Gary Stager recently tweeted me a link to Evgeny Morozov’s article “Techno-utopian fail.” Of the “techno-utopian” view which predicts social media will lead to democratic revolutions around the world in repressive countries like China and Iran, Morozov asserts:
But this is an anachronistic view of the world. Modern authoritarian states have eagerly (but selectively) embraced globalisation [...]

When we – as a company, young(ish) startup & team – reflect on the past year, I’m sure we’d all agree that 2009 has been extremely hard work, but that we’ve been greatly blessed at the same time (which means all those late nights answering support queries has paid off). So as we close out [...]

Last week we previewed F01.01 by Veerle Pieters (which is coming along nicely btw) and today we’ve got a new design by another female design supremo – Sarah Parmenter. And obviously we don’t need to tell you that both of these are in support of the We Love Boobs campaign we’re running in October.
If you [...]

Call to action in web design — and in user experience (UX) in particular — is a term used for elements in a web page that solicit an action from the user. The most popular manifestation of [...]

There are thousands of good websites out there offering web design and development tips. It’s a bit much to sift through in most cases. There must be an easier way. Enter the email newsletter. What could be better than sitting back and [...]

he Station is a fantastic business / CMS WordPress theme from Woo Themes. The theme has loads of different options including a page based homepage, various customizable navigation spaces, a featured tabber section, 3 different widgetized sidebars and 7 different colour schemes.
Features

Featured Tabber section on the homepage to emphasise your most important messages
Page-based homepage [...]

This evening I had the privilege of participating as a panel facilitator and web-streaming technical consultant for the Oklahoma A+ Schools “Watch Party” preceding and following the statewide broadcast of the documentary “Crystal Darkness.” The documentary focused on the scourge of methamphetamine (crystal meth) across the state of Oklahoma.
Following the documentary, a panel of distinguished [...]

Pepsi has always been known for creating daring, creative and badass advertisements. Being one of the most competitive carbonated beverage maker, these folks sure know how to market all variants (Pepsi Diet, Pepsi Twist, Pepsi Max, Pepsi Blue, Pepsi Jazz, etc) under the umbrella. This weekend we want to showcase you a series of 40+ [...]

Hmm.. So Bill Gates is trying his hands in acting after his retirement (from active role in Microsoft).

Below is the video.

Here is the official note from Microsoft explaining its upcoming ad campaign to connect with its customers and enhance the Windows brand.