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MUSICOVERY. What is your mood for the day? 25 March 2008
At the beginning there was basic radio, afterwards came all kinds of apparatus from where to listen to the radio and then came the possibility to listen to your favourite radio station from the web, now one can create its own station. ¿The difference? A matter of personal choice.

Now that the user is again the king, he gets to choose, his preference and opinions are taken into account.  He is asked to interact and participate. To use a name, a nick, passwords. Letting others know about his choices, what he likes and dislikes, and the reasons behind his selections.

But we have already seen ad-hoc radio stations in the web. What musicovery.com offers in terms of tailor made is first a definition of the environment in terms of moods, been positive or energetic, relaxing… Afterwards comes the tempo, can be less or more danceable. Once done with these, the user can begin with his favourite tunes!

If music has a direct influence in our temper then why leave it to someone else choices our mood for the rest of the day?

http://www.musicovery.com

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Because Washington is Hollywood for Ugly People
 by Ana Otero, 07 July 2008
The presidential elections in the United States leave no one indifferent, not even in the art world. But not all artists make their position clear by their participation in rallies or music videos that support one of the candidates; others use their own work to present their personal vision of the race towards the White House. This is the case of artist Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung with his video "Because Washington is Hollywood for Ugly People" (2007).  

Born in Hong Kong, but based in New York, the work of Tin-Kin Hung is marked by its political charge and the use of sarcasm, a tool he admits using to avoid hurting feelings. With a message as fast as his own style, based on taking and superimposing images, his work parodies political reality with a bizarre visual style.

Tin-Kin Hung acknowledges the influence of classics of photomontage with a political message like John Heartfield and Winston Smith, the eccentricity of Terry Gilliam’s imagination and the political message of Banksy’s graffiti, even if his work bears the unmistakable hallmarks of Web culture.

http://www.tinkin.com/washugly.html

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Revealing Espaun 256 by area3, 08 July 2008
Spawn is the name of a comic that was first published in May 1992 by an American publisher, but above all, and what most interests us here, it is also the tag under which the adolescent Tomás Peña began signing, although using his own, let’s say, unique variation: espaun.  

This explains the first half of the artistic name of someone who can be defined as a future promise –as the media have been assuring us since 2006. The second half, 256, concerns the maximum possible number of colours in a gif.  

And at last, we know the meaning of Espaun 256, the alter ego of a designer and Motiongraphics animator born in La Unión (Murcia, 1985).  

If we began by revealing the origin of his nickname it’s because it tells us a lot about the creative nature of Tomás Peña: it gives us an insight into his interest in suburban influences (graffiti, B-movies…) and his commitment to innovation, both on a conceptual level and regarding the variety of disciplines and techniques (comics, gifs, Stop Motion, etc.).  

But not just that. Taking the word Spawn and changing it into Espaun, is typical of the idea of "Spanglish". And Tomás Peña is a little bit similar, given that he recently arrived from Los Angeles where he worked for one of the most important post-production companies in the country (Buck), and has returned to Spain to continue to reinvent something that is always present in his work: "all things Spanish " -from flamenco to the most gypsy of influences- adapted to an innovative personal style.  

His return will have to be celebrated.

http://www.espaun256.com

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Link Your World To Wikipedia by Laura Garcia Barrio, 15 July 2008
Semapedia.org allows you to generate 2D barcodes with links to any Wikipedia article that you can print and stick on real world surfaces: a building, a book. a bench in the park... any place or object can be related to a concept, an event, a historical figure that are on Wikipedia.

Read those barcodes right where you come across them from your camera phone. You'll have to download an application that will decode those tags when you take a picture of them and will open the corresponding Wikipedia article on your mobile browser, right on the spot! Download the 2D barcode reader from the project site.
http://www.semapedia.org

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OSOCIO. Is there any positive side to Advertisement? 25 March 2008
Osocio.org is where marketing and activism collide. And it’s a friendly meeting.  This web site is dedicated to Social Advertisement and Non-profit campaigns from around the globe. Campaigns which basic goal is not to make consumers buy more but to call their attention, make them think and take action into different social needs – that’s the power of Adverts in Osocio.org

Osocio serves as a meeting point for advertisers, activists, ONGs, social entrepreneurs and volunteers. It’s a reference and a great archive for marketing with heart and soul.

In Oscio besides finding a great archive on campaigns there are ONGs listings, news and a social-marketing dictionary.

After all maybe advertisement is useful and positive, at last

http://www.osocio.org

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SHOPIFY. Fast and easy
 by Andres Colmenares, 08 July 2008
Fast and easy. Two of the most common words on the Internet. Opening email accounts, uploading photos, finding friends, buying and selling... everything’s fast and easy. At least that’s the idea.  

With Shopify that promise comes true. This tool, created by the Canadian company JadedPixel Inc., focuses on simplifying the creation of virtual shops for individuals and small businesses offering innovative service and featuring a powerful yet simple design.  

In five extremely simple steps you’ll be able to open your online shop at a very low cost (the rates very from US$0 to US$299 per month). Shopify organises hosting, band broadness, security, code lines and even makes various design teams available to you, in order to personalise it. It allows the administration of a very complete product catalogue with categories, labels, inventory options, and even statistics.  

All this comes from Ottawa, where a group of just 5 people have designed and developed this outstanding shopping experience for thousands of users around the world. Developed on Ruby on Rails, it uses MySQL databases. Services like PayPal and Google Checkout are also integrated. Its Open-Source nature gives it that seductive sound with which the new generation of online services are awaking all the software dinosaurs.

http://www.shopify.com

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VBS. The television of the future
 by Gorka Meneses, 07 July 2008
VBS is one of the models to watch when considering the future of television. A global network, broadcasting 24 hours on-line whenever you want it. It’s free and offers quality original content.

Spike Jonze is the creative director of this TV network, which has collaborators in 20 countries all over the world and whose content covers news and pop culture off all kinds, including music.

VBS is the first network aimed at a global audience united by a common culture that doesn’t stem from a shared history, language or geography.

Where MTV tries, VBS has already done it. Let’s see who follows. 

http://www.vbs.tv

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BLOGBOOK. Tie-wearers also blog
 by PTQK, 07 July 2008
Male, over-50, position of responsibility in a company and... a Blogger?  Well, yes! Once they got over the scare in 2001, when thousands of companies went out of business because of the dot-com crisis, the yuppies went back on the net and they are having a great time with the social web.

Blogbook. The future is yours. The social revolution of people is a good example of this phenomenon. This book was written jointly by 120 authors who responded to the call launched by the "energizer of new business trends " Dioni Nespral in his blog:  Do you want to write a book?  Several hundred comments, trackbacks, posts and twitters later sees the release of this work in which each participant has contributed a chapter and you will be able to download free in the coming days.

http://www.blogbook.es

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PATIENS LIKE ME. Patients helping patients 25 March 2008
We all felt sick at a time and wanted to have access to more information regarding that disease. We usually ask people around us, but most of them have never suffered that disease. Well, there is always someone who’s gone through the same.

Patientslikeme has the information and expertise.

Their goal is helping patients diagnosed with life-changing diseases by sharing information through partnerships with doctors, pharmaceutical companies, research organizations, and non-profits. They transmit experience and encourage patients trying to control their sickness and improve their lives.

http://www.patientslikeme.com

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RETROSABOTAGE. Classics hacked with inorganic chemicals 25 March 2008
If games like Pac Man had any impact in our generation then we would be chasing each other through dark rooms, eating magic pills and listening to electronic music ¿isn’t that the case?

Believe it or not, games can influence our lives. Visit retrosabotage, play and find out about the effects that playing Pac Man has on you - and don’t blame it on any chemical.

Every Thursday a new game, ready to start?

http://www.retrosabotage.com

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by Aaron K, New Zealand (web)

Bullet Mag is an online publication that features interviews with musicians and fashion designers along with original fashion & beauty editorial content. It also showcases innovative art from around the world.

http://www.bulletmag.net
by costas voyatzis, Greece (web)

LOCAL RIVER, home storage unit for fish and greens 21 April - 21 June Local River aims to replace the decorative 'TV aquarium' by an equally decorative but also functional 'refrigerator-aquarium'.

http://www.yatzer.com/postDetails.p...
by costas voyatzis, Greece (web)

the Spirit House Chandelier Designed by Daniel Libeskind and donated by Swarovski, will be installed on the staircase between two levels inside the Royal Ontario Museum, one of the "New 7 Architectural Wonders of the World"!

http://www.yatzer.com/postDetails.p...
by Maite, Spain (web)

Según su propia descripción a:mínima es "una publicación impresa de arte actual y nuevos medios que documenta el trabajo de artistas e investigadores interesados en la implicación de la ciencia y la tecnología en la cultura y el arte". Es una referencia muy recomendable para los interesados en el Arte y las Nuevas Tecnologías. En su página web podéis acceder al contenido de sus 22 números publicados, consultar los puntos de venta o comprar on-line. Además de hacer búsquedas por categorías o estar al día de los proyectos paralelos a la revista que lleva a cabo su equipo.

http://www.aminima.net
by ada rajszys, Belgium

COCO - COmputational COuture is a blog dedicated to the crossing of fashion and technology. It enhances the first step of a collaboration in between the Belgian/Polish designer Ada Rajszys and digital design studio LAb[au].

http://www.mediaruimte.be/coco
by ada rajszys, Belgium

Located in the very centre of Brussels MEDIA RUIMTE is an experimental platform for digital design, the gallery and office of Labau (www.lab-au.com).It has a program focusing on the digital medium and its multiple forms of expression.Media Ruimte hosts a series of activities going from exhibitions, artist-presentations, audiovisual performances, conferences, online studies, artist-residencies to work-shops. ...

http://www.mediaruimte.be
by Nani, Spain

Web de recomendaciones culturales

http://www.notodo.com
by ada, Belgium

"Stanza is a London based British artist who specializes in net art, networked spaces, installations and performances. His award winning online projects have been invited for exhibition in digital festivals around the world. All his work can be found from www.stanza.co.uk Stanza travels extensively to present his net art, lecturing and giving performances of his audiovisual interactions. His works explore artistic and technical opportunities to enable new aesthetic perspectives, experiences and perceptions within context of architecture, data spaces and online environments."

http://www.stanza.co.uk/
by ada, Belgium

Ada - Intelligent Space: An artificial creature for the Swiss Expo.02.Neuchatel (Switzerland) Ada is an entertainment exhibit that is able to interact with many people simultaneously, using a language of light and sound. “A visit to Ada takes us inside a strange, clever and lively but nonetheless artificial being named after Ada Lovelace, a pioneer in the history of information technology. Like Robotics, this exhibition is also about artificial intelligence. However, it differs from Robotics in that it is not geared to presenting machines that resemble human beings. Ada works rather like the human nervous system. She tries to make contact with her visitors, to recognize them and distinguish between them. She wants her guests to play with her – using light, sound and movement. All the resulting activities and relationships are utterly spontaneous. Ada is always ready to adapt to new situations, and she never stops learning. And a light-hearted side of science that is seldom displayed is very much in evidence at this exhibition.” http://ada.ini.ethz.ch/ http://www.expo-archive.ch

http://ada.ini.ethz.ch/
by El Prismático, Spain

Blog público y esperamos participativo para que todos conozcamos las zonas o los establecimientos donde podemos disponer de Wi-Fi, ya sea de pago o gratuito. Si conoces sitios donde poder conectarse envía un comentario y poco a poco entre todos haremos una guía informativa con todos los espacios que disponen de este servicio.

http://guiazonaswifi.blogspot.com/
by lee jones, Canada (web)

the art geeks and fashion freaks. a page of inspiration with writers and photographers from turkey, sweden, france, england, canada and the u.s.

httP://www.stylemarauders.blogspot....
by Hitoshi Yano, Japan

Portal de videoarte

http://www.videoartworld.com
by Carlos, Spain

The world's first fashion shopping directory

http://www.fashiontraveler.com
by meri, Spain

sostenibilidad social y ecologica en moda son posibles.

http://www.orlandooo-things.net
by Pascal, France

The European Luxury Blog is a fashion, style and luxury shopping blog, solely focused on luxury from Europe. We provide recommendations, reviews and share news and product novelties about the best luxury goods that are created in Europe.

http://www.europeanluxuryblog.com
by paloma salas, Chile (web)

www.zancada.com es un blog creado sólo por mujeres que cada vez tiene más adeptos. Es muy magazinesco y en el puedes encontrar temas como moda, enterteinment, diseño, arte o simplemente opniones diversas sobre temas cotidianos. También cada cierto tiempo, puedes descargar ejemplares con entrevistas, producciones de moda, cocina, etc de forma gratuita.

http://www.zancada.com
by Aleix, Spain

A weekly publicationa about arts and culture in Barcelona, Catalonia and the world. Readers will find writings about cinema, músic, poetry or places to go.

