Not only has the Apple iPhone revolutionized the way we work and communicate on the go, but a new phenomenon is gaining traction whereby the device is becoming an increasingly popular platform for artists and musicians. Thanks to a brilliant app called Brushes, budding artists across the globe are using the iPhone as a digital [...]

I just love this clever video created by Adam Pesapane, a digital artist in New York City, which incidentally was also one of Times Magazine’s Top 10 Viral Video picks for 2008. The entire video was created using the stop motion animation technique, and besides looking cool, I can definitely detect a political message that [...]

I just have to share this awesome music video, created entirely out of cuts from the original Predator movie. It’s by a talented duo called Ratatat: In case you’re wondering, the song is actually called Mirando and its featured on LP3, released last month. The brilliance of the music video alone made me go out [...]

I recently found this interesting presentation by Alisa Miller, CEO of Public Radio International, speaking at TED about the global news crisis. Alisa starts off by asking the question “how does news shape the way we see the world?”. A serious and particularly relevant issue in the 21st Century which is exemplified by the news [...]

And it’s about time too! Austrian trio — iBand — is tearing up the iPhone touch screen with classic tracks such as this one entitled “Life is Greater than the Internet”: I’m sure we can expect a number of copycats to emerge over the coming months and this is such great viral publicity for the [...]

Well, after a long leave of absence and suffering from a serious bout of blog neglect syndrome, I am back for the year with a fresh new redesign (which has kept me pretty busy in my free time) and a re-energized spirit. I have a feeling that 2008 is going to be a great year! [...]

Compulsory viewing for anyone who thinks that the iPhone’s keyboard is not designed for typing emails: iPhone typing

Jason Von Berg from The Times recently interviewed musician and blogger, Steve Hofmeyr, and asked him about his views on blogging and Steve Se Spoeg Blok, his personal blog which is written in Afrikaans and currently one of the most popular blogs in South Africa. The interview is embedded below: Brought to you by: The [...]

Just imagine if we had never been exposed to the YouTube Zeitgeist:

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