September 2010
90 posts
Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker article on social networks and revolutions seems to egregiously oversimplify network behavior. #newyorker
I’m at Institute of Design (350 N La Salle, at W Kinzie St, Chicago). http://4sq.com/4K9Iq6
Good Stories Make Good Brands. 4 Tips and 7 Examples from IDEO - http://bit.ly/9BZAEi #yam
The speed of urban living so often obscures the beauty of slow: Watch Happy and slow: http://vimeo.com/15383406
Just got one of those automated work emails that addressed me by my employee number. Like a page from Ayn Rand’s “Anthem.”
Our rescued warbler is headed to a bird refuge thanks to the hard-working volunteers at the Chicago Audubon. #chicagoaudubon #audubonsociety
Day two of nursing a warbler back to health.
Excellent quote: “Malicious obedience means you can ‘yes’ your clients to death.” - David Lubars via @adobomagazine” h/t @jasonoke
ORD to EWR to DUS (@ Admirals Club) http://4sq.com/5jOv6q
Homeward bound. http://post.ly/yVY9
I’m at Victory’s Banner (2100 W Roscoe St, Chicago). http://4sq.com/8tsA6k
Classic Mobile Cinema http://devour.com/video/classic-mobile-cinema/
It’s a disastaaah. Get me outta heeeyah. (@ American Airlines Admirals Club) http://4sq.com/7Fzw0K
Get me outta heeeeyah. (@ Gate A22) http://4sq.com/bJ30SA
RT @ushahidi: RT @CrisisMappers: Video: Geospatial Revolution - role of Crisis Mapping in disasters, w/ @Ushahidi-Haiti, http://bit.ly/9 …
RT @fastcompany: India’s Rural Farmers to Trade on Multi Commodity Exchange http://bit.ly/dg5peA
I’m at Westin Governor Morris (2 Whippany Rd, Lindsley Dr, Morristown). http://4sq.com/bA4J3Q
HBR.org: Web Users Spread Billions of Product Opinions http://web.hbr.org/e/?e=ds&d=091610
ORD to EWR (@ Admirals Club) http://4sq.com/5jOv6q
Everything Is A Remix http://devour.com/video/everything-is-a-remix/
RT @jfly: Brillant RT @mikearauz: Ha! LOLve this: Digital Agencies of the Future - http://bit.ly/bLAcjv (via @adamwohl @conradlisco @mal …
Mad when people say “Sorry” after hearing you’re from Detroit? Send them to: http://tinyurl.com/2e7gee3 http://bit.ly/cUVaY3
Detroit, my hometown. At last, a film about the inspiration and ingenuity and that will save it. Lemonade: Detroit http://vimeo.com/14930143
Last Walk Around Mirror Lake - Boom Bip (Boards of Canada Remix): http://vimeo.com/11147001
At orchestra rehearsal. Power outage during Holst “Mars” finale. How frighteningly fitting. http://post.ly/xPJc
RT @GOOD: Crowdrise: the social network with a purpose http://su.pr/2x6FWm
Terribly sad to read what this has come to: 2 killed in Afghan protest over Quran-burning plan - http://bit.ly/cDb3xv
Perfect day in Chicago. Just captured this shot of a visit from a Dragonfly. http://post.ly/x8V6
India Shifts Policy, Adding Caste Query to 2011 Census http://on.wsj.com/bE4Nks
Eggless wonder. (@ Victory’s Banner) http://4sq.com/8tsA6k
I’m at Crisp (2940 N. Broadway, btw. Oakdale & Wellington, Chicago) w/ 2 others. http://4sq.com/80m6Ty
I have a feeling Shannon is going to spend lots here. (@ Renegade Craft Fair w/ @uscweetie) http://4sq.com/9LQQU2
Found sound collage is a well-worn idiom, but these guys are genius: The Books In Concert: ATP Festival 2010-More at http://n.pr/129602612
NPR: Behind ‘A Great Day In Harlem’: Jean Bach On Piano Jazz-More at http://n.pr/129755810
Take a listen to this preview track from the new Sufjan Stevens. Dropped the banjo for the beatpad. Like. You?-More at http://n.pr/129773029
Tips for Digital Marketers in China http://adage.com/u/F9N0La #yam
Just heard multiple gunshots somewhere nearby. Sadly, this is now a nightly occurrence in Uptown. #stoptheviolence #chicago
RT @inarratives: Pinhole Camera on a Turntable - http://bit.ly/dxJx9Q (via @kitsunenoir)
Good to be home. http://post.ly/wpdf
RT @fastcodesign: RT @ianwharton: Couldn’t agree more. RT @fastcodesign: How @Google Equates “Design” With Endless Testing. They’re Wron …
Decepticons meet IKEA….adaptive and self-organizing furniture (roombots). Sweet. http://bit.ly/cdpfXR via @thaz7
I’m at Westin Governor Morris (2 Whippany Rd, Lindsley Dr, Morristown). http://4sq.com/bA4J3Q
ORD to EWR. A first in air travel: Flight attendant is sporting awesome two-tone mullet. (@ Admirals Club) http://4sq.com/5jOv6q
Seen on train: Calculator vs iPhone. Note: Calculator requires instructions, yields error. http://post.ly/wXz2 http://post.ly/wXyv
I’m at Institute of Design w/ @uscweetie. http://4sq.com/4K9Iq6
Just Posted To Uptown Curated: Anna Green, 300 arrests and counting. How might we break the cycle? http://uptownchicago.tumblr.com/
RT @kylecameron: Pulse: like a physical We Feel Fine - visualizes emotional expressions from blogs with a heart that pulses, changes sha …
Give it a spin. First Listen: The Bad Plus, ‘Never Stop’ | http://t.co/1rmSXAD
Sonny Rollins: The Saxophone Colossus Turns 80 | http://t.co/1UA7ULr
Mining social networks: Untangling the social web | The Economist http://bit.ly/aju84x