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Month: July 2012
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Amazon’s Founder Pledges $2.5 Million in Support of Same-Sex Marriage – NYTimes.com
“Jen,” the e-mail said, “this is right for so many reasons. We’re in for $2.5 million. Jeff & MacKenzie.” via thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com Put your politics aside for a second. Two people who love each other deserve to make it legal in the eyes and laws of the community in which they live. We should all give… Read.
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Peggy Noonen – The Dark Night Rises – WSJ.com
Some of the sadness and frustration following Aurora has to do with the fact that no one thinks anyone can, or will, do anything to make our culture better. via online.wsj.com Beautifully written, honest look at what the omnipresence of violence and sex and horror in our culture is doing to desensitize us. Read.
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Steve Jobs Would Not Have Approved This Siri Ad
The latest Siri commercial just hit, and like recent ad spots, Apple turned to a celebrity to endorse the lackluster iOS feature. And, also like the other commercials, the dialog between Siri and the user seems a bit more simple, almost mundane, in comparisons to the early Siri commercials. via techcrunch.com This doesn't feel like… Read.
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The Open Graph protocol
The Open Graph protocol enables any web page to become a rich object in a social graph. For instance, this is used on Facebook to allow any web page to have the same functionality as any other object on Facebook. While many different technologies and schemas exist and could be combined together, there isn't a… Read.
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DOMO :: What We Do :: Overview
Really good looking executive dashboards. Read.
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Amazon same-day delivery: How the e-commerce giant will destroy local retail. – Slate Magazine
But now Amazon has a new game. Now that it has agreed to collect sales taxes, the company can legally set up warehouses right inside some of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation. Why would it want to do that? Because Amazon’s new goal is to get stuff to you immediately—as soon as a… Read.
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The World as We Knew it is Over. Now What?
Move from managing by command and control to inspire and support – It takes courage to change the way you do things and to be radically transparent about what works and what doesn’t. You still need to measure the right things but innovation, by its nature, is full of insecurity. Focus on getting everyone on… Read.
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The dilema facing advertising when it comes to hiring young talent
If agencies want to bring top talent to their shops, they've got to find a way to make the work they're doing something people admire and respect as much or more than the alternative career paths available to them. via paulisakson.typepad.com amen brother. Read.
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Anderson Cooper: “The Fact Is, I’m Gay.” – The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan – The Daily Beast
In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God’s greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life. via andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com That right there, that insight, is what we all need to remember, every day. That's the essence of… Read.
