This is life, as Google sees it
Google’s autocomplete feature paints a pretty depressing picture on what people are searching on the internet. This is life, through Google’s eyes.
The video, made by Marius B, uses the search engine in incognito mode with no user signed in, no cookies and no previous search history. Marius writes:
Using billions of searches, Google has prototyped an anonymous profile of its users. This reflects the fears, inquiries, preoccupations, obsessions and fixations of the human being at a certain age and our evolution through life.
[Via Webcurios]
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The power of juxtaposition
In a new campaign launched by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, to drive support for new and stronger gun laws in America, depicts a powerful set of imagery posing school children side by side, each holding a different item – one of which has been banned by federal or local authorities to protect youngsters.
The banned items include a version of Little Red Riding Hood, dodge balls and a Kinder Surprise. In each instance, the contrasting item is an AK-15 rifle.
A simple, yet powerful, idea delivered by juxtaposing two items together to convey a very serious issue.
Image source: Moms Demand Action
Video: How many more rounds?
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Looking at sales revenue, a 30% increase in the number of positive tweets drives a more significant revenue impact than a 30% increase in existing above-the-line advertising.
la[Via Twitter blog]
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All the usual suspects…
The Sloucher
The Note-taker
The Power Player
The arm over chair back
The Daydreamer
The Addict
[Via Nedhardy]
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Comic Sans quelle horreur - New Statesman unveils new look to celebrate 100th anniversary with popular font.
Not for the faint-hearted, Virgin introduces a jet with a glass floor to give passengers an uninterrupted view of the Earth from 30,000ft.
Easter Island to be re-named “Summer Island” – According to this Telegraph article, the Chilean Government has approved a name change for the Island to be renamed ‘Summer Island’, after a local historian found evidence that the Dutch explorer who discovered the remote island, landed in July and not April as previously believed.
Durex launches the world’s first sex noise-cancelling headphones – ‘Bangs’
Whilst we’re on the theme, Asda is seeking to cash in on the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey with a new range of loo roll. Perhaps the biggest fool is in the journalist who wrote up the story in the Daily Mail.
Pot Noodle launches deodorant range – who doesn’t want to smell sweet & spicy or like a Bombay bad boy?
(via @AndrewBloch)
YouTube closing down forever
You can catch the livestream action here.
Google Nose Beta
Gmail Blue
It’s just like Gmail but blue – truly revolutionary…
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