Twitter founder describes his theory of ECommerce algorithms

Twitter Founder Reveals Secret Formula for Getting Rich Online Ryan Tate, wired.com The co-creator of Twitter and Blogger has decided that “the internet is simply a giant machine designed to give people what they want.” Here’s what this grand unified theory means and where it came from. http://flip.it/noY5p Related articles A Grand Unified Economic Theory? … Continue reading Twitter founder describes his theory of ECommerce algorithms

Amazing Maps of 3 Billion Tweets Reveal iPhone vs. Android Neighborhoods

Amazing Maps of 3 Billion Tweets Reveal iPhone vs. Android Neighborhoods | Wired Design | Wired.com. Related articles Twitter brings a conversation focused update to the iPhone, Android and web (slashgear.com)

Prickly Painkiller: Scientific American

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Share-brained idea: Adventures in car sharing

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Mushroom Tiny House: The part-grown portable home

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Family planning as fertile ground for startups? Clue is the latest entrant

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Google just eliminated the market research business

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Silicon Valley is Hacking Your Food | Inc.com

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Create An Intimate Map Of Your Life, Using Just Your Email Inbox | Co.Design: business + innovation + design

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Creating a great LinkedIn group

7 Ways to Create an Awesome LinkedIn Group Jeff Haden, inc.com OWNER’S MANUAL If this guy can build a thriving group on industrial water treatment (no, really), you can be master of your own niche on LinkedIn. There are almost 2 mil­lion LinkedIn Groups, since any of the more than 200 mil­lion LinkedIn us… 7 … Continue reading Creating a great LinkedIn group

Tweet yourself to a dream job

How To Tweet Your Way To Your Dream Job By: Lydia Dishman, fastcompany.com Three out of four people are in constant job-search mode and, increasingly, Twitter is their tool of choice. Here’s how to make 140 characters work for you. Can a tweet—or three—land you a dream job? That’s a ques­tion Tay­lor Aldredge now… http://flip.it/ZMN7UContinue reading Tweet yourself to a dream job

External light converts all of your pics into music videos

Kickstarting: An App That Turns Your Digital Photos Into Hyperactive Music Videos By Kyle VanHemert, fastcodesign.com Eternal Light lets you actually do something with all those snapshots you’ve amassed over the years. The great thing about hav­ing good cam­eras on our smart­phones isn’t nec­es­sar­i­ly that we can take pic­tures when­ev­er the inspi­ra­tion… Kickstarting: An App … Continue reading External light converts all of your pics into music videos

Incredible Thermal Imaging Video of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Hiding

Brian Barrett, gizmodo.com While we had previously seen the stunning thermal images that helped police confirm that Boston Marathon bombing suspect was indeed hiding in a boat, under a tarp, now the raw video of the camera in action has been released. Incredible Thermal Imaging Video of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Hiding http://flip.it/A320R http://flip.it/Z51Zq Incredible Thermal … Continue reading Incredible Thermal Imaging Video of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Hiding

The rise of pre-commerce and the sharing economy

The Rise of Pre-Commerce BY LISA GANSKY, fastcoexist.com The sharing economy and crowdfunding have fundamentally altered the way we develop products. Busi­ness is social. At its core is a seem­ing­ly end­less series of social interactions—not just inter­nal rela­tion­ships, but exter­nal ones as well… The Rise of Pre-Commerce http://flip.it/nDxsD http://flip.it/wJxWv Related articles Best crowdfunding options will … Continue reading The rise of pre-commerce and the sharing economy

A bracelet that sends kidnapping alerts for human rights workers

Bracelet For Human Rights Workers Sends Kidnapping Alerts to Facebook, Twitter By Francie Diep, popsci.com When activated, the device sends “Help!” messages social media accounts and nearby aid workers. Activists and aid work­ers who doc­u­ment gov­ern­ment abus­es or mon­i­tor elec­tions often risk abduc­tion by those who oppose their work. Now one… RT @PopSci: Bracelet for … Continue reading A bracelet that sends kidnapping alerts for human rights workers

Hyper realistic CGI and the end of product photography

Hyper-Realistic CGI Is Killing Photographers, Thrilling Product Designers Joseph Flaherty, wired.com Computer-generated images are moving out of theaters and onto store shelves and catalog pages, thanks to new software that makes it nearly impossible to distinguish the real from the photorealistic. RT @core77: “Hyper-Realistic CGI Is Killing Photographers, Thrilling Product Designers” - http://flip.it/6ZNXV http://flip.it/KMl3H

Achieving inbox zero with Mailstrom

How I Went From 1,000 Emails to Inbox Zero (and Stayed There) with Mailstrom Adam Dachis, lifehacker.com Inbox zero: it’s the impossible dream that gets further and further away as you let your emails pile up, but you don’t have to get stuck with the clutter. Thanks to an awesome webapp called Mailstrom, I finally … Continue reading Achieving inbox zero with Mailstrom