If 2012 is really the end of the world, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) could be the first sign. Though it is constructed in the way that it might protect the intellectual property from the possible copyright infringement, it is so powerful that the big industry players could even take down a website first without any investigation, and this is called Domain Name System Blocking. Basically it has no much difference from the censorship seen in certain countries.
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The great news is that the DNS blocking feature is finally intended to be discussed by the sponsor of the SOPA bill, which could mean the semi-victory of the Anti-SOPA people. Today, we’re still in the great war, that’s why we want to showcase to you a collection of precious anti-SOPA artworks from the brave people who fought for American’s freedom of speech.
While the war against the SOPA and PIPA hasn’t ended, we can understand more about the SOPA from these quality works, and even share them to the world to let every people stand up to fight for the American’s freedom of speech, and to protect user-centered sites like Google, YouTube or deviantArt from being taken down or censored! Full list of fearless artworks after jump!
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Ever really wonder what makes up an iPhone, Kindle Fire, Samsung Galaxy Tab or any other Apple, Microsoft or Sony gadget but can’t really wrap your head around the amount of destruction required to take these pricey tools apart? Then, you are going to love iFixit.
Channeling the inner naughtiness of geeky gadget lovers out there, these guys in iFixit crack open, rip apart, and "teardown" the archipelago that makes up the innards of any device they can get their hands on. Thanks to them, we are able to witness the inner beauty of our beloved gadgets without disassembling our own.
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Bear in mind that these are professionals who are turning these devices inside out, so believe me when I say that you should not this at home. Without further ado, feast your eyes on the following 30 infamous tech gadgets that range from smartphones, tablets, game consoles new and old and even the simply delicious iPad 2.
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Over the past 2-3 years we’ve seen a tremendous growth in browser and OS support for mobile websites. Most notably Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms come to mind. But others such as PalmOS and Blackberry are still in the mix. Up until recently it was very difficult to match a single mobile theme into all of these platforms.
JavaScript was a start, but there hasn’t been any truly unified library until now. jQuery Mobile takes all the best features of jQuery and ports them over to a mobile-based web source. The library is more like a framework which includes animations, transition effects, and automatic CSS styles for basic HTML elements. In this guide I hope to introduce the platform in a way that you can feel comfortable designing your own jQuery mobile apps.
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Here’s our first freebie of the year and we think it’s a great one. Folks at Artbees has created a set of high quality social network icons exclusively for Hongkiat’s readers. If you are looking for some icons to get your visitors more engaged, this is a post you should not miss.
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So what are we looking at? We have a total of 27 social networks (Bebo, Badoo, Blogger, Delicious, Mylife Classmates, Digg, Netlog, MyOpera, Facebok, Ning, Orkit, Flixster, Zorpia, Youtube, Google+, Scribd, Technorati, Hi5, LastFM, Fotolog, Skype, Squidoo and Tagged) – each in 6 different sizes (24×24, 32×32, 48×48, 64×64, 128×128 and 256×256), 3 mouseover states (link, hover and active) and 2 graphic formats (PNG and PSD).
Sounds cool? Jump right in to download.
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Since October 2011, the Internet all over the world is buzzing with the recent issue of Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill. Millions of Internet users and Internet entrepreneurs are protesting against the newly proposed law. On the other hand there is a strong opposition of politically influential people towards these protestors who favor this law by continuously highlighting its usefulness. The situation of the SOPA bill issue is getting closer to its destination with every passing second.
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However, for those valued readers who don’t know the story of SOPA, here is a piece of writing showing both sides of the coin so that you make a decision yourself that either SOPA is "securing" the Internet users or "scaring" them away…
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After more than 100 years development, Olympic has become a ceremony for the entire human being in the name of peace, friendship and joy, and Olympic logo is an indispensable part of this great event. Each Olympic logo is a work of art that demonstrates the best designing ideas and skills of the time. For logo designers, what can you learn from those excellent designing works?
Today, I list 6 Olympic logos from different analyzing perspectives which help us developing inspiration to our own work.
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Let’s talk logos. You want to make your business or brand stand out. You want your name to be remembered and shared. You want to give your brand personality and feeling. Designing a logo for your brand is not only a smart move, it’s an upfront investment with a lasting impact on the bottom line. With logos, though, it’s important to get it right. It’s such an integral part of your brand that it must hit the right audience demographic, communicate simply and instantly, and be usable on any scale from a coffee cup to a billboard. I’ve seen a million logos, OK maybe not a whole million, come across my desk, and I can still point to the ones I think work and the ones that don’t.
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How do I know? I see the successful ones over and over again, maybe with a slight tweak here and there, but I know from the consistency that the company has cut through the current information overload and hit upon a strong, clear communication tool.
