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February 2010

My Week on Twitter for 2010-02-28

February 28, 2010

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  • German court states: Taking pictures of houses does not infringe the copyright of the owner – german story here http://bit.ly/bs4X3K #
  • In case you missed it last week: Industrial espionage through crowd sourcing – http://bit.ly/dw8KMH | Become an Art Director #
  • SmK (german): Spezialistenproblem http://cli.gs/b83U3 #
  • Haiti Earthquake: Who’s given what? | Information Is Beautiful http://bit.ly/dCLGyM (via @meixger) #
  • RT @richbugger 35 most amazing typography in advertisement and design http://bit.ly/7Xhva0 #
  • Dock your raw harddisks – cool way for your large data collections http://bit.ly/biNQil #
  • Good sunday to all tweeps – another day of home improvement is beginning – feels like redesigning your own website #
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My Week on Twitter for 2010-02-21

February 21, 2010

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  • Go green even with your website – CO2 neutral websites http://bit.ly/aBfCRJ #climate #change #
  • BTW: Good Morning and good start into the week dear tweeps, facebookers and other social media addicts ;-) #
  • About focus groups: "If I’d asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse." – Henry Ford #
  • What I hate? Co-Worker who have found a spiritual way to come along with their problems and now try to "help" you… #
  • The This Week in Android is a #fail people who don't own an android phone talk about android apps – c'mon guys #
  • Stream your photos from your #android phone to your dlna client (#ps3) and tv set – search for twonky mediaserver #
  • Want to stream music from your home server to you #android phone? Search for Andromote in the market #upnp #dlna #
  • Skype launches Full Symbian Client and #android will come soon – Olè #
  • Whatch out – if you embed more than 10 @issuu docs on a page ie7 has probs to load page – example http://bit.ly/b8UL3D #
  • Whatch "alternative" movies online – The Auteurs http://bit.ly/9ZREQd – finally … :) with great Facebook integration #
  • Impressed by @rememberthemilk – great features, clients and services – task list on steroids #
  • RT @TechCrunch Google Goggles Getting OCR Translations http://is.gd/8wlOd #
  • RT @Colorburned: 10+ blogs that have a unique design for each post and WordPress tips on how to implement it:http://bit.ly/a4iH3i #
  • Italian Customers of corbis (@corbisimages) get a 20% discount in February – use offer code FEBRUARY20 #stock #images #coupon #
  • Just discovered – Typekit http://bit.ly/dnwtAU real #font come to the flash free web – have to try this #
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Industrial espionage through crowd sourcing

February 18, 2010

in Free Lessons

Attention while you speak - the enemy is listening

Secrecy is important to any firm who wants to launch a new product. By surprising the competitors with a product the firm can increase its market share, reputation and have generally an advantage. If another firm knows about the new product he can potentially launch a competing product earlier. Especially in the B2B world this can be disrupting. As an Art Director you are often directing also the overall communication of your client – so even this topic is of your business. After the break I talk about how I discovered a secret product line through crowd sourcing and how we can prevent such an event. …click here to continue…

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My Week on Twitter for 2010-02-14

February 14, 2010

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Nexus One Wallpaper Toolkit

February 11, 2010

in Tips & Tricks

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I’ve looked around the web for the correct size of the wallpaper and a way to control what content is visible on a specific home screen. In fact the wallpaper is not scrolled 480 pixels when you change homescreen. After various experiments I’ve come up with a photoshop file where the guides are ready for you to design your own wallpaper for your nexus one. It’s for for you to download. Enjoy.

Center Home Screen Nexus One
One right Home Screen Nexus One
One left Home Screen Nexus One
Two left Home Screen Nexus One
Two right Home Screen Nexus One

BTW: After I’ve done all the experimenting I’ve seen that simple math would have resolved it earlier. The whole wallpaper is 960 pixels wide and dividing it by 8 it gives you 120 pixel. This is the exact amount the Nexus One slides the background when you change homescreen.
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My Week on Twitter for 2010-02-07

February 7, 2010

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  • Jaufenpass -18°C. 2140m over the see and a beautiful panorama http://twitpic.com/10tql3 #
  • Well today is photoshooting day – so let's get prepared #
  • Man at work http://twitpic.com/10uc0l – photoshoot of products #
  • The day after the photoshoot is always photo retouching day – but a good photo saves time #
  • Seth Godin: The Truth About Shipping http://bit.ly/bmtSws (via @the99percent) #
  • The new suggested user list of Twitter is quite intresting – there is even Yoko Ono http://bit.ly/d1fzXO #
  • Returned from rubico in munich – Restaurant of a tv cook – mixed feelings – more tomorrow #
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