Day: September 3, 2009
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Texting for Tickets
Richard MacManus is posting a three part series on SmartCards from around the world on ReadWriteWeb. London’s Oyster Card (10 million in circulation) Tokyo’s Suica Card (28 million in circulation) Hong Kong’s Octopus Card (19 million in circulation) While each of these metropolitan pass cards have made life easier for those that use them, as…
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IKEA Heights
IKEA Heights is a mini-series shot entirely in the Burbank IKEA store without the store’s knowledge. I think we’re seeing the birth of a new genre. Flash Concerts and Urban Camouflage performance art to name a few. The Finns pronounce it ee-ki-ya by the way. Update: More recent entries in this genre include The Ikea…