The Surprising Identity of Each Social Network Cooper Smith, inc.com Each social media platform has cultivated a unique identity thanks to the demographics of the people who participate in the network. Some platforms are preferred by young adults, who are most active in the evening, others by… http://flip.it/j6B9e Related articles Social Media is About Relationship … Continue reading Social network usage by income level
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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
Want to be a world-class growth hacker? Then get out of the building! Gagan Biyani, venturebeat.com I’ve spent the last two years learning everything I can about “growth hacking.” I co-run the Growth Hackers Conference with Erin Turner, led efforts to build Udemy’s user base, and consulted/advised companies like Lyft, Wedding Party, TenderTree a… Want … Continue reading Want to be a growth hacker? Then get out of the building!
The MeCam: A GoPro for Non-Athletes? core77.com GoPro-captured footage is awesome, allowing us non-extreme-athletes to witness POV footage from amazing perspectives we’d likely never otherwise see. It allows the recording athlete to document a thrilling act that they’ve accomplished, and share … http://flip.it/Xt1kl Related articles Grizzly Bear Eats Dude's GoPro (unofficialnetworks.com) WATCH: Grizzly Tries to … Continue reading MeCam: a GoPro for non athletes?
Data Visualization - The secret’s now out! theindustry.cc Ever wonder how the folks over at Datavisualization.ch created their utterly gorgeous graphics? I did. Fortunately, to give back to the community (something we love here at The Industry), the team has released their Selected Tools… RT @industry: Data Visualization - The secret’s now out! http://flip.it/IE0q7 by … Continue reading Datavisualization.ch top tools
Re:Re:Fw:Re: Workers Spend 650 Hours a Year on Email Megan Garber, theatlantic.com Unless you happen to get some sort of obsessive compulsive satisfaction from keeping your inbox in shipshape — and hey, if you do, more power to ya — dealing with email has got to be one of the most deadening aspects of any … Continue reading Re:Re:Fw:Re: Workers Spend 650 Hours a Year on Email
Tag, Share, And Set Your Life To Music With SoundTracking By Tyler Gray, fastcompany.com Schematic Labs cofounder and CEO and former imeem CMO Steve Jang says he’s making it easier to share yourself through music (and maybe hook up with your rock ‘n’ roll crush). You’re already soundtracking your life, whether or not you use… … Continue reading Tag, Share, And Set Your Life To Music With SoundTracking
Codecademy teaches users to work with APIs from YouTube, NPR and more By Ben Popper, theverge.com Giving novice coders the ability to build on top of other software Since it launched last year, New York startup Codecademy has helped to fill the huge demand for computer science education with free online courses in programming… RT … Continue reading Codecademy teaches users to work with APIs
Keith Ratliff, YouTube’s most famous gun lover, found dead By Chris Welch, theverge.com Keith Ratliff, whose gun enthusiast YouTube channel FPSRussia is among the most popular on the video site, was found dead on January 3rd — killed by a single shot to the head. Ratliff’s body was discovered in the office where he stored… … Continue reading Keith Ratliff, YouTube’s most famous gun lover, found dead
Daniel Cooper, engadget.com When it comes to launching a groundbreaking flagship video camera at CES, JVC’s got previous experience. The company has outed the Procision GC-PX100, a 1,920 x 1,080 camcorder that shoots at 36Mbps, a bit-rate that the company cla… http://flip.it/xWV3a F 1.2 lens on mid range model JVC launches Procision slow-mo HD camcorder, … Continue reading JVC launches Procision slow-mo HD camcorder, refreshed Everio line at CES
Contrary to media frenzies, Apple is not giving up on innovation (it is actually becoming a more efficient, responsible, transparent and happier place to work). The Year of Doom For Microsoft, Google and Apple Haydn Shaughnessy, forbes.com 2012 was the year of the doom merchant in business. In the fantasy world of dying planets earth … Continue reading Why Apple, Google and Microsoft are not doomed
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Why Dashboard Cams Have Become a Crucial Safety Feature for Russian Motorists core77.com Here’s an interesting example of how cultural influences have led to the ubiquitous uptake of a product design. The country in question is Russia, and the product is the dashboard cam.The Internet is awash in well-captured car crash footage, and i… RT … Continue reading Dashboard cams a key safety feature in Russia
Get In and Out of Parking Lots Instantly with a Few Simple Tricks Thorin Klosowski, lifehacker.com Parking during the holiday rush is never an enjoyable experience. But whether you’re stuck circling around the parking lot looking for a spot, trying to get out of the lot, or just trying to find your car, the combination … Continue reading Apps for parking lot survival
