trends – Nicholas Gill

the state of the web summer 08

I really like this visual presentation and somewhat tongue-in-cheek look at the state of the web. A refreshing change to the oodles of documents us agency-folk pull together on where it’s at. Created by Matthew Inman and found following @Aki Spicer.

more social media stats than you can shake a stick at

Tip of the hat to Greg Verdino.

goodbye geek boy, hello geek girl

Computers, web n stuff. All geeky, spotty boys, right? Wrong. The girls have caught up and overtaken the boys, at least in the US. Read this article in NY Times for interesting insight and more nuggets like this (thanks to Mel Ferguson): …among Web users ages 12 to 17, significantly more girls than boys blogContinueContinue reading “goodbye geek boy, hello geek girl”

future trends in advertising

Here’s a great presentation from the Techno//Marketer himself, Matt Dickman. Definitely worth 40 minutes fo your time. A really well structured presentation with neat examples and good brain food to start the day. And here’s 8 future trends from Leo Burnett in London. Nice to hear a British voice too. And here’s another! This timeContinueContinue reading “future trends in advertising”

visualisations and digital map mash ups

Regular readers will know I love a good graphic so I thought I’d share the above as a cool example of displaying data trends, this example being for US box office. Originally found on Boing Boing. And this web trend map from Tokyo found on Nicola Davies’ blog. Go there where you can find aContinueContinue reading “visualisations and digital map mash ups”

stuff and things 31.01.08

I saw this map on an art director’s wall. I like it in that quirky digital way of looking at the world. This and many others including a map of the island in Lost can be found here. And check out the always informative & thought provoking Mr Verdino’s post on trend blends for 08.ContinueContinue reading “stuff and things 31.01.08”