Squeak of the Week

Entries from April 2009

Dangerous Diagram: The Jumps of Evel Knievel

April 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The infographic illustrates all of Evel's jumps. At a glance you can see when he made each jump, what he jumped over, what bike he used, how far he went and whether or not he sustained any injuries during the jump.

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Tags: Seeds of Inspiration

moot wins, Time Inc. loses

April 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

"In a stunning result, the winner of the third annual TIME 100 poll and new owner of the title World's Most Influential Person is moot. The 21-year-old college student and founder of the online community 4chan.org, whose real name is Christopher Poole, received 16,794,368 votes and an average influence rating of 90 (out of a possible 100) to handily beat the likes of Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and Oprah Winfrey. To put the magnitude of the upset in perspective, it's worth noting that everyone moot beat out actually has a job."

What TIME doesn’t say is that their poll was so totally manipulated that the results of the poll are not an indication of who is the most influential, but instead they stand as a monument to Time’s incompetence.

Looking at the poll results we see clear evidence of the hack. The first letters of the top 21 finalists in the poll spell out ‘Marblecake, also the game’. Evidence of precision hackery for anyone to see.

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Tags: Seeds of Inspiration

Internet Users in Developing Countries Drag on Sites’ Profits – NYTimes.com

April 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Facebook is booming in Turkey and Indonesia. YouTube’s audience has nearly doubled in India and Brazil.

That may seem like good news. But it is also a major reason these and other Web companies with big global audiences and renowned brands struggle to turn even a tiny profit.

Call it the International Paradox.

Web companies that rely on advertising are enjoying some of their most vibrant growth in developing countries. But those are also the same places where it can be the most expensive to operate, since Web companies often need more servers to make content available to parts of the world with limited bandwidth. And in those countries, online display advertising is least likely to translate into results.

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Tags: Seeds of Inspiration

Google Maps Typography

April 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Every location is in Victoria, Australia.

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VIDEO: Honda Insight – Let It Shine

April 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Great contextual, immersive ad experience using the Vimeo platform. "The desert hosts an unexpected light show in the latest television commercial for the Honda Insight."

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Tags: Seeds of Inspiration