Heute denken, morgen fertig.

So you think Facebook is all the rave?

Jacob Bøtter — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:52:06 +0000

How to build a modern library

Jacob Bøtter — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:51:28 +0000

I went to Hjørring yesterday, and also paid a visit to their local library. I was very impressed by what they had done there. There was a real café that served good coffee, beer and more, it was run by a catering firm, but highly integrated in the library. In the children’s department, everything was play and fun. I took some photos:

Also see the progress video on YouTube.

Obama’s got the bloggers alright

Jacob Bøtter — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:57:21 +0000

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20 video cams for the price of one

Jacob Bøtter — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:07:52 +0000

We have recently acquired a new video camcorder at Wemind, the choice fell on the brand new Sony SR12. A fantastic piece of hardware that I have that the chance to play with this weekend, the full HD quality is simply astonishing. We also got a wireless Bluetooth microphone for it, something that’ll be very handy for profile, or interview, videos.

Today I first read about The Flip, a smart and small video camcorder for those small videos. The camera is both simple to operate, but also simple to connect to your computer and sharing the video on e.g. YouTube afterwards.

What is most astonishing about this camera: You can get about 20 Flips, for the price of one SR12!

Imagine buying 50 Flips for your company, giving them out to employees or customers and asking them to do themed videos on what your company does for customer care, work happiness, or whatever story you want to get out there. The price is so low now, that everyone should try this out!

Storytelling with Google Maps

Jacob Bøtter — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:20:27 +0000

Penguin Books has done a very clever thing, they have started using digital means for storytelling. Author has a story out called “21 Steps”, which takes you through an animated Google Maps during the plot, a much more exciting and compelling way to read a story. The site is called We Tell Stories. Penguin has coined it digital fiction.

I could also see a lot of older books being “translated” into Google Maps, it would be fun doing a danish test, anyone up for using an evening to write it up? And what about rights?

Stories

Jacob Bøtter — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:18:23 +0000

I have a habit, a habit of talking to people that I barely know, usualy in the oddest places, but also the common ones; the taxi, the train, the bus, on the street, in a cafe, etc. So over the years I’ve gotten to hear quite a few stories, and some especially interesting ones in the latter period where I’ve lived in Nørrebro.

That has made me think that I might need to start collecting these stories in some way, and maybe putting them together in some sort of compilation. It could be a book, I’m not quite sure if it’s the right medium.

What do you think? Would you care reading (or hearing, seeing, whatever medium) stories about everyday people that I’ve met? If the idea is a bit too abstract, please let me know and I’ll try and elaborate some more.

EveryBlock

Jacob Bøtter — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:49:36 +0000

I am deeply in love with the concept of EveryBlock, an idea I also had way back about making an app that would sort-of interpret the danish “Døgnrapport” from the Police. I never got around to it though, and now the EveryBlock folks seems to have hit the nail on the head.

Water

Jacob Bøtter — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:20:49 +0000

With all this talk about global warming, it’s refreshing to see a focus on something as simple as water. Just take a look at this campaign, I have just ordered one poster for my apartment.

Food for 2008 thoughts and goals

Jacob Bøtter — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:57:35 +0000

Currently thinking about what 2008 will be like, and thought about making status of 2007, but then saw this..

“Never look back, unless you are planning to go that way” - Henry David Thoreau

A dream come true

Jacob Bøtter — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:54:09 +0000

Today I found out that one of my dreams seems to have come true. The ability to some day have my own 3D printer. Priced at 5000 USD, Desktop Factory’s printer seems like the next big gadget to buy.

I still have no clue what to use it for, but it would be fun to have one at the office. How many offices in Copenhagen actually sport a 3D printer without being deeply into engineering or stuff? :-)