…NASA and Foursquare team up for the first check-in from space.
“You are now 220 miles above Earth traveling at 17,500 mph and unlocked the NASA Explorer Badge! Show this badge and get a free scoop of astronaut ice cream.”

“Lessons for next time: Where GAp went wrong.” This is one of the best, artful explanations I’ve seen for the do’s and don’t of launching a new brand identity. Be wary folks, branding is more than pushing pixels. Kudos to Clinton Duncan for a well written thoughtful piece.

Great visualization (one of my favorites), mapping the green ecosystem. Now a book!

Great visualization (one of my favorites), mapping the green ecosystem. Now a book!

an update of the XKCD classic http://imgs.xkcd.com/store/imgs/online_communities_300.png

This is quite old, but one of my favorite infographics of all time from Wired Magazine tracing the technology lineage of the Star Wars films and the impact of Industrial Light and Magic’s breakthroughs on multimedia, film and interactive technology.

…a surprising list eh? More over at Mashable.
(http://mashable.com/2010/05/18/social-media-company-employees/)

..simple logos, inspired by type. lesson, inspiration from simplicity. see more at: http://holykaw.alltop.com/awesome-examples-of-typography-inspired-logos

..it appears I’m not the only one who’s a little pissed off at zuckerburg. It seems the geeko-sphere thinks Facebook has overplayed it’s hand. In fact many of social tech leaders are basically saying “I’m out.. and you’re Zucked.” Check out more from @jasoncalacanis.. here: http://bit.ly/btNXzg

Let’s see how quickly the “Zuckerpunched” meme spreads ;)