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How Millennial Are You?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:33:11 -0400

Take the Pew Research Center’s quiz and find out!

Very cool visualization of global tourism using Twitter...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:38:03 -0400

Very cool visualization of global tourism using Twitter data:

With the power of MapBox and Twitter data from Gnip, data artist Eric Fischer worked with the Gnip team to create a fully-browsable worldwide map of local allegiances.

Blue points on the map are Tweets posted by “Locals”: people who have tweeted in a city dated over a range of a month or more. Red points are Tweets posted by “Tourists”: people who seem to be Locals in a different city and who tweeted in this city for less than a month.

Why Publishers Should Ban Slideshows

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:19:57 -0400

BuzzFeed VP says optimize for sharing, not page views.

You can trick someone into loading many pages when they don’t want to. You can trick them into clicking through to your page from search results. But you can’t trick someone into sharing a story with their friends.

pewinternet: Do you own a tablet? How old are you? Unlike...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:40:07 -0400

pewinternet:

Do you own a tablet? How old are you?

Unlike smartphones, which are most popular with younger adults ages 18-34, we see the highest rates of tablet ownership among adults in their late 30s and early 40s. In fact, almost half (49%) of adults ages 35-44 now own a tablet computer, significantly more than any other age group.

theweekmagazine: The last telegram ever is about to be sent On...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:39:47 -0400

theweekmagazine:

The last telegram ever is about to be sent

On July 14, someone somewhere in India will tap out what is being called the world’s last telegram. India’s state-owned telecom company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, has been holding out as other countries around the world retire their antiquated telegraph services. Now, after delaying the move for two years, the business operating what is considered to be the world’s last telegraph service is finally ready to pull the plug, saying telegrams are no longer commercially viable in the age of digital communications.

thisistheverge: Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predict...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:05:38 -0400

thisistheverge:

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predict ‘massive implosion’ in film industry

George Lucas and Steven Spielberg think the film industry is heading towards a cliff. The pair behind some of the most successful franchises in movie history think that conservative programming choices and rapidly evolving distribution schemes have set the stage for a massive upheaval — and internet-based services may become the dominant medium when moviegoing as we know it crashes and burns.

"The renaissance of brand advertising will happen on mobile, and the ads will be native. As a nearly..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:33:00 -0400

“The renaissance of brand advertising will happen on mobile, and the ads will be native. As a nearly 20-year veteran of the consumer Internet industry, I’ve seen two real innovations in advertising: The first was search, and the second is native. The next generation of mobile-first Web design is about feeds and streams, not columns, banners and boxes. The user consumption paradigm on mobile is feeds, and advertising will need to follow this form — not banners, splash pages, pre-roll or other interruptive traditional IAB units.”

- Patrick Keane, Native is the Only Advertising Solution for Mobile

Ideo's 3 Steps To A More Open, Innovative Mind

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:29:42 -0400

Ideo's 3 Steps To A More Open, Innovative Mind :

You need inquiry to innovate—so companies can navel-gaze themselves astray, Brown says:

“the quickest way for removing curiosity in my opinion is to have organizations that are too inward-facing, that don’t spend enough time out in the world”

10 innovative story designs (like Snow Fall)

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:11:16 -0400

10 innovative story designs (like Snow Fall)

Flying pizzas! Domino’s is testing a delivery drone....

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:40:25 -0400

Flying pizzas! Domino’s is testing a delivery drone. Seriously!

"Creating a Twitter-self is like constructing with tweezers & toothpicks. Much patience required,..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:04:04 -0400

“Creating a Twitter-self is like constructing with tweezers & toothpicks. Much patience required, some sense of purpose, & a sense of humor.”

- Twitter / JoyceCarolOates

Yahoo! CEO promises not to screw up Tumblr

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:57:11 -0400

marissamayr:

I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr!

We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve. Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster.

Tumblr has built an amazing place to follow the world’s creators. From art to architecture, fashion to food, Tumblr hosts 105 million different blogs. With more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 signups every day, Tumblr is one of thefastest-growing media networks in the world. Tumblr sees 900 posts per second (!) and 24 billion minutes spent onsite each month. On mobile, more than half of Tumblr’s users are using the mobile app, and those users do an average of 7 sessions per day. Tumblr’s tremendous popularity and engagement among creators, curators and audiences of all ages brings a significant new community of users to the Yahoo! network. The combination of Tumblr+Yahoo! could grow Yahoo!’s audience by 50% to more than a billion monthly visitors, and could grow traffic by approximately 20%.

