January 2010
325 posts
Pervasive Psychology Experiments →
I’ve recently been mostly writing about role-playing games and larps, looking into — among other things — larplike psychology experiments such as The Grindstone Experiment. In the same vein,…
saving lives with a banner ad – the backstory →
On Monday of this week, I shared an idea on the blog that I’ve been a bit obsessed with for some time now – using advertising space on the web to spread the word about missing children in your…
j.d. salinger, 1919-2010 →
J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose “The Catcher in the Rye” shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.
When I was at…
memely: hitler reacts to the iPad →
Memely? Timely + Meme
Just this once… I agree with Hitler. NOOOOOOOOOOO!
apple’s opening stock price and iPad exuberance →
no, that’s not a giant iPhone or a miniature Steve Jobs
On Monday I challenged my readers and my co-workers to take a guess at the opening stock price for AAPL today, January 28th. I…
Infographic of the Day: A Decade of Tablet Talk →
Announcing Transmedia, Hollywood:S/Telling the... →
Conference Overview: Transmedia, Hollywood: S/Telling the Story is a one-day public symposium exploring the role of transmedia franchises in today’s entertainment industries. The event brings…
Most important risks 2010? WEF knows it. →
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland will take place this weekend from January 27th to 31st. To examine some of the most important topics in advance the WEF…
Highlights from the Tangible, Embedded and... →
The Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction Conference is going on now at MIT in Cambridge, MA. Lucky for us, Form + Zweck is doing a wonderful job live blogging it, with constant…
Ushahidi Enables Real-Time Crisis Mapping in Haiti →
Mobile giving to Haiti has topped $30 million, but wireless devices on the ground in Haiti are helping relief efforts as well. Haiti.ushahidi.com (testimony in Swahili) is a…
Everybody Wants the iPad? →
Previously I posted some third party data on demand for the forthcoming Apple tablet. For example, ChangeWave found that 18% of just over 3K US consumers surveyed said they were somewhat or…
how to write a checklist →
Yesterday I finished Atul Gawande’s inspiring book, The Checklist Manifesto – I know what you’re thinking, inspiring, checklist, these words do not belong in the same sentence.
Oh but they do.