....or is anyone else finding the huge snowmen suspended above Carnaby Street, a little scary.
Maybe it's because they are somewhat remeniscent of the Staypuff Marshmallow man who haunted my dreams from 1983 until...well pretty much 1997!

Or maybe it's the ominous way they appear to have been captured in the middle of a huge leap, seconds before they come crashing down to bundle you.

And the underlighting doesn't help either.

Mummy!

High up on Maslow's hierarchy of needs are the 'Esteem Needs', which Wikipedia defines as: "where the individual will desire a sense of competence, recognition of achievement by peers, and respect from others". I'd express this slightly differently as the very human desire to show off how cool we are. And focusing on this is a good way to kick start a successful community.

So I'd argue that the motor behind blip.fm is the desire to show what great musical taste you have - or even what a cool DJ you can be.

And Herman Miller's new site thoughtpile.com is kind of a take on Yahoo! Answers, but with more of a social conscience - and it does look lovely in a kind of gloopy new age way. You get the chance to show off your genius thoughts - and change the world at the same time. And that would kind of boost your self-esteem I guess!

It's can be frustrating when this happens...

No results, no suggestions (I mean, it was only a teeny tiny spelling mistake) and no helpful advice.

Then see where it came from...

Ouch!

Exciting times indeed but, please, let’s make sure we don’t lose any of the media attention and international focus that is needed on the urgent situation in the Democratic Rebublic of Congo.

Ituri: Waiting for change. (Photo by Fred)

Exciting times indeed but, please, let’s make sure we don’t lose any of the media attention and international focus that is needed on the urgent situation in the Democratic Rebublic of Congo.

Ituri: Waiting for change. (Photo by Fred)