Raiding the Medicine Cabinet to Become Superhuman Peter Rubin, wired.com If you’ve read Tim Ferriss’ books, you know he’ll do almost anything to himself in the name of self-improvement. And if you thought he took this too far in The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body, just wait until The … Raiding the Medicine Cabinet … Continue reading Tim Ferriss and the quest for instant permanence
The Best Action Camera Brent Rose and Michael Hession, gizmodo.com It wasn’t so long ago that we rounded up the best action cameras and put them to the test. Just half a year later, and the biggies all have new versions out. They’re all better, but there’s only one best. Round Two: Fight!Testing MethodologyAs you… … Continue reading Go pro 4 is best action cam
Cancer Rates Around The World [Infographic] By Emily Elert, popsci.com Global patterns reveal the myth of a “disease of affluence” Cancer is often considered a “disease of affluence”—a malady that mostly afflicts people in the world’s wealthiest countries, often as a consequence of… Cancer Rates Around The World [Infographic] http://flip.it/Pc75S http://flip.it/qUUIU Related articles Light-activated, acid-producing … Continue reading Visualizing cancer: it’s gone viral
YouTube launches Capture, a video recording and enhancing app for iOS By Nathan Ingraham, theverge.com YouTube has just launched Capture, a new app for iOS. It lets users take quick video, make minor adjustments, and upload that video to YouTube, Google+, Facebook, or Twitter. The app is built specifically for iPhone and iPod touch and … Continue reading YouTube app lets you edit and record video easily on iOS
Upcoming Alfred 2.0 app adding Workflows, a simple visual tool for creating strings of actions By Adi Robertson, theverge.com Version 2 of popular OS X launcher app Alfred was announced last week, and we’re now seeing one of the bigger new features that’s set to come with it. Called Workflows, it’s a set of triggers, … Continue reading Alfred workflow creation tool
GoPro Camera Records Sky Divers and Surfers By NICK BILTON, nytimes.com There have been two major milestones in narcissistic photography in the last century. The first was the invention of the self-timer, which Kodak began selling during World War I. The second came a few years ago, as teenagers stood at… RT @nytimesbits: Disruptions: A … Continue reading GoPro camera used for stratospheric imaging
This App Turns Your Video Clips Into Instant Music Videos Emily Price, mashable.com Videos you shoot on your iPhone are about to get a lot cooler, with Strum, a new video app that instantly turns 15-second video clips into rock masterpieces.Similar to how you might put a filter on a photo with Instagram, Strum offers … Continue reading Strum makes your clips into appealing videos
How to Use Creative Commons Visuals on Your Site Nina Frazier, mashable.com Tracking down quality visuals to accompany stories and blog posts can be difficult. Luckily, there are more than 200 million free photos on the web that are available for almost anyone to use — as long as they follow the tenets of Creative … Continue reading How to use Creative Commons visuals
Is BitTorrent The Future Of Book Publishing? Tim Ferriss Is Banking On It John Paul Titlow, readwrite.com If you walk into your local Barnes & Noble looking for a copy of Timothy Ferriss’s new book, good luck. Even though he’s a New York Times best selling author, the giant book retailer refuses to sell The … Continue reading Tim Ferriss disrupts book publishing with bit torrent
By DAVID STREITFELD, nytimes.com Tim Ferriss’ “4-Hour Chef” is the first big book to be published by Amazon. With the traditional bookselling outlets unwilling to stock or publicize the title, publisher and author are pulling out all the stops to move copies and show… http://flpbd.it/bCv0s Tim Ferriss and Amazon Try to Reinvent Publishing Related articles … Continue reading Tim Ferriss and Amazon Try to Reinvent Publishing
New York City in post-storm darkness: photos by Randy Scott Slavin Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net NYC UNPLUGGED, a series by photographer Randy Scott Slavin documenting the darkness in New York City after Hurricane Sandy caused widespread power outages: New York City is always bright. Street lights, business marquees, ligh… http://flpbd.it/4inHF Related articles A Study of Shadows … Continue reading See what the world will look like without power
Udacity Raises $15 Million as Money Pours into Online Education bloomberg.com Courtesy of Udacity Udacity, the digital university co-founded by artificial intelligence and robotics pioneer Sebastian Thrun, has raised $15 million, joining a crop of online education startups to attract venture capi… http://flpbd.it/1FyIx Related articles Google Launches HTML Game Development Course with Udacity (apievangelist.com) Is … Continue reading Udacity Raises $15 Million as Money Pours into Online Education
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