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The 100 most creative people in business in 2012. From Cee Lo Green to Maria Popova, FastCompany lists their top 100.

The 100 most creative people in business in 2012.

From Cee Lo Green to Maria Popova, FastCompany lists their top 100.

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Storyboard: tales from behind Tumblr’s dashboard.

Storyboard is a look at the stories that power Tumblr. By tagging a Tumblr post with #storyboard, users are essentially submitting them to an editorial staff who will not only like, reply, reblog and promote, but also select certain stories to be told in more depth on the storyboard Tumblr. 

These are the stories that power Tumblr.

Storyboard is a regular collection of features highlighting talented creators and their work, as found within and around the massively diverse Tumblr community. Produced by theDepartment of Editorial, these stories are told with words, pictures, video, music, charts, animation, or any other voice these creators choose to speak with.

There’s never enough time or space to tell every story, but there are many ways to tell it. If you’re interested in submitting a story or story idea to Storyboard, just create a Tumblr post with the #storyboard tag. Our editors will read them all — liking, replying, reblogging, or promoting the cool, creative, and compelling stuff. And if the story seems really good, we may ask to tell it here.

Chris Mohney, Editor in Chief
Jessica Bennett, Executive Editor
Christopher Price, Editorial Director/Jester in Chief

Kickstarter project aims to turn iPad into MacBook Air.

Another awesomely techie Kickstarter project, which features a bridge that will turn your iPad into something that more closely resembles a MacBook Air. There are two versions: one with speakers, which will set you back $170 and one without, which will set you back $210. 

(Source: CNET)

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Sleeper cell: No rest for city’s techies as lucid dreaming gets trendy. 

Been fantasizing about controlling your dreams? Duncan Frazier and Steve McGuigan are here to help. With their Remee sleeping mask, a “lucid dreaming induction device,” they’re hoping to make lucid dreaming more mainstream by offering the mask for only $80. Read more on betabeat or head over to their Kickstarter to pre-order one yourself.

(Source: kickstarter.com)

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Pinstagram: the best way to view Instagram photos on the web. Oops. I totally meant to include this last week, but forgot. I blame the cold meds ;) Pinstagram is a mashup of, you guessed it, Pinterest & Instagram. By signing in with your Instagram account, you can view, comment on and like photos from your Instagram stream over the web. #Perfect

Pinstagram: the best way to view Instagram photos on the web.


Oops. I totally meant to include this last week, but forgot. I blame the cold meds ;) Pinstagram is a mashup of, you guessed it, Pinterest & Instagram. By signing in with your Instagram account, you can view, comment on and like photos from your Instagram stream over the web. #Perfect

DIY Infographics with Easel.ly. 

Did you know infographics are 30-40 times more likely to be viewed and shared vs. text? Easel.ly is a DIY infographics site currently in beta. With this site, you can pick from predefined themes, objects, text and even charts, creating something beautiful from your data.  

(Source: easel.ly)

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Finding the hotel you’ll love.  SimpleHoney is a hotel-matching site - Think Wanderfly but just for hotels. Based on the type of trip you might want to take, the type of style you have, SimpleHoney recommends hotels that suit you. While it’s currently only available for San Fran and Hawaii hotels, if you sign up now there’s no membership fee. (And it sounds like when they roll out to other cities, you may have to pay a membership fee…) The site is beautifully designed and easy to use - so get on it!

Finding the hotel you’ll love. 

SimpleHoney is a hotel-matching site - Think Wanderfly but just for hotels. Based on the type of trip you might want to take, the type of style you have, SimpleHoney recommends hotels that suit you. While it’s currently only available for San Fran and Hawaii hotels, if you sign up now there’s no membership fee. (And it sounds like when they roll out to other cities, you may have to pay a membership fee…) The site is beautifully designed and easy to use - so get on it!

The education of Mark Zuckerberg. Even before The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg was always a point of public interest. With Facebook’s public offering  in the works, Zuckerberg is under even more of a spotlight. This NYTimes article explores how Zuckerberg got to where he is today - and it’s a pretty interesting read.

The education of Mark Zuckerberg.


Even before The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg was always a point of public interest. With Facebook’s public offering  in the works, Zuckerberg is under even more of a spotlight. This NYTimes article explores how Zuckerberg got to where he is today - and it’s a pretty interesting read.

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Lessons in winning fans from the world’s most elite niche sport.


Yes, there are in fact lessons on how to get more fans in this article. But that’s not why I loved it. I had never heard of the Volvo Ocean Race and am now completely fascinated by it. Who knew there were 11-person sailing crews traveling 39,000 nautical miles while documenting the whole thing?!

(Source: Fast Company)

The 99% conference, illustrated.  Each year, Behance holds a 99% conference with a theme of “Making Ideas Happen.” For the past few years, I’ve tried to go only to find tickets have already sold out. Lucky for all of us, we have the internet and the internet is full of creative people who were able to attend. Wendy MacNaughton captured the conference through beautiful illustrations while Sarah Rapp & Jocelyn Glei recap key takeaways in a word-focused post. Both are worth scrolling through!

The 99% conference, illustrated. 


Each year, Behance holds a 99% conference with a theme of “Making Ideas Happen.” For the past few years, I’ve tried to go only to find tickets have already sold out. Lucky for all of us, we have the internet and the internet is full of creative people who were able to attend. Wendy MacNaughton captured the conference through beautiful illustrations while Sarah Rapp & Jocelyn Glei recap key takeaways in a word-focused post. Both are worth scrolling through!

For only $20, you’ll be supporting Samaritans NYC (they run a 24-hour suicide prevention hotline) and you’ll get to see one of my favorite bands, Hollis Brown, play. You can purchase tickets here.

For only $20, you’ll be supporting Samaritans NYC (they run a 24-hour suicide prevention hotline) and you’ll get to see one of my favorite bands, Hollis Brown, play. You can purchase tickets here.

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