When Daniel Raffel emailed and asked if we’d be interested in publishing his list of favorite stuff from 2009 we quickly agreed. He has worked on some of the more interesting projects in Silicon Valley over the last couple of years, and has his finger on the pulse of new technology. His post is below
Short Version: You want to listen to Fergie in the kitchen. Don’t worry, I understand.
Just like Web 2.0 start-ups have been spending much of 2009 trying to figure out how to turn users and community into revenues, so too have the last few years’ crop of Internet celebrities been trying to figure out how to make a business out of those over-used buzz words “their personal brands.” Think of all the online fame that’s been created in the last few years amid this hype of the Web democratizing celebrity. Now try to name how many of them crossed over to mainstream popularity
Tetris Tiles Hit The States, Showers Forever Changed This Microsoft Windows 7 launch video is, if possible, worse than that musical one Poken gets a Pulse iPod nano banned by many gyms R2D2 features 8 consoles, projector
If you’ve been wondering where you can put your chiptunes, indie gaming zines, and Tetris ice cube trays all in the same shopping cart, look no further. Attract Mode is a brand new online store dedicated to old-school and indie gaming and the culture associated with it.
This is probably a question that the record labels should be asking, but I’ll ask it here anyway: how do you guys listen to music in 2009? On your iPhone (or whatever portable device, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of this here post)? On your computer while you surf your favorite Web sites?
When it comes to winning in the App Store, one PR firm has discovered a dynamite strategy: throw ethics out the window. Reverb Communications , a PR firm that represents dozens of game publishers and developers, has managed to find astounding success on Apple’s App Store for its clients
MySpace Music , which launched a little less than a year ago, is the one bright spot of growth in an otherwise flatlining MySpace. But all that popularity comes at a price - billions of free streaming songs are costing MySpace up to $10 million a month in streaming fees, says a source, and the joint venture may lose $20 million or more this year. To minimize those losses, MySpace has made a big change to it’s product - songs no longer auto-play when you visit a MySpace user profile
Looking for an easy way to separate two kinds of data? Maybe, business documents on one side, music on the other (business in the front, party in the back)?
Rocket bike FAIYATORIKKUBOBU, for you my friend, one million yen A cool trick to keep your laptop safe from customs The teeny, tiny little music making thing in a Tic Tac box LucasArts will show some Star Wars love at San Diego Comic Con Heavy breathing on the internet is almost a reality
