By FAST COMPANY STAFF, fastcompany.com When it comes to social media success, the long game is more valuable than the short game, according to Hill Holliday’s SVP of digital strategy, Mike Proulx. “Many brands and individuals mistakenly obsess about shortcut tactics to gain f… http://flpbd.it/NcEEF #The Rules Of Social Media:…
Washington, District Of Cycling Emily Badger, fastcompany.com Few modes of transportation are more basic than the humble bike. Heck, people have been straddling them for some 200 years, far longer than we’ve been moving about town in streetcars, subways, or our own cars. And so this seems a bit… http://flpbd.it/Nytg8 Related articles Top reasons to…
The Sensing Planet: Why The Internet Of Things Is The Biggest Next Big Thing fastcocreate.com Rob van Kranenburg outlines a brief history of the next big thing—the internet of things—and argues that U.S. industry and government should be taking a more active role in its evolution. About a decade ago, I would stand…
The Limits of Science—and Scientists | The Crux discovermagazine.com By Ananyo Bhattacharya, chief online editor of Nature magazine. “About what one can not speak, one must remain silent.” The last line of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus tends to resonate with scientists, sceptics,… http://flpbd.it/YNwwJ Related articles Final Trac Integrates with AccuTitle Software in Seamless Release Tracking Ordering…
Vinod Khosla: Machines will replace 80 percent of doctors By Liat Clark, wired.co.uk Science Machines will replace 80 percent of doctors in a healthcare future that will be driven by entrepreneurs, not medical professionals, according to Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla. Khosla, who wrote an article entit… http://flpbd.it/glxT9 Related articles Top Ten Healthcare Quotes for…
How the internet is changing the fine art marketplace By Nathan Hurst, wired.co.uk Technology Five years ago, Jen Bekman founded 20×200 on the belief that everyone should be able to collect art, and that the internet could help them do so. While neither the oldest nor the biggest place to buy prints online (art.com has……
How Obama Stole Romney’s RNC Thunder With Clever Social Media Gregory Ferenstein, techcrunch.com President Barack Obama managed to steal an impressive amount of Gov. Mitt Romney’s press coverage with a few, cheap social media tricks, including the most retweeted post of the convention. In comparison to the Republican National… http://flpbd.it/x1nqQ…
Reddit: Obama visit generates most activity ever by Donna Tam, cnet.com The president breaks all the rules, breaks a Reddit record, and draws at least 5.3 million views, news stats reveal. President Barack Obama broke all the campaigning rules when he held an unmoderated Q&A session on one of the… http://flpbd.it/NRaon Related articles How To…
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Google and Landsat Create Time-Lapse Videos Showing 40 Years of Environmental Destruction in the Amazon | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle…
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Cleantech Experts On Romney’s Energy Plan: ‘A Political Document Not Worth Serious Analysis’ By Climate Guest Blogger on Aug 30, 2012 at 12:21 pm, thinkprogress.org by Walter Frick, via BostInno The central energy challenge we face as a nation and a planet is the transition away from fossil fuels, which contribute to climate change, to clean…
Welcome to the new reputation economy (Wired UK) By Rachel Botsman, wired.co.uk Magazine This article was taken from the September 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired’s articles in print before they’re posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing… http://flpbd.it/oQYQN Related articles TrustCloud: Harness Technology to…
Netatmo Urban Weather Station tells iOS users when it’s safe to brave the great outdoors (video) Jon Fingas, engadget.com We haven’t seen weather stations garner the same level of clever mobile integration as other pieces of household gear — like, say, thermostats. Netatmo wants its newly available Urban Weather Station to inject a similar dose…
Sony Action Cam – Digital Camcorders cnet.com Its existence wasn’t a secret, but Sony’s Action Cam is now no longer a prototype. The supercompact camcorder measures 2 inches high by 2.6 inches deep by 0.9 inch wide and looks more like Contour’s and JVC’s models than the blocky Go… http://flpbd.it/pInKj Related articles Sony Action Cam…