http://www.lafinestradigital.com
by Carolina perez guiu, Spain

Primero fue el blanco, ahora el negro y el metàlico. machitosh nos ha sumergido en la modernidad monocroma y todos como una religión hemos seguido su doctrina. Pero la explosión de color ha llegado, y lo vemos por todas parte, los clubs, las night parties, los modernos, los roqueros de la new rave. Pues bien ahora también en el iPod, en la Blackberry, la Palm, el iMac... Una nueva dictadura, la del color, ha explotado en los pequeños gadgets a los que todos adoramos y estamos enganchados.

http://www.colorwarepc.com/
by almazen, Spain (web)

Rekord your fucking name. Live Session. Jueves 31 de Enero a las 22:00 hs. en Almazen c. Guifré, 9 bajos · Barcelona Rekord your fucking name es un proyecto nacido en Barcelona de la mano de Ramón Piquero (vocalista) y Carlos Santos (programaciones), que empezó a dar sus primeros pasos a comienzos del 2006. La unión de inquietudes, gustos e ideas da lugar a un sonido que pretenden sea lisérgico, oscuro y mágico. Un aterrizaje en el mundo de estilos, que por su capacidad de rotación trazan sus movimientos elípticos abrazando el miminal, el electro en un dramatismo inundado de conmoción. Un idioma propio para renovar y acariciar, haciendo peripecias entre el down-tempo, la electrónica subversiva de Warp y el fetichismo salvaje de My Demon Lover. “Live” es una palabra a la que intentan hacer honor en sus conciertos acercando al que les escucha a una atmósfera cálida de la que resulte difícil escapar.

http://www.almazen.net/agenda_web/i...
by Michal, Poland

Fashion concept "confused" brings simple clothes. But they're also somehow complicated in their simplicity. Only one sample is sew by the designer, using mainly denim but also jerseys, nylons and PE modern fabrics.

http://michalszulc.com
by maite camacho, Spain (web)

EspacioMenosuno, es un espacio cultural, en el que se entrecruzan exposiciones, talleres, proyecciones, eventos... lugar para la experimentación y muestra de proyectos personales. c/ la palma 28. madrid

http://espacio.menos1.com
by mario gutierrez, Spain (web)

IN-SONORA es una asociación cultural creada para apoyar y dar visualidad a propuestas artísticas experimentales relacionadas con la interactividad y/o lo sonoro, desde un punto de vista amplio y multidisciplinal. Desde 2005 IN-SONORA apuesta por un encuentro anual que permita aunar instalaciones y objetos sonoros/interactivos, eventos experimentales, debates y presentaciones, así como de ir generando un archivo con documentación de trabajos de esta naturaleza. Todo ello mediante una convocatoria internacional pública que apuesta principalmente por artistas emergentes. Por el momento IN-SONORA pone de su parte un gran esfuerzo humano, da cierta covertura como espacio de investigación, y desarrolla toda una importante labor comunicadora y de difusión, mediante boletines digitales, web, notas de prensa, catálogos... pero aspira a conseguir un mayor apoyo de entidades e instituciones para poder ofrecer la ayuda económica y de medios necesaria para estas manifestaciones artísticas tan específicas.

http://www.in-sonora.com
by Louise Boulter, United Kingdom (web)

We are time poor. We work longer and play harder. Global connectivity has given us more choices and more ways to spend our time than ever before. We take the home into the office and the office home. We struggle to organise our work life, let alone juggle our personal, social and home lives. Sincura have set up a service that creates time. A service that allows busy people like you to outsource, delegate, or simply get rid of EVERYTHING getting in the way of more important things in life. From booking restaurants to holidays, sourcing cars to financial products, delivering alcohol to clothes we personally do all the things you haven’t got time for. Sincura will keep you abreast of your calendar, managing your appointments and upcoming events in and around London. We don’t stop there - as well as letting you know about the latest events, we are a portal for getting you in there - be it the hippest parties, new launches, sold out concerts or exclusive events. Our regular newsletters ensure you'll never be out of the picture again. Sincura have forged strong relationships with a growing number of London establishments who are willing to offer our members VIP services and discounts, which we pass directly to our members. Show your cards in affiliated shops for instant discounts; get room upgrades in hotels, preferential treatments at clubs, cashless taxi services, sold-out tickets and much more. We work personally and proactively for you. On a day-to-day basis, the way it works is simple: if you need something - anything - ask. We're here for you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and have a highly skilled team who will go out of their way to ensure your request is met in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

http://www.sincura.com
by 11espacios, Argentina

tendencias en moda, diseño, comidas y arte en el mundo

http://www.hoyesmejor.blogspot.com
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