Jon Rafman. Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty. How social media leverages social occasions to compound social change. This weekend I had the great pleasure of seeing a presentation by charity:water founder, Scott Harrison. His mission is compelling. The desperate need to get clean drinking water to a billion people around the world is urgent and potentially life saving on a massive scale. A staggering 5000 children die of water borne disease each day. But what was equally impressive was Scott’s deep understanding of how to create a successful business model using social media to accelerate that process. charity:water is built on a rare and powerful idea: 100% of donations given by people go to the digging of wells.
Desperate to raise funds to keep his company alive, Scott “donated” his 32nd birthday to the cause of charity:water. The concept of donating your birthday took off. Such success is an inspiring demonstration of human empathy and one of the fundamental tenets of social media. More difficult is how to keep the company growing when 100% of donations goes to digging wells. Acid Cubes. Roger Martin, Dean of Rotman School of Management: "Businesspeople Need to Become Designers" Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, tells us how businesspeople need to become designers--designing user experiences and business models--to create something new and fantastic, and not just analyze the past.
The Design Does Matter video series is produced by Teknion, creator of award-winning office systems furniture. Teknion also is the publisher of the Design Does Matter book, now in its third edition, featuring essays from top designers and design thinkers. The Design Does Matter concept was developed for Teknion by San Francisco designer Michael Vanderbyl of Vanderbyl Design, who has articulated what Teknion stands for in every media from print collateral to showrooms to digital presence.
This year's Design Does Matter films were produced by Kris Johnson, an independent producer based in San Francisco. Read more about Innovation Agents. Video: Paper.li adds Guy Kawasaki to its advisors, as investor interest heats up. Since Paper.li quietly launched in May this year, it’s been building momentum. At first it seemed like a very simple Twitter app which just turned the feed from the people you follow into a rather neat newspaper-style site where you could peruse what was being shared.
But coupled with an automatic virality, in that it would make your account tweet the user names name of the people featured in your ‘Paper’, the application has been taking off. Subsequently I have been hearing rumours that it’s traffic was exploding, thus attracting a lot interest from potential investors, although the company denies it is raising financing right now. Today those rumours surface to some extent in the form of news, exlusive to us, that well known investor Guy Kawasaki has joined its advisory board. Similar to Twittertim.es, part of Paper.li’s appeal is that it presents the links shared in your feed in a highly digestible form, thus giving it quite a lot of mainstream appeal.
The 50 Best Inventions of 2010. F.A.Z.-Community. Facebook Testing New ‘Mention’ Feature On News Feeds - Oliver Chiang - SelectStart. Search Stories Video Creator. The World's Most Beautiful Bark (Or: Trees Worth A Closer Look) : The Picture Show. Photographer Cedric Pollet travels the world, barking up trees for a living. Like this peeling orange-red madrone found on the west coast of North America: hide captionThe orange-red bark of a madrone evergreen tree, found on the west coast of North America, peels away on mature wood.
Beneath is a smooth, green layer. Cedric Pollet/cedric-pollet.com Or this manzanita, a small evergreen from California: hide captionThis type of manzanita grows in the San Luis Obispo region of California. Or this rainbow eucalyptus located in the Philippines: hide captionThe Mindanoan gum (or rainbow eucalyptus) is located in the Philippines. In fact, if Pollet had to pick a favorite tree, it would be eucalyptus. Quite honestly, I don't think I've ever heard someone describe bark as "fantastic. " It's pretty much neglected because at first sight it holds little interest for us. That means huge, colorful swatches of peeling strawberry bark and oozing orange Frankincense. You can see more on his website. Go Around The World With Google Street View (Video) 30 Beautiful Examples of Minimalist Photography. Why Design Now: The Next Generation of Design Thinkers Panel. INFLUENCERS, How Trends & Creativity Become Contagious.
Web Hosting by DreamHost Web Hosting: Web Sites, Domain Registration, WordPress, Ruby on Rails, all on Debian Linux! 10 Most Followed People On Twitter Who Aren't Celebrities. Android Becomes Top Mobile Operating System in U.S., No. 2 Worldwide. Research firm Canalys released new numbers today on the mobile smartphone market, and they are impressive, especially when it comes to Android. According to the latest report, the Android platform has grown 1,309% since Q3 2009, going from 1.4 million handsets to 20.0 million by the close of Q3 2010. Android is now eating away at Nokia's top spot among smartphone OS vendors worldwide, where Nokia still retains a 33% share compared with Android's quarter of the market.
