Ah, Christmas: the season of lists, predictions, and lists of predictions! By which definition, I suppose, a Links Post might not be wholly unfestive - especially one slightly more bloated than usual, and full of lists and predictions:
From Guardian Technology (Because otherwise I just don't get around to reading it now it's no longer in the print edition).
Guardian Technology's 20 most-read articles and 10 most-viewed photo galleries of 2010.
Forecast for 2011: The Guardian asks tech and web experts to make their predictions for the coming year.
"Media is a form of design... everything is a form of design": Justin McGuirk examines the argument behind Designing Media, a new book of interviews with major players behind the ongoing media revolution.
Merriam-Webster dictionary's Top 10 definition searches for 2010 speak volumes.
The best short films on the web: how the web is enabling a revolution in short film making and distribution.
Social Media
Facebook overtakes Yahoo as the third largest website in the world.
And it's now the most-visited too, according to Hitwise.
2010 in Twitter trending topics.
The 10 most-shared links of the year.
Books, Writing & Storytelling
"The publishing industry is in trouble - but not just because of the digital revolution": an illuminating interview with John Thompson, author of Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century.
The 10 most popular publishing stories of 2010 on GalleyCat, month by month - and some predictions for 2011.
Useful Apps, Utilities & Downloads
300+ resources to help you master WordPress, collated by Webdesigner Depot.
2010's top new and updated apps for Windows, according to Downloadsquad.
Disconnect: "a privacy patch for the web", available as an extension for Chrome and RockMelt (Firefox and Safari to follow).
Music
Gorillaz record an album on an iPad - then give it away to fanclub members. (Or you can stream it here, in exchange for your name and email address.)
And here are the 20 iPad music apps the band used - $120 for the lot.
Rundowns of the year's top albums, from: Drowned In Sound, Pitchfork, The Silent Ballet, Fluid Radio, eMusic.
Games & Other Distractions
20 free indie games you may have missed in 2010, selected by IndieGames.com.
Miscellaneous
11 'risky' tech predictions for 2011 from TECHi.com.
2010: the year in ideas, from The New York Times.
And finally...
"Seasons Greetings and a very Happy New Year!" from all at Radix.
From Guardian Technology (Because otherwise I just don't get around to reading it now it's no longer in the print edition).
Guardian Technology's 20 most-read articles and 10 most-viewed photo galleries of 2010.
Forecast for 2011: The Guardian asks tech and web experts to make their predictions for the coming year.
"Media is a form of design... everything is a form of design": Justin McGuirk examines the argument behind Designing Media, a new book of interviews with major players behind the ongoing media revolution.
Merriam-Webster dictionary's Top 10 definition searches for 2010 speak volumes.
The best short films on the web: how the web is enabling a revolution in short film making and distribution.
Social Media
Facebook overtakes Yahoo as the third largest website in the world.
And it's now the most-visited too, according to Hitwise.
2010 in Twitter trending topics.
The 10 most-shared links of the year.
Books, Writing & Storytelling
"The publishing industry is in trouble - but not just because of the digital revolution": an illuminating interview with John Thompson, author of Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century.
The 10 most popular publishing stories of 2010 on GalleyCat, month by month - and some predictions for 2011.
Useful Apps, Utilities & Downloads
300+ resources to help you master WordPress, collated by Webdesigner Depot.
2010's top new and updated apps for Windows, according to Downloadsquad.
Disconnect: "a privacy patch for the web", available as an extension for Chrome and RockMelt (Firefox and Safari to follow).
Music
Gorillaz record an album on an iPad - then give it away to fanclub members. (Or you can stream it here, in exchange for your name and email address.)
And here are the 20 iPad music apps the band used - $120 for the lot.
Rundowns of the year's top albums, from: Drowned In Sound, Pitchfork, The Silent Ballet, Fluid Radio, eMusic.
Games & Other Distractions
20 free indie games you may have missed in 2010, selected by IndieGames.com.
Miscellaneous
11 'risky' tech predictions for 2011 from TECHi.com.
2010: the year in ideas, from The New York Times.
And finally...
"Seasons Greetings and a very Happy New Year!" from all at Radix.
