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Get Full-Color Mini Replicas Of You And Your Family With This 3D Printing Photo Booth | The Creators Project

Get Full-Color Mini Replicas Of You And Your Family With This 3D Printing Photo Booth | The Creators Project | Feed | Scoop.it
Those awkward family portraits can now be immortalized in 3D.
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Netimperative | News | Today’s top stories

Netimperative | News | Today’s top stories | Feed | Scoop.it
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MARKETING TECHNOLOGY LUMAscape

SlideShare is the world’s largest community for sharing presentations. Discover great content and connect with like-minded individuals.
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How little money can a person live on?

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There has been much debate over levels of benefits. But just how little money can someone realistically get by on?
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How lucAllsopp many of us really are...

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What happens in an internet hour: New research reveals how we REALLY spend our time online

What happens in an internet hour: New research reveals how we REALLY spend our time online | Feed | Scoop.it
The study analysed the anonymous behaviour of 25 million internet users worldwide - and found social networking, entertainment and shopping were the most popular pastimes.
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100 Websites You Should Know and Use (updated!) | TED Blog

100 Websites You Should Know and Use (updated!) | TED Blog | Feed | Scoop.it
200 websites you need to know about, from e-commerce to search to media + culture. A list of 100 new ones, plus our original 100 from 2007.
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Time to get smarter about stupidity - opinion - 02 April 2013 - New Scientist

Time to get smarter about stupidity - opinion - 02 April 2013 - New Scientist | Feed | Scoop.it
If we want to avoid repeating past mistakes, we must acknowledge that even the brightest people can do monumentally daft things
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Fascinating ruminations on stupidity and how we make decisions.

Think I'm a little too research and choose and could benefit from some system 1 myself, but then perhaps that's not a wise idea...

As long as I keep the functional stupidity at bay I'll not get blamed for economic collapse, though...

 

Decisions, decisions...

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Dove Canada Uses Photoshop Trojan Horse to Shame Potential Body-Shamers

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Battles can’t always be fought like a football game, with the offense and defense meeting each other head-on.
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A Glimpse Into Google's Brain, Hidden In A Spreadsheet App

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Give it two examples, and Google's spreadsheet can make a list of almost anything. A strange peek at how Google — and by proxy, the internet — sees the world.
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The semantic web is moving from crawl to walk mighty fast...

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Why your insurer doesn't like your tone of voice

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Oldie but goodie. 

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What is ‘Authenticity’ in Marketing?

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The need for brands to be
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Digiday spoke to several brand executives who gave definitions of what it means to be authentic in today’s marketing landscape.

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BT Tower breaks record for panoramic picture.

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Check it out for yourself + win FREE BT broadband for a year & an iPad!
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I just love panoramas...one in the eye for the Shard?!

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Sony PlayStation 4 faces challenges

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As Sony prepares to unveil its next-generation video games console, six experts give their view of the major challenges facing the "PlayStation 4".
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When the PlayStation 3 came out in 2006 - early 2007 in the UK - the iPhone and iPad did not exist, smartphones were nascent, and only a very few people owned HD televisions

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Temporary tattoos could make electronic telepathy and telekinesis possible

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Temporary electronic tattoos could soon help people fly drones with only thought and talk seemingly telepathically without speech over smartphones, researchers say.
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Explaining Complicated Philosophies With Gorgeously Simple Postcards | Resource

Explaining Complicated Philosophies With Gorgeously Simple Postcards | Resource | Feed | Scoop.it
Try to explain any philosophical “ism” to your friend or colleague. Unless you’re both scholars, you probably can’t do so easily.
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Welcome to The Webby Winners Gallery + Archive

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Explore the very best of the past 17 years of the Web in one beautiful, interactive place.
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Government Digital Strategy

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The UK’s Government website was named design of the year – the first time a website has taken this spot. Check it out here: www.gov.uk

 

It has a lot to do with consumer-centric design, which comes from fusing strategy with design. Here are some great links that outline:

 

Their digital strategy: http://publications.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/digital/

 

Their approach to iterative consumer-centric design: https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/start

 

And a great bit of research on the digital landscape in the UK: http://publications.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/digital/research/

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donottouch.org

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Please do not touch the model...
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Crowdsourced music video...

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Executive Program | Singularity University

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Singularity University, the X PRIZE Foundation and Deloitte Consulting recently launched a new four-day executive education program: The Innovation Partnership Program (IPP).

The immersive 3 year partnership program prepares senior executives, from global corporations and Fortune 500 companies like Google, Shell, Qualcomm, and Hershey, to take their companies from “linear” to “exponential” by creating a culture of explosive innovation.

The first meeting took place last week consisting of a wide array of workshops on crowd-sourcing the rapid advancement of exponential technologies and how to innovate through incentivized competitions. The program includes a biannual summit, with the next one scheduled for September 18-­‐22, 2013 in Silicon Valley. 

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Is market research myopic about Behavioural Economics? | warc.com

Is market research myopic about Behavioural Economics? | warc.com | Feed | Scoop.it
I'm currently taking an online educational course in Behavioural Economics (BE), lead by the eminent Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational and...
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The Internet Will Be Just Fine Without Google Reader | TechCrunch

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TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.
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Self-sketching whiteboard unveiled

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Microsoft is to show off SketchInsight - a prototype touchscreen display designed to interpret users' drawings to turn them into interactive charts and maps.
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Union Carbide's Super Insullation

I remember this commercial from when I was a little boy!! I was worried, until I saw that lil' chick come out!! Man, that was the scariest commercial I had s...
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don't make 'em like they used to...(we don't,lsiten and watchi like we used to...)

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WWII Nazi Bunkers Stand the Tests of Time, Vandalism and Livestock | Raw File | Wired.com

WWII Nazi Bunkers Stand the Tests of Time, Vandalism and Livestock | Raw File | Wired.com | Feed | Scoop.it
Hitler knew the Allied invasion on the Atlantic coast would come eventually, so all along the western edge of Europe — from Spain to Scandanavia — he built a series of fortifications called the Atlantic Wall.
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How It Feels [through Glass]

Want to see how Glass actually feels? It's surprisingly simple. Say "take a picture" to take a picture. Record what you see, hands free. Even share what you ...
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The best it might get before they fly off your head...

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Contextual Content Engine Vurb Wants To Make The Internet Seamless | TechCrunch

Contextual Content Engine Vurb Wants To Make The Internet Seamless | TechCrunch | Feed | Scoop.it
VCs like to go around asking the same questions: "What's cool? What startups do you like?
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Vurb is a contextual content engine, a platform that connects and compiles relevant information from services like, but not limited to, Yelp, LinkedIn, Google Maps, Amazon and so on. Nothing quite like it exists on the market.

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