Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-14
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- http://store.apple.com/be-fr Down! Something for sale is coming. #wwdc #
- 5 minutes before Apple WWDC keynote starts. I'm following using UStream, almost.at, CoverItLive, Gizmodo, Twitter and an iChat room. You ? #
- Anybody found a Qik stream of the keynote ? #
- New Apple MacBook Pro 13" with up to 500Gb HD, SD slot, Firewire, … #
- Good Ustream of #wwdc with 14040 viewers. Sound is OK video is poor. #
- #wwdc the link : http://bit.ly/eroRF #
- #wwdc Snow Leopard Exchange Integration : my daily life is going to change forever. #
- #wwdc Gizmodo live coverage of iPhone developers video : "There is no relevant content for our readers in this video. But it’s nice."
# - Beware Flickr & Youtube, the new iPhone 3Gs has better 3Mbs autofocus camera which capture 30 fps VGA video with audio #wwdc #
- Non toujours pas. #
- New iPhone 3Gs with Voice Control gets closer to HAL : "What's playing now ?", "Call Brice.", "Play songs more songs like this.", … #
- #wwdc Phil Schiller presenting the new iPhone 3Gs = Steve Jobs stuck in his bed ? #
- OMG No mention of Belgium in the iPhone 3Gs launch calendar slides ! Did they really forgot our lost kingdom ? #wwdc #iphone3Gs #
- Waiting for : http://iphone3g.mobistar.be/fr/iphone3gs.cfm #
- Best iPhone Website on Earth : http://books.google.com/m #
- Soon you will be able to have a username on Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/username/ #
- Today : http://www.interactcongress.eu/
Tonight : http://www.belgaqueen.be/ # - @benwerd Is Wave using XMPP ? in reply to benwerd #
- The Geek Place to be on 23 june : http://www.androidparty.be/Brice #
- @apero st job #
- Playing with http://www.touchatag.com/ USB NFC reader, 10 RFID tags stickers on Mac. Connected kid' wood blocks to online video games. #
- http://www.facebook.com/brice21 #
- @zefox got the reader from Alcatel-Lucent. Touchatag is the web application to configure the actions for each tag. in reply to zefox #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-07
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- I just collected a dead drop. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
- Just bought a Mod. 45 Automatic Knife. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
- @Lowett Oui, moi #
- @bnox infomaniak.ch best service! in reply to bnox #
- New project from Emakina to test: http://www.yunomi.be Feedback welcome -> PM. #
- @pauldegooijer Use Maps on your iPhone! in reply to pauldegooijer #
- @Alvarone C’est un portail pour les femmes adultes. in reply to Alvarone #
- @benwerd Textedit + MAMP ? in reply to benwerd #
- Looking for a Wave test account… Anybody feeling like sharing ? #
- @sam_piroton Because there a no registration form yet in reply to sam_piroton #
- @slef Bravo pour ton second tweet de 2009 in reply to slef #
- @benwerd http://www.netbeans.org/features/php/ in reply to benwerd #
- @benwerd http://bit.ly/hGGbP in reply to benwerd #
- Sony preview new game controller for PS3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8080436.stm #
- Microsoft preview new game controller for Xbox 360 http://www.youtube.com/xboxprojectnatal #
- http://almost.at/ great to follow events online. Impressive use of the Cappucino web framework. #
- Fun with WolframAlpha : http://bit.ly/g8DsI #
- @kaosproject All Google I/O attendees got a Google Wave invite. in reply to kaosproject #
- Microsoft announced at E3 native “tv-optimized” clients for Facebook, Twitter and Last.FM on Xbox 360 ! #
- Nintendo announce that this summer the DSi will allow photos to be edited and uploaded to Facebook. #
- @kaosproject Magento! in reply to kaosproject #
- @xi0n me! in reply to xi0n #
- @arnaudt Oui le nom de l’ISP belge Skynet vient bien du premier film Terminator. L’humour typique des fondateurs… in reply to arnaudt #
- RT @Crusty http://www.booneoakley.com/ #
- Omw 2 Gala Creative Club of Belgium in Knokke’ Casino. Warning traffic jam in tunnels. #
