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http://whereismymilkfrom.com/ The UI is crap (you type the milk code into the skewed form on top of the milk carton), but the idea is cool. The milk at my office comes from Franklin, MA, not too far from Boston. Where is yours from?

Uggggggggg, I really really really hope this does not happen!

Really cool infoviz project the duo at hint.fm put together about colors seen on Boston Common throughout the year. I’m seeing this one a bit late cos it was originally published in Boston Magazine, maybe I should actually start checking that publication out! Anyway, Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg have tons of really interesting projects. [...]

Interesting article from New York Times The Age of Undoing Facebook, for instance, allows you to register approval for a posted message in a very concrete way, by clicking a thumbs-up like button. Toggling off the button results in unliking your previously liked item. Note that this is different from disliking something, since unliking simply [...]

This collection captures findings of consistent, unique or interesting interfaces and design flows from across the web.

Working through Screens: 100 Ideas for Envisioning Powerful, Engaging, and Productive User Experiences in Knowledge Work Working through Screens is a reference for product teams creating new or iteratively improved applications for thinking work. Written for use during early, formative conversations, it provides teams with a broad range of considerations for setting the overall direction [...]

The N. Building in Japan is one huge QR code that becomes a living website thanks to augmented reality on the iPhone.

Here are two cool new ways to track who is consuming your content, and which pieces users find most interesting. First up: http://www.tynt.com/ Depending on the site, up to 6% of page loads results in a user copying content. While this may not sound like much, think of it this way: on a site that [...]

So, I’ll probably never actually use this stuff now that I’m done with school, but just thought I’d share these links if anyone is interested: http://www.amarino-toolkit.net/ Cell phones are great for communication in a virtual manner, but lack expressiveness in personal surroundings. Many people try to give their phones a personal touch by customizing them. [...]

Here is a fun diversion for a moment. Beats are alright, but I would really love to hear someone try out is the Beatles singing over a Wu-Tang beat, or something. You know, flip the convention of these types of releases. I’m not a musician, but I’m sure some talented person could make it work.