Archive for May, 2006

links for 2006-05-28

Posted 28 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: links | No Comments

Yahoo Flickr Tagline (visual timeline of tags)
TagLines is the visualization of the evolution of Flickr tags over time. An algorithm chooses the eight most popular tags for each day, along with interesting photos corresponding to each of these tags.
(tags: data visualization photos flickr beautiful time tags folksonomy interesting)

namesake trailer released in hd
i know, i know…. [...]

Ask Emily: Editing Pictures Online

Posted 23 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: ask emily, technology | No Comments

You can rotate photos within Flickr, so if that’s the only change you need to make, go ahead and upload then adjust it on the site…. You select an image from your hard drive or anywhere on the web (including Flickr) and then crop, scale and/or rotate it and save it to your hard drive or back to flickr.

links for 2006-05-24

Posted 23 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: culture, food, health, links, music, people, senses, shopping | No Comments

Nina Planck’s new Real Foods markets to open in lower Manhattan next month.

…Appreciative intelligence can be defined as the capability of perceiving the inherent generative potential within a situation at hand.

links for 2006-05-23: focus on running

Posted 23 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: branding, consumerism, culture, design, links, music, nyc, technology | No Comments

Nike+iPod Sports Kit ($29) to access distance, time, pace and calories burned on the screen of a nano version of the iPod via a sensor inside the shoes that communicates with the ipod. They also plan to offer a sport music section on iTunes.Did you know Nike already offers free 30 minute workout mixes (updated monthly) on NikeWomen?

links for 2006-05-22

Posted 22 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: links | No Comments

A VC: Abundance
“In the physical world scarcity is what leads to value. In the digital world abundance is what leads to value.” Well stated and illustrated!
(tags: abundance scarcity digital physical value creation business media distribution)

Hanging Out With Bucky, Thinking Big – New York Times
For 54 years Isamu Noguchi and Buckminster Fuller were the “Best of [...]

four women we love to watch

Posted 20 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: culture, emily approved, people, video | No Comments

Simran Sethi brings us all things energetic on Treehugger TV’s exciting news debut. In addition, she writes and hosts Ethical Markets and raises energy and consciousness on Monday nights in her hatha kundalini fusion yoga class at Equinox, the only context I’m aware of where “breath of fire” is something you want to cultivate.
Gayla [...]

links for 2006-05-19

Posted 19 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: links | No Comments

KCRW Podcasting
New: “Today’s Top Tune” is a song a day podcast that represents a cross section of KCRW’s eclectic muic format. Each song will be available for podcast for 24 hours.
(tags: music downloading podcast mp3 kcrw)

the sartorialist
groovy new photoblog of stylish folk on the streets of NYC. Thanks M.U.G.
(tags: nyc fashion photos style visual culture)

Blurb
Create, [...]

links for 2006-05-18

Posted 18 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: design, links, nyc | No Comments

Core77 – New York Design Week 2006 Events Calendar
(tags: art design events icff nyc)

links for 2006-05-17

Posted 17 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: links | No Comments

Zurnet NYC
nyc subway map/guide for ipods
(tags: ipod software nyc subway mta maps)

Creative Commons Scents

Posted 16 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: branding, culture, senses, shopping | No Comments

Most women I know have been making unauthorized fragrance and makeup mashups since they began playing with these transformative compounds without concern for intellectual property issues. As wise Helen explains in Kissing Jessica Stein, “You gotta blend.” Le Labo is the first perfume company I’m aware of to embrace a Creative Commons philosophy for [...]

links for 2006-05-15

Posted 15 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: links | No Comments

Special edition live from Personal Democracy Forum

MediaRights: Media that Matters Film Festival
Media That Matters Film Festival NYC May 31 & June 1 2006
(tags: film movies social change youth inspiring)

citizenJoe
A nonpartisan nonprofit that aims to take the spotlight off politics and politicians and put it back on policy and the people. highlighting the national policy debates [...]

links for 2006-05-12

Posted 12 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: links | No Comments

what to do with all those photos

Here’s a fun way to display and navigate lots of pictures. Postcard Viewer 1.1 available for free download to make this kind of animated show. Look for it in use here soon! Thanks Happy Corp for making me smile today!
(tags: pictures photos polaroids visual design display flash animation)

‘Another Day [...]

links for 2006-05-10

Posted 10 May 2006 | By Emily | Categories: links | No Comments

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts Remix Site
David Byrne & Brian Eno’s awesome “Bush of Ghosts” (originally released 1981) available for downloading, remixing and sharing – legally, with a creative commons (cc) license.
(tags: music electronica download mp3 remix sharing mashup remixculture culture media davidbyrne brianeno creativecommons licensing rights)