Sometimes you run into something that you don’t really appreciate at first, but have to get accustomed to. There is this trend of so-called image macros, which basically are images with some text on them. Now when the same image keeps being used, with differing text, a new internet fad or meme is born. Advice [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Linkfilter'
My New Visual Tumblr Blog
November 16th, 2009 · Comments · Linkfilter
I have tried to keep track of the websites where I have an account and share stuff on my Web Wide page. Now I have an addition. I made a Tumblr blog. Tumblr blogs are usually used for images or videos. You can also write blogposts with Tumblr, but thanks to the beautiful ready made [...]
Dial gdgt for gadgets
July 3rd, 2009 · Comments · Linkfilter
Who doesn’t call him or herself a gadgetlover? Everybody likes to look at and touch shiny new phones, laptop or gaming devices, right? We all like to open a package and smelling the plasticky Taiwanese smell before it dissolves (alright this is getting weird). Anyway, there is a new gadget site where you can go [...]
Please Say Something, a short film
June 18th, 2009 · Comments · Linkfilter
If you’ve got 10 minutes to spare please have a look at this award winning short film. Put on your headphones or loud speakers! Or even better, watch it in HD at vimeo.
Please Say Something – Full Length from David OReilly on Vimeo.
A troubled relationship between a Cat and Mouse set in the distant Future. [...]
Your very own democratic news site
June 11th, 2009 · Comments · Linkfilter, Opinion
It are difficult times for newspapers. First the internet has taken over the function of marketplace and joblist from them and people went online for their news and opinion pieces. And now advertisers loose interest because there are less readers and these companies have less advertising budget. It’s hard to say what the future will [...]
Tags: 100twt·dave winer·tr.im·twitter
Tweeting Too Hard gives important tweets their deserved attention
May 23rd, 2009 · Comments · Linkfilter
The website Tweeting Too Hard shows a collection of tweets, on which every visitor can vote. The purpose is that eventually the most ridiculous and arrogant tweets will emerge.
This results in the following example gems:
it makes me sad, the more I have success the more people don’t like me…. – by @iamsammis
Went to the gym [...]
Tags: tweeting too hard·twitter
A newer Friendfeed (and faster en better en prettier)
April 6th, 2009 · Comments · Linkfilter, Opinion
Friendfeed is a one stop shop for all of your social network and news needs. It exists for about two years now and is steadily growing. When Facebook launched their redesign a couple of weeks ago they had copied a large part of the interface of Friendfeed. Now Friendfeed has got a redesign of its [...]
Tags: facebook·friendfeed·scobleizer·techcrunch·thomas hawk·twitter
Magnetic Joe is my favorite game for the iphone or ipod touch
March 24th, 2009 · Comments · Linkfilter
Difficult Joe
I would like to introduce Magnetic Joe. It’s my favorite game on my ipod touch and ofcouse the iphone. Joe is a purple ball who, despite what his name suggests, isn’t magnetic all the time, but only when you press your finger against the glass somewhere. Joe is pulled to the blue magnets that [...]
Tags: game·iphone·ipod touch·magnetic joe
Een nieuwe NRC.next site en een feed voor de columnisten
March 19th, 2009 · Comments · Linkfilter
[This post is currently only in Dutch, please use the translate button in the bar below.] NRC.next heeft vorige week een vernieuwde website gelanceerd. Ze zijn overgegaan van een beetje vreemde kopie van de papieren krant online naar een weblog met toegewijde bloggers. Hier hun eigen uitleg. Ik vind het best een geslaagde overgang. Ze [...]
Tags: nrc.next
Your daily dose of WTF!
March 15th, 2009 · Comments · Linkfilter
A new website in the style of the Failblog, the lolcats and Engrish Funny is Pictureisunrelated.com. You’ll find images that are not directly making any sense. The website is new, but you’ll already find these great classics: