Friday, March 30, 2007

Remember Segregation

Remember Segregation
An incredibly emotional walk through the segregation period of the US.

Language tracking?

WORDCOUNT / Tracking the Way We Use Language
WordCount presents the 86,800 most frequently used English words, ranked in order of commonness. Each word is scaled to reflect its frequency relative to the words that precede and follow it, giving a visual barometer of relevance. The larger the word, the more we use it. The smaller the word, the more uncommon it is.

WordCount was designed with a minimalist aesthetic, to let the information speak for itself. The interface is clean, basic and intuitive. The goal is for the user to feel embedded in the language, sifting through words like an archaeologist through sand, awaiting the unexpected find. Observing closely ranked words tells us a great deal about our culture. For instance, “God” is one word from “began”, two words from “start”, and six words from “war”. Another sequence is "america ensure oil opportunity". Conspiracists unite! As ever, the more one explores, the more is revealed.
And, of course, Querycount tracks the use of WordCount... Ourobouros?

Modern Mythology/Astronomy

Universe / by Jonathan Harris Cyber constellations defining the signs of the times: a game, a reflection, another universe?

From Love to Hate


LOVELINES : From Love to Hate, in Words and PicturesLovelines presents a stark white screen, bounded on the bottom by a slider running from “Love” to “Hate”, with a draggable heart that becomes scratched out to the point of illegibility as the heart approaches “Hate”. As the slider is pulled through Love, Like, Want, Indifference, Dislike, and Hate, words and pictures appear above to represent the chosen state of desire or despair.

Lovelines is structured around three movements: “Words”, “Pictures”, and “Superlatives”. Words and Pictures iteratively present individual examples of human desire, while Superlatives provides a daily zeitgeist of the most loved, wanted, liked, and hated things. Interactive timelines represent the changing magnitude of love and hate over time, and allow navigation into the past.

Defining Our Time

10x10 / 100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time / by Jonathan J. Harris Everchanging images of our world at any given moment--clicking on images gives rise to articles related to them--well, you have to see it, you'll understand

Thursday, March 29, 2007

We are what we eat

BBC - Food - Back to basics - Back to basics A great glossary on everything related to food.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Global Voices Online
Global Voices seeks to amplify, curate and aggregate the global conversation online - with a focus on countries and communities outside the U.S. and Western Europe. We are committed to developing tools, institutions and relationships that will help all voices everywhere to be heard.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

YouTube Awards

YouTube Awards
In case you were wondering, here they are...

E-nike Generator

E-nike Generator
This somehow feels like vindication against branding--take that you nike...

Friday, March 02, 2007

Urban Dictionary: Define Your World

Urban Dictionary: Define Your World Super cool dictionary of neo-slang and acronyms. New words of the day every day, etc.

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Apple - iPhone - Hello

Apple - iPhone - Hello

hello... this is a pretty cute ad!
(james)

The RU Sirius Show

The RU Sirius Show Part of the crazy MondoGlobo Network, R.U. Sirius podcastificates on literature, music, sex, conspiracy theories and more...