About Us | Quarterly.co
So what is Quarterly Co.? Quarterly is a new way to connect with the people you follow and find interesting. We spend so much of our lives connecting with people online that we forget the value of tangible interactions that happen in the real world. Here’s our Founder, Zach Frechette, on why he started Quarterly. How does this thing work? As the name suggests, Quarterly is a quarterly subscription service; the person you are subscribed to sends you a new package every 3 months. Please note, each curator has a different shipping date, and depending on when you sign up, you may not receive your first package for up to 3 months. For more on how we work, check out our Help page, or just email us: hello@quarterly.co. What kind of stuff will I get? A blend of original, exclusive, and consumer items. Each product will reflect on the person who selected it, and help inform your understanding of them. How are you different from a store? Can’t I just buy these items elsewhere? Video Top
The Social Exchange
Grazing on Curated Lists Is Like Sipping A Fine Wine
Flickr Photo by JC Burns Earlier this week, I wrote a post called “Content Curation Is Listening and Engaging” about the art and science of curating information. It is process o f organizing, filtering and “making sense of” information on the web and sharing the very best pieces of content that you’ve cherry picked with your network. In the post I referenced a video interview with Robert Scoble by Howard Rheingold that Mari Smith highlighted in a google + post. I’ve been reflecting on Scoble’s observation that curation is about knowing your sources, seeing patterns, and being organized. I’ve been experimenting with Scoop.It, a bookmarking and curation tool. Here’s a list of some fabulous Scoop.It curated lists that may be of interest to nonprofits. I’m curating several lists but my focus because of my book deadline is the Nonprofit and Social Media Measurement List.
ISFJ
This article is about the Myers-Briggs personality type. For the Socionics ISFj, see Ethical Sensory Introvert. ISFJ (Introversion, Sensing, Feeling, Judging) is an abbreviation used in the publications of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to refer to one of sixteen personality types.[1] The MBTI assessment was developed from the work of prominent psychiatrist Carl G. The MBTI instrument[edit] The MBTI preferences indicate the differences in people based on the following:[5] By using their preference in each of these areas, people develop what Jung and Myers called psychological type. The MBTI tool consists of multiple choice questions that sort respondents on the basis of the four "dichotomies" (pairs of psychological opposites). I – Introversion preferred to extraversion: ISFJs tend to be quiet and reserved. Characteristics[edit] Myers-Briggs description[edit] According to Myers-Briggs, ISFJs are interested in maintaining order and harmony in every aspect of their lives.
In Social We Trust | (or reasons why you should give social media a chance)
September Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Curating Content
For this month's Net2 Think Tank, we asked you to share your tips, resources, and ideas about curating content at your organization or enterprise. Below, read the curated list of the community responses we received - and share your own tips in the comments! Here's a quick working definition to get us started: Content curation focuses on using the web to highlight important information in situations where information overload may be a problem. Many organizations today are writing on the web regularly to communicate with their audience. At the same time, information pollution is an increasing problem for the consumers of that content. Topic: What are your best practices for curating content? While this month's Net2 Think Tank is now closed, you're always welcome to add your feedback on the subject. Why Curate? Getting Started Curation starts with listening: "Scan and monitor the web for relevant content every day. Best Practices for Content Curation Tools: What did we miss?
Portrait of an ISFJ
As an ISFJ, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you takes things in via your five senses in a literal, concrete fashion. Your secondary mode is external, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit into your personal value system. ISFJs live in a world that is concrete and kind. ISFJs have a rich inner world that is not usually obvious to observers. ISFJs have a very clear idea of the way things should be, which they strive to attain. ISFJs learn best by doing, rather than by reading about something in a book, or applying theory. The ISFJ has an extremely well-developed sense of space, function, and aesthetic appeal. More so than other types, ISFJs are extremely aware of their own internal feelings, as well as other people's feelings. Just as the ISFJ is not likely to express their feelings, they are also not likely to let on that they know how others are feeling. The ISFJ feels a strong sense of responsibility and duty.
Seth's Blog
We still teach a lot of myths in the intro to economics course, myths that spill over to conventional wisdom. Human beings make rational decisions in our considered long-term best interest. Actually, behavioral economics shows us that people almost never do this. Our decision-making systems are unpredictable, buggy and often wrong. We are easily distracted, and even more easily conned. Every time we assume that people are profit-seeking, independent, rational actors, we've made a mistake. The free market is free. The free market only works because it has boundaries, rules and methods of enforcement. Profit is a good way to demonstrate the creation of value. In fact, it's a pretty lousy method. Profit is often a measure of short-term imbalances or pricing power, not value. I hope we can agree that a caring nurse in the pediatric oncology ward adds more value than a well-paid cosmetic plastic surgeon doing augmentations. The best way to measure value created is to measure value, not profit.
