Apple will never stop astounding me. The price of the iPhone drops $200 after 2 months. The people who were suckered in to buying are give half that ($100) in store credit. And people are so happy they can’t believe it. If it were me I’d want my $200 back in real money and not Steve Jobs dollars.
Where Is The Internet’s History Going?
All and all I don't think this is that great a video. The song isn't that great and if you don't know a reference it seems like it would be fairly hard to track down. I do think it is important to note that recently a lot more lists of internet fads have been popping up.
Things on the internet move so quickly and leave just as fast. I often worry if people are taking the time to properly document what is happening before it disappears forever.
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Google Reader Redesign
Google Reader went though a little tiny redesign. One of the things they changed was their loading graphic. The old one was very cute and had bubbles coming out of a beaker since the reader is still part of google labs.
The new loading graphic is a smaller graphic at the top of the page. But it look a little odd. Reader has a little shading on the top of the page and google just puts a flat color graphic on top.
With just a little added shadow like I show below I think the graphic really blends in to the page better. A small detail like that can really help polish the over all feel of a site. Google has been traditionally good at consistent feel which is why I think this loading graphic really stands out.
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I really also think the loading graphic is way too close to the drop down box but reader is trying to fit a lot of information on the page and so it might just be a needed trade off for a temporary image.
I assume they changed the graphic in the first place to conform with the company style guide but honestly I like the old loading graphic and I miss it.
Harry Potter Shirts
These Harry Potter shirts are a little odd with their rhyming. The problem with alot of Harry Potter shirt is that I would not want to wear them outside of a Harry Potter Convention.
Best Blog Design
Sure it's a popularity contest but the competition for Best Blog Design at the Blogger's Choice Awards is pretty thin. The Design community needs to jump in and show them who's boss. (vote for me! Ick.. clearly it's using alexa's old cashed image of my site)