David Emery Online

Friday Links XV

26 May 2007

Facebook F8 Live – I’m very impressed with what Facebook have done here – opening up their platform for everyone to develop on. I have no doubt that in 6-12 months time Facebook will be completely dominant in the social network space, and quite probably the most visited site in – at least – the US.

‘Cause we are living in an a-synchronous world, and I am an a-synchronous girl… – more good points about Facebook and social networks from Tara.

MySpace talking ‘white label’ deals? – seriously; who would choose to use the MySpace platform? The only thing they’ve got going is their userbase and brand.

We7: free music downloads + ads – I don’t think advertising-in-audio is a model that is going to work; it’s far too intrusive.

Infighting dogs Tarantino’s latest release – hmmm, they better release the full, original cut somewhere in the UK. ICA, Barbican et al I’m looking in your direction…

d.Construct 2007 – I don’t know if I’m going to go yet, but the site is brilliant. Don’t forget to change the stages of the site at the top of the page, and try resizing your browser window. Lovely!

Passively Multiplayer Online Gaming – this is a very interesting idea; just trying to get my head around what it would be useful for.

New Technorati Design – looks nice, although they seem to be getting further and further away from their core competency (blog search). Also – what were they thinking with the ticker at the top?

The Uncanny Valley of user interface design – a must read for any interaction designer.