However, in the U.S., it's Android that's number one, with 43.6% market share lead. Says Canalys Senior Analyst Pete Cunningham, "Android has been well received by the market and in some geographies it is becoming a sought-after consumer brand. " He also cites devices makers including Samsung, HTC, Motorola and Sony Ericsson as aiding in Android's growth, with large shipments of devices throughout the year. How Scientists See the World: 10 Data Visualizations From the Atlas of Science | Slideshows. Twitter Added 30 Million Users In The Past Two Months. In a New York Times profile on Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, the company revealed a few interesting stats showing the growth trajectory of the network. Twitter now has 175 million registered users, which is up from 145 million users in September.
That means the startup added around 30 million users in just under two months. And Twitter has added 70 million users since April. This is impressive growth considering that Twitter had a total of 58 million users in 2009 (and 503,000 users three years ago). That’s a 200 percent increase from 2009 to 2010 in terms of users. And the year isn’t over—it’s conceivable that at the rate Twitter is growing, the company could be ringing in the New Year with 200 million users.
So what’s contributing to this massive growth? The new Twitter.com experience, which the company announced in mid-September, probably accounted for a surge in users. The Complete Guide To Watching Videos On Your iPad. We’ve put together a comprehensive list of some of the major websites and apps you can use to watch TV shows, movies, documentaries, and much much more. Some of the sites can only be accessed from their country of origin, so unfortunately not everyone can watch the latest network TV video on their iPad. ABC (USA only) ABC is one of the few network channels that has a dedicated app [iTunes link] where you can watch full episodes on your iPad. ABC’s show list includes popular shows like Modern Family, Cougar Town and Grey’s Anatomy. They also have a separate app [iTunes link] for news buffs who like to get the latest news from CBS. Bravo (USA only) Bravo’s iPad app [iTunes link] allows you to watch clips from their shows.
TBS (USA Only) The TBS iPad app [iTunes link] has the same limitations as the Bravo app – you can only watch short clips from each show. The Ellen Show TVCatchup (UK Only) TVCatchup is one of the best websites for UK residents to watch TV shows live as they are aired. Sports. Clothing brand rewards fans for being kind online - Springwise. Gain instant and exclusive access to over 5,000 of the most creative ideas, innovations and startups on our database and use our smart filters to take you direct to those that are most relevant to your industry and your needs.
Not interested? You can still browse articles published in the last 30 days from our homepage and receive your daily and weekly fix of entrepreneurial ideas through our free newsletters. 039;s February 2009 Trend Briefing covering GENERATION G. To be a greedy pig or a free cone, that’s the question First published: February 2009 | Sometimes big events and ongoing trends clash in a beautiful way, only to converge soon after. Consider the following: GENERATION G | "Captures the growing importance of 'generosity' as a leading societal and business mindset. As consumers are disgusted with greed and its current dire consequences for the economy—and while that same upheaval has them longing more than ever for institutions that care—the need for more generosity beautifully coincides with the ongoing (and pre-recession) emergence of an online-fueled culture of individuals who share, give, engage, create and collaborate in large numbers.
In fact, for many, sharing a passion and receiving recognition have replaced 'taking' as the new status symbol. Businesses should follow this societal/behavioral shift, however much it may oppose their decades-old devotion to me, myself and I.” Three trend-drivers for GENERATION G: Photo courtesy of vxla. Vorträge. 50. Geburtstag - Warum Dieter Nuhr immer schärfer wird - Vermischtes. Sie befinden sich hier: 50. Geburtstag Dieter Nuhr feiert 50.
