Posts by derickson
Twitter's New Who To Follow Feature
David Erickson of the e-Strategy Internet Marketing Blog takes a tour of the new Twitter Who To Follow feature, a recommendation engine that tells you who you might be interested in following.
Read MoreTrend: iPad Painting
The iPad has become a new medium for artists. David Jon Kassan performed a live fingerpainting demonstration using the Apple iPad that he streamed live from his Brooklyn studio on June 21, 2010. The model sat for three hours as he painted and answered questions on how he uses the iPad and the Brushes app.
Read MoreAmazon.com's Missed Opportunity
Amazon is missing out big time on an easy opportunity to increase sales both from customer referrals as well as from Amazon Associate referrals.
Read MoreMinnesota Monday – Communications Bloggers Posts From Last Week
Interesting posts from Minnesota communications bloggers for the week ending 08/01/10.
Read MoreThe Other Social Network Trailer: What About Tom?
A spoof trailer for a fictional film about MySpace, riffing off Sony’s release about Facebook, The Social Network.
Read MoreNew York Times Reporter Interviews Robot
National correspondent Amy Harmon sits down to talk with the Bina48 about what it’s like to be a robot.
Read MoreThe History Of Comic Sans
Font designer Vincent Connare talks about the history of his most famous work, Comic Sans.
Read MoreSearch Behavior During Breaking News
David Erickson demonstrates how people used search engines to find more information about the Haiti earthquake of 2010 as that story broke and developed.
Read MoreGeneration V: Rotary Phones & Webkinz
A video of Generation V kids trying to use a rotary-dial phone and another video of a Generation V girl explaining Webkinz.
Read MoreNew Google Image Search Features
The new Google Image Search look features a dense tile layout; large thumbnail images, instant scrolling; hover panes & new landing pages; optimized keyboard navigation; and Google’s new Image Search Ads.
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