I clicked my laptop out of hibernation the other day, and spent an hour or so working on a screen set at 1024×768, mostly reading RSS feeds in Netvibes. (Click the image to enlarge)

I realized after a long while that my workspace was very small, and just wondered when I decided that this was normal, as I’ve slowly built up a ridiculous navigation-to-workspace ratio, amplified when I have a low res setting.

Just thought this was funny. Shaking my head; now back to work.

Filed under: Information Architecture, Usability, User Experience by Craig Ritchie
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The Drupal community is buzzing over the confirmation that the Obama Internet team has built the new Recovery.gov web site on the Drupal platform. This open-source CMS has built a reputation of innovation, stability and malleability that is unmatched. Drupal boasts thousands of modules for almost any type of digital presence, with a focus on personalization, community building and social tools.

Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of this implementation by the White House is the choice to use open source code. Security wonks have long been battling over the reliability of open source software, and many have retreated to the “comfort” Microsoft products because they “aren’t free.” Now, it’s hard to argue that there aren’t any case studies for Drupal where security is a priority.

Moreover, the Drupal community is driven by collaborative gain, a mirror of the Obama social message, as developers produce ever-advancing functionality and improvements for everyone’s benefit.

Oh, and Beyonce is using Drupal, too. At last.

Filed under: CMS, Development, Drupal by Craig Ritchie
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Tags: beyonce, collaboration, microsoft, obama, open source, security, white house

Nike combines their world-class storytelling with modern in-the-moment citizen journalism with this new Nike 5 Tournament Ad. While filming the ad with Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand in Manchester for the Nike Five 5-a-side Tournament, an onlooker catches the best footage on his mobile phone of a SOT (soccer-obsessed-teen) taking Rooney’s pants down. Nike drops it in the ad, with the original mobile phone footage for proof-of-realism on YouTube.

(This was also posted on the Organic Threeminds Blog.)

Filed under: Brands, Ideas, Mobile by Craig Ritchie
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Tags: ad, Mobile, nike, nutmeg, rooney, viral