February 2009
56 posts
January 2009
54 posts
FrostyPlace — This app will give you those emoji... →
(via superamit)
WatchJessy B is at it again. Isn’t she incredible?
jessicabigarel:
Consider this a rough re-entry into the atmosphere.
I met a few fresh ideas with this one, but I quickly found myself back in the circle of old, safe ideas.
“If you take a longer timeframe, such as five to ten years, I am very optimistic...”
– Bill Gates
Page 9: The Economic Crisis - 2009 Annual Letter from Bill Gates – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
“So I say, bring on more cameras, bring on more connectivity, bring on more...”
– Bryce Roberts (via betaworks)
And the Nominees Are: - Carpetbagger Blog -... →
The full list. Did you know that Brad Pitt has never won an Oscar before? I think he has a decent chance this time around… (Benjamin Button has 13 noms)
“Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them...”
– Orison Scott Marden
Excerpt from Seth Godin's book, Tribes
Leaders challenge the status quo.
Leaders create a culture around their goal and involve others in that culture.
Leaders have an extraordinary amount of curiosity about the world they’re trying to change.
Leaders use charisma (in a variety of forms) to attract and motivate followers.
Leaders communicate their vision of the future.
Leaders commit to a vision and make decisions...
“These are the things I want for you-to grow up in a world with no limits on your...”
– PARADE Magazine | Barack Obama: A Letter to My Daughters
“Feel like a woman. Wear a dress.”
– Diane von Furstenberg (from her very first print ad at age 22)
Love the Long Eyelashes. Who’s Your Doctor? -... →
A new drug that helps women grow their eyelashes? Um, weird.
“The question isn’t, “how do you do the trick?” The question...”
– Seth Godin
“Rules are what the artist breaks; the memorable never emerged from a formula.”
– William Bernbach (1911-1982)
“In Silicon Valley the largest risk you take is by taking no risk at all.”
– The Largest Risk in Silicon Valley is Taking No Risk - Why the Economic Downturn Will Spawn Hundreds of Startups (via davemorin)
bit.ly blog - Track Sharing on Facebook with... →
YES YES YES. I <3 bit.ly
Who Writes Wikipedia? →
“So did the Gang of 500 actually write Wikipedia? Wales decided to run a simple study to find out: he counted who made the most edits to the site. “I expected to find something like an 80-20 rule: 80% of the work being done by 20% of the users, just because that seems to come up a lot. But it’s actually much, much tighter than that: it turns out over 50% of all the edits are done...