- Just had my first Douwe Egberts Ice Cappuccino at #ccb #
- @contactoffice je trouve pas le live chat dans l’interface en AJAX. C’est ou ? in reply to contactoffice #
- Testing AgencyScoop #
- is idle. #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-31
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- @Emgenius PingPing fonctionne deja aussi en NFC en plus du SMS et du Web. Voir http://www.tunz.com in reply to Emgenius #
- Watch Hi, a real human interface on Vimeo! http://vimeo.com/4697849 #
- I’m a nerd : http://bit.ly/9EdkA #
- Another iPhone book reader : http://th.ingsmadeoutofotherthin.gs/eucalyptus/ #
- Impossible to register on https://store.ovi.com/register Belgium appears automatically in drop down but give error on submit. #
- SlideShare Presentation : What GTA Can Teach Us About Connection with Consumers … http://tinyurl.com/prtehk #
- Great : “As our way of thanking you for your positive contributions to Slashdot, you are eligible to disable advertising.” #
- I pay 10€/m to avoid ads in Spotify, I bought a PVR to skip them on TV, I pay my anti-spam 100$/y … Avoiding Ads, the new Status Symbol ? #
- How much to avoid football ? #
- @thepouch See the choice on Spotify : pay for content or access it free with ads. in reply to thepouch #
- @Pilok Pilok : SpamArrest.com since years. in reply to Pilok #
- @arnaudt Non mais en Belgique on a pas le choix. in reply to arnaudt #
- Usefull : Google Web Elements http://www.google.com/webelements/ #
- @thepouch Non Spotify is a software more like iTunes with millions of free tracks (streaming using oggvorbis codec). in reply to thepouch #
- @Warin Tu passes au Mac ? in reply to Warin #
- Check this video out — The Vendor Client relationship – in real world situations http://bit.ly/H9zm6 #
- @xdamman Maybe Peerpong has a business model ? in reply to xdamman #
- Check this video out — ARhrrrr – An augmented reality shooter http://bit.ly/IJ7XE #
- @huguesrey Time to get a Mac ? in reply to huguesrey #
- At last something that will replace broken email : http://wave.google.com/ #
- Emakina is hiring web designers, flash designers and flash developers ! http://www.emakina.com/jobs #
- @yauuik Bien sur! in reply to yauuik #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-01
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- @Emgenius PingPing fonctionne deja aussi en NFC en plus du SMS et du Web. Voir http://www.tunz.com in reply to Emgenius #
- Watch Hi, a real human interface on Vimeo! http://vimeo.com/4697849 #
- I’m a nerd : http://bit.ly/9EdkA #
- Another iPhone book reader : http://th.ingsmadeoutofotherthin.gs/eucalyptus/ #
- Impossible to register on https://store.ovi.com/register Belgium appears automatically in drop down but give error on submit. #
- SlideShare Presentation : What GTA Can Teach Us About Connection with Consumers … http://tinyurl.com/prtehk #
- Great : “As our way of thanking you for your positive contributions to Slashdot, you are eligible to disable advertising.” #
- I pay 10€/m to avoid ads in Spotify, I bought a PVR to skip them on TV, I pay my anti-spam 100$/y … Avoiding Ads, the new Status Symbol ? #
- How much to avoid football ? #
- @thepouch See the choice on Spotify : pay for content or access it free with ads. in reply to thepouch #
- @Pilok Pilok : SpamArrest.com since years. in reply to Pilok #
- @arnaudt Non mais en Belgique on a pas le choix. in reply to arnaudt #
- Usefull : Google Web Elements http://www.google.com/webelements/ #
- @thepouch Non Spotify is a software more like iTunes with millions of free tracks (streaming using oggvorbis codec). in reply to thepouch #
- @Warin Tu passes au Mac ? in reply to Warin #
- Check this video out — The Vendor Client relationship – in real world situations http://bit.ly/H9zm6 #
- @xdamman Maybe Peerpong has a business model ? in reply to xdamman #
- Check this video out — ARhrrrr – An augmented reality shooter http://bit.ly/IJ7XE #
- @huguesrey Time to get a Mac ? in reply to huguesrey #