Here’s the question business owners most often ask themselves: What does a well-designed logo, and the money I’ve spent on it, do for my bottom line? Here are the answers, after jump.
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There has been an ongoing debate about whether bloggers could be considered as journalists in this digital and information age. Modern technology has enabled anyone with easy access to internet and the most basic blogging knowledge to share with the world whatever information they wish to. The result is that there is a large inconsistency in the standards of blog posts, especially those written by bloggers with no journalistic background.
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Indeed, having the flexibility to present our arguments and opinions in whichever way we prefer is a good thing. Nevertheless, having some form of structure by consulting the fundamentals of journalism is also beneficial to both us and our readers. For one, it makes our blog seem more professional and reliable, such that readers can take our words more seriously. Another is that we can appreciate how our words will be broadcasted to a mass audience and take greater responsibility in how and what we post.
Here are a few things we can take home from journalism, after jump.
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Lego is the favorite game of all time not only for kids but also for adults, and what’s really makes it one of the best game ever created is its flexibility that unlocks creativity at any degree. In Hongkiat, you witnessed the flexibility though the amazing showcase, 35 Lego Mega Constructions.
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Today we want to show you nothing about amazing construction, but 40 impressive Lego models which are best to describe the science fiction. What you can expect to see are armed units, mobile suits, vehicle and even spaceships built purely with Lego, including the infamous StarCraft 2′s units and even Optimus Prime and Bumblebee! Have a fun time exploring what a toy can really achieve, in fact it’s an art now!
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Following the release of Windows 8 Developer Preview, many sites have done reviews on what the next Windows system will be like. The reviews are mostly positive, with some hailing Windows 8 as the next revolution in the technology of computer operating systems (OS). Such may well be the ambition of Microsoft, and it shouldn’t surprise time it comes at a time when Apple’s share of the OS market is rising and pitting fiercely against them.
If there’s one thing great about competition, it is that it brings out the best product between companies. I’ve read up some of the features that Microsoft’s Windows 8 will be offering, and am now both intrigued and excited for what’s to come in the full version. It will even come with a new and unique kind of user interface (UI) known as the Metro.
Here are brief descriptions to some top features you would be keen to know about:
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Couple of months ago I showed you how to create RSS feed logo with CSS3. I figured it’d be fun creating something a little bit more complex. In today’s post, I’m going to show you how to create not one, but two variations of Gmail logo using just CSS3.
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It seems fitting that the Internet itself is rife with speculation about what form the successor to Web 2.0 will take. Are we nearing a new age for the Internet? Will Web 3.0 be a revolutionary shift and what exactly will its central features be?
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Myriad questions require answers, but for the moment web users can only rely on extremely educated guesses as to what Web 3.0 will ultimately be like. Before considering ideas about what advances will be made by Web 3.0, it’s useful to first remind ourselves of some of the core characteristics of Web 2.0.
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3D Street Art is created by painting, chalking or drawing a horizontal surface from one perspective. When the completed picture is viewed through a camera from the same position and perspective the picture appears to look three dimensional. It’s an art from that’s been documented since fifteenth century Italian painters used the effect to decorate the villa’s of the wealthy.
Since then 3D Street Art has been used in the last ten years not only to entertain and beguile but has also become popular with brands to advertise their products. As the demand has increased so has the ambition of the artists to create ever more creative and spectacular pieces including designs that incorporate both horizontal and vertical surfaces and in 2011 the pictures became even bigger and bolder.
3D Street Art went big in 2011, big enough to break several World records. As we continue to be astounded and impressed by this incredible anamorphic art I have created a top ten list of the most spectacular, creative and popular pieces of 3D street art created by artists around the world during 2011. I’ve based the selections on creativity, scale and ambition and attention gathered. I look forward to your comments on which are your favorite piece’s of 2011.
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As owners and strategist of a website, we are always looking for more ways to increase the traffic and number of visitors to our website. While most of the techniques – social network promotions, advertising, word of mouth, etc – get you traffic from the outside, there are a few things you can do from the inside to increase your website’s overall traffic.
Increasing pageviews from inside the site is cheap, but requires a bit of a technique. When a visitor lands on one of your pages, find ways to encourage them to read the next page, and another page, and another and so on. One of the most common ways to do this is by using social toolbars.
The "Related link section" is yet another common practice used to encourage visitors to stay longer on our website by promoting and recommending them to read another article similar to what they are currently reading. If you are a WordPress user, you know that this can be done easily with plugins, or without plugins.
This method is a crowd favorite, and we now see many emerging third party services providing similar services – good news for non-Wordpress sites. In today’s post we take a detailed look into three of the most popular third-party related link services on the Internet.
Full list after the jump.
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