• Busy busy Brighton beach http://flic.kr/p/7VR87K #
• "businesses waste an average of 20% of their payroll on bad meetings"
  http://j.mp/cyllk1 #
• RT @timwhitlock: if you think I'm not taking this seriously, you may be right. http://j.mp/OmniLike <– i like #
• Linux on the iPhone: Android running on iPhone!: http://bit.ly/92LpgI #
• How to Delete Facebook Applications (and Why You Should) http://j.mp/ayzjql #
• Best this morning was a bloke, head to toe in all the gear, wearing his helmet backwards and zig zagging through a red light into traffic #
• Ahhh Spring. Sunny mornings, blossom on trees and a city full of crazy fair-weather cyclists. #

Martin, a robotics researcher friend of mine, showed me this video at the weekend:

Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.

It certainly got us talking about where augmented reality may be headed, particularly for advertising. While the video is perhaps a little over exaggerated, the technology is rapidly getting there. Take, for example, the new augmented-reality mapping from Microsoft:

Martin, a robotics researcher friend of mine, showed me this video at the weekend:

Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.

It certainly got us talking about where augmented reality may be headed, particularly for advertising. While the video is perhaps a little over exaggerated, the technology is rapidly getting there. Take, for example, the new augmented-reality mapping from Microsoft:

• I'm at The Enchanted Forest. http://4sq.com/9n7fJw #
• I just unlocked the "Adventurer" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/aZ4i67 #
• #plan FOWA London (London) Oct 4-6, 2010 http://awe.sm/53pN4 #
• #plan Wired Sussex meet up (Elephant & Castle, Lewes) Thu, Apr 22, 2010 http://awe.sm/53pM2 #
• The runway at gatwick looks like an overflow at a car boot, with planes. #ashtag #
• Listening to #leadersdebate on r4. Trying to visualize the debate and I keep getting a picture of Piers Morgan in my head for David Cameron #
• i've been waiting for this (http://bit.ly/dcnCeB)… integrate twitter in your site with @anywhere – http://dev.twitter.com/anywhere #chirp #
• Who Just Got Screwed By Twitter? http://bit.ly/aUj8jJ #
• The flag is flying half mast over Buckingham palace – anyone know why? Possibly that Polish dude but then where would you draw the line? #

1. Create a new app at dev.twitter.com/anywhere/apps/new
   a) Application Name = Name of your website
   b) Application Website = Your website URL
   c) Callback URL = Your website URL
2. Insert the following code into your html:

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   <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/anywhere.js?id=YOUR_APP_ID&v=1"></script>   <script type="text/javascript">       twttr.anywhere(onAnywhereLoad);       function onAnywhereLoad(twitter) {         twitter.hovercards();         twitter('.follow-me').followButton("yourtwittername");       };   </script>

3. Job done. Grab a coffee and read more on the API docs

Demo:
* hover card – @markrocky || @markrocky
* follow button – #

1. Create a new app at dev.twitter.com/anywhere/apps/new
   a) Application Name = Name of your website
   b) Application Website = Your website URL
   c) Callback URL = Your website URL
2. Insert the following code into your html:

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   <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/anywhere.js?id=YOUR_APP_ID&v=1"></script>   <script type="text/javascript">       twttr.anywhere(onAnywhereLoad);       function onAnywhereLoad(twitter) {         twitter.hovercards();         twitter('.follow-me').followButton("yourtwittername");       };   </script>

3. Job done. Grab a coffee and read more on the API docs

Demo:
* follow button – #
* hover cards – implemented on all Twitter URLs on this site…

• Would you get bored of the weather if it was like this every day? I used to think variety is the answer but reckon I could handle this. #
• Did I miss something? #debill #whatdebill #

• Eek! What's happened to the Easter chick? http://flic.kr/p/7Qu2id #
• westward bound for the weekend — at Paddington Station http://gowal.la/s/6J9 #
• Can anyone recommend a plumber in #Lewes? #morningpanic #nonstopwater #
• he's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy – http://j.mp/d0b3Zv #