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If you haven’t seen the 4th season of “Dexter” yet, then don’t watch this video – not even the first few seconds, because they contain a serious spoiler. In case you already know how the cat-and-mouse game between Dex and Trinity ends, you are going to like this sitdown with Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow:

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I wish you all a great party tonight – 2009 has been an amazing year for me, and I’m absolutely sure that 2010 will be amazing +1 for all of us. So have a great night, enjoy yourself and never forget: the party is in your head! The right surrounding does help a lot, but ultimately you’re the master of your own device Read the rest of this entry »

It seems we’re living in a time and era where religious views, traditions and believes once again cause a lot of misunderstandings. While all big world religions preach at their core that human life is the most precious thingie ever, this general rule doesn’t always govern religious leaders’ decisions. Let’s just hope it does for a change. Have great holidays, enjoy family-time and don’t forget to overeat; it’s X-Mas after all.

Yes, we all know how Kindle & Co. are going to steal budgets from paper presses, yet while books are still a common cultural good, I want to recommend three readings which recently filled my days with joy and the priceless gift of offline information. It’s not that priceless, though: Amazon quickly has to get rid of tons of books before everyone switches to eInk As the avid reader might notice, Thomas Pynchon’s “Inherent Vice”, Tara Hunt’s “The Whuffie Factor” and the infamous picture book “This is why you’re fat” do have nothing in common. Just saying. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s not better visual metaphor for the real estate crash – And if the buildings were closer together, a domino effect would have occurred. This [photo] is not a Photoshop fake. Really not. Mish knows what exactly happened in China [via @muesli]: Read the rest of this entry »

Some of you may yet not have paid any attention to the fact that I’m living, working and teaching in beautiful Vienna, capital of Austria. No surprise, as I usually don’t blog about .at-specific topics on this blog. But today I have to make an exception as Austrian minister of scientific affairs Johannes Hahn recently announced – as a complete surprise to all involved parties by the way – that Austria will quit the CERN project. Naturally, a massive wave of protest has risen among Austrian scientists and a petition has been put online. Read the rest of this entry »

When Walter Benjamin wrote his famous essay on technical reproduction of art pieces, he couldn’t have anticipated a trend that is currently redefining the relationship between designer and consumer. Unique products, designed specifically to the users wishes, are going to replace ready-made products of everyday life. Sounds too theoretical? Just think of T-shirts: online-retailers like Spreadshirt made single unique prints available at a reasonable price and they became extremely popular in no time. Fluid Forms is taking the whole concept of unique design to a new level – this week, the company launched their new design interface. Read the rest of this entry »

Vimeo really sends out a lot of e-mails, but once you start reading the daily recommendations, you just can’t stop – there’s always at least one clip which really captures my imagination. Like this music video: Erik West set the visual scene for Codebreaker feat. Kathy diamonds track “Fire” (Jimmy Edgar Remix), and he did a fantastic job: it’s all plain footage and post production: Read the rest of this entry »

“May the good luck / shine a light on you / may every song you sing / be ever with you!” Thanks a lot for constantly stopping by at my blog – I just started datadirt this year and I’m pretty amazed by all the feedback I got so far. I promise that I’ll keep things fresh and keep you folks updated about the latest in web 2.0 and online marketing. Thanks for your support, have great holidays! (And treat elks gently!)

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“I got one line on the Sopranos…that makes me more gangster than you!” So Leon take that freaking break. And can anybody please tell why it’s exactly two? This man did thorough research for his one-line appearance, and then he turned his hard work into one of the funniest videos I’ve seen in a long time:

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“The answer is the same as always: the system!” Furthermore there is, as we all know, no right life in the wrong one. So actually it’s not a big surprise that Kiki and Bubu, monochroms ever-motivated fighters against capitalism, crave some Christmas carol spirit:

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