• Enjoymentland » Mad Men and risk, consequences, realities, fear & commitment
  A must read for anyone with a soul that questions why they do what they do. (Spoilers)
• First iPhone, now Droid. Who needs Windows? | Nanotech – The Circuits Blog – CNET News
  Can u remember the last time someone came up to you and said how much they loved their Windows Mobile phone? Me neither.
• The Incompetence of American Airlines & The Fate of Mr. X | Dustin Curtis
  Crazy story. Is it any surprise that American Airlines doesn't get it? Seems like a great place to work.
• Google Android Is Already Getting Confusing (GOOG, VZ, MOT)
  Good piece highlighting what I think could be Android's long term Achilles Heel – UX inconsistencies across devices.
• Giz Explains: Android, and How It Will Take Over the World – android 2.0 – Gizmodo
  Great piece on the Android roadmap to world domination.

I was completely blown away by this video the first time through. Such a simple, low-tech, solution produces such an amazingly rich, engaging experience that’s just bursting with possibility for further creativity.

While it’s just a concept at this point, you can see how it can make a new kind of storytelling available to the masses in a way that wouldn’t have seemed possible not that long ago.

There’s some more info here but it’s in Japanese.

• 10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists
  Twitter Lists still feels like an idea that's in the early stages of reaching it's potential. This post does a good job showing how you can put these lists to work for you.
• Adding a ‘SixthSense’ to Your Cellphone – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com
  This stuff is super cool but I always have a hard time imaging everyone cruising around with one of there the way people do with cellphones today. It's thinking (and building) like this that will push the paradigms we take for granted today further, though.
• 12 Fresh & Creative Branded iPhone Apps You Should Definitely Touch | Inspired Magazine
  This list shows how with a little thought and a ot of creativity you can actually create value (and get the branding benefits too!)
• Ten Things Social Media Can’t Do – Advertising Age – DigitalNext
  Good list. Amazing how many of them get violated over and over again.
• Mike Arauz – The Social Network In Your Pocket
  Slamming pres. by @mikearauz on how mobile social networking is changing the way we live.Great @foursquare shoutout, too.

• 12 of the World’s Coolest Packaging Designs | Slideshows
  There'll always be a part of me that wishes I got into package design. Some great stuff here.
• Uncovering Steve Jobs’ Presentation Secrets – BusinessWeek
  5 great tips for better presentations as gleaned from observing one of the best.
• Functioning Form – Mobile First
  Great post on why keeping mobile at the forefront will ultimately help you design a better product.
• Virgin Atlantic Releases iPhone App for People Afraid of Flying | Reuters
  So so smart and so on brand. Bravo.
• Twitter Lists in Action: NHL Builds a Social Network for Fans
  NHL doing interesting stuff leveraging Twitter lists. Smart to test this stuff initially with a small audience. He-yo!
• Developers: the best smart phone platform is?
  Good piece by Scoble that backs up how I feel (US) developers should tackle their mobile strategies – focus on iPhone and Android (and monitor Blackberry).

Really smart stuff on the differences between tangible and intangible value and the often untapped benefits of the latter.

Thanks to @mtbrady for the tip.

• Twitter Lists To RSS
  Subscribe to the content coming through a Twitter list via RSS.
• Now Planes are Tweeting, Too
  Love to see a brand build a utility that others can take advantage of.
• Focusing On Value: How I’m Changing How I Use Twitter | Steffan Antonas
  Awesome, inspiring post.
• Six Words That Make Social Media Experts Disappear – Lithosphere Community
  Brilliant.
• How to Advance Your Career Without Selling Your Soul – Advertising Age – TalentWorks
  Simple, smart tips that seem like common sense but can often get lost in the fray.

• See Your iPhone Drawings on a Times Square Billboard
  Wish there was more "phone as remote" stuff going on.
• Y Combinator’s Startup School Explains the Do’s and Don’ts of Entrepeneurship
  Some really great tips in here.
• A VERY, VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF GESTURAL INTERFACES – On Design – Creativity Online
  Like a lightening trip through the technology's history. Worth a quick read.
• Philips introduces DirectLife activity monitor / fitness program
  With Nike+, FitBit (should mine actually get delivered some day) and things like this, the personal tracking space is blowing up. Really exciting.
• It’s Good To Be The Guru! | Steffan Antonas
  Great post on how the Foursquare/Mayor model is starting to find it's way into other services in similar ways.
• Ogilvy Launches Big Apple Bike Share Program – mediabistro.com: AgencySpy
  Nice initiative from one of the big guys. Good to see stuff like this.
• The iPhone’s Cool, but Android 2.0’s Convenience May Blow It Away | TechWatch | Fast Company
  The Contact handling in Android 2.0 sounds pretty sick. Can't wait to see it in action.

An interesting take on what Dashboard widgets could look like on the iPhone. I’ve always thought this was something that’ll be coming down the road (next major OS revision?) and I like the way the folks at Ocean Observations have sketched it out. Be sure to check out their other (some stronger than others) iPhone UI concepts over on YouTube, too.

What’s even more exciting is the way they’ve spec’d out a widget allowing quick access to various features (mostly network-related) that has seemed like a no-brainer since the first iPhone. Apparently, Apple doesn’t even give developers access to what they need to make an app out of this. Until they do, all we can do is feast our eyes on what could be:

• 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.

• Mobile social network aka-aki raises ’several millions of euros’ in funding
  Interesting-sounding mobile social network in London. Will give it a shot when we're over there.
• Videos: Nokia: How will we be using our mobile devices in 2 to 4 years?
  Nice, playful UI concepts from Nokia.
• So You Want to Start a Startup? 5 Places to Start The Netsetter
  Nice, simple, set of questions to ask yourself and work through as you think about starting something of your own.
• Secondhand store showcases previous owners & the stories of their things – Springwise
  There's something really beautiful about this.
• Burned Out? Take a Creative Sabbatical – Gina Trapani – HarvardBusiness.org
  Nice piece on building breaks into your creative process. Highlights Stefan Sagmeister's now famous once-every-seven-years creative sabbatical, which I LOVE.