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After Twitter, Facebook, Google and YouTube chronicled the year gone by in videos, it’s now Wikipedia’s turn. The crowdsourced online encyclopedia takes you through major events from 2014, from the FIFA World Cup to the Indian general elections, and the Ice Bucket Challenge to Ebola in West Africa in under three minutes. The clip was commissioned by the Wikimedia Foundation, and edited by Victor Grigas in less than two months using freely licensed photos and videos submitted by Wikipedia contributors from around the world. Besides highlighting the biggest moments in 2014, it also celebrates the collaborative spirit of contributors and translators…
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Sure, they’re the same playing cards you use for Poker in smoky back rooms (i.e. your kitchen) or for a rousing game of Hearts with the kids, but even in those venues — perhaps especially in those venues — art and design matter. Gambler’s Warehouse has just concluded a Kickstarter campaign (its ninth for specialty cards) in support of the Ultimate Universe deck — and it promises to be stunning. It is described thusly: “A conceptual expansion on the four symbols of Oriental mythology, Ultimate Universe takes star-born legends to new heights. Elements of 2D pixel art infused with striking color schemes make…
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In 2010, after AOL acquired Bebo but struggled to do anything with it against formidable rival Facebook, the company shut the social network’s doors. The original founder of Bebo has since purchased it back from AOL and have reimagined the social network as a new mobile app to message friends. The new Bebo, which quietly launched this week, is a considerable shift from what it used to be. It’s now a messaging app, but not just any old messaging app. I used Bebo heavily back in highschool (it was extremely popular in Australia and New Zealand) and the new app is a fun throwback to…
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