Geburtstag. Die Mischung aus scharfem Witz und Intelligenz macht's: Dieter Nuhr gehört zu den bekanntesten Kabarettisten Deutschlands. 1987 trat er in Sommerhausen am Main erstmals auf, seit 1994 ist er als Solist auf Tour. Morgenpost Online: Sie sind zuweilen sehr kritisch gegenüber ihrem eigenen Publikum. Dieter Nuhr: Im Gegenteil, ich halte Menschen auf dieser Welt für unverzichtbar, zumindest vom humanen Standpunkt aus. Morgenpost Online: Ihre Pointen sind oft von beißender Schärfe. Dieter Nuhr: Nein, der täuscht nicht. Morgenpost Online: Deutsche Politiker gehören selten zu den Objekten Ihres Spotts – aus Respekt oder wegen Langeweile? Dieter Nuhr: Politiker anzugreifen kann man heute getrost der "Bild"-Zeitung überlassen. Morgenpost Online: Wo ist bei Witzen für Sie die Grenze? Dieter Nuhr: Das Leben ist kurz und endet mit dem Tod. Quelle: dpa/BMO © Berliner Morgenpost 2014 - Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
RxArt: Healing Through Contemporary Art. By Maria Popova What blood transfusions have to do with modern art and coloring between the lines. The relationship between art and healing has been the subject of increasing interest for scholars and researchers. On an anecdotal, intuitive level, hardly any of us can deny the uplifting effect looking at a beautiful piece of art can have. Nonprofit RxArt aims to harness this effect in children’s healthcare facilities by placing contemporary art in patient, procedure and exam rooms in an effort to transform these sterile environments into comforting havens, inspiring healing and hope in kids, their families and the tireless medical staff that takes care of them.
RxArt works with some of today’s most exciting artists, including Will Cotton, Ryan McGinness and many more, who create bespoke artwork for each facility. Our favorite RxArt initiative, however, is the absolutely wonderful Between The Lines coloring book, currently in its second volume. The best part? Donating = Loving. Publications Branded Content Finds Home On Portals, Social Sites 10/26/2010. 'Inspiration engine' suggests travel possibilities - Springwise. The New Faces of Social Media. YouTube film of the insane projections on the Guggenheim at last night's YouTube Play Awards - Less, But Better. Jury selection for YouTube Play revealed at last.
Today we announce the jury selection for YouTube Play. A Biennial of Creative Video with the Guggenheim. It was our goal to reach the widest possible audience, inviting individuals from around the world to submit a video for consideration. While our original goal had been to select 20, the jury was so moved by the quality of work submitted that we decided to honor a final list of 25. We believe the end result is 25 of the most unique and innovative video work to be created and distributed online during the past two years. Tonight we will be celebrating this announcement with a live streamed event: YouTube Play. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. deuceMonica Cook, b. 1974 in Dalton, Georgia, USA, lives in Brooklyn, NY, USA. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
The YouTube Play Team. WordPress Founder on the Key to Open Source Success [INTERVIEW] As a 19-year-old college student in 2003, Matt Mullenweg developed what has become the largest self-hosted blogging tool on the web. Two years later, he founded Automattic, which runs the content management system for WordPress and a handful of other web tools. WordPress — still free and open source — is currently used by more than 12% of the top million websites (this one included). In a recent e-mail exchange, Mullenweg discussed the open source movement, the shifting personal web publishing world, and the future of WordPress. 1. How did WordPress change the Internet? Well we're not done yet, but two things WordPress has been able to exemplify is that Open Source can create great user experiences and that it's possible to have a successful commercial entity and a wider free software community living and working in harmony.2.
What do you make of WordPress or Mullenweg's approach to Open Source? More Business Resources from Mashable: Shell House in Japan. Beautiful shell inspired vacation house by Japanese architect Kotaro Ide. Located in the forest of Karuizawa, the structure is filled with custom made furniture that was designed to complement the curved walls. The place where crazy inventors create your future. 19 October 2010Last updated at 05:56 By Matthew Danzico BBC News, Cambridge, Massachusetts Natan Linder of the Fluid Interfaces group at the MIT Media Lab explains why his LuminAR lamp may help change the way individuals access the internet More and more of our waking hours are spent in spaces sprinkled with electronic devices - a digital camera here, an electronic book reader there and smart phones as far as the eye can see.
But what part did the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology play? Welcome to MIT's Media Lab - an academic institution that looks for a breed of student who is one part engineer, two parts futurist and three parts tech-savvy brainiac. The programme has just celebrated its 25th anniversary by drawing together its alumni and others, including Google CEO Eric Schmidt, to MIT to partake in a day chock-full of techno nerd-oriented talks and an open house featuring the students' research projects. 'Crazy' students Continue reading the main story. PICKED: Remembering The Father of Fractals. Hirnforschung: Gen-Mäuse können Licht riechen - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten - Wissenschaft.
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