The off-licence group behind Threshers is partnering a new Facebook application which allows people to buy their friends real, rather than virtual drinks. The application works by allowing users to select a drink for a friend, pay for it through Facebooks Google checkout system, then a hard copy of the voucher is posted to the recipients house for them to redeem in any local store.
Designers are, on the whole, visual people. They remember something by what it looks like. So, is the way current search engines return their results the best way? Viewzi is a new visual search engine that presents screen shots of all the results, meaning you can see what you’re looking for.
Common Craft make complex ideas easy to understand using short and simple videos. It’s a great idea which is being used by the big boys, including Google and Microsoft.
