January 11th, 2008

Status // 01.11.2008 // 9:43 PM // 0 Comments

Heading into the office.

Link // 01.11.2008 // 10:31 AM // 2 CommentsThe Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry

A nice story at Wired. Back when the iPhone was released, I said it was the most revolutionary device since 1984. I now believe that more than ever. It’s not because I believe in a couple years, everyone will have an iPhone (they might, but I doubt it) — it’s because of the way the iPhone has shaken up the mobile industry so much — already. Visit site »

Status // 01.11.2008 // 10:12 AM // 0 Comments

Been working on a Blue Flavor project for like 12 hours today. Now, on to some personal stuff for a little bit. :)

Link // 01.11.2008 // 9:44 AM // 0 CommentsLayer Tennis: Veerle vs. Cindy Li

Two of my absolute favorite people in our industry square off in an epic layer tennis battle. I don’t know who to root for. Go! Fight! Win! Both of you! Visit site »

Link // 01.11.2008 // 9:40 AM // 1 CommentLas Vegas Sun relaunches on Ellington/Django

And just in time for the Nevada caucus. Really nice site design here, even if it does feels a little bit too inspired by the New York Times. Overall, very well done. Another nice showcase for Ellington and Django. Visit site »

Link // 01.11.2008 // 7:47 AM // 0 CommentsTom at Blue Flavor Blog: Setting Expectations

Tom wrote a great piece at the BF blog on setting expectations — perhaps the most important part of successful project management. Visit site »

Link // 01.11.2008 // 7:37 AM // 0 CommentsH&M opening 3 Seattle stores

Good news for the fashion (and cost) conscious. Apparently H&M agrees with me that there’s just a bit too much of the REI aesthetic going on in Seattle. Visit site »

Link // 01.11.2008 // 7:32 AM // 0 CommentsNew York Times: Amazon Consolidates in Growing Area of Seattle

More a piece on the dramatic growth of the South Lake Union neighborhood than on Amazon’s intentions to build a new campus there, this NYT article really quickly covers what has happened in SLU over the past few years, as well as what’s to come. The more I think about it, the more I feel like SLU is the neighborhood I’d like to live in. Visit site »