Google’s HTML 5 example with Arcade Fire music video

by Design for Digital

Google have launched a breathtaking example of the capabilities of HTML 5, using Arcade Fire’s “We Used To Wait” song and music-video director Chris Milk’s film. Google has been working on the project for the last few months to demonstrate modern web technologies.

“The Wilderness Downtown” website currently only works with Google’s “Chrome” browser and on loading the site you are asked to enter your postcode from where you grew up. After entering this information the site goes blank and the Arcade Fire song begins. A video in a pop-up window appears showing a boy running down a street. Then after a minute, you realise why the site asked you for your address – a series of pop-up windows show moving images from Google Maps of the area you used to live in. The imagery works in harmony with the music, with new pop-ups and Google Maps scenery flashing up in time with the scructure of the song. Continue reading “Google’s HTML 5 example with Arcade Fire music video” →


Facebook tries to solve privacy issues – Making Control Simple

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Facebook the Social Networking platform have announced new ways to control what you share on Facebook. The changes have been announced after feedback from the Facebook community from their recent product launches.

When Facebook started up, many of the features users interact with today weren’t available. The founder Mark Zuckerberg believes that Facebook needs to address how people share their information with the community and give more control over privacy – something which the internet community has recently been highlighting. Zuckerberg believes that when “users control what they share, they’re comfortable sharing more… the world becomes more open and connected”. Continue reading “Facebook tries to solve privacy issues – Making Control Simple” →


Smart TV – Google, Sony and Intel to bring Internet on your TV

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Rumours are flying at the moment that a Smart TV platform will be announced this week, which should see Google teaming up with Sony and Intel to bring us a new way of browsing the internet on our TVs.

The TVs (possibly but almost certainly) sold by Sony are likely to feature Intel chips running Google’s Android platform. Android has been successfully applied to many makes of mobile phones since it was launched last year and this would seem a natural progression for the open-source platform. For those not aware, Android is a simple operating system made by Google which encourages independent developers to create applications for consumers, in a similar way to Apple’s AppStore for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Continue reading “Smart TV – Google, Sony and Intel to bring Internet on your TV” →