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EverydayUX morsels (October 22nd – October 27th)

by Alex Rainert on October 27, 2009 · View Comments

50+ Tools for Web Based Collaboration – Popwuping
Comprehensive list of tools here. I still find myself disappointed with what's out there most of the time.
Google Translate – interview with Jyri about Jaiku + Google
Nice interview with @jyri about the ins and outs of Google acquisitions.
Android 2.0 Official: It’s the Android We’ve Been Waiting For – android 2.0 – Gizmodo
Some nice looking improvements + additions.
BART Promos on Foursquare: Free Tickets for Check-Ins
Awesome partnership.
Create and order personalized Nike sneakers straight from your iPhone
REALLY nice looking app and excellent example of how to take a heavily-branded interaction into the mobile space. Extra credit for the super-slick demo video.

by Alex Rainert on October 2, 2009 · View Comments

BumpTop Goes Multi-Touch. Um, Awesome.
Neat. When can I use it?
AdMob: iPhone’s share of the smartphone market hits a record 40% – Apple 2.0 – Fortune Brainstorm Tech
Interesting to see how it's really turned into a Symbian/Apple smackdown. Wonder what it'll look like 6 months from now.
Turning the tide: a hands-on look at Google’s Wave – Ars Technica
Thorough breakdown of the tough to understand new service Google is launching.
50 Extraordinary and Attractive Billboards | 10Steps.SG
Some of these billboards are really excellent. Am I the only one who's never actually seen one in real life? Are they actually implemented or are many of them lifted from Ad Agency pitches?
Unilever’s Crowdsourced Peperami advertising brief, in full, from IdeaBounty – Less, But Better
Another example of a crowdsourced campaign.
TapFancy – An iPhone app design showcase and gallery
Great site for iPhone UX inspiration.
The Myth of Crowdsourcing – Forbes.com
Nice piece deconstructing where the ideas in crowdsourcing really come from – individuals.
Touching: All Rumors Point To The End Of Keys/Buttons
A nice piece on the prevalence of touch interfaces.
The NHL’s Latest Social Media Push: A Twitter Contest
Nice to see a big brand using Twitter in this way.
Confused by Android? You will be.
This summarizes exactly what I've long felt will hinder Android from gaining mindshare – inconsistent UX across devices.

Tweetable Eats: What Street Vendors Can Teach Businesses About Twitter
Great lessons here.
How Augmented Reality Apps will change how you live, advertise and brand yourself. | Simon Mainwaring
Really thoughtful and thorough overview piece on the future of augmented reality – both good and bad. Great video examples.
iPhone Push notifications are a mess. Needs a complete revamp. – The Next Web
I figured they might be a mess but I never imagined it would be this bad.
30 iPhone Apps with Sexy Interfaces « AppStorm
Bookmark this for a later date when you want inspiration to reach outside the toolkit.
The Future of Search: Social Relevancy Rank
Nice piece on the importance of Social as a way to filter the noise.
How Does ESPN’s Magic Baseball Ball Tracking Work? – Baseball tracking – Gizmodo
Interesting look at how ESPN achieved that comet effect in real time during the Home Run Derby.
Human-Centered Design Toolkit – Case Studies – IDEO
Get your Download on and get an interesting peek into the metodologies at IDEO.
TG Daily – Iranians boycott Nokia for ‘collaboration’ with regime
Iranians boycott Nokia and sales of Nokia phones halved during that time.