January 2010
76 posts
Miapolis, the proposed world’s tallest building at 975 meters (3,200 feet) high, is an icon building re-defining Miami. http://j.mp/miapolis
Tyler Brûlé makes a turnaround checklist for JAL. Can ‘extreme’ Japanese service and old school advertising do the trick? http://j.mp/aHBFCR
Accidentally played the new Brian Jones Massacre video on YouTube and John Cage on Spotify simultaneously. Not bad at all http://j.mp/cdT8oY
Rediscovering the French free jazz label BYG Actuel. Don Cherry, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Archie Shepp, Steve Laccy, Gong http://j.mp/axKAHr
Honesty, passion, competence. The 3 values of the Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page says. Some corporations might learn something. [via @helenevenge]
Ultra-religious America is in more trouble than you think. It is now censoring ‘Anne Frank’s Diary’ for vaginal passages. http://j.mp/deRbJD
Feeling very international at a ‘Øresund IT’ conference on the 54th floor of the deconstructivist skyscraper Turning Torso http://j.mp/Veooq
People who know me are well aware, that I am an avid fan of Formula One. However, I also enjoy really good figure skaters. http://j.mp/QUtXx
Listening to Mahlers 1st symphony from the beautiful DR Koncerthuset. The Danish farmers are coughing so much you can hardly hear the music!
Current status: 600 friends on Facebook, 600 friends on a private social network, 600 followers on Twitter. It’s not Web 2.0. It’s Web 6.66!
I now have 600 followers in my Twitter network (6 channels). I hope you enjoy my daily thoughts, occasional dialogue and ‘handpicked’ links.
The Internet took on the advertising, entertainment, and publishing industries and won. Now, it is taking on Wall Street! http://j.mp/5LJHeE
Just RT’ed three brilliant minds: David Lynch from Los Angeles, Oliver Reichenstein from Shibuya, Tokyo and New Yorker Nico Muhly in London
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WatchPrince “Purple & Gold” (Minnesota Vikings song)
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Grizzly Bear “Boy From School” (Hot...
Our company (a web agency in Copenhagen specializing in Drupal and social media) needs [Danish speaking] Drupal people http://j.mp/drupaljob
This one is for the entrepreneurs out there. Blogger Seth Godin has a lesson from two lemonade stands [cute photo inside] http://j.mp/8PSWQ1
Updated my blog with photos of William S. Burroughs’ stuff, a Banksy trailer, a new Groove Armada track feat. Bryan Ferry http://j.mp/8d6OlI
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Celebs on the web. Bill Gates goes on #Twitter. Quincy Jones goes on #MySpace (He is already on Twitter)! http://ping.fm/Aehnc
My Twitter inbox is pure gold this morning. I feel truly blessed to be connected with the smartest people on the planet with this technology
Bill Gates gets thousands of followers on Twitter, comes back on Facebook, launches new personal web site with notes. http://j.mp/gatesnotes
80% of the population are living in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Guess how many people have ever lived? [infographic] http://j.mp/5hxTHk
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Give the 15,000 laid-off JAL staff work permits around the world, so they can introduce the concept of service worldwide! http://j.mp/5EvIVE
What do Mos Def, Bruce Willis, De La Soul, The Horrors, Ozzy Osbourne, Snoop Dog, Lou Reed and Barry Gibb have in common? http://j.mp/6vHhrG
In 1965, Dennis Hopper traveled to Alabama to take part in the civil-rights march, led by Martin Luther King Jr. [photos] http://j.mp/61GDNX
If you like the music of PIL and The Fall, you will love These New Puritans. Hedi Slimane loves them and they will be big! http://j.mp/HIIlN
Lo and behold! I am currently writing two upcoming blog articles in spreadsheet format (OpenOffice.org, 100m DL). I did not see that coming.
Paul Morley interviews Brian Eno about gospel, the synthesizer versus the piano, ABBA, Frank Zappa, the death of records. http://j.mp/5zT6Sy
Death Cab For Cutie pays homage to John Hughes performing “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”. McCartney and Tarantino approves http://j.mp/4oh5QX
Change Olympic Charter, so Hiroshima-Nagasaki can host the 2020 games to mark the goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons. http://ow.ly/X1VC
Tyler Brûlé introduces ‘The Fatbook Generation’, the connection between airport body scanners and airline ground service. http://j.mp/5MjoYW
America is changing. Now, small is beautiful. Local produce is a must. Meet Great Lake. [Warning: mouthwatering article!] http://j.mp/6b3BN6
Richard Morse reporting live from the Haiti earthquake disaster on Twitter here [via Ben Stiller on @redhourben] http://ping.fm/dTvb3
Black Tackiness on the forehand. Check. Red Sriver on the backhand. Check. Ready for @twabletennis @signaldigital! http://ping.fm/rAqiX
Is Google vs. China more about business than security and censorship? New perspectives are all over Twitter this morning. http://j.mp/74qgBa
Newly released documents reveal Nixon was watching sports on TV, ignoring the massive peace demonstrations in 1969!! http://j.mp/nixonpapers
Google (and others) cyberattacked by Chinese intruders. Now seriously considering ceasing their operations in China! http://j.mp/googlechina
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Eels “End Times” [MP3]
Nielsen just released their latest consumer outlook report. Which country do you think is the most optimistic? Indonesia! http://j.mp/5JpLW6
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The Morning Benders “Promises”
Spent the weekend in the ‘company’ of Leonard Bernstein (Nielsen), Led Zeppelin and Semyon Bychkov (Brahms). [video] http://j.mp/ledzepvideo
#Copenhagen again mentioned as one of the coolest in the world (the bicycles). We need a better attitude, though. http://ping.fm/WiYBs
Only 10 votes from runner-up at the Shorty Awards (‘The Oscar of Twitter’). You can take me to the top today! Vote: http://ping.fm/yMUNA
Here’s a track from the upcoming Peter Gabriel album. I guarantee that you’ll be very moved. Maybe even cry. I did. http://ping.fm/BohUr
Get out your designer 3D glasses. Now, you can watch 3D on YouTube. Here are some test examples including a Jaws clip! http://j.mp/youtube3D
Help @david_lynch in a Twitter movement for the Frank Gehry-designed cultural center in Lodz Poland. Tweet using #Lodz hash tag now, please.
Attention amateur photographers out there: here is a free beginner’s guide to digital photography from Apple [47-page PDF] http://j.mp/WDHv7
If you are interested in cool design, and you are, you will love this magazine cover. ‘I love it’ - Erik Spiekermann. http://j.mp/printcover