Well hello there new Linkedin profiles
I just had a little surprise when I logged in to Linkedin, a banner asking me if I wanted a sneak peek at the new profiles. How could I refuse?! Well having a look over the new page things are looking up! (Full preview image after the break)
The profiles have a more modern look and do this with info-graphics on the right hand side. This seems to be for personal data. Not sure on what this will look like on a public profile. The new layout promotes your activity before your employment, then on to your education and skills.
It’s a nice update, but it hasn’t got the interactivity of things like Vizify, which brings in a lot data sources to create a personal info graphic. But this is a very welcome update from the rather dated profiles of old. Read More »
This post was written by Mark Thomson
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
I don’t want to take anything away from Smashing Magazine, so I’m posting this link:
Dear Web User, Please upgrade your browser
and asking that everyone shares it and hopefully we can spread it around the web enough to get people’s attention.
This post was written by Mark Thomson
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
It's 3D modeling Jim, but not as we know it.
When the power of developing web technologies combines with one of the long standing client side applications, you need to sit up and take a look. So, take a look at that 3D model above, you back? good. That is actually made by the WebGL engine inside modern browsers. The cell based ring can be manipulated and moved. the inputs on the left change the number of cells and their form. The mesh on the right allows you to change the actual shape.
It’s very fluid to use and quite fun. Best bit? Your design can be sent to a 3D printer and sent to you! I’ve talked before about the wonders of 3D printing and i think after a little bit of playing I shall be ordering my self one of my creations. If you’d like to have a play yourself, check the source link below.
Source: http://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/cellCycle/
This post was written by Mark Thomson
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
“You always fear, what you don’t understand”
Never before have truer words befit a situation as those, to online piracy. It would seem today, the politicians seem to want to get involved in everything they don’t understand. The Internet and Internet piracy happens to be one of those many, many things. Downloading material from the Internet is one of those areas were people, seem to find it very easy to take the high ground.
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This post was written by Mark Thomson
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
This ain't no real ground roots support!
Well well well, what do we have here? The newest craze of the SEO mercenaries has really started to make it’s self known.
A brief history. SEO (Search Engine Optimisation – or in its most basic explanation’getting to the top on Google’) has been an ever changing beast. One where if an SEO team / operative haven’t moved quickly enough with the times, they will get left behind. Read More »
This post was written by Mark Thomson
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
xkcd 936
I love xkcd. I really do. This latest piece reminds us that we have become to accustomed to thinking like machines to use them. Adapting the way we think to work better for them. Ask yourself this; If you create something to help you, should you have to change to use it, or should it change to help you?
The best example of this is our lovely iDevices. Open an App and the black slate in front of you changes everything about it’s self to help you.
If you don’t follow xkcd on your RSS feeds, get it done! If you don’t know what RSS feeds are, let me know in the comments and i’ll post up a starters guide!
Source: http://xkcd.com/936/
This post was written by Mark Thomson
Sunday, August 14th, 2011
Well then! I finally got in to Google+ at the weekend and have been spreading the love with some of my nearest and dearest tech heads and no tech heads to get a bit of a perspective on it. Jump past the break for more… Read More »
This post was written by Mark Thomson
Friday, July 15th, 2011
So there is going to be a lot of Buzz around Google+ over the next week. As soon as I get access, I’ll give my impressions.
In the mean time, the cartoon above kind of sums it up.
[Source; the wonderful XKCD.com]
This post was written by Mark Thomson
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
No more posts :(
