March 2012
170 posts
“Probably the biggest change is going to come from the changed definition of what...”
– Steven Johnson on the future of reading. (via explore-blog)
U.S. Department of State To Host Its First Twitter... →
“People will forget what you said
People will forget what you did
But people...”
– Maya Angelou
February 2012
146 posts
Why journalists need to link - Felix Salmon →
When Geeks Divorce →
When Geeks Divorce
GEEK AND POKE | FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Huffington Post: Bank CEO: Newspaper Industry Pay...
Really? Huh?
Bank CEO: Newspaper Industry Pay ‘Damned Outrageous’
The chief executive of the biggest bank in the United States says journalists are ridiculously overpaid. At the company’s annual investor day, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon called the percentage of newspaper company revenue paid out to employees “just damned outrageous,” according to Bloomberg...
The Rapid Rise of Pinterest’s Blockbuster User... →
The Rapid Rise of Pinterest’s Blockbuster User Engagement
Emerging Trends by World Economic Forum →
smarterplanet:
I’ve summarized a list of emerging tech trends that Andrew Maynard summarized from the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies assessment:
Informatics for adding value to information [Big Data]
Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering
Green Revolution 2.0 – technologies for increased food and biomass
Nanoscale design of materials
Systems...
Boost Your Career with Social Media - Harvard...
Alvin Plexico, PhD (@DrPlexico)
2/28/12 5:03 AM
Boost Your Career with Social Media - Harvard Business Review bit.ly/z0Wq5S
“Reduce teaching to intellect, and it becomes a cold abstraction; reduce it to...”
– Parker Palmer (via azspot)
“The W3C Mobile Web Platform Core Community Group is a consortium of over 30...”
– Facebook Backs New Standards for the Mobile Web - The Next Web (via thenextweb)
The Secret History of Pinterest — REVEALED! →
Do you feel like you woke up a week ago and Pinterest had taken over the world? I read on Twitter (so it is true, of course) that Pinterest is now bigger than Google, will be running for President of the United States, and is recording an album of Justin Bieber cover songs.
Why Are Harvard Graduates in the Mailroom? →
But part of the American post-World War II economic miracle was that most people didn’t have to choose between a high-stakes-lottery job or a lousy dead-end one. Steelworkers, midlevel corporate executives, shopkeepers and plumbers were all able to make a decent amount from the start of their careers with steady, but never spectacular, raises throughout. These two tiers actually supported each...
Best tweet of the Oscars tonight
Darth Vader (@DepressedDarth)
2/26/12 7:59 PM
I just saw Natalie Portman on the red carpet, for some reason she looks very familiar.
Battling Sudan’s Bombs With Videos - NYTimes.com →
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan has presided over the killings of perhaps 300 times as many people as President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. Bashir hasn’t drawn as much scrutiny as Assad, in part, because many of his killings are in remote areas with no cameras — and Boyette is trying to change that.
The Secret to Team Collaboration Is Individuality... →
“Word of mouth, according to Holman, is content. It’s not a Facebook share button...”
– GitHub’s Zach Holman - “F__k the Haters” (via thenextweb)
shift: How Social Media Capitalism Will Affect... →
shiftsummit:
We are all living the marketing high life. Today, great inbound marketers can transform their business thanks to “free” traffic and leads from social media and search engines. Sure, this traffic isn’t exactly free — marketers have to invest in time and tools to take advantage of these…
“Pinterest isn’t just for saving things. It’s curating things. Curating doesn’t...”
– Damien Basile (via courtenaybird)
“Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group...”
– W. Eugene Smith (via life)
Social media metrics: Stop trying to reinvent the... →
Thanks to @capster9 for the link.
“We [are] shaped as writers, I believe, not much by who our favorite writers are...”
– William Gibson (via azspot)
[STUDY] Facebook Defriending is on the Rise →
Are aggregation and curation journalism? Wrong... →
Picture: The King by Andrew Deer →
The King by Andrew Deer
Flickr disables Pinterest pins on all copyrighted... →
BBC.com launches Future – the home of new trends →
vahidmotlagh:
BBC.com launches Future – the home of new trends in the worlds of Science, Technology, Environment and Health
How To Ruin Your Life In 14 Minutes « Thought... →
Or using social media stupidly!
What News Sources Do People Trust? →
Infographic: What News Sources Do People Trust?
“The young knowledge worker whose job is too small to challenge and test his...”
– Peter Drucker (via azspot)
“We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have...”
– Thomas Moore
The LinkedIn Blog » Speaker Series: General... →
Relationships Matter
Personal relationships matter more
“People are proud to be part of a tribe”
On Leadership
“Leadership isn’t a talent or a gift – it’s a choice”
Leadership is everywhere in an organization, finding it and harnessing it will set you apart
Inspirational leadership creates the personal desire of each team member to perform exceptionally in every task/detail
On Talent
...
NPR.org » Our Media, Ourselves: Are We Headed For... →