December 2009
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Dec 25th
“in the future somebody famous will die every 15 minutes.”
– (via stellavista) (via dayofthedreamweavers)
Dec 24th
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What does a doodle do? It boosts your memory and... →
psychotherapy: You know you’re bored when you start shading in the squares of your notebook. Apparently it’s a habit that could be helping you to concentrate. In a neat little experiment, Jackie Andrade asked forty participants to listen to a monotone two and a half minute phone message about arrangements for a party. They were told the message would be dull, that there was no need to memorise...
Dec 23rd
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“Always assume no one wants to hear what your ad has to say, then give them a...”
– Lee Clow
Dec 21st
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Facebook campaign trumps Cowell song - CNN.com →
Proving again that now, more than ever, people will speak up and the voice will be amplified by the internet groundswell.
Dec 21st
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Bold and brilliant. The adverse effect of stereotypical pornography on teens and young adults is a very real problem - and this is an amazing way to deal with it.
Dec 21st
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“Read, read, read. Read everything—trash, classics, good and bad, and see how...”
– WILLIAM FAULKNER (via oncewild) (via honeysticks) (via nostalgicdreams) (via semicolonlove) I’m the slowest reader in the world, but I was the exact same conversation about reader - but that was with a strategist - on how reading feeds out gut.
Dec 20th
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The first time I realized the true power of metaphors was after reading the book Made to Stick. I realized how I had been using them all my life but never paused to wonder how they made our understanding of the universe easier. Everyday, I come across so many articles and blogposts that try to use metaphors - but fail. But the few (like David Armano) that do get it right - show the amazing power...
Dec 20th
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Introducing a Twitter for Credit Card Purchases -... →
Purchase tweets? I don’t know about this one…will have to wait and see.
Dec 20th
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Neave Imagination ...big wobbly elephants →
Links the Web to your mind and takes it to the next level.
Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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“The Internet is causing mass homogenization of human identity, making us all...”
– Jonathan Harris
Dec 19th
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“Proximity can be the proxy for relevance.”
– Link by Link - Refining the Twitter Explosion With GPS - NYTimes.com
Dec 19th
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“The world needs your story in order to be complete.”
– Anne Jackson, from the book What Matters Now
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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“I do think that it’s a function of writers to look at unexamined presumptions if...”
– INTERVIEW: Wallace Shawn | Writing | SPLICETODAY.COM (via karigee) Applies to everyone in the business of communication.
Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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“One plays with sentences the way a child plays with matches—because they’re...”
– Wallace Shawn, Essays (via karigee)
Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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“Curiosity can bring guts out of hiding at times, maybe even get them going. But...”
–  Haruki Murakami (via yeahmurakami) (via gypsyanatomy) (via night-tyton) (via teatime-with-nikki)
Dec 18th
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Official Google Blog: Go thataway: Google Maps... →
Google gets it! Don’t just ‘think local’ - ‘act local’ too.
Dec 18th
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Simplest tip for any presentation.
Dec 18th
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Copying Isn't Theft video needs YOUR music! →
Cory Doctorow is my new hero. Visit Question Copyright to learn more. This is a serious issue and deserves a movement to get behind it.We need to rally towards promoting public understanding of the history and effects of copyright, and encouraging the development of alternatives to information monopolies.
Dec 18th
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China’s Attempt to Control the Internet →
Once I stopped laughing at how utterly preposterous this move is, it dawned upon me how China could not have done anything more counter-productive to its culture and economy. What I don’t understand is why they even bother with these minor moves - just ban Internet itself and be done with it.
Dec 18th
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“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that...”
– Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (via themoonandthewolf) (via coffeeandlipstick) (via semicolonlove)
Dec 18th
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Dec 17th
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“Culture isn’t knowing when Napoleon died. Culture means knowing how I can find...”
– SPIEGEL Interview with Umberto Eco: ‘We Like Lists Because We Don’t Want to Die’ - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International (via lifeinsideout)
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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A Day in the Life of NYTimes.com →
This is beautiful. The two videos below show the traffic to NYTimes.com on June 25, 2009, the day that the singer Michael Jackson died. The 24-hour period is compressed into a little over a minute and a half. The New York Times site traffic, US, June 25, 2009 from Nick Bilton on Vimeo. The New York Times site traffic, World View, June 25, 2009 from Nick Bilton on Vimeo.
Dec 17th
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The Times and Bit.ly Roll Out ‘nyti.ms’ Short... →
First Google and Facebook get into the battlefield and now this. Let the {short} wars begin.
Dec 17th
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Greg Rutter's Definitive List of The 99 Things You... →
Dec 17th
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Insightful. Short. True.
Dec 17th
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I wonder how the obituaries of Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn would be like. What would internet archeologists have to say about them? Makes you think, doesn’t it!
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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“Planners have been tarred with the brush of advertising.”
Dec 16th