January 2012
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December 2011
6 posts
betashop: Behind the Scenes: How Fab Raised $40... →
This is VERY insightful.
betashop:
Let’s face it, fundraising can be a real pain in the ass for the entrepreneur.
It takes up a ton of time that can be otherwise spent managing the business.
It’s also a lot like dating. You have to go on a lot of first dates…
November 2011
2 posts
October 2011
7 posts
“Steve’s final words were: OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.”
– A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com
“Identity Is Prismatic
“The portrait of identity online is often painted...”
– 4chan’s Chris Poole: Facebook & Google Are Doing It Wrong
“Britons leave internet passwords in wills
A growing number of Britons are...”
– Britons leave internet passwords in wills - Telegraph
“This was not the first time Phillips encountered ethical quandaries in...”
– Andrea Phillips on Blurring the Lines | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
WatchNeurologist Robert Sapolsky puts an interesting twist on this old story, though. What if it isn’t the burst of dopamine that we get addicted to, but the anticipation of a burst of dopamine? It’s a small distinction. But it matters, he says, if our reward system is based less on happiness than on the pursuit of happiness. (via What reward does your brain actually seek? – Boing Boing)
September 2011
3 posts
August 2011
4 posts
“Bullshitters are many things, but they are not stupid. The rhetorical power of...”
– Ian Bogost - Gamification is Bullshit
June 2011
5 posts
May 2011
11 posts
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April 2011
8 posts
WatchMorgan “SuperSize” Spurlock: The greatest TED Talk ever sold
“With humor and persistence, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dives into the hidden but influential world of brand marketing, on his quest to make a completely sponsored film about sponsorship. (And yes, onstage naming rights for this talk were sponsored too. By whom and for how much? He’ll tell you.)”
March 2011
16 posts