- At last something that will replace broken email : http://wave.google.com/ #
- Emakina is hiring web designers, flash designers and flash developers ! http://www.emakina.com/jobs #
- @yauuik Bien sur! in reply to yauuik #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-24
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- @quinze Mieux! in reply to quinze #
- @xdamman Bon exemple. Autres : Joost, MythTV, Babelgum, Veoh TV, WiTV, Miro, …. in reply to xdamman #
- @xdamman … Vuze, Zattoo, Hulu, etc. in reply to xdamman #
- Google just added ‘options’ when searching the web. Search Videos, Forums, Reviews in the past 24h or year, with images, more text, … #
- Suis en train de twitter sur la scene de la conference Convergence Web! #
- On nous demande si twitter fait baisser la productivité ? #
- Est-ce que parler au bureau est improductif ? #
- @loic Salut Loic, on passe bientot ta contribution video… in reply to loic #
- @JimMacFly Travaille, tu fais baisser ta productivite. in reply to JimMacFly #
- Je viens d’avouer que je vous dis des betises… #
- Loic Lemeur nous explique via Youtube comment exploiter les communauté pour lancer un service ou produit. #
- Je suis coince dans l’ascenseur du parking! Help! #
- http://twitpic.com/5i50t – Je suis a l’Air du temps, un resto étoilé style cuisine un peu moléculaire par un chef coréen! http://www.p … #
- @tweetagawt Please add @emakina as a #celebrity #
- @Emgenius Emakina Group a une agence parisienne : http://www.groupereflect.net in reply to Emgenius #
- @krrisis Have a look at the video on the booking website : http://bookings.designisdead.be/ in reply to krrisis #
- @xdamman Marcolini ! in reply to xdamman #
- @manueldiaz Bonjour a Alexandre Malsch. in reply to manueldiaz #
- @Emgenius Oui : http://bit.ly/2fzmE in reply to Emgenius #
- Chef d’oeuvre sur La Une : comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard, de Blier. #
- http://www.dictionnairedufutur.fr/ #bricelinkfu #
- http://www.livehopelove.com/ #bricelinkfu #
- http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/ #bricelinkfu #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-17
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- In June Proximus will sell the HTC Magic running Android 1.5 (Cupcake), Google latest mobile OS. Details in press conf. scheduled tomorrow. #
- ♥ concrete5 #
- Si vous etes chez Voo pouvez-vous me confirmer que les DNS de Voo assignes par DHCP sont down ? #voo #
- Brice’ link fu : http://inbflat.net/ #bricelinkfu #
- Brice’ link fu : http://www.dictionnairedufutur.fr/ #bricelinkfu #
- playing Assassin’s Creed in Full HD resolution on my new 4 meter wide screen. Playing a human size character is amazingly close to reality. #
- http://www.baby-olifant.be/ #bricelinkfu #
- http://yfrog.com/0wzdxj As requested here is a picture of my 4 meter wide living room screen. #
- @w00ty yes the width of the room is 4,21 m in reply to w00ty #
- @kamran_g No but I have guests who use (for free) my HD movie theatre to see movies unreleased in BE (with an AppleTV and iTunes US account) in reply to kamran_g #
- http://coralcross.org/ #
- New concept : Alternate Reality Mobile Gaming #briceideas #
- New concept : Social Media Center #briceideas #
- @quinze I said “Alternate Reality Mobile Gaming” (= ARG Mobile), not “Augmented Reality Mobile” (using webcam 3D overlays) in reply to quinze #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-10
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- I’m plugged-in again. #
- Night-working. #
- Processing backlog. #
- Kris H., Geert D., Sylvie I., Miel V., Elisabeth V.,… seems Microsoft Belgium fired all employee that knew me. Maybe on purpose ? #
- 20 years of Brussels party tonight at Claridge. Who’s going ? #
- On Facebook, type cursor keys up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, then keys B, A, Enter. Click and enjoy the lensflare effect. #
- Check this video out — Twitter WTF? – Why is Twitter Called a Threat to Google? http://bit.ly/14PI0A #
