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Avería – The Average Font
By Sean on February 3, 2012
What happens when you average all of the fonts on your computer? You get an average typeface.
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wheres the pixel?
By Sean on February 3, 2012
Having a 1080 monitor helps.
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Earn @Facebook Credits for Dining Offline
By Sean on February 3, 2012
Grow your muffin top AND mine virtual currency. @plinkdotcom "rewards" you for eating at chain restaurants. Drive-thru so you can get back to @zFarmville ASAP.
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P&G; To Lay Off 1,600 After Discovering It’s Free To Advertise On Facebook
By Sean on February 3, 2012
After realizing that their ad spend is out of control, the CPG giant faces reality.
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WeSprout
By Sean on February 2, 2012
Interesting idea for a parenting community designed by a pediatric neuroscientist @UCSF.
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@BountyBev
By Sean on February 1, 2012
Nicely designed site. Content, on the other hand, could use some help. Marketing firm? Distributor? I have NO idea.
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TheNakedHippie
By Sean on January 31, 2012
@TheNakedHippie is a T-shirt site that supports people in developing countries by investing in small businesses.
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Flickr Lays Off Highest Level of Customer Support
By Sean on January 31, 2012
I really need to start backing up my Flickr account.
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Mapstalgia
By Sean on January 31, 2012
Video game maps drawn from memory.
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Bellbot
By Sean on January 31, 2012
Cool. Javascript plays a sound when you get new users (from @pud).
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ParkatmyHouse
By Sean on January 31, 2012
Got space in your driveway? Rent it out with @parkatmyhouse.
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Why a 10-yr Veteran is Bailing on SXSW This Year
By Sean on January 30, 2012
For Michael Pusateri (@Cruftbox) @SxSW Interactive is now a business conference and no longer centered on individuals.
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Corporate Blogging Declines
By Sean on January 30, 2012
A study by @UMassD shows a huge drop (37%) in the number @INCMagazine 500 companies blogging (down from 50% in 2010).
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Google Politics & Elections
By Sean on January 30, 2012
@Google adds a stream of political content for you to keep abreast of what's going on in this election year.
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U.S. Political Divide Not So Wide
By Sean on January 29, 2012
Surveying up to 26,000 people, a research study @UFlorida found that the red-blue gap has been about the same since the 1970s.
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Our Favorite Typefaces of 2011
By Sean on January 26, 2012
After a long hiatus @Typographica is back with their annual review of the year in type.
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Eat Less. Give More.
By Sean on January 26, 2012
When you choose to @gohalfsies at a participating restaurant, you'll receive 1/2 a portion and pay full-price to help those in need.
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World Map of Social Networks
By Sean on January 25, 2012
800 million+ active users worldwide, @Facebook is the #1 social network in 127 of 136 countries analyzed as of December 2011.
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Method of Action: Color Matching
By Sean on January 25, 2012
Test your ability to match color (hue, saturation, etc.).
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The 11 Most Innovative Online Retailers
By Moonshine on January 25, 2012
Online MBA list the 11 most innovative Online Retailers.
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Is Netflix Fixed
By Moonshine on January 25, 2012
Why Subscriber Growth May Not Mean Netflix Is Fixed | MediaWorks - Advertising Age
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One Hour Per Second
By Sean on January 25, 2012
Every second one hour of video is uploaded to YouTube. Let's visualize that.
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Focus on the User
By Sean on January 24, 2012
Delivering the real social search results into Google search (not just Google+).
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RoutineTap
By Sean on January 23, 2012
@routinetap lets you visualize your habits, find patterns, so you can accomplish your goals.
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Twine
By Sean on January 23, 2012
Twine from @supermechanical monitors events in your space & sends an email, text, or tweet when something happens ("The basement is flooding!").
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Sean | July 2nd, 2009

Seeds of Inspiration

Avería – The Average Font

wheres the pixel?

Earn @Facebook Credits for Dining Offline

P&G; To Lay Off 1,600 After Discovering It’s Free To Advertise On Facebook

WeSprout

@BountyBev

TheNakedHippie

Flickr Lays Off Highest Level of Customer Support

Mapstalgia

Bellbot

ParkatmyHouse

Why a 10-yr Veteran is Bailing on SXSW This Year

Corporate Blogging Declines

Google Politics & Elections

U.S. Political Divide Not So Wide

Our Favorite Typefaces of 2011

Eat Less. Give More.

World Map of Social Networks

Method of Action: Color Matching

The 11 Most Innovative Online Retailers

Is Netflix Fixed

One Hour Per Second

Focus on the User

RoutineTap

Twine

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