May 2012
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“Look at the design of a lot of consumer products — they’re really complicated...”
– Steve Jobs
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“We think the Mac will sell zillions, but we didn’t build the Mac for anybody...”
– Steve Jobs
“What the story of Craigslist and Facebook shows is that online network effects...”
– How Strong Are Network Effects Online, REALLY? - Page 2 - Business Insider
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“it will transform the entire software ecosystem over the next 5 years. The...”
– Smart Mobile And The Thin Cloud | TechCrunch
why people take pictures →
martinvarsavsky:
Referencing research by the UC Berkeley Sociologist Nancy Van House, I summarized the four key motivators for why people take pictures:
1) Constructing a narrative of our lives. 2) Establishing and maintaining relationships. People are using photographs for communication. 3) Self…
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“Ideas are today’s currency not strategy”
– “Marketing is dead” says Saatchi & Saatchi CEO | The Drum
April 2012
6 posts
“Web monopolies are not as sticky as the monopolies of old”
– Here’s Why Google and Facebook Might Completely Disappear in the Next 5 Years - Forbes
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“If you wish to persuade me, you must think my thoughts, feel my feelings, and...”
– How do you sell creativity at work and get people onboard?
“A single invention rarely solves an entire problem. Often we only see a small...”
– 8 Insights From Upstart Inventors :: Articles :: The 99 Percent
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“Open platforms are disruptive”
– The Future of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Is Open
March 2012
10 posts
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Watch“Be Wrong at the Start to Be Right at the End”
The Disruptive Age: Thriving in an Era of Constant Change
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Nail it before you scale it →
“Identify a fundamental problem and then focus, focus, focus on solving that...”
– Massimo Sgrelli (massimosgrelli) > Startup Lessons From 17 Hard-Hitting Quotes In “Moneyball”
February 2012
8 posts
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“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing...”
– Mark Zuckerberg’s 6 Ingredients For Success | TechCrunch
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“we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services.”
– Registration Statement on Form S-1
January 2012
37 posts
“Let’s take the internet out of the control of terrestrial entities,”...”
– BBC News - Hackers plan space satellites to combat censorship
be realistic imagine the impossible →
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“The internet, at this time in history, is the greatest client assignment of all...”
– A List Apart: Articles: An Important Time for Design
“changing the world – or doing something big – may be rather easier than doing...”
– Humble braggarts’ tales best read in bursts - FT.com
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The Three Economies of online currency →
money, reputation, and attention
“Ultimately, diversity contributes not just by adding different perspectives to...”
– Elevator Groupthink: A 1962 Psychology Experiment in Conformity | Brain Pickings
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WatchGet ready because more is coming
tommaso:
Mentre pare che SOPA e PIPA siano stati fermati dalle proteste di questi giorni, Clay Shirky spiega con la sua solita brillante capacità di essere semplice e efficace, perché si tratta di due provvedimenti profondamente sbagliati e invita tutti ad essere pronti, perché queste proposte di legge non sono episodi isolati, ma step di un percorso ben...
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The Maker Movement, Indie Capitalism and the rise...
The Maker Movement
In December 2011, The Economist reported on the significance of the maker movement under the headline “more than just digital quilting”. It recognised that its roots lie in digital culture at the confluence of the open source movement and the new technologies such as Arduino and MakerBot’s 3D printers. Setting its scene at the New York Maker Faire, The Economist explained how...