August 2010
39 posts
“And it demands more than our eyes. The most physically active we may get while...”
– Reading in a Whole New Way | 40th Anniversary | Smithsonian Magazine
July 2010
88 posts
“The open source sharing of energy, like open source sharing of information, will...”
– Jeremy Rifkin: ‘The Empathic Civilization’: Rethinking Human Nature in the Biosphere Era
“Empathy is grounded in the acknowledgement of death & the celebration of...”
– Jeremy Rifkin
“We are soft wired to experience another’s plight as if we are experiencing...”
– Jeremy Rifkin
Longform.org →
A collection of some of the best long form articles all available for your Instapaper goodness.
“My subjective experience of reading certain books is like a long, slow waltz...”
– A personal waltz in The Shallows: what the internet has done to my brain | Contented Blog
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“The critical thing about the design process is to identify your scarcest...”
– Master Planner: Fred Brooks Shows How to Design Anything | Magazine
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“The resulting analysis tracks how activity brings about changes in the system,...”
– Embodied Cognition [The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
“To say that cognition is embodied means that it arises from bodily interactions...”
– Embodied Cognition [The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
“These studies are part of an emerging field of study in psychology known as...”
– To Change Hearts and Minds…Change Their Chair! - Core77
The easiest way to write your life story | OhLife →
Really interesting take on private journaling with reminders and peaks at your past writings.
“Similarly, some people can “just tell” which objects will be enhanced through...”
– Between the Click and the Curator : Incisive.nu
“Curation is storytelling.”
– The Solution? Storytelling. | Contente
Bug Labs: modular, open source hardware →
Interesting open source hardware initiative thanks to @shareabledesign for the link.
Ironic Sans: Quiz: So you think you can tell Arial... →
A fun typography quiz to test your perception.
Custom Font Uploader for Wordpress Themes | Pro... →
Very useful plugin/script for adding new fonts to WP.
NEVER WAKE UP: THE MEANING AND SECRET OF INCEPTION →
The article referenced in the posted Wired article by Jonah Lehrer.
The Neuroscience of Inception | Wired.com →
Interesting take on Inception by once again Jonah Lehrer.
The art of slow reading | The Guardian →
As a fan of reading as a whole experience this is an interesting movement to see and one that I support. Skimming, searching, etc. have their place but deep content requires deep reading.
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Closing the NOLA Gap →
Excited that our @barcampnola project has scheduled it’s first Meetup #shareable
“It’s not enough to simply take the smartest kids and make them smarter. What’s...”
– The Secret of Successful Entrepreneurs | Wired Science | Wired.com Jonah Lehrer I want to have your babies.
Why Social Magazines Aren’t “The Next Big” Thing... →
Great article on why apps and one-way media options aren’t the future for companies.
My Unusual $100,000 Birthday Present (Plus: Free... →
I truly appreciate Tim Ferriss’s die-hard devotion to education, literacy and trying to bring those things to as many people as possible.
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“Content Strategists achieve business goals by maximizing the commercial impact...”
– Content Strategists: What Do They Do?
Shareable: Everything is Clickable →
Driving Transmedia Storytelling | Eat Media Blog →
A great slideshare by the folks at @eatmedia on storytelling, brands and the social web.
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Open Call Auditions Seeking Dancers and Actors for... →
Male & Female Dancers with experience in Modern & African dance over the age of 20 should check this out.
YouTube - lifeinaday's Channel →
Fascinating project via YouTube - creating a feature film shot in a single day with content crowdsourced from anyone willing to contribute.
I can only imagine the amount of strategy and editing that will go into this project to compile it.
Bond Art + Science →
The concept for this companies site is interesting but the execution just doesn’t do it for me. Scroll accelerates far too quickly and it can be hard to catch it before you’ve flown past whole sections.
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Eat Media - Content. Strategy. Design. — In that... →
Loving the @eatmedia website, great content and structure.
“Editors are really valuable, and, the way things are going, undervalued. These...”
– Real Editors Ship (Ftrain.com)
“To complicate matters, as social networks grow, they involve less and less...”
– InfluencERS vs Influence (Or, a Clue to Clout) | Winning Content by Leen Jones
listening to "2009 ILHC - Lindy Hop Classic: Skye →
Killer tune that I’m bopping to while I work.
“Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights...”
– Shareable: Consumer or Citizen?
25 Start-Up Mistakes Your Company Can Avoid |... →
Good friend and cofounder of @NOLAlicious shares 25 great experiences of how to fail as a startup and his lessons learned from them.
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A List Apart: Articles: Content Templates to the... →
Great article on Content Templates (been looking for this)
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In Defense of Lorem Ipsum « Karen McGrane →
An interesting take on why Lorem Ipsum can be useful and important in the content/design process.
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“Content Strategy—that odd amalgamation of Web Savvy, Information Architecture...”
– Complete Beginner’s Guide to Content Strategy | UX Booth
WatchEllen Dunham-Jones: Retrofitting suburbia | Video on TED.com
OpenStack Open Source Cloud Computing Software →
RackSpace issues a challenge to the cloud... →
Interview with Shareable.net Founder Neal Gorenflo →
“So if you are young and looking for career advice, I think my best advice may be...”
– in over your head
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