May 2012
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“I think Einstein meant to poke us gently and say that pursuit of simplicity past...”
– Einstein Principle
“science doesn’t make it impossible to believe in God, it just makes it...”
– Ross Andersen, Has Physics Made Philosophy and Religion Obsolete? on theatlantic.com
April 2012
22 posts
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“Percolate is like a butcher with an algorithm”
– Approve This Message: Politics through Awl-colored glasses » Nieman Journalism Lab
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“They set up an appointment with him at a restaurant, to get to know each other...”
– Street wars at the next level.
all that we’ve met: Franz Aliquo keeps a ‘thinking machete’
“That has more poetry to it than a bunch of failed investment bankers that...”
– Denton: That has more poetry to it than a bunch of failed investment bankers that reconstitute themselves as app makers
Tech bubbles, ad revenue and Twitter — five questions with Nick Denton — Tech News and Analysis
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“Maintain a Balance Between Selling and Non-Selling Messages.
Mr. Brier shared...”
– Five Tips for Building Your Brand’s Social Personality | Special: Digital Conference - Advertising Age
“The quick answer is that there has always been a pendulum swinging through...”
– SAY Media / Blog / Rick Webb: Where Technology and Advertising Meet (via jamesgross)
Yes. At root it’s because social must be emotional. The disruption is that reach as the premium that all marketers sought out of their advertising is being replaced by engagement. Reach is ignored. Engagement is...
“The quick answer is that there has always been a pendulum swinging through...”
– SAY Media / Blog / Rick Webb: Where Technology and Advertising Meet
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“What’s the biggest blind spot in leaders today, and how do you correct...”
– Everything You Need To Know About Innovation You Learned In Grade School | Fast Company
The Best Juicer | The Wirecutter →
Excellent post on juicing and @blam gives The Best Juicer award to the Omega 8003
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2.6: BEL | Blog @ Percolate →
Our newest release @percolate. 2.6: Kaws. Recommended tags and images based on semantic tags. Give it a read.
March 2012
19 posts
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“A recent survey by the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit ocean-preservation...”
– Surf economics: Beach rush | The Economist
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“The fatal misconception behind brainstorming is that there is a particular...”
– Brainstorming Doesn : The New Yorker
“In order to build a truly disruptive and highly valuable company delivering...”
– This whole post by @mwalrath is worth the read. I like the bold part the most.
ready,fire,aim, Who asked me, anyway?
Facebook's message to marketers: think different
Facebook catches a lot of heat in the tech industry. They are Goliath right now and people generally root for David. But this week while I was at Federated Media’s Signal conference, I was struck by how impressive Facebook’s ad strategy is and how well, for a tech company, Facebook understands brands.
I say this while also being underwhelmed by the David of this story, albeit a big David, in...
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“For me, the big challenge that sits within this is the shift from embedded...”
– The always smart @neilperkin asks some interesting questions about how curation works within organizations.
Content Curation, Stock and Flow - Only Dead Fish
(via percolatehq)
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“I needed a job badly at that point, so I worked as a sales representative for El...”
– The story of James cutting his teeth at a Hispanic newspaper in San Francisco is great. Love this profile of Percolate from Open Forum. Good stuff.
Percolate Founder James Gross On Starting Up and His Plans for SXSW : Innovation :: American Express OPEN Forum
(via percolatehq)
It was fun to...
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“That’s a bit remarkable, no? Granted, eyes are the windows to the soul, etc.,...”
– These posters are amazing.
Pixar Characters, Reduced To Their Essence In Simple, Tender Logos | Co.Design: business + innovation + design
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“Design changes the way people approach their work. I’m not talking about your...”
– Design Startup | Blog @ Percolate
Awesome post by our very own Dom Goodrum. Really inspiring stuff. We are also hiring our second designer. Give it a read if you are interested.
February 2012
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