January 2012
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“You don’t walk into the future by looking back.”
– Steve Jobs and the sound of silence
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December 2011
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“Social is a fact, not a feature.”
– (via betashop)
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“Most commentary on social media ignores an obvious truth—that the value of...”
– Economist (via Matthew and wearethedigitalkids)
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“We’re making software that makes the real world easier to use.”
– Dennis Crowley | Foursquare’s claim to fame, the check-in, could become its downfall
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“What’s important is that what you’re doing matters — to yourself, to...”
– Mastering the Art of Living Meaningfully Well
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“Mediocrity isn’t a quest to be pursued — but a derelict deathtrap to be...”
– Mastering the Art of Living Meaningfully Well
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Marc Andreessen: Predictions for 2012 (and beyond)... →
“I like to say that the first generation of e-tailers was really good for nerds. Amazon for me is—I love it—it’s like the biggest warehouse superstore of all time. It’s just awesome, and I love wandering up and down the aisles and it’s like, ‘wow, look at that.’ If I do enough searches I can discover anything.
The new generation of e-tailers are...
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“Like a forest getting older, our social network usage will continue to...”
– There Is No Next Facebook: How Multiple Social Networks Will Peacefully Coexist
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Attract Government Spies By Tweeting These Words →
“The privacy advocates at Electronic Privacy Information Center said [the Department of Homeland Security] is monitoring social networks, blogs and message boards for users saying terms like “human to animal,” “collapse,” “infection,” “outbreak,” and “illegal immigrants.” If you use these words and phrases, the government might...
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“Of the 10 fastest-growing jobs projected by the U.S. Department of Labor, 9...”
– Forbes Woman Of The Year: Women In Tech
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RWW -- Top 10 Startups of 2011 →
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“Of all online infographics, 89% contain statistics of dubious veracity.”
– Quit it With All the Infographics Already
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“Facebook Timeline: Evidence that no one at Facebook has ever gotten fat, lost...”
– Facebook Timeline and ‘The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’
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“In the midst of this frenzy for innovation, we may be ignoring a simple...”
– Jessica Stillman, Do You Secretly Fear Creativity? (via incmagazine)
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“The world is changing fast — maybe faster than we ever thought. And within...”
– IBM: Mind reading is less than five years away. For real.
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“19% of all American men between the ages of 25 and 34 are now living with their...”
– 50 Economic Numbers From 2011 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
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“A staggering 48% of all Americans are either considered to be “low...”
– 50 Economic Numbers From 2011 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
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“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it....”
– Howard Thurman | The values-driven startup
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“One downside of the e-social revolution is that if all this ubiquitous...”
– Social Media And The Loss Of Uncorrelated Wisdom
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Facebook may reach $1B profits this year, has... →
Facebook also has plenty of money in the bank: $3.5 billion, according to the report. That doesn’t compare with a massive war chest like Apple’s $81.6 billion, but it’s certainly enough to make big acquisitions when necessary. And as Gawker points out, it’s an amount that would make the likes of Yahoo and Adobe jealous.
Gawker’s source also reiterated previous reports about Facebook’s upcoming...
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“The record industry has collapsed over the last 10 years and went from a $45...”
– Sean Parker | It’s Social, Social, Social At LeWeb 2011 | Wired.com
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“50 million: The number of people worldwide who have a mobile phone but that do...”
– The mobile web in numbers | Royal Pingdom
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“35 – 54: The most active age group in accessing social networks with mobile.”
– The mobile web in numbers | Royal Pingdom
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“For years now, we’ve been searching for a technological cure for the...”
– Why In-Person Socializing Is A Mandatory To-Do Item | Fast Company
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“How can you exceed the customer’s expectations if you have no idea what...”
– I Don’t Understand What Anyone Is Saying Anymore - Harvard Business Review
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Facebook Is Making Us Miserable →
“Facebook’s explosive rate of growth and recent product releases, such as the prominent Newsticker, Top Stories on the newsfeed, and larger photos have all been focused on one goal: encouraging more sharing. As it turns out, it’s precisely this hyper-sharing that is threatening our sense of happiness.”
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“It’s jolting to see the corporation announce a promotion overtly...”
– The American Independent Business Alliance | Amazon Backlash - NYTimes.com
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The Beginning of the End for Social-Media... →
“If you are building social platforms that require more time of users, you will not be successful. And we believe this will sweep away some of the nonsense like Foursquare and [other] of these time-wasting social applications.”
-George Colony, CEO of Forrester Research
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Get Ready for Forrester’s Social Thunderstorms →
“We’re running out of time to be social. With penetration of the social Web hitting 80%-90% in many countries (80% across Europe, 86% in the US, 95% in Poland and — in Urban India — 98%.) U.S. consumers… are already spending more time using social applications online than they do volunteering, praying, phoning, emailing or exercising. They spend only a little less time than on child...