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Which sex is smarter? Trivial Pursuit is trying to find out with this online experiment. Answer a question correctly, increase your team's points and get treated to an online video featuring a member of the opposition in a not so winning situation. Get one wrong, and it's one of your gender's embarassing moments. Thanks Creativity Online |
Earlier this year, Shaun White, pro snowboarder and multiple gold medal winner, had his very own mountainside half pipe built by his sponsor, Red Bull. The idea behind Project X was to allow him to create completely new moves and jumps to further innovate and win on the competition circuit. The site tells the backstory and a making of video shows what went into this impressive task. |
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Twitter Lists, only launched last week, allow you to filter all your favourite Twitterers into manageable groups. This week the New York Times created an entire new section of its site for them. Letting you to see the latest tweets on various topics, as well as follow specific writers. |
Social media and collective bargaining is coming together for US start-up Groupon.com. The company talks to retailers in different cities to negotiate discounts, the deals are dependent on enough people buying the group coupon, groupon within the listed timescale. Previous deals have included big discounts on hotels and restaurants, gym sessions and cookery courses. Currently in 23 US cities it is due to debut in London soon. |
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A US charity campaign for the homeless people of Boston makes good use of information graphics. To encourage users to donate a coat for distribution this Winter, people are led through visual statistics of homeless groups and the targets needed to reach. Thanks Adverblog |
We're forever hearing that the UK has the highest CCTV camera count per capita and now you can benefit in real cash by being those prying eyes yourself. This crowdsourced security site works by marrying CCTV cameras with anonymous monitors/layabouts. It’s kinda like YouTube, only the feeds are live and if you spot some trouble (and it turns out to be true) you get paid. Thanks Rubbishcorp |
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