The internet is shrinking and eCommerce is a magician?
10 links · 2 min. read
10 Things is a rare blend of the ten best things online that inspired us, caught our attention or made us smile. Over a decade of human curation, 365 issues in, zero filler.
We’ve mixed it up this week with more than just AI content (shocking we know). Team favourite links include Lofi Beats and Air Traffic Control Radio - great for focus work, plus we’ve sneaked in a brand new YM article, the first in a series of five.
And for those who loved Google Reader and getting their blogging fix from RSS feeds back in the day, the first article is perfect for you - nostalgic to say the least.
Enjoy this week’s weird and wonderful, ⚔️ Your Majesty
The Internet Isn’t Meant To Be So Small
The death of Google Reader matters: an exploration into why the internet shrank in size, and well unsurprisingly it’s all down to social media.
Read moredefector.com (opens in a new tab)Trends have lost all meaning
In the process of chasing cool, have brands lost the purpose of analysing culture? It seems we’ve come to confuse what is ‘trending’ with what is a ‘trend’.
So what is a trend?contagious.com (opens in a new tab)Live Air Traffic Control x Lofi Beats
Need focus music but with an element of disturbance? We strongly recommend you listen to live air traffic control radio mixed with lofi hip hop.
Listen to Amsterdamlofiatc.com (opens in a new tab)Brain scans can translate a person’s thoughts into words
This could one day help people who have lost the ability to speak as a result of injuries like strokes or conditions including ALS.
Learn more about the techtechnologyreview.com (opens in a new tab)The guy behind ‘Balenciaga Pope’ wants people to stop stealing his AI-generated images
Another AI copyright/credit story hits the headlines.
Read morefastcompany.com (opens in a new tab)The 6 biggest announcements from Sony’s PlayStation Showcase 2023
All the major reveals and announcements, including a hand-held console.
Get the low downtheverge.com (opens in a new tab)Metaverse May: Separating Potential From Reality
An exploration into fashion and the metaverse - where and why the idea of real-time, immersive fashion events has faltered.
Find out what happenedtheinterline.com (opens in a new tab)Sweden is building the world's first permanent electrified road for EVs to charge while driving
The first of its kind in the world, the e-motorway may lead to an expansion of a further 3,000 km of electric roads in Sweden by 2035.
Read moreeuronews.com (opens in a new tab)The new .zip TLD is going to cause some problems
Is it a file or is it a TLD, your guess is as good as ours.
Read the blogshkspr.mobi (opens in a new tab)eCommerce Tricks of Transformation: Trick 1
In a brand new series, Strategy Director Việt Hoàng explores the impact of online commerce on our lives and compares it to a magic show, highlighting both the positive and overwhelming aspects.
Learn about trick 1Your Majesty
“The man who says he can, and the man who says he can't are both correct.”
About 10 Things
Every other week the Your Majesty studio shares the ten best reads, listens, videos and websites we’ve found across design, technology and culture. Brought to you by Your Majesty, part of Infinum.