- @QueenRania We met a Google ZeitGeist 2007 in London. Do you remember ? in reply to QueenRania #
- Dear Apple, please integrate twitter in Snow Leopard’ Mail.app (like RSS). Add Twitter field in AdressBook. Add Twitter in iChat. #dearApple #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-03
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- Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #ideas #apple #humor #
- @crossthebreeze Just buy another printer. in reply to crossthebreeze #
- RIP Scoopeo : http://tinyurl.com/c4xpzw #
- Voo etait down une bonne partie de la soiree. Problemes de dns, probleme de routage, … Tout est rentre dans l’ordre vers 02h15. #
- Listen to my station on Blip.fm! http://blip.fm/invite/Brice21 #
- Burning iTunes Album for my car stereo with no iPod sound input. ♫ http://blip.fm/~56vou #
- At Microsoft for 3rd Web Agency Council. Discovering MIX’09 new technologies for RIA. #
- Cool Initiative : http://www.youtube.com/homeproject #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-26
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- Tweetie for Mac : http://www.atebits.com/tweetie-mac/ Nice but no Nambu Killer. #
- Twitter 10.922 active user in Belgium vs Facebook 2.190.000 members in Belgium. We are in 0.5% geek elite #
- Just realised I had no plain CD player anymore but 8 pieces of electronic that play CDs : Macintoshes, Wii, PS3, Xbox and DVD players. #
- Creating Emakina Twibe : http://twibes.com/emakina #
- Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/emakina to join #
- @Crusty Midinette! in reply to Crusty #
- This is a word cloud generated from the bios of @emakina’s followers : http://twittersheep.com/results.php?u=emakina #
- Sacré Belgique, toujours un peu attardée : http://europatweets.eu/?view=&country=belgium #
- Twictionary: A repository for the meanings and manglings of words and language on Twitter http://twictionary.pbwiki.com/ #
- Le Parti des Pirates aux elections europeenes : http://www.piratpartiet.se/ #
- @Crusty You had your Rapport Annuel too ? in reply to Crusty #
- StockTwits : the investment community built around Twitter users appending stock symbols (i.e. – $GOOG) to their tweets. #
- Twist, charts twitter trends http://twist.flaptor.com/ #
- Twopular, twitter trends aggregator http://twopular.com/ #
- Coolest web app framework with web based editor on earth, by 3 ex Apple employees : http://280atlas.com/ #
- 9/11 La preuve scientifique ques des explosifs on démoli le WTC http://bit.ly/sVRb8 #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-19
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- Just out of the world premiere of Star Trek. #
- The purpose of the Library is to preserve the integrity of civilisation. #
- Andrew Keen : “Web 2.0 is dead, long live Twitter” #
- Twitter = build your own broadcast network. #
- Twitter empower individuals to become brands. #
- Turn your favorite feeds into a personal magazine : http://www.tabbloid.com #
- Check this video out — Susan Boyle – Britains Got Talent 2009 Episode 1 – Saturday 11th April http://tinyurl.com/ctuemq #
- Successful jokes implies insights. #
- @rrradiogirrrl get an iPhone and join the club. in reply to rrradiogirrrl #
- @fred_dela Tu as fais le design de ton blog toi-meme ? in reply to fred_dela #
- http://tinycast.me/tmt17 Being to the hairdresser today. #
- @ 27th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival #
- Bal des Vampires des minuit dans les caves de Tour & Taxi #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-12
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- @rrradiogirrrl thanks for the tip! in reply to rrradiogirrrl #
- @pauldegooijer hello! in reply to pauldegooijer #
- Wow Nambu is great ! #
- @jcaudron Hope you don’t loose them all in reply to jcaudron #
- @xdamman thanks for your suggestion for Plash, but send them to Olivier in reply to xdamman #
- @Tom_Del Ikea leko is a Viral campaign by La Chose, who are still not getting it in reply to Tom_Del #
