Issue 9/2008: I shop therefore I am - Bulletin - David Report - In the I shop therefore I am trend report we are looking into the world of consumer culture from different point of views; ethical, social, political, economical and humanistical. Shopping has turned into a lifestyle. We consume as leisure and a way to pass time. But at the same time many are realizing that the power of consumption is stopping us from finding true and sincere happiness; and that shopping often works as a substitute for something that we’re missing in life. At what point does the accumulation of material goods become less fulfilling and more stressful and overwhelming? It is all about WHAT we buy and WHAT we choose to invest in, the world we live in will be the result of those choices. You can read our reports in three different ways according to your own personal taste.
I shop therefore I am flip through version I shop therefore I am pdf version I shop therefore I am plain text version Our Keynote Today more and more people question the current consumption hysteria. Research. The world map of social networks. Tech titan and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington is known for his virtual outbursts and high temper when it comes to Silicon Valley drama, and his yacht . But an ex-girlfriend now claims that Arrington was violent toward her in real life, and threatened to "murder" her if she told anyone. On Thursday, Jenn Allen, the CEO and founder of start-up RTist.com posted the following public status update to her 4,500 Facebook subscribers: Last post on someone i'm completely over.
I've never been lonelier in my entire life. We've been able to confirm that Arrington and Allen dated at least in 2006. Since 2010, Allen has been running RTist, an online art gallery. Arrington remains one of the tech industry's key power-brokers. Arrington and Allen did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Flamingo International - International Qualitative Research. New Scientist | Alter Ego. Cookies on the New Scientist website close Our website uses cookies, which are small text files that are widely used in order to make websites work more effectively.
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