Via Daniil Goncharov

via lesprojetsduweb

There are indications that e-books and the reading devices, like Kindle and the Nook, are becoming more mainstream and as a result they are having an interesting impact on the way we interact with content, both online and in print.

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A fantastic presentation on the benefits of user-oriented usability design. Probably the best one I've ever seen!

Benjamin Libet (April 12, 1916 – July 23, 2007) was a researcher in the physiology department of the University of California, San Francisco, and a pioneering scientist in the field of human consciousness. In 2003, he was the first recipient of the Virtual Nobel Prize in Psychology from the University of Klagenfurt, "for his pioneering achievements in the experimental investigation of consciousness, initiation of action, and free will". In his acceptance speech, Libet summarized his life's research and highlighted his work on conscious volitional acts and the antedating of sensory awareness.
via @doctorkarl (triplej 20100311)

Desktopify, un service web qui permet de transformer n’importe-quel widget web en widget autonome de bureau

Got there too late to get an invitation but I'll keep an eye on it: looks promising

Apparently, handles audiobooks bookmarks. Can't wait to test it

podcast manager for android. Syncs with google reader

StatusNet, the open-source microblogging service that serves as the foundation for identi.ca, just announced the launch of the public beta of its StatusNet Cloud Service. Thanks to this, you can now easily host your own Twitter-like community for your blog, club or company

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Selon une étude réalisée conjointement par l'IAB, le SRI et Kantar Media, les investissements bruts sur Internet ont crû de 8,2 % en 2009, tirés vers le haut à la fois par les annonceurs fidèles au Web depuis des années mais également par les stratégies plurimédia.

Helps understand true nerds…

The higher you go, the stronger and more regular the wind. The high altitude wind turbines are probably the most efficient and most sustainable means of producing clean electricity almost anywhere (apart from the neighbourhood of airports of course
Via @nakedscientist

Development framework for mobile applications. Write the app once and deploy it on the iPhone, Android, Blackberry and others. Still in beta but looks rather promising! Via Niko73

The guy behind the biophilia hypothesis (ie: better healing if your hospital window shows a bit of nature)

via Headshift

1. Modernize and socialize your site to complement the experience visitors expect
2. Optimize the site and all social objects for traditional, social, and real-time search
3. Create meaningful and personable social profiles where consumers are active today (also pay attention to where they will be tomorrow)
4. Establish an editorial calendar to produce and distribute relevant content for each and every network
5. Add social connectivity to the home site to facilitate maximum engagement – eradicate proprietary login systems
6. Integrate social sharing functionality at the source of engagement – keep them on the page
7. Enable the social syndication of that content within one step
8. Manually introduce content and social objects to stakeholders and social beacons
9. Create paths that define and engender the experience you desire with destinations and calls to action integrated to close the loop
10. Monitor the activity and find ways to improve the experience and also sharing