Favourite things from around the web this week

Fiverr – what would you do for $5? Foursquare adds photos (ReadWriteWeb article) Delicious – how Yahoo trashed its’ reputation (Guardian) Word Lens – the auto translation app. (Techcrunch)

Gartner Hype Cycle 2010

…for all you early adopters out there… and you marketeers – check out how technology can impact on your initiatives and likely adoption times based on the newly released Gartner hype cycle. There’s a 09/10 comparison and full summary over on the fantastic Smart Insights blog.

Social Media access by Mobile Q3 2010

Nothing like an up-to-date stat, and here’s one from eMarketer’s 2011 Digital Trends presentation showing how married mobile & social are.

Syd Mead: 2019: A Future Imagined

A beautiful short film made by The TFI Reframe Collection featuring the man behind the visuals for Blade Runner, Tron and Aliens talking about creativity. 2019: A Future Imagined from Flat-12 on Vimeo.

The Future Agency, by We Are Social

Really interesting view on convergence by Robin Grant of We Are Social. In his full post over on their blog he argues that branding social media activity is old hat now and just a no-go (a relief to hear) and that true user experience design will have to win (also fantastic to hear). Robin cites [...]

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