February 2012
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3 Ways To Predict What Consumers Want Before They... →
Steve Jobs once said, “It’s not the customer’s job to know what they want.” An excerpt from Scott Anthony’s The Little Black Book of Innovation: How it Works, How to Do It, says it’s about the following three things: Get to context, watch for workarounds and focus on nonconsumers.
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Does Facebook commerce actually work? →
I think Sucharita Mulpuru, an analyst at Forrester Research, sums it up perfectly:
There was a lot of anticipation that Facebook would turn into a new destination, a store, a place where people would shop. But it was like trying to sell stuff to people while they’re hanging out with their friends at the bar.
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Silicon Valley: The rise of the adolescent CEOs →
CEOs are getting younger and younger: Some aren’t even legal drinking age! While they may have trouble signing leases, as Brian Wong (19, CEO of mobile rewards company Kiip) says, “You’re expected to be limitless. Kind of destructive.” And I think we can all agree that when it comes to advertising/media, we need more people thinking like that.
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“Tyler Clementi’s suicide is a tragedy. We should all be horrified that a...”
– As we aim to stop bullies, are we being bullies ourselves?
Danah Boyd, a senior researcher at Microsoft Research and an all around kick-ass woman, wrote this piece (with John Palfrey) on bullying. She argues that as we aim to stop bullying, we’re often bullying in the process.
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WatchIt’s true: Pope Benedict XVI has joined Twitter with hopes of inspiring people to participate in Lent. Between tweets that have been cutoff due to character limitations and his handle (@Pope2YouVatican, really??), it’s clear he’s not working with people who actually know what they’re doing in the social space. Even Jon Stewart mocked his choice for a Twitter handle.
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The myth of the eight-hour sleep. →
Did you know that people used to take breaks between sleeping? Stephanie Hegarty for the BBC explains why 8-hours of sleep may be more unnatural than we’re willing to admit.
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WatchThe happy secret to better work.
Does work make you happy or does happiness make you productive? A great TED talk from Shawn Achor exploring the relationship between work and happiness.
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Friends Investing in Friends: When It Comes to... →
I’m loving Rick Webb’s new column on BetaBeat. Last week he tackled the tricky subject of the startup world relationships, and how it impacts which companies succeed. I think he hits the nail on the head with, “It’s an insiders game, but anyone can join.
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The less money you have, the more creative you can... →
Edward Boches (& Daniel Stein) on why sometimes the most creative results are yielded on the smallest budgets. Like Elf Yourself - which had a production cost of less than $30k!
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The age of big data - and what that really means. →
I’ve always been fascinated with data and what it can tell us - and in this day and age, it turns out that’s quite a bit! The amount of data we have is more than doubling every two years and data streams or sources are constantly increasing as well. This NYTimes article shows how big data accelerates advances in computing, creates new jobs and furthers how we conduct research.
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“We’re So So Sorry”: An Apology Form Letter For... →
As Alexia Tsotsis points out, it seems like there’s a new apology being issued from a startup each week. So she’s saved them the time by creating a form where they (or you?) can fill in the blanks for a quick & easy apology.
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Happiness Is The Ultimate Economic Indicator... →
Increased economic growth doesn’t always lead to more fulfillment. And the percentage of Americans describing themselves as either “very happy” or “pretty happy” peaked back in the 1950s. Richard Heinberg on why GDP shouldn’t be the most important success factor - and a look at other countries who are already starting to measure happiness.
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The temporary, pop-up corporation →
In this day and age, corporations are coming and going. Entire industries are dying out. Jeff Jarvis explores why this is happening and the idea of pop-up corporations.
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How the myth of the algorithm fools the market. →
Rick Webb, co-founder of Barbarian Group, shows that in the tech world, the idea that more money is coming from fewer people is nothing but a myth.
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Why Yelp advertising is a rip off. →
Rocky Agrawal explores why Yelp advertising is a total rip off when it comes to CPMs for small businesses: They’re charging a 100x premium! Even if you’re not working with small businesses or buying ads from Yelp, this is an interesting read.
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Sixteen Concerned Scientists: No Need to Panic... →
No need to panic about global warming. Last week, the WSJ ran an article titled just that. And it was signed by 16 scientists. Going against the popular opinion, these scientists have set out to tell the world that the temperature changes we’re seeing are pretty normal in context. (See, context is important!) They want their studies to be shared, but they don’t want to lose their...
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Why Context Is King in the Future of Digital... →
It’s not that content doesn’t matter, it’s just that context is equally if not more important. Think about how many roles you play in your life - Colleague, sister, daughter, soon-to-be-aunt, entertainment junkie could all describe me. But the things I’m interested in when I’m in soon-to-be-aunt mode (hello world of cute baby things!) doesn’t reflect what I...
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The Internet Identity Crisis →
Personal data is growing into a multi-billion dollar business, where real names & demographics are desired. But shouldn’t it be your choice whether you use your real name or not? Do avatars or anonymity really promote abuse? What if I told you that when people look for recommendations online, strangers’ expert opinions trump friends? Ki Mae Heussner explores the internet’s...
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Upgrade and Speed Up Your Computer This Weekend →
Time for some early spring cleaning! Lifehacker covers a few easy ways to upgrade your computer’s speed without shelling out the big bucks for a new machine.
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The Seven Most Interesting Startups At 500... →
Seven of the most interesting startups. Want to know which startups to be watching in 2012? TechCrunch visited the offices of 500 Startups (a company, not literally 500 different startups) and then interviewed the seven startups they thought were most interesting. Among them? An Instagram for reviews, gamification of household chores and a Foodzie clone with a charitable twist.
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