- @kaosproject pingping regroupe tunz et d’autre moyens de paiement sous une meme marque. in reply to kaosproject #
- @adrienfonze OMG PureFM suis l’actu financiere maintenant ? in reply to adrienfonze #
- @Pilok the boss of Emakina is a real geek in reply to Pilok #
- @arnaudt Delicious Library vaut bien les 39$ a lui tout seul in reply to arnaudt #
- @Gaetanop qui te les casse ? in reply to Gaetanop #
- Something great is coming : http://store.apple.com/ #
- @wehttam Close the Apple Store only for new xserve… boring. in reply to wehttam #
- @jimich oui mais la version Mac est geniale ! in reply to jimich #
- I confirm that Nambu is the best Twitter software for Mac OS X ever! #
- En rout pour Paris, connecte via Thalysnet. A quand Internet dans l’avion ? #
- precision, a quand Internet GRATUITEMENT dans l’avion ? #
- @Vinch01 t’a pas de voisin ? in reply to Vinch01 #
- @MagicWakame as-tu cree ton profil sur http://www.emakina.net ? in reply to MagicWakame #
- Met 3 Emakinians in the Thalys back from Paris tonight. #
- @Crusty bonne idee in reply to Crusty #
- Nice house : http://tinyurl.com/dfenh7 #
- A haiku about Monsters vs Aliens: http://plinky.com/links/Jxr #moviehaiku #
- Testing Miro 2.0.4 with HD content. http://getmiro.com #
- @xdamman 3 weeks to 3 months in reply to xdamman #
- @crossthebreeze iPhone to experience : RJDJ in reply to crossthebreeze #
- Evolution in advertising and communication : http://tinyurl.com/cjqvmr #
- http://twitpic.com/34f0k – In Gent, Graslei http://piurl.com/1UL, : current location #
- Dear Apple, please dial my iPhone from my Mac OS X Address Book using bluetooth. #
- Testing Yahoo One! Connect on iPhone. #
- @eMich vinch in reply to eMich #
- Flashe sur Erika Moulet #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-05
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- Dear Apple, on iPhone please allow me to flag emails by sliding to the left in the list view. Sliding to the right can still delete emails. #
- http://tinyurl.com/cezbfg #
- Can fractals make sense of the quantum world? http://tinyurl.com/cezbfg #
- At Trans-Mission launch press conférence #
- MagClud : upload a PDF and we’ll take care of the rest: printing, mailing, subscription management, and more. http://magcloud.com #
- Cool site : http://omegle.com/ #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-29
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- recommended Episode 1315: The Coon on Boxee. check it out at http://bit.ly/17voYz #
- PingPing, a new brand for micro-payments which stands as a symbol for mobile payments : http://www.pingping.be/ #
- @tijz Where ? in reply to tijz #
- @robinwauters to watch hulu setup a proxy ip… search google in reply to robinwauters #
- @benoitoctave Ou as-tu trouve ce top 25 global des Agences Interactives ? in reply to benoitoctave #
- RT Ikea Leko buzz pour co-voiturage : http://tinyurl.com/d27odr #
- @Gaetanop de gravatars inclu dans Wordpress 2.7. in reply to Gaetanop #
- At Dolce in La Hulpe for Nescafe Dolce Gusto launch in Belgium. Taste great, convenient! #
- @jcaudron lost a pitch ? in reply to jcaudron #
- Making out in Brussels: http://plinky.com/links/GKr #firstkiss #
- I demand Love: http://plinky.com/links/GNF #mydemands #
- @Gaetanop Yes ? in reply to Gaetanop #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-22
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- @mijntjelukoff Secondlife is boring, download the 10 days trial of World of Warcraft ! in reply to mijntjelukoff #
- Le bonheur est-il une vue de l’esprit ? #
- Apres 10 ans, enfin sur Wikipedia : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ContactOffice #
- Un matérialiste peut-il être heureux ? #
- Video sur groupeReflect http://tinyurl.com/ctrg5h #
- L’Echo: Belgacom prend une participation de 40% dans Tunz. http://www.lecho.be/home #
- Subscribed for a month to https://www.spotify.com/ to end of my iTunes compulsory buy! #
- I don’t understand how Spotify can switch so fast from one tune to another without any netlag. It seems faster than iTunes with local files. #
