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A series of intensive training workshops run by ThinkPlace on User Based Design thinking has proven how valuable a cross-agency approach can be. The Department of Internal Affairs, asked ThinkPlace to deliver an ... 
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Whether you own a large online business or a small booming startup, we’re sure you are actively using social media to give your brand the right dose of exposure and get the message across to your targeted audience. This is a great list of useful cheatsheets for people who want to benefit more from social media marketing.
These 35 cheatsheets cover tips for Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest, so you can better understand how to market via social media and how to design pages and content for optimum exposure. Via Lauren Moss
Mark Palmer's curator insight,
July 18, 2013 8:47 AM
A really good collection of social media infographics. 
Kika Lensvelt's curator insight,
July 19, 2013 7:35 AM
cheatsheets Facebook, Twitter, Google+ & Pinterest 
Stephen Dale's curator insight,
July 20, 2013 8:20 AM
Heavily biased towards brands and marketing, but some useful data nevertheless. Personally, I'd like to see more examples of how social media is being used for personal development, collaboration and knowledge sharing.
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Team ASUNM, a collaborative effort between Arizona State University and University of New Mexico, has come together to address the inefficiencies of urban sprawl and to create a model for sustainable desert living, dubbed SHADE (Solar Home Adapting for Desert Equilibrium), which is an entry in the Solar Decathlon 2013 competition that takes place on October 3-13, 2013 in Irvine, California.
Using external vertical screens and a solar canopy for shade, the SHADE home experiences a stable, consistent temperature with the use of a radiant cooling system used alongside an air cooling unit. Team ASUNM is exploring the residential application of thermal storage to chill water at night to create ice that cools a glycol solution during the day. Via Lauren Moss
Pedro Barbosa's curator insight,
July 18, 2013 4:15 AM
Exploring the deserts as a place to live may be a trend for the next decades or centuries. Here is one of the best approaches
Pedro Barbosa | www.pbarbosa.com | www.harvardtrends.com | www.theendoffacebook.com 
gawlab's curator insight,
July 18, 2013 3:28 PM
would love to know about existence of such solutions in Africa..
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Using the infrared camera in the Wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar (two IR LEDs), you can accurately track the location of your head and render view d...
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A couple of weeks ago, Peer Insight and our partner, The Q Group, hosted a half-day prototyping session for public sector employees at the George Washington University's Center for Excellence in Public Leadership.
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Stunningly performed and recorded in Vienna, GoPro invites you to listen and experience one of Classical Ballet's most celebrated work, Aram Khachaturian's "Spartacus," performed by Lidia Baich.
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Today’s successful marketers aren’t just good at one thing. We integrate all the old and new marketing channels into one overall marketing strategy. You might say we are Renaissance marketers. Via Anneliza Humlen
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Website design is about to change about as much as something can change and email marketing is already half way there. Email marketers such as @Bronto move massive amounts of information in real time. Via Martin (Marty) Smith
Dolly Bhasin 's curator insight,
July 13, 2013 11:53 PM
works well with customer facing sites, not B2B. 
Martin (Marty) Smith's comment,
July 15, 2013 12:23 PM
Dolly, disagree. The biggest myth is the significant difference between B2B and B2C marketing online, a myth you may believe. I've been an Ecom Director and now run marketing for an agency. The process of read the cookie, fire the creative is going to be very important for B2B websites for much the same reason as the tactic will be critical for B2C. MAD or Mutually Assured Destruction says if a competitor is firing more relevant information faster than your website they win. The logic discussed here applies equally well to B2B or B2C websites. The main difference is the conversion funnel. B2B conversion funnels are LONGER in time, but the advantage of wrapping a website around a visitor and then following with persona based email marketing is the key to web 3.0 no matter what side of the Rubicon your website resides upon (B2B or B2C). Feel free to support your statement with links or further posts, but your assertion hasn't been true to my B2C and now B2B experience. I still see read the cookie or behavior and fire the creative / content as one of the most valuable HTML5 and CSS3 advances. The fact few B2B relationship based sellers are there yet doesn't mean the tactic isn't beyond valuable.
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![[Infographic] Facebook Ad Performance by Industry | Design, Science and Technology | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/VS_hVUCVjs1Zhn8PbVSq-zl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
Ever wonder if your Facebook ads are performing better or worse than the industry standard for ROI – searching for some Facebook benchmarking data? What is the average CPM, CTR, CPC, the average cost per like, or average page like rate for your industry or business?
This graphic is based on data from Social.com’s study of 1 million ad units and over 114 billion impressions from January 1st to March 31st, 2013. The report analyzed the top 25 countries globally and top five countries per region based on impressions. All rates were converted to U.S. dollars using the average daily conversion rates during the reporting period.
