Lamrock http://blog.lamrock.com Lamrock is a full service studio; interactive, design and advertising. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:04:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 This internet fad http://blog.lamrock.com/2010/07/20/this-internet-fad/ http://blog.lamrock.com/2010/07/20/this-internet-fad/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:37:13 +0000 Disco Drey http://blog.lamrock.com/?p=78 I was once posed an interesting question, “Do you think this internet thing is a fad?”. At the time you’d not sound crazy by replying with a yes. However as time went on and retrospect began to creep up on us all the answer eventually became a firm and resounding no. So as the internet has developed it has gathered more information than it knows what to do with and the worst thing about this is most of it is unstructured data that has no way of relating back to another piece of relevant data. Google has made and continues to make huge steps in making sense of this data but what we really need is another way of preparing and distributing data. This is something that will become more and more important as we all continue to flood the facetubes with superfluous information. Now this is where Metaweb, Google’s latest acquisition, comes in.

Metaweb is company that, like Google, has been trying to catalogue the worlds data and been doing a pretty good job of it since 2005. The main tool in Metaweb’s arsenal is Freebase (no, not the chemical kind). Freebase can be best explained by its famous quote as being an “open, shared database of the world’s knowledge”. What Freebase and Metaweb have done is create a common framework for everyone to structure their data, from content writers to web developers, so that it can be used and re-used ad infinitum. The power of this idea is not new to database administrators but bringing it’s power to the average person is where the real magic begins. This video should help illustrate…

So, other than being a database developers wet dream, it will create a structure to user generated content that hasn’t been easily available until now.

Also, i’ve been watching a new show called Louie. It’s a bit funny.

That is all.

]]> http://blog.lamrock.com/2010/07/20/this-internet-fad/feed/ Why zig when you can ZAG? http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/03/20/why-zig-when-you-can-zag/ http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/03/20/why-zig-when-you-can-zag/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:19:29 +0000 admin http://blog.lamrock.com/?p=73 imagesWhy zig when you can ZAG? Marty Neumeier in ZAG teaches us how to be radically different in an age where keeping up with the competition is a strategy not worth holding onto. Another enjoyable book on brand - I really enjoy the written style it’s easy-to-read. 17 Checkpoints to design your zag.

]]> http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/03/20/why-zig-when-you-can-zag/feed/ Semi-Permanent Sydney http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/03/18/semi-permanent-sydney/ http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/03/18/semi-permanent-sydney/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:20:48 +0000 nick http://blog.lamrock.com/?p=69 semiThis Friday is the deadline for the earlybird pricing for Semi-Permanent Sydney. If you haven’t been before, it’s a great way to find inspiration and learn from some of the best creative minds.

]]> http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/03/18/semi-permanent-sydney/feed/ What we’re listening to… http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/03/18/what-were-listening-to/ http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/03/18/what-were-listening-to/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:39:25 +0000 nick http://blog.lamrock.com/?p=65 rulesWe listen to a lot of various music in the office, there’s plenty of ELO and Supertramp, and days when we won’t listen to any band that isn’t named after an American city (Chicago, Boston, Kansas etc). But we do spice it up with some new music and at the moment The Whitest Boy Alive album, Rules is on high rotation.

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jQuery UI

For all you nerds out there, if you hadn’t already realised, jQuery 1.3.2 has been released… so go get it and love it. It’s pretty much the choicest JS framework available at the moment, all the cool kids are using it. Also worth a mention is the new jQuery UI 1.7 framwork… it’s not here yet but will be soon, so look out for it.

FYI… Ajaxian is a top place to geek out to the latest web dev news :)

]]> http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/03/02/jquery-132/feed/ Eastbound & Down http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/03/02/eastbound-down/ http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/03/02/eastbound-down/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:51:21 +0000 Disco Drey http://blog.lamrock.com/?p=48 Eastbound & Down

Started watching a new T.V. series on the weekend called Eastbound & Down and stars Danny McBride. You might remember Danny from Hot Rod and Pineapple Express. So if you liked either of those movies, i suggest you watch this.

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We have been working on a new show comming to Channel [v] soon. Invites, graphics, media packs and the launch event which is tomorrow night.

]]> http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/02/17/b430-invites/feed/ Promax Award Winners http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/02/15/promax-award-winners/ http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/02/15/promax-award-winners/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:07:51 +0000 greg http://blog.lamrock.com/?p=41 Promax Award Winner for our launch campaign for SHOWCASE.

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maxtv.com.au/tropscore

Max TropScore

]]> http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/02/12/max-tropscore/feed/ Lamrock’s pledge for bushfire victims http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/02/12/lamrocks-pledge-for-bushfire-victims/ http://blog.lamrock.com/2009/02/12/lamrocks-pledge-for-bushfire-victims/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:19:45 +0000 admin http://blog.lamrock.com/?p=26 Lamrock supports the bushfire appeal to help those left homeless after horrific bushfires engulfed hectares of rural Victoria over the weekend - our heart go out to those who have been effected.
You too can make a donation @ www.redcross.org.au/Donations

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