Gmail is finally available to the general public. It’s a pretty good offering too: Gmail’s spam protection
I recently found myself unable to resist the appeal of a next-generation gaming console. Despite a short period of intense desire to own a Wii,
A new poll by Harris Interactive has revealed some fascinating data on YouTube users. 42 percent of online U.S. adults have watched a video on
Include Digital has recently partnered above-the-line agency King to launch a website for Swedish supermarket ICA. The website, which launched on 2nd January, is an
Netimperative has published an article listing the top 20 fastest growing UK websites. Retail sites represent nearly half of the top 20, demonstrating the eagerness
An invite to the private beta of Microsoft’s user-generated video site Soapbox arrived in my inbox today. A direct rival to Google’s YouTube, is Soapbox
flixn is a new service allowing users to record video directly from a webcam and save it to the web. The process is as simple
We’re currently working on a new web presence for Heavenly, scheduled for launch in October.
Go2Web is an interactive, searchable directory of Web 2.0 websites. All the usual suspects are there (YouTube, Flickr, last.fm etc.), but the site is well
Online retailer Amazon has launched Amazon Unbox, a service allowing users to purchase and download movies and video content. The service is only compatible with
Google have launched Google Image Labeler, a “game” created to help improve the quality of search results returned by Google Images. It’s an intriguing concept:
Time Magazine have unveiled their top 50 websites for 2006. A number of predictable favourites such as YouTube, MySpace and Digg make the cut; lesser-known
Forecasts in July this year predicted MySpace membership numbers would reach the 100 million mark by the autumn. Well guess what? It’s happened already according
This website demonstrates the features of the KIA Rio using an innovative, 3D rollercoaster ride. Featuring lots of pre-rendered Flash animation and bold, primary colours,
The UK website for the PSP game Loco Roco is a real treat, using the open source Flade engine to great effect.
Freedb.org, the website used by myriad MP3 encoders to download track information when ripping CDs, is to be taken down after two of the main