Alexander Williams

No sign-up forms, no logins. This got us thinking about UI design as it applies to today's web services. Lately, it seems that less and less services are using sign-up forms...at least, they aren't requiring you to sign up right more...

"Is Joost going to last the year?" asked Mike Butcher at Techcrunch last month, after it emerged that the company had fired its chief technology officer - who on the same day joined the BBC's iPlayer project.

the reversibility and decentralization of the Internet are the breeding ground of brazen user-empowerment, serving solely as an end in itself and providing no sort of edification whatsoever – a kind of user-generated discourse delirium.

Linking blogs to Twitter. Brilliant!

a simple way to create and share mixtapes

Describing Web 2.0 as the "latest fashion", Mr Nielsen said many sites paying attention to it were neglecting some of the principles of good design and usability established over the last decade. Good practices include making a site easy to more...

It's a custom character generator that you can use for profile pics on social networks, instant messenger icons, wallpapers etc.

Academic reference tagging system for online resources.

Apply different services (convert between formats etc.) to your RSS/Atom feed

Wearable sousveillance devices. Increased public and private transparancy. Networked Localizable firearms. More interesting visions on the rest of the site.

Tool for requesting the presence of bands / celebs / other fascinating folk in your area.