::slingthought::

Man the wagon sure has grown up.  Even though this is close to converting from concept to retail, I doubt the suggested $1,000 sticker shock will make it a recession-ready gift.  It is sweet wit, though.  MP3 dock, cup holders and all.

I doubt their consumer research was extensive.  More like limited to rich people.

The interface for this Web service is so clear from clutter that it oozes simplicity all over the browser.

I’ve gotta test drive it.

What’s Drop.io?

Use drop.io to create drops and privately share your files by web, email, phone, fax, and more. Drops are protected from search engines so you can conveniently share what you want, how you want, with whom you want.

At least Twitter has a lovely whale illustration while up while their sevice is bogged down.  Everyone must be twitting holiday wishes or something!?!  I can appreciate a fun, creative design to soften the blow of a delay in posting.

I dig the retro stylings of S. Britt and this behind the scenes look at work in progress satisfies my sketchbook junkie habit. I love seeing the creative process unfolded.

I’ve followed Steph Kardos for some time and love his loose sketching. He’s bumped things up a notch by demonstrating his skill at sketching on the iPhone. I’ve played with a few drawing apps and honestly felt they were clumsy, but he somehow manages to control line, texture and color in his signature style. Amazing talent if you ask me.

Slick Web service to visually display your Twitter Friends.   I like the metaphor of surrounding yourself with friends and conversations.

Twitter Friends Network

I’m a sucker for illustration and visual diagrams, so the nostalgia tucked into it makes for a great piece.  Wish they made a poster  I’d buy it in a heartbeat.

GroupTweet.com offers a new service to broadcast a twitter message to collaborative project teams…

• Create a new Twitter account specifically for your group (e.g. initechwebdevs or smithfamily). If you want to make this a private group, make sure that updates are protected in the settings.
• Register your group’s new Twitter account at GroupTweet.com
• Tell all group members to follow the group account you created at Twitter. Note that the group account must also follow the group members. (If updates are protected, you will need to approve each follow request)
• Members can broadcast a message to the whole group by sending a direct text to the group’s Twitter account. For example: ‘D initechwebdevs Just committed the latest code to the repository’

ThoughtFarmer shares a list that was created in the 80s before the Web existed that still holds true today for Intranets and Collaborative Tools…

1. One transfer step in the transmission of ideas between individuals, to avoid distortion.

2. All employees have access

3. All employees can contribute content

4. Available anywhere, 24/7

5. Search function that indexes every word

6. Users contribute in their native language. Translation provided where appropriate.

7. Content updates automatically.

Check out the ThoughtFarmer Intranet 2.0 Web service.  It’s packed with collaborative features making it an affordable collaborative tool or Intranet for small and mid-sized businesses.