Category: Social
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The social network where we’re all just a number
The social network where we’re all just a number:
What if I was secretly a cat person (the horror) and wanted to talk about my love of cats, or had a really embarrassing disease I wanted to talk about with other people? These might not be things I’d tweet about.… Continued
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IBM predicts that steampunk will be totally hip this year
IBM predicts that steampunk will be totally hip this year:
We’re not quite sure when IBM started making proclamations on the future of fashion, but here we have it: the company’s “Social Sentiment Index” has declared 2013 the year of steampunk.… Continued
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Engineers Suck at Finding the Right Jobs
Engineers Suck at Finding the Right Jobs:
I’ll show you why we are lucky bastards, why we aren’t so good at picking the right jobs and some hints on how to solve this issue. […] At least three things make “now” the best time to be a software engineer: demand, projects, prestige.… Continued
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Antifragility: How disorder makes us stronger
Antifragility: How disorder makes us stronger:
In his latest book, Nassim Taleb celebrates the strengthening effects of stress and chaos. […] Taleb argues that Switzerland is a model of stability precisely because it doesn’t have a big central bank or national government.… Continued
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Happy New Year, and Goodbye SPIN
A Message To Magazine Subscribers:
Following the September/October issue, SPIN has halted publication of our print edition to invest more deeply in our digital properties, including SPIN.com, SPIN Play for iPad, and SPIN mobile.
Goodbye SPIN, I used to buy you while you (and I) were still young… and I wouldn’t be surprised to see more of this kind of news in 2013.
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The 0th Trap of Teams
The zeroeth trap of teams is calling any old group of people a team and then expecting teamwork and collaboration. A team is a social organization, a group of people who work collaboratively to accomplish some goal. Every team is a group of people, but not every group of people is a team.… Continued
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Journalists’ Addresses Posted In Revenge For Newspaper’s Google Map Of Gun Permit Owners
Journalists’ Addresses Posted In Revenge For Newspaper’s Google Map Of Gun Permit Owners:
A week after the Newtown massacre, The Journal News published an interactive Google Map with the names and addresses of gun permit owners in select New York cities.… Continued
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Everything You’ll Ever Need To Know About Gamification
So you want to know more about gamification? Maybe the following TechCrunch articles by Tadhg Kelly can help:
- The Gameplay Is The Gameplay. Always.
- Everything You’ll Ever Need To Know About Gamification
- Real Gamification Mechanics Require Simplicity And, Yes, Game Designers Can Do It
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All the World’s a Game, and Business Is a Player
All the World’s a Game, and Business Is a Player:
Congratulations. Reading the first paragraph of this article has earned you a badge. This article is also a game. You can win by exploring the elements of this page. The scoreboard below will keep track of your achievements.… Continued