January 2012
21 posts
Your career path. Do you rely on effectual or... →
Digital Diva: Social Media boosts Purchase Intent... →
digital-diva:
Looking at the impact on brand metrics is a preoccupation of any social media manager or digital planner worth their salt. Likes and shares are great, but those interactions have to actually mean something!
Trouble is, there isn’t much research around. BzzAgent (social media marketing arm of…
Reading isn’t dead, but it’s changing →
futuramb:
infoneer-pulse:
What does your gut tell you about this statement: “Kids in high school read more books for fun than their parents.”
In fact, it’s true. Young adult reading is up 20% since the last time the survey was done by the Feds, and a recent commercial survey finds the same thing.
Of course, these kids aren’t reading the right books, the books we read, the hard books.
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To Know, but Not Understand: David Weinberger on... →
futuramb:
With the new database-based science, there is often no moment when the complex becomes simple enough for us to understand it. The model does not reduce to an equation that lets us then throw away the model. You have to run the simulation to see what emerges.
The driving force of Big Data is transforming the concept of knowledge in way that will have deep and profound consequences for...
Photo: Paypal founder backs Blueseed “visa-free entrepreneurship and tech incubator” to float right off the… http://t.co/6ft48lsp
Whew… Last chinese meal for a long long time. (with Alain, Annie, and 3 others at Shanghai Restaurant) [pic] — http://t.co/p8YZppri
December 2011
54 posts
Zodiac Criminals: http://t.co/Oz9Ytkpi by @nationalpost
a tower of cranes [pics] →
As we were driving from Berkeley into San Francisco, we met with some dense fog around the maze. As we started to climb the bay bridge, I saw the container cranes peaking over the low…
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List of SOPA supporters: http://t.co/J9onYySp
Photo: Visualization of Steve Blank’s Four Steps of Customer Development (via http://t.co/JzWQaSDY) http://t.co/4NFJ5N6W
News flash: Yes, Facebook is selling you to... →
Not sure if I completely believe the quote. To me, it’s someone in packaging that got a little carried away when talking to advertisers:
What most users don’t know is that the new features being introduced are all centered around increasing the value of Facebook to advertisers, to the point where Facebook representatives have been selling the idea that Timeline is actually about...
Product →
A slide for Reza Moazzami, 10 yr chart of RIM’s rise and decline: http://t.co/fJhqySfM
The FJP: Facebook will begin inserting ads into... →
futurejournalismproject:
Facebook will begin inserting its Sponsored Story ads directly into users’ news feeds early next year to further boost interaction with the unit. Sponsored Stories allow advertisers to republish user posts related to brands or products in the form of small display ads that currently…
Online Sales of Louis C. K. Special Cross $1... →
Reading up on the modernist cuisine while eating lunch left me so hungry after eating my lunch.
5,000 RIM Playbooks stolen. G’luck trying to sell ‘em all. http://t.co/KurUGuAQ
Woah. Christopher Hitchens, columnist @theatlantic just passed. So sad, Kellys been reading his memoirs.
Maker of Talking Tom signs merchandising deals →
All I got from playing with Talking Tom was this T-Shirt.
Tiny Tower reveals monetization numbers but notes: Put Fun and User Experience First, Not Monetization: http://t.co/xySzXFCH
Learn how to pronounce Scotch whiskey terms with... →
If you’re just beginning to learn how to drink scotch, one of the pain points I get when I order is the fear of completely butchering the name of the Scotch. Like ordering at an ethnic…
Computer games - predicted to be the fastest growing form of media the next few years: http://t.co/IOecjIuD
Easiest recipe in the world: how to make a skittle burger: http://t.co/pGTtNoOS
Andy Swan: 7 rules for pitching to investors that... →
fred-wilson:
Leave the powerpoint, take the whiteboard
