This week, both Twitter and Digg released new versions of their services. Digg launched a redesigned version of their website, Twitter released a new iPad app. But the difference in how the two releases have been received by users is remarkable. People are pretty unhappy about the new Digg. People love the new Twitter app. What’s initially surprising is that Digg has a solid history of beautifully innovative UIs. labs.digg.com has showcased a wide variety…
 
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This week Arcade Fire launched the interactive video The Wilderness Downtown, based on their track We Used To Wait. Enter a street address (they suggest the address where you grew up), and a set of windows, with content synchronized to the song, delivers a mix of video, interactive pieces, and footage of your street address — animated and augmented. It’s pretty amazing — both technically and creatively. What’s even more remarkable is that it’s a…
 
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