You can use this data in many different ways – one of which is determining ROI of your Facebook Campaign to determine if social media is worth the ROI for your business. Via Lauren Moss
Ana Quillinan's curator insight,
July 13, 2013 8:47 AM
How your ads rank on Facebook could have countless other reasons why it performs better or worse, ie - timing, image quality, messaging, target market, etc. Test on a relative basis with multiple ads. 
Lee Tonitto's curator insight,
July 19, 2013 9:51 AM
Here is a great source of metrics for your next social media campaign
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This July marks the return of an annual art installation in Agueda, Portugal featuring Ivo Tavares Studio‘s colorful street canopies made of hovering umbrellas. Granted, this porous garland of parasols does a more efficient job shading against the sun than sheltering from precipitation, but the highly photogenic installation has turned some of Agueda’s shopping streets into cheery, makeshift arcades that have generated an overwhelmingly positive response... Via Lauren Moss
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Instagram videos: How to use video shorts on Instagram to share visually compelling stories to promote your brand and marketing message online. Via Dr. Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , R.Conrath, Ed.D.
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wanderingsalsero's curator insight,
July 12, 2013 10:50 PM
An obvious 'must have' for anybody who's open minded and curious about different kinds of music. 
Carlos H's curator insight,
November 4, 2013 4:29 PM
Music curation is in the future of music and allows producers and artist the oppotunity of touching their fan base. Wtih music curation you as an artist allow your fans to tell you what they want to hear, this allows the industry to filter out the one hit wonder who linger s around and makes way for the true talents to do what they love. |
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Designed by Apple This is it. This is what matters. The experience of a product. How it makes someone feel. When you start by imagining What that might be li... Via Sylvain Leroux
Sylvain Leroux's curator insight,
July 17, 2013 11:28 AM
Last corporate campaign "Designed by apple California".
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'Big data' has been the big buzz for the past few years. We've thrown together five projects using mass information in creative ways. Via Alessandro Rea
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If you're managing social media for your business, it might be useful to know about some of the most surprising social media statistics this year. Here are ten that might make you rethink the way you're approaching social media.
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visage|SDK™ HeadTrack package is aimed at applications that require high-performance, accurate 3D head pose tracking in video. It is the same tracking engine as FaceTrack, configured to track and return 3D head translation and rotation. Tracking works in color, grayscale, near infrared and thermal video. visage|SDK™ offers this technology in form of a well-documented C++ Software Development Kit.
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July 16, 2013 4:11 PM
At its most basic level a responsive website responds to the viewport of the device improving readability, but there are many other details that can be interpreted differently.
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We imagined what a World Without Mobile would look like. Odd isn't it? Join us and share your love of mobile at http://on.fb.me/QvL0nd
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The sweetness of honey. The bite of 80,000 bees. Watch the making of the video where Dewar's Highlander Honey bees build real sculptures out of natural honey...
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![Do It Yourself Home Improvement [INFOGRAPHIC] | Design, Science and Technology | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/I86Ku2XI7ZmnSN3Zael4gzl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
Ever wonder if DIY home improvements are really worth the time and money? From replacing carpet to simply sprucing up your yard, many home improvement and remodeling projects can yield a high return on investment. In other words, the value the renovation adds to your house is greater than the cost. Before bringing out the toolkit or paint brush, check out this DIY infographic from http://blog.nationwide.com to discover the best home improvements for resale.
Source: http://blog.nationwide.com/diy-home-improvement-infographic/
Mark Donovan's curator insight,
September 6, 2015 1:42 PM
Great infographic for homeowners who are thinking about a major home construction/remodeling project.
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This has led to a number of ‘responsive rules’ being changed and others being added to suit responsive design as we know it today. Via gonzodesign
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July 13, 2013 9:51 AM
what are the more important of these ‘responsive web design rules’ and how do we go about implementing them in our projects? There are four rules that are currently seen as being the most relevant to the responsive sphere, and they are as follows:
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A powerful talk by Tony Wagner attempts to uncover the 7 skills students must have in order to prepared for the future. Via Gust MEES
's comment July 13, 2013 1:21 PM
Thanks Gust very interesting. Independent learning is essential in today's society.
Gust MEES's comment,
July 13, 2013 6:26 PM
@Elizabeth I agree by 300%!!! OUT of ONLY #SchoolCocoon ;) ===> #SocialLearning MUST get ALSO included ;)
's comment July 14, 2013 4:29 AM
There are pockets of teachers who do see how important this is. I can understand the pressure of teaching to the test though. Senior management in schools need to take responsibility to make this change. Teachers don't understand the social networking tool so difficult to teach....that's what I'm here/there for :)
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A showcase of the best infographics from around the web (Internet Users By Region – How Much Of The World Is Online? A look at the current statistics of worldwide internet usage. Via Lauren Moss
's comment July 11, 2013 5:05 PM
Interesting facts. Thanks for sharing them with us...
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Sylvain Leroux's curator insight,
July 11, 2013 9:16 AM
Infographic that shows America’s 25 biggest advertisers, in terms of media spending |
