Randomness in ads

February 22nd, 2010 • Comments Off Blog, Web
Tags: ads, humour, Web, web 2.0

Sometimes I don’t get the criteria for an add to appear in a video. Dunno…

On a side note, I’ve been swarmed with work and not able to do any decent posts in the last days. I’ve been enjoying working at the Cowork Lisboa space very much. Lot’s of energy, great people and good environment. Best decision made in the start of this year.

I can handle it (really!)

February 12th, 2010 • 3 comments Blog, Web, design
Tags: fun, humour, ui, videos, Web

Am I the only one tired with websites and videos asking me my age in order to show content?  It’s a game trailer, how bad can it be?

I mean, I understand the need for it but maybe it’s time to make the process more easy and fun.

My suggestion:

PS: I know there’s laws involved for this. Handle with humour.

First week at COWORK Lisboa

February 6th, 2010 • 2 comments Blog, Events, Programming, Web, design
Tags: cowork lisboa, coworking, lx factory, shift, thinkorange

What a good way to start the year.

I’ve been very busy since the start of the new year with all the work happening at Think Orange and participating in the SHiFT organization (more on that later).

Last week the Think Orange website received some very good buzz and appreciation, which is very nice. I love sites that follow a minimal style and I’m happy it served as inspiration and got recognized. I wish some clients would realize cramming more stuff into a site doesn’t necessarily make it better.

Also, we’ve got our projects planned for the upcoming months, setup goals for this year and moved to a new working space.

The COWORK Lisboa, located inside the LX Factory will be our home for the next season and is a cool place to work. Lisbon needed more coworking offers and this is one solid one. The location is very good with a public transportation interface nearby and lot’s of local commerce around.

Best of all, we’re in a room full of interesting, creative and entrepreneur people. I hope in the coming weeks we get to know them better and share some interesting stories/knowledge over some coffee. If you’re in the area feel free to visit us and have a chat. :)

On the subject of SHiFT, if you didn’t already know, it’s an international conference happening on the 16-17th of April in Lisbon on the subject this year of  Do It Yourself.

SHiFT 2010 will bring together the leaders and newbies of the communities which have serviced in the past 2 editions, with a single purpose: to empower you, so that you can empower others.
It’s a fantastic event where leaders and participants from all walks of life discuss on how technology impacts and changes our life, this year there’s already these great speakers enrolled:

Conan O’Brien’s Goodbye message

January 27th, 2010 • Comments Off Blog
Tags: conan o'brien, insight, speech

All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard, and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.

—Conan O’Brien

Amazing speech on Conan O’Brien last participation on the Tonight Show, see the full video on Youtube.