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Comment on Kind of love Odol by Anja Rau

Anja Rau — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:26:40 +0000

I remember a UK mouthwash ad from the 80s. Before: picture of a tongue with 2 sumo wrestlers on it. After: picture of a tongue with a lotus blossom. How’s that for angst? Underwater bad breath, on the other hand, is not a threat that keeps me awake at night…

Comment on Kind of love Odol by The Dude

The Dude — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:42:36 +0000

That’s the worst kind of advertising: surreptitiously addressing your subconscious fears (of bad breath in this case) while appearing to create a feel good (brand) atmsophere.

Comment on IPad Keyboard Live Test by Anja

Anja — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:14:19 +0000

Ok, this is what you get when you run with an iPad someone else’s set up. Although I would have expected this guy to use English as his main language - or at least multiple keyboards.
So I went and typed the same text on my iPhone - and it turns out I can’t reproduce the experience. Here’s what I think is why:

a) I’m used to typing and mistyping on the iPhone. Typing and going back to fix mistakes is automatic by now, so I won’t make the same typos I made on the iPad and hence won’t get the same autocorrections.
b) I’m so used to typing on the iPhone that I do it at least semi-blind, meaning, I have an eye on the results and can catch most “corrections” when they come up. Which lets me hope that I’ll soon be as fluent on the iPad.
c) The iPad keyboard is nothing like the iPhone keyboard. It has a similar (though not the same) weird layout, but the feel is totally different. If anything, the comparison is to a full-size e.g. laptop keyboard. And with keyboard sounds on, I get this very haptic phantom key-press effect, not that much different from a macbook or aluminum keyboard. Now I wonder if the switch between who full-kayboard layouts will continue to grate or if the significantly different haptic context of the iPad will allow my brain to hardwire a complete new set of muscle memories. Stay tuned.

Comment on The White Gold of the Celts by dani

dani — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:44:14 +0000

A very interesting and stunning exhibition.

Comment on Aw, come on, let’s close down the internet already by gMulder

gMulder — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:35:02 +0000

Oh yeah, and ban Monopoly, Online-Trading while you’re at it. Causes no end of grief for the economoy, I hear: http://bit.ly/ftM3.

Comment on Google or: more than two ways of looking at things by The Dude

The Dude — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:38:01 +0000

Anja,

just quit reading “Die Zeit”. The more copies they sell, the more misinformed and irrelevant they become.

Believe me, it helps. You will feel better.

Cheers!

Comment on Health, Sustainability and the Web 2.0 by Anja Rau

Anja Rau — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:15:17 +0000

Hi Clive, interesting parallel you draw here. I think LOHAS have a great strategy for making companies cater to their needs and wants (i.e. by positioning themselves as a large demographic with strong buying power, unlike, e.g. the feminist movement who never really tried that route or the gay movement who tried with limited success).
I hadn’t so much thought about how the LOHAS movement is making itself attractive to prospective joiners. Do you think “sexiness” is IT (instead of, e.g. the warm fuzzy feeling of a good conscience) and if so, how do you define “sexiness”?

Comment on Health, Sustainability and the Web 2.0 by Clive

Clive — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:48:45 +0000

Hello from Cologne, you might be interested in my take on LOHAS with regards to accessibility on the web i.e. similarities and potential for promoting the wider cause of accessibility (online and offline) by targeting LOHAS. The essay was part of my final Masters project which is documented on this dedicated blog:

http://hismastersblog.wordpress.com/category/2_ma-dissertation

Due to the word count restriction I am fully aware this can only touch the surface of two potentially interwoven and complex topics.

Your thoughts and feedback would be very welcome.

Comment on Health, Sustainability and the Web 2.0 by Anja Rau

Anja Rau — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:59:41 +0000

Thank you for your comment! The MedienMittwoch blog is set to “moderate comments”. As a guest blogger, it is not my call to approve comments, but I have suggested to the owners to release yours asap. I’ll be happy to join the discussion once that has happened.

Comment on Health, Sustainability and the Web 2.0 by Martina Hoffhaus

Martina Hoffhaus — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:42:33 +0000

Dear Dr. Anja Rau,

I left a commentary on the blog MedienMittwoch and I would like to discuss with you
Martina Hoffhaus, LOHAS CompetenceCenter