- Trying Spotify URL redirection : http://open.spotify.com/track/78I3wGyN7znUGngzDEiNwD #
- BTW the last two minutes of this track from Bugge Wesseltoft and Michy Mano is pure joy of world/jazz. #
- Got Spotify ? Post your favorite tunes on my Collaborative playlist. (spotify:user:brice21:playlist:6BbbLI6vMdwIjJO7UiRsC0) #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-15
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- With so many followers, I can’t tweet stupid thingq anymore #
- Kutiman mixes YouTube : http://thru-you.com/ #
- First kiss was Aline Loicq #
- Happy 20th year birthday World Wide Web : http://info.cern.ch/www20/ #
- @positivecurfew About time ! in reply to positivecurfew #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-08
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- a place for world transformers : http://www.syncd.org/ #
- Toutes mes condoleances a la femme de Sergey Tuganov… #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-01
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- Just out : http://www.apple.com/safari/ #
- Very smart from Apple, the iTunes Pass : http://tinyurl.com/dkkaja #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-02-22
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- Question : http://tinyurl.com/csa9rm #
- @bnox To the exception of Damien Van Achter, it’s mostly North of Belgium Social Media Influentials in reply to bnox #
- Manger un thon avec une biche c’est mieux que l’inverse. #
- Enrich any web content with multimedia : http://www.apture.com/ #
- Rendons l’Europe aux Indiens d’Amerique : http://tinyurl.com/d2zbtj #
- I am more sponge than inventor. I absorb ideas from every source. I create value from the brilliant but misdirected ideas of others. Edison #
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Les vrais pirates ne sont pas ceux que l’on croit
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How often do you switch off your mail and phone to think or create?
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Sim D’Hertefelt ask us on Linked in : “How often do you switch off your mail and phone to think or create?”. His thesis is that “For innovating ideas to emerge -in design, business, management, technology development…- you have to switch off your mail and phone for at least a day.”
He also ask “Do you agree? What helps you to create and innovate in your job?”.
My answer :
Innovative ideas rarely appear ex nihilo, unless you’re a real genius. They are often the result of the combination of several items. This is why at Emakina we enjoy brainstorming in a groups made of people from very different background. This is why I actually enjoy the flow of interruptions that provide me alien items that collide with my current flow of thinking. Like a lot of scientific discoveries, many of my ideas results from accidents, completely independent of my will. But don’t tell my customers
My only talent is being able to notice interesting collisions and having the instinct to feel the value or novelty of a new combination in a fraction of second, before the thought is lost. I take notes in my bed, record ideas on my iPhone, write email to myself a lot, just to avoid forgetting valuable ideas.
What help me to create in my job is people very different from me, the flow of random items that populate my mails, rss feeds, tweets, and conversations on all media. Also I read a lot of magazines specialized in many different subjects (from Monocle to Wired, from CanardPC to Stuff, from Keyboards to Psychologies, …)
In summary I think that the great creative genius thinking in the silence of his Ivory tower is a cliche that only non creative people believe in.
All creatives knows that creativity is a talent “inné” that you cannot learn, but you can force yourself being open to the flow of items (subscribe to as many flows as you can), train yourself to observe new combinations, practice systematic checking of novelty and value. In the end only the good ideas counts.