In terms of working together, Tumblr can deploy Yahoo!’s personalization technology and search infrastructure to help its users discover creators, bloggers, and content they’ll love. In turn, Tumblr brings 50 billion blog posts (and 75 million more arriving each day) to Yahoo!’s media network and search experiences. The two companies will also work together to create advertising opportunities that are seamless and enhance user experience.

As I’ve said before, companies are all about people. Getting to know the Tumblr team has been really amazing. I’ve long held the view that in all things art and design, you can feel the spirit and demeanor of those who create them. That’s why it was no surprise to me that David Karp is one of the nicest, most empathetic people I’ve ever met. He’s also one of the most perceptive, capable entrepreneurs I’ve worked with. His respect for Tumblr’s community of creators is awesome, and I’m absolutely delighted to have him and his entire team join Yahoo!.

Both Tumblr and Yahoo! share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas by focusing on users, design — and building experiences that delight and inspire the world every day.

http://yahoo.tumblr.com/

Tumblr CEO on Yahoo! acquisition

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:55:49 -0400

Tumblr CEO on Yahoo! acquisition:

staff:

Everyone, I’m elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo.

Before touching on how awesome this is, let me try to allay any concerns: We’re not turning purple. Our headquarters isn’t moving. Our team isn’t changing. Our roadmap isn’t changing. And our mission – to empower creators to…

8 great responsive media sites

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:16:00 -0400

8 great responsive media sites:

What do you think of these eight media sites with responsive sites?

What other sites have great responsive designs?

"It is in our nature to need stories. … Any story we tell of our species, any science of human..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:45:48 -0400

“It is in our nature to need stories. … Any story we tell of our species, any science of human nature, that leaves out much of what and how we feel is false. Nature shaped us to be ultra-social, and hence to be sharply attentive to character and plot. We are adapted to physiologically interact with stories. They are a key way in which our ruly culture configures our nature.”

- Jag Bhalla considers the evolutionary basis of storytelling. Also see The Storytelling Animal and complement with Kurt Vonnegut on the shapes of stories. (via explore-blog)

Seattle Times is charging its reporters to access their own website

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:38:26 -0400

Seattle Times is charging its reporters to access their own website:

Sign of the Times?

GI Joe and the invention of the viral video

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:28:00 -0400

The Verge:

At least as far as internet culture is concerned, [2003] was also the year of the “GI Joe PSAs”: 25 weird, short videos made from re-edited versions of ‘80s GI Joe cartoons. Before YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter were alive to launch a meme in a minute, the GI Joe PSAs went “viral” in a time when that idea didn’t even exist.

Ken Lerer’s NowThisMedia raises $4 million

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:05:45 -0400

Ken Lerer’s NowThisMedia raises $4 million :

The company previously raised $5 million in April 2012 under the name DailyPlanet.

NPR launches new smartphone site with infinite scrolling, comments & more

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:28:00 -0400

Highlights of the new page include:

Infinite headlines: The new mobile homepage features the moment’s top news, arts and music stories, followed by an unlimited list of links to all of NPR’s recent best.

Smartphone-friendly stories: For the first time, each mobile homepage headline links to the full version of that story, including all photos, audio and video. You won’t find any more abridged articles. In the past year, we’ve redesigned our stories to work well on phones and other devices.

Easy access to audio: At the top of the new mobile homepage, you’ll find quick ways to listen to NPR. Play the “24-hour program stream” to hear a continuous lineup of our recently aired shows. Or tap “hear news & programs” to play hourly news updates or browse all of our shows.

More at your fingertips: Visitors entering our site through the mobile homepage will now have access to story comments, advanced searching and extended NPR listening opportunities, such as NPR Music’s First Listen series.

“Did you know only 1 in 4 mobile apps are ever used more...

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:32:58 -0400

“Did you know only 1 in 4 mobile apps are ever used more than once?”

(via Infographic: Finding Success in Mobile App Development)