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Instructional baby blanket prototype by the ad agency Beattie McGuinness Bungay, from a PSFK report on health and technology for UNICEF.

PSFK on the future of health and technology.

by Bob Page on 4 August 2010

Illustration from a July 2010 report on social media in China by OgilvyOne.

Social media: crack for marketers, not consumers.

by Yuan Elle Wang on 20 July 2010

The Adidas Jabulani ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

NASA uses the World Cup ball to teach physics.

by Bob Page on 7 July 2010

Staff member at 'Books Actually' on Club Street in Singapore. 2010 photograph by Geraldine Kan.

In Singapore, the catalytic impact of kids, communities, consultants and capitalists.

by Geraldine Kan on 30 June 2010

Alastair Cameron on one of many bus trips to World Cup football matches in South Africa.

Beyond the vuvuzelas of the World Cup: an operations report from South Africa.

by Bob Page on 26 June 2010

Adobe released HTML5 extensions to Dreamweaver enabling web developers to optimize content for multiple screens.

Nielsen on telling stories across three screens.

by Bob Page on 22 June 2010

Harvest '09 T-shirt by TS Designs of Burlington, North Carolina.

Re-inventing the T-shirt in North Carolina.

by Bob Page on 21 June 2010

Still image from an Amazon commercial by Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths.

What exciting thing will happen today?

by Bob Page on 10 June 2010

The Rolex Submariner, the Ulysse Nardin Chairman and the Apple iPhone 4.

Apple iPhone 4 is the new Rolex Submariner.

by Bob Page on 7 June 2010

Burger in Tokyo. 2009 photograph by Christian Kadluba of Vienna.

Burgers and confetti. Social media metrics from a Chinese marketer and an Italian physicist.

by Michelle Cui Xiaoxiao on 24 May 2010

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