August 2012
58 posts
“Algorithms are effectively the new slave”
– BBC News - How algorithms will help us spend, spend, spend
“the Bible was the first great transmedia campaign”
– Simon Staffans: 5 Transmedia myths debunked - MIPBlogMIPBlog
“The Seasteading Institute is a nonprofit 501(c)(3), working to enable...”
– The Seasteading Institute | Our mission: To further the establishment and growth of permanent, autonomous ocean communities, enabling innovation with new political and social systems.
“floating, autonomous countries at sea”
– Libertarian Island: A billionaire’s utopia - The Week
“Many languages do not have separate terms for blue and green, instead using a...”
– Distinguishing blue from green in language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“when people use iPads they end up just using technology to consume things...”
– An Unexpected Ass Kicking | Blog Of Impossible Things
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“that the first item sold on eBay was anything but glamorous – a broken laser...”
– How 15 Tech Companies, Sites and Gadgets Got Their Names - Mental Floss
“GIFs are surprisingly information-dense containers.”
– The 2012 Summer Olympics are turning into a giant coming-out party for the animated GIF » Nieman Journalism Lab
“Remember YouTube? You could use it to watch baby pandas sneezing”
– 505,347,842 YouTube Channels and Everything Is On | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
“the future of content will be about three pillars of content curation:”
– On the Decline of Magazines | Futurelab – We are marketing and customer strategy consultants with a passion for profit and innovation.
“Something is going on with the Internet, and, once again, it’s fun, but...”
– The Pretty New Web and the Future of “Native” Advertising | The Awl
“We need “native advertising” for the independent web”
– Musings On “Streams” and the Future of Magazines | John Battelle’s Search Blog
“Mr. Zuckerberg’s response, according to one of the attendees:...”
– Inside Facebook’s Push to Woo Big Advertisers - WSJ.com
“Peter Thiel Bets Big On 3-D Printed Meat”
– Peter Thiel Bets Big On 3-D Printed Meat | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation
“The update emphasized the importance of quality content, originality, and...”
– SEO Isn’t What You Think It Is | Fast Company
“This is Not a Conspiracy Theory”
– This is Not a Conspiracy Theory by Kirby Ferguson — Kickstarter
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“Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa”
– Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa | Roger Launius’s Blog
“thus far social media marketing has not proven to me that is anywhere near the...”
– The Ad Contrarian’s Reality Check | Digiday
“Perhaps that’s why sea life in the Gulf of Maine was once so abundant”
– The Hidden Power of Whale Poop | Wired Science | Wired.com
“If you work in a major social game studio, now is the time to think about moving...”
– Zyngapocalypse Now (And What Comes Next?) | TechCrunch 