April 2011
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“Not unlike its linguistic predecessor “reality television,” “smart phone” works...”
– The New Inquiry - What We Talk About When We Talk About the Internet
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You Can Find Me In My Wigwam
mycultureisnotatrend: primitive-red: kiaayo: missgreyday: awesomeitslucie: so if i can only dress like a native american everyday, i would be one happy son of a gun.. i want to wear fringed leather and feathers all the fucking time i want to be one. life goal: be an indian…wow im cool We don’t actually wear “fringed leather and feathers”. It is cool to be Native. And obviously...
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Six ways to make Web 2.0 work
This McKinsey Quarterly article from 2009, when read today becomes a reminder of how much progress most of us (and our workplaces) still have to make: Google is an instructive case to the contrary. It has modified the way work is typically done and has made Web tools relevant to how employees actually do their jobs. The company’s engineers use blogs and wikis as core tools for reporting on the...
Apr 27th
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STOP DIGGING FOR INSIGHTS
Emma Cookson, Chairman BBH NY: So yes, consumer insights – if truly insightful – are hugely valuable. But it’s the verbs that typically accompany description of their pursuit that are so problematic. Verbs of discovery. Usually discovery via excavation. We talk about ‘digging for insights’, ‘finding consumer insights’, ‘uncovering consumer insights’. With the implied assumption that insights are...
Apr 27th
“So as experiences and non-consumption-related expenditures take over from...”
– “STATUSPHERE”
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“As consumers are starting to recognize and respect fellow consumers who stray...”
– “STATUSPHERE”
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“Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.”
– Cory Doctorow
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“We are not getting many orders now,” Milind Dukle, Godrej and...”
– Last Typewriter Factory in the World Shuts Its Doors - The Atlantic
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“Part of the difference in voter motivation between generations is undoubtedly...”
– Only Vision and Values Can Drive the Youth Vote | The Mark
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-24) →
Grand Corps Malade (32) Yo La Tengo (26) Peter Bjorn and John (26) Ben Folds Five (14) The Blow (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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WatchWatch
copyeditor: Chris Chabris: When Intuition Fails Psychologist and neuroscientist Chris Chabris studies how rarely we see the world as it really is. A creator of the famous “gorilla experiment” and co-author of “The Invisible Gorilla: and Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us,” Chabris’ work reveals how relying on our institutions is a perilous decision-making strategy.
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“The computer is the liar that always tells the truth. If you believe the...”
– “What We Talk About When We Talk About the Internet” Via the New Inquiry (via modernandmaterialthings)
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“If you’re Conan O’Brien, you use it as a broadcast medium; if...”
– Is There Really Trouble @Twitter, Or Is It Just Different @Twitter? I’m astounded I haven’t had this thought before.
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