Monthly Archives: February 2005

You’re only as good as your last blog

Posted on 25 February 2005 by Nic Price

I’m still pondering this one…

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The host with the most

Posted on 24 February 2005 by Nic Price

Springcleaning his blog Tom Loosemore found this pdf document outlining what he thought were the key components for a successful online community when he applied for a job with Microsoft in 1996. Everything you need to know distilled in to … Continue reading →

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Can’t find it? Try these

Posted on 24 February 2005 by Nic Price

A piece in today’s Guardian Online lists some of the web’s top search engines as a “new search war breaks out” I’ve set them up below for easy access. The groupings are taken from the paper version of the Guardian. … Continue reading →

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Instruction manual or warning signs?

Posted on 22 February 2005 by Nic Price

Thanks to Claire for alerting me to The 48 Laws of Power Remind you of anyone in power anywhere?

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Posted on 22 February 2005 by Nic Price
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Form and function: for better or worse

Posted on 21 February 2005 by Nic Price

“Form follows function – that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.” Frank Lloyd Wright, US Architect, 1867-1959 Many everyday designs in use in the synthetic world are like moments of harmony during … Continue reading →

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Hunter S Thompson (1937-2005)

Posted on 21 February 2005 by Nic Price

Pioneer of gonzo journalism shoots himself Lots of tributes here I was just wondering what Will Self is thinking

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6 degrees

Posted on 19 February 2005 by Nic Price

Flickr Graph is a brilliant use of the Flickr API concept Flickr Graph is an application that explores the social relationships inside flickr.com. It makes use of the classic attraction-repulsion algorithm for graphs. Start exploring your contacts by entering your … Continue reading →

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Fontastic

Posted on 19 February 2005 by Nic Price

Just came across this nifty gizmo called What the font?! – nice idea, very easy to use, and it works pretty well If you want to know what font someone’s used for, say, an advertisement, a book, an album cover… … Continue reading →

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Time for an Olympic bid

Posted on 18 February 2005 by Nic Price

“Big Ben” illuminated with London 2012 Olympic bid logo On my cycle journey home from work this evening

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