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Nov. 21, 2012 at 6:57pm with 9 notes
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Previously, the notion that data is the currency of the web meant users gave away their behavior data to web sites in exchange for free services. Slowly but surely, however, that notion seems to be evolving. Maybe Zoë Keating wants data in lieu of royalties for the privilege of streaming her music, and maybe a web site wants my offline location data enough to give me a gift card worth enough that I’d hand it over. Either way, it’s all about the realization that some data is worth its weight — and then some — in cold, hard cash.
Nov. 2, 2012 at 6:43pm with 529 notes
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Downtown Goes Dark on Foursquare
By Sam Biddle
As saltwater poured into Manhattan, Manhattanites fled to higher, electrified ground like Wi-Fi rats. But other than tweets, we had no proof—until now. New Yorkers’ Foursquare checkins, charted by the company itself, show a massive exodus northward, out of the Dead Zone and into techie comfort.
Sep. 7, 2012 at 12:08am with 12,570 notes
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Aug. 18, 2012 at 5:01pm with 2,284 notes
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Your life does not get better by chance, its gets better by change.
Jul. 28, 2012 at 5:43pm with 4 notes
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The Curiosity Chronicles: Curious About...Collective Suspension of Disbelief.
(From my Chinese Column, as usual, presented in its original Mandarin and English.)
Years ago I read an article in a magazine about flying. I have no idea why as I am not remotely interested at all in aviation, but this piece really spoke to me. In it, a pilot was interviewed and asked…
Jul. 22, 2012 at 1:05pm with 190 notes
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Lucky people increase their odds of chance encounters or experiences by interacting with a large number of people
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Lucky people increase their odds of chance encounters or experiences by interacting with a large number of people
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Lucky people increase their odds of chance encounters or experiences by interacting with a large number of people
Jul. 10, 2012 at 2:03pm with 62 notes
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For both men and women, becoming an entrepreneur was associated with social skills and entrepreneurial intentions expressed at age 16. In addition, we found gender-specific pathways. For men, becoming an entrepreneur was predicted by having a self-employed father; for women, it was predicted by their parents’ socioeconomic resources. These findings point to conjoint influences of both social structure and individual agency in shaping occupational choice and implementation.
