Really interesting study about types of people and their likelihood to be participating in so-called “Web 2.0 activities”. The long and short of it is that while most Americans have cell phones and computers, very few are actively Web 2.0-ing. Visit site »
Kathy’s take on some people’s interpretation of The Wisdom of Crowds (which I’m actually reading right now). Good stuff. I think there are some things that just can’t be done by committee, and design is one of them. Committees usually end up with a watered-down, edge-less version of each person’s vision — which is almost always bad. But, to be fair, Surowiecki never meant “committee” when he said “crowd”, either… Visit site »
Nice lists. I’m a bit surprised to see Steve Jobs miss the Top Ten Best, but the people that are on the list deserve to be, as well. So, all’s fair, I suppose. Visit site »
Brian Ford riffs on imagination, Lost, Star Wars, and more. A great read. Visit site »
How to game the famous (infamous?) Rorschach test. Discovered whist watching Gnarls Barkley’s video fro “Crazy.” You never know when it might come in handy to know that it’s better to say “clown” than “vagina” on Plate II. Just sayin’. Visit site »
I’ve always enjoyed personality tests and the related psychology — and this is a good one. It even features so clever javascript Flash widgets for us web geeks. I wasn’t too surprised with Visit site »
Aesome. Funny and so true — a listing of techniques used by folks who are trying to manipulate a conversation. Thanks for this one, Wilson. Visit site »
I don’t have time to read the while thing right now, but a quick skim looks like this will be a really fascinating article for any reality-TV watcher. Visit site »
Surprisingly, dressing well, proper grooming, and top-notch interior decorating skills aren’t on the list of possibilities. Seriously, though — a really fascinating article on current theories and research being done that suggests that neither n Visit site »
Apparently my gaze is really steady. Visit site »