…and fail, it would seem. At least, I can’t get it work in Firefox or IE on Windows XP.
The idea is that you create 3d chat rooms where you can share pictures, video and music. These rooms can then be embedded on your webpage.
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July 9th, 2008 by mcadwallader
I’m not sure exactly when this happened but you can finally watch the news online without having to wade through outdated technology plugin hell.
For example, Bush getting heckled yesterday:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7491278.stm
They also have a live streaming news channel:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7459669.stm
We still have many clients who refuse flash, and the most compelling reason was the lack of search visibility. The boffins at google have fixed that with some form a SWF decoder. Worth a read for developers and a reassessment of the reasons not to have flash…
Q: Which Flash files can Google better index now?
We’ve improved our ability to index textual content in SWF files of all kinds. This includes Flash “gadgets” such as buttons or menus, self-contained Flash websites, and everything in between.
One key limitation is that the robot does not execute javascript, so you might have to carefully select what flavour of flash detection you use to ensure the flash files are visible.
Originally uploaded by hobart65
If you are of the typographic nature, you might have noticed the google favicon went lower case sometime in June. Here’s the backstory from the Google blog about the revamp . Google badly need some form of graphic device or framework to unite its ballooning set of services. Interesting that they start with the favicon, something most branding companies would do last.
” You may have noticed that Google has a new favicon, the small icon you see in your browser next to the URL or in your bookmarks list. Some people have wondered why we changed our favicon — after all, we hadn’t in 8.5 years(!)”
As part of the daily ‘what’s going on out there’ scan, I checked the top two stories on Digg. I’m not going to describe each of them but just provide the links.
1. http://tinyurl.com/65fgzs
2. http://tinyurl.com/462qc6
The unbridled dissemination of information. Both are highly provocative. Both provide visceral and intellectual responses. But in totally different ways.
I was automatically taken to the new-look Netvibes this morning following a scheduled service outage. And there are some extra bits and pieces from Coriander but nothing on top of the original launch of Ginger (Activities - who’s doing what, Contacts - who’s reading your stuff).
The only change is that Universes are now referred to as public pages e.g. build a page and share it with others. Thank goodness for the rename.
Shameless-plug-of-my-own-stuff alert.
I wrote another article (last one here) for mad.co.uk and it’s gone live. Titled Why is integrating digital into the agency so awkward? it discusses some of the problems that agencies face when trying to ‘go digital’ and how they might be solved or avoided.
Worth a look for the awful photo if nothing else. Enjoy.
‘Digital fiction’ from Penguin. Six short stories told online only, using interesting storytelling methods, including one that uses google maps. Haven’t had time to fully explore yet but looks pretty cool. And Penguin is such a lovely looking brand.