February 2012
6 posts
this isn't happiness.: 10 Tips on Writing Well... →
nevver:
Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.
Write the way you talk. Naturally.
Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs.
Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.
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January 2012
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December 2011
6 posts
“Flipboard has a core quality that makes it special: it turns noise into signal....”
– Alex Wilhelm, Why Flipboard Matters - The Next Web (via underpaidgenius)
Watchzenofawesome:
Winter Has Arrived And All I Need Is You (8tracks Playlist)
In the dead of winter when the world is in a slumber as it’s blanketed by the snow, all I need is you wrapped under my arms. All I need is your warm soul touching mine. All I need is your smile to light up the grey skies outside. All I need is you and only you.
Track Listing:
Perth - Bon Iver
The Plains/Bitter Dancer -...
Hipstamatic Introduces "World's First Social... →
iPhone photo app maker Synthetic thinks it has found a way to combine the suspense of analog film with digital convenience through the new Hipstamatic D-Series app for iOS it’s releasing on Thursday. The D-Series — billed as a “disposable camera for iOS” — allows groups of iPhone-toting fri…
WatchKathryn Schulz makes a powerful and moving case for embracing our regrets.
November 2011
5 posts
WatchHow to do business, save the world and have fun all along the way.
October 2011
10 posts
The New Socialism: Global Collectivist Society Is... →
Kevin Kelly’s 2009 article on ‘digital socialism’ is particularly pertinent today given the global-scale protest underway at the heartland of Europe and the US. What we are witnessing is a systems change facilitated by collaborative technologies where the decentralized socialism of the net is spilling over into the other realms of life. As Kelly points out, “You...
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“But when people come together to express sympathy, to express outrage, to...”
– How our online connectivity is making us better human beings (via thenextweb)
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September 2011
13 posts
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The Mobile Metamorphosis →
The cell phone is no longer just a communication device – it’s our most personal computer. While its original benefit came from providing a basic channel of access to personal contacts, the addition of functionality in the form of apps and the mobile web have squeezed actual communication down to a much smaller percentage of our activity. Phones no longer merely connect us to people; as their...
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WatchAn important talk by Douglas Rushkoff. Take an hour from your life and inform yourself.
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The connection between brands & people →
Respect to the community manager. This post from the guys at We are Social acknowledges community management as one of the most important elements in the relationship between a brand and its community.
WatchArtist and clothing designer Jerry Gretzinger reveals the process and philosophy behind his decades-long mapping project.
August 2011
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