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Virtual Grab

27, Jul 2010

via psfk.com
Hmmm.. hello Darth Vader & LawnMower Man, this can’t be good for anyone.
[Via PSFK/Engadget]
Future predictions after the break:

Retail Forward

9, Jun 2010

Two great thinking pieces into where Retail is headed, both worth your while.
First, one of the best planners and digital minds around, Helge Tenno and his thoughts on Retail:
New Business Opportunities In Retail
View more presentations from Helge Tennø.

.. and PSFK’s look:
PSFK presents Future of Retail report
View more presentations from PSFK.

PS: Step back to Wired a [...]

Professional Surfing

10, May 2010

..not in the literal sense, rather maybe many of us are already “professional surfers”:

“Freelance projects, joint ventures, entrepreneurial startups are all paying off for
people who are hooked on this feeling of plan, launch, cowabunga, repeat” 
More at Seth Godin’s blog.
[illustration via David Nava's Flickr]

INFO AGENT MAN

18, Apr 2010

Design Fiction has been on my mind as of late. Particularly after hearing Bruce Sterling’s thinking about it’s role in experience design, product innovation and technology as well as other’s speaking from a designers point of view at SXSW 2010.
What follows is a design fiction exercise, wrapping a narrative around thoughts about the weird, [...]

Legos + The Future

8, Apr 2010

Hans Rosling rocks.  If you are not familiar with his work start here.
[h/t to Good and Len Kendall]

Re-Thinking a Happy Planet

1, Apr 2010

I’m a unapologetic entrepreneur, capitalist and marketer.  But when you look around at the world around you, the big picture shows that things may not be exactly as they seem.  The things that transcend politics, geography and what one does for a living.  You should think about it.

So whatever your world view, persuasion or location [...]

Digital Afterlife

22, Mar 2010

via michaelbatistich.com
I’ve been thinking alot about this as of late… where will our digital selves reside after we are gone? And what kind of artifacts will be left behind for those viewing tens or hundreds of years from now? With the speed of content creation growing exponentially, it’s an interesting future to ponder.

Posted [...]

Privacy vs Publicity

17, Mar 2010

Danah Boyd’s Notes from SXSW 2010 Keynote: danah.org
Also thoughts on guard rail definitions for social network typologies here.

Posted via web from reeboot’s posterous

Eat This: Food Trends For 2010.

21, Dec 2009

DISH
Front Burner: Fried Chicken Back Burner: Burgers
DESSERT
Front Burner: Mini Whoopie Pies Back Burner: Mini cupcakes
INGREDIENT
Front Burner: Lamb Back Burner: Pork
HEALTH TREND
Front Burner: immunity-building diet Chef MD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine
Back Burner: Dining on Omega 3s
PROFESSION
Front Burner: Butcher (Hipsters have moved from farming to butchery),
Back Burner: Mixologist

Think Big: Marketing as Social Experience.

5, Oct 2009

This past week, I had the chance to speak at the University of Texas, McComb’s School of Business “Marketing Fellows” Customer Strategy program.   About what?  … social media of course.  It seems you can’t have a marketing, business or media conversation without social being front and center.
And while I’m very much a participant and [...]


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