Month: December 2013
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Secret handshakes + more
Secret handshakes Secret Handshakes Greet Frat Brothers on Wall Street – Bloomberg – when I was growing up it was the secret handshake of freemasonry that was supposed to unlock success. Or if you moved in the right circles, it was the secret handshakes and phrases that indicated that you had attended a certain public…
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Beyonce + more news
Beyonce Beyonce Sells 1 Million Albums on Apple’s iTunes in Five Days – Peter Kafka – Media – AllThingsD – non-piracy aspects at work affecting the sale of the latest Beyonce album. Beyonce is arguably the most popular performer in the music industry right now. Beyonce has amplified her work through making visual albums. Despite…
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Roaringwild + more news
Roaringwild ROARINGWILD ONLINE STORE – Roaringwild is a Shenzhen-based streetwear brand. Roaringwild is part of a wider domestic streetwear eco-system including Shanghai label Colorbaner. Although it is streetwear, it is a world away from the collage and naturalistic handwriting style. Instead it takes a minimal futuristic approach. There are references Roaringwild pieces to Dieter Rams…
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cini me
cini me looks to solve the challenge of validating reach in cinema advertising. Cinema advertising is one of the most targeted ways of reaching younger people and I have used it as a vehicle to target parents through buying adverts in mothers-and-baby screenings. The problem is that it’s hard to know the actual reach and…
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Geomerics + more news
Geomerics ARM Acquires Geomerics | EE Times – Geomerics isn’t a household name. Its a small software company that was spun out of Cambridge University. Geomerics specialises in software that helps designers, including games designers make digital objects seem more real. Geomerics is most famous for Enlighten, a software tool that simulates light in real…
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Taobao models + more news
Taobao models Modelling for Taobao, what a way to make a living｜WantChinaTimes.com – Taobao models face a number of challenges in their working lives. Their work is unstable by nature. More surprising, was poor social opinion of Taobao models in China. All of which add up to personally challenging roles for the young women who…
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Adventures in retail
I have written before about my parents use of technology. This time I also found out more about their adventures in retail. I spent a little while with my parents in the UK over the past couple of weeks. Using technology Their use of television was frustrated by the electronic programme guide on their new…
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Generation z + more news
Generation Z What Can We Expect From Generation Z? – PSFK, with The Curve Report from NBCUniversal Content Innovation and Creative Marketing, is examining the future of generation Z. Generation Z is a prime example of why generations are much less helpful than marketers think. Business Pushed Out of a Job Early – NYTimes.com –…
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Windows 8 + more news
Windows 8 Windows 8 falls to 6.66% share as Windows 8.1 hits 2.64%, but combined the duo barely grows to 9.3% – PC platform maturation, touch lack of a compelling reason to upgrade? Windows 8 launched with security enhancements and a distinctive interface optimised for touch. Windows 8 represented a departure from previous versions in…