Monthly Archives: August 2008

Ubiquity for Firefox

Posted on August 31, 2008 by chdigitology

Mozilla Labs announced today that it has released a new experimental solution called Ubiquity. Ubiquity is a method for non-developers to create mashups out of the pages and content they are already surfing. This is dramatically different that what is … Continue reading →

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Faster then a bolt?

Posted on August 30, 2008 by chdigitology

A month ago there’s a good chance the name Usain Bolt meant nothing to you. Now? Well if you don’t know the name now, I hope you enjoyed your time spend under the rock. The fastest man on the planet … Continue reading →

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Swagger

Posted on August 29, 2008 by chdigitology

Funny stuff indeed…

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Xbox Live to enable voters to register for U.S. election

Posted on August 28, 2008 by chdigitology

If there was any doubt that the gaming industry was an integral part of modern society, those ideas have been dispelled. It has been announced that Xbox 360 owners in the U.S. are being given the option to register to … Continue reading →

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I love digital but sometimes good copy goes so far!

Posted on August 27, 2008 by chdigitology

To make an inexpensive ad you need to start removing unnecessary costs: actors animation special effects sets You’d imagine what you’re left with isn’t too good. Yet this is one of my favourite ads of the year…

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Is Tiger Woods Jesus?

Posted on August 26, 2008 by chdigitology

A fan of the EA Sports Tiger Woods game recently posted a YouTube video concerning an apparent glitch in the game where Tiger Woods stands on water to take a shot. EA responded. What is unique about there response is … Continue reading →

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Interactive Display Advertising

Posted on August 25, 2008 by chdigitology

I StumbedUpon this video this morning. I’ve seen something similar used here in Dublin at a Shopping Center opening, but to be honest it was a lot better – more detail, better response and more interactivity. Hopefully this isn’t the … Continue reading →

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Photosynth Unveiled

Posted on August 24, 2008 by chdigitology

Microsoft has finally released its much talked about Photosynth system. Described as “an entirely new visual medium”, Photosynth allows you to input a collection of photos of a place, event or object, and after analysing each photo for similarities to … Continue reading →

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Saturday Distraction

Posted on August 23, 2008 by chdigitology

Sure the movie looks like it’ll be total trash but the microsite isn’t that bad, and the game is pretty addictive. Check out Death Race for an easy way to kill some time on another rainy weekend!

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YouTube Top Spot

Posted on August 22, 2008 by chdigitology

The crowning achievement of any viral marketing, advertising or internet based video campaign is it’s total number of views. Obviously this isn’t very different from tv or movies, but with the internet everything is very, very trackable. For some time … Continue reading →

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