Flickr Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics are well underway in Vancouver Canada, and more so than ever before, the use of social media allows us to see images other than those in the general media.  In fact the International Olympic Committee "...actively encourages spectators, athletes and others to take part in Social Media and to post their experiences. Broadly speaking we want people to share their experiences and share their still photos as long as this is done without commercial gain and does not contravene the Olympic Charter."





Photo sharing site flickr.com is ideally suited to sharing the olympic experiences of so many; from spectators, to officials, competitors, and pro photograhers all uploading their photos to a group pool dedicated to the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Check it out... http://www.flickr.com/groups/olympicphotos/pool/ 

TV Gorge

Most online services that stream popular TV shows are region specific, only offering a "catch-up" (replay) of shows already aired in that country or region.

(Message from Hulu.com)

TV Gorge is a service that, for now, is getting away with streaming shows internationally, allowing those of us in Australia to watch shows, such as Heros, that are yet to be shown on local free to air TV.

Check it out... http://tvgorge.com/

Auto Show Photos

Ok, it's time for a little bit of cross-promotion...
I've started another blog, this one is a photography blog of cars in Motor Shows.

Check it out... http://autoshowphotos.blogspot.com/                                                                                         

IKEA HACKER

We all know the Swedish furniture company IKEA, famous for their modern designs that came in a flat pack and assemble with an allen-key.  There are a lot of creative IKEA customers that don't necessarily use the products for their intended purpose, they modify (or "hack") them for a new purpose.

Ikea Hacker is a blog style website that brings these "hack" creations to one place on the web.

There are many different categories of "hacks" on the site, including; children, media storage, work station, and many more.  There's even a few ideas on building a computer using IKEA storage boxes.

Check it out... http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/

Google Tablet

With all the hype surrounding the Apple iPad, not too many people noticed that Google have released their concept for a tablet PC based on the yet to be released Chromium operating system.

Check it out... http://dev.chromium.org/chromium-os/user-experience/form-factors/tablet