Wednesday, August 27, 2008
I was glad to see Smashing Magazine do a post on websites that prominently feature the key product. Sometimes sites loose this hierarchy of focus do to so many agendas and things they want to promote. But good sites will choose. I kept this in mind during the SlideRoom redesign, launching early next month!
Check out the the original post for more good examples.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The video above is a complete simulation, demonstrating new software techniques. The new 3D technology is focused on facial animation currently, and seeks to take on body motion as well. The current tech captures eye and lip motion well, but the skin still looks motionless and artificial to me. There are many more examples on the company website: http://www.image-metrics.com. The examples on their website aren’t quite as good.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
My friend Brad showed me this. Lots of great pics here.
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
A recent article came out in FastCompany, about the strength and resurgence of MySpace. I disagree and think Facebook is going to smash them. Unless they have some big secret not revealed in the article, I don’t see this happening. The article does have some interesting info about the company’s history, but has zero insight on what MySpace will do to keep pace with Faceook. However, the comparison between the two philosophies is interesting.
Facebook: structured, clean design, safe, technology first, promotes relationship building, spotlight on feeds/status
Myspace: chaotic, customizable, dangerous, monetization first, promotes social browsing, spotlight on music
While some of MySpace’s values helped their initial popularity, their business and technology was built around immediate monetization rather than creating a good foundation for a good product. Now they are trying to revamp, but it is unclear what they are doing besides “establish relationships with big music companies.”
I waited a long time before joining a social network, but finally decided to join Facefook. I have been really happy with it and impressed on how is really does help me keep track of my friends, to a much higher degree than any other social network. The tools are useful and attractive. MySpace might be fun to customize, but that is also what makes it impossible to navigate and it not (at all) useful.
Below is my Facebook page compared to a random Myspace page.
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Friday, August 8, 2008
Find more incredible pictures via the Big Picture.
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