Archive of 2010 July

30Jul2010
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See the World’s Biggest Picture – All 70 Billion Pixels of it…

Fancy seeing something amazing? Check out http://70gigapixel.cloudapp.net/ you won’t be disappointed. The picture is a 360o panoramic view of Budapest in Hungary, taken from the famous 100 year old Elisabeth Tower If printed full size the image would measure 156 metres wide and 31 metres tall!!! Although the image wasn’t printed full size, it was still printed in giga-proportions creating a 15 metre long print of the image, which as you can image is massive! The printed image is

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29Jul2010
Author
Chris
Category
Social media
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Some interesting facts about Twitter

The guys at Barracuda Labs had some pretty interesting stats regarding how people are using Twitter in their research findings in the Barracuda Labs 2009 Annual Report. Did You Know… Although people are increasingly active on Twitter, only 21% of Twitter users have 10 or more followers, followers 10 or more people and have tweeted at least 10 or more times. That’s a staggeringly low number considering the perceived popularity of Twitter. It would appear that many people ‘try’ Twitt

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29Jul2010
Author
Chris
Category
Web Design
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When is a web design really finished?

“Technology has advanced to the point where deadlines are now a meaningless anachronism. Is that a good thing?” – Jason Arber 2010. It’s a question that gets asked a lot in the creative industry, and it doesn’t just apply to the web but also any digital design work. It’s such a simple question that initially you could respond with “when it’s uploaded” or “when it’s been printed and distributed”. However gone are the days when the designer can sit back and reflect on a

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26Jul2010
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Autodesk Maya Fluid FX app for iPhone and iPad [Video]

A Little Q & A on Something Awesome Q. What do Titanic, Avatar and Inception all have in common? A. Autodesk Maya Q. What is Autodesk Maya? A. The Aston Martin of visual effects software… Here’s more from the horse’s mouth: Continue reading “Autodesk Maya Fluid FX app for iPhone and iPad [Video]” »

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23Jul2010
Author
Charlotte
Category
Web Design
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Experiential Marketing Stunt for the World Creative Imaging Competition

Three videos were uploaded to YouTube 4 months ago; one in particular became flavour of the week in a fair few marketing blogs. The video in question is the “Amazing blue shipping container camera!” which notched up nearly 183,000 views on YouTube, plus Kudos a plenty from fellow experiential marketers. The “Amazing blue shipping container camera!” be

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21Jul2010
Author
Joe
Category
Social media
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Facebook is set to hit 500 million users worldwide

Facebook is set to hit 500 million users worldwide, the news comes only six years after it was first conceived  in a Harvard dorm room. The milestone figure would mean the social networking site has reached about 8% of the world's population.

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