December 2009
114 posts
If Stroh’s is planned for a comeback, I’m in: re: the attempted crowdsource purchase of Pabst: http://bit.ly/mJNGT /via @denuology
RT @mattroyse: The Era of Big Search is Over: Why 2010 Will Be All About Content http://ow.ly/RcD2
RT @tvtongeren: RT @petewendel Innovation at 3M: Goal is to understand “what customers try to accomplish, not what they say they need” h …
70 Words of (Unconventional) Wisdom for 2010 - Bill Taylor - Harvard Business Review: http://bit.ly/6GCK8a via @addthis
“The power of collaboration is much stronger than the power of competition.” —Tracy Morgan in interview with Terri Gross @nprfreshair
RT @jenpi: Phillip Niemeyer | Picturing the Past 10 Years - http://nyti.ms/62wir3
I’m at M. Henry (5707 N Clark St, btw Clark & Hollywood, Chicago). http://4sq.com/7DAVph
The unabashedly garage-tastic Japandroids: http://j.mp/85NycC
RT @nytimesbits: What Would a 10-Inch Apple ‘iSlate’ Look Like? http://bit.ly/8SkI2Y
One word to sum up indie rock in 2009: “Synthpopolyrhythmichoral.” #pitchfork #2009
Listening to Pitchfork 100 on way back to Chicago. Interesting how many indie bands were inspired by African polyrhythms in 2009.
Over 15,740 Social Media Experts on Twitter. I think “ninja” will overtake “expert” in 2010: http://bit.ly/7Jgbur via @anibalcasso @mashable
RT @odannyboy: Buxton’s “Long Nose of Innovation” http://is.gd/5DRGV “Innovation is not about invention…[it’s in] augmentation and ref …
RT @weinnov8: RT @johnmaeda If all consumer products were as reliable and reusable as trash cans we would have a lot less trash. #irony
Spending my Christmas weekend under a Detroit Metro flight path may not be such a wise idea: http://j.mp/8f6yPV
Man removed from same flight as Christmas attack http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16026/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=vMIeFRMw
RT @TED_TALKS: BoingBoing: “The Power of Time Off” + 9 other TED Talks to watch between now and New Years http://bit.ly/8AS5Nd http://bi …
RT @Armano: What Twitter and Facebook’s 2009 Trends Tell Us About Ourselves - http://bit.ly/59ED3T /via @mashable
Thinking about Flow as a benefit of participatory culture, thanks to this TED talk by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: http://j.mp/4uHEu2
RT @nickbilton: NPR - Internet Memes Spread Viral Amusement: http://su.pr/2DDgxp featuring the amazing @kenyatta
“Dance and music are not trivial. They are like time and space. They are our most powerful forms of expression.” —Jacques D’Amboise
Reading Most Contagious 2009. A look back at social trends and cases: http://j.mp/9333Mb
Why the prefrontal cortex is like your bicep: an article on willpower and resolutions. http://tinyurl.com/ycbsbrg /via @jfly @jonahlehrer
Avatards. http://post.ly/GHtt http://post.ly/GHts
Niece: The ads before movies are boring. Me: I make ads for a living. Niece: You should be in them you goofy dork. http://post.ly/GH6S
When not to challenge a family member to a game of Scrabble: My dad, wearing Scrabble T-shirt and smarmy game-face http://post.ly/GE82
Why not to challenge my father to Scrabble, Part Two: Falsified Scrabble Dictionary entry http://post.ly/GEKS http://post.ly/GEKV
Feels strange to drive by Detroit Metro Airport while the terrorist investigation ensues. http://loopt.us/GrKxvw.t
So proud: I’m in Detroit with my 5 yr. old nephew who is watching a video of KISS Detroit Rock City on his new iPod. http://post.ly/GCRI
The joys of Christmas: Dog versus Radio Shack. http://post.ly/GBv7 http://post.ly/GBv8 http://post.ly/GBv9
RT @cto007: Apple’s tablet interface said to ‘surprise,’ Jobs pleased http://bit.ly/7vlzIK
Such an anachronistic moniker: Rumored Apple tablet name “iSlate” http://bit.ly/4OCcOX
RT @MacRumorsRSS: Apple Purchased iSlate.com in 2007. Apple’s New Tablet Called iSlate?: With rumors of the Apple tablet reaching new… …
Shannon feels my Xmas wrapping lacks artistic vision.
Yep. My wrapping sorely lacks strategic vision and creative direction. http://post.ly/G8NP
Jack rocks the piano. http://twitpic.com/v0eng
Jack shares his alien drawing. http://post.ly/G7Vl
RT @fastcompany: Gadget Flops of the Decade: 10 Devices That Didn’t Survive the Aughties http://su.pr/9jtacN
RT @brucenussbaum: The Decade in Design http://is.gd/5ziff /via @DesignResearch (great rundown!) (via @designsojourn)
Great resource of Service Design Research papers. http://tinyurl.com/yju8295 /via @tvtongeren @wimrampen
RT @brucenussbaum: Technology Vs. Design as generator of innovation. A first response to Don Norman. http://j.mp/83y3zv
I’m at Marigold (4830 broadway, Chicago). http://4sq.com/5KRy7Z
Illustrated business cliches, find them all, http://xplane.com/holidays/2009/ /via @bud_caddell
If I could check in on foursquare every time I put money in a Chicago parking meter, would I become the actual mayor of Chicago?
My Pho noodle control skills have gotten rusty since last winter.
Excellent speech by Bruce Nussbaum: DESIGN+ECONOMICS
http://j.mp/6ZBpNw /via @joohong_yoo
I’m at Gene’s Sausage Shop & Delicatessen (4750 N Lincoln Ave, Lawrence, Chicago). http://4sq.com/4wxshu
The Buzzwords of 2009 - http://nyti.ms/6lgnEE /via @steverubel
Eyes glued to iPhone, I tolerate the throngs on Mag Mile. Then 3G connection fails and I look up to find myself in WaterTower mall. HoliHell
We lie in bed with the lights off, faces illuminated by the screens of our iPhones.