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"Today Gen X is anywhere between 31 and 53, and, despite being the most highly educated generation in..." 27 Aug 2013 | 03:19 pm
“Today Gen X is anywhere between 31 and 53, and, despite being the most highly educated generation in American history, it’s gotten screwed at every economic turn, from the recession of the early 1990...
Anchoring Effect, I Choose You! 15 Aug 2013 | 07:56 pm
Anchoring Effect, I Choose You!: Researcher and behavioural economist Leigh Caldwell flagged this interesting article up on Twitter. Itâs asking whether the behavioural science revolution in the leg...
"I write this not to help bury Musk; I’m not nearly famous enough to even hit a nail in his coffin. I..." 15 Aug 2013 | 02:55 pm
“"I write this not to help bury Musk; I’m not nearly famous enough to even hit a nail in his coffin. I write this to point out that, in the US, people will treat any crank seriously if he has enough m...
Noahpinion: The cruel trick played by history on Milton Friedman 14 Aug 2013 | 06:07 pm
Noahpinion: The cruel trick played by history on Milton Friedman: This is a very interesting piece about Milton Friedman, economist darling of right-wing politicians. It points out that in his econom...
Big data, big advertising - what about big emotion? | Marketing Society Blogs 2013 14 Aug 2013 | 05:46 pm
Big data, big advertising - what about big emotion? | Marketing Society Blogs 2013: The Marketing Society Blogs 2013: BrainJuicer - Tom Ewing - Big data, big advertisingâ¦what about big emotion? I w...
""It is a belief that has been central to much of the journalism about spying and spies over the past..." 9 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
“ "It is a belief that has been central to much of the journalism about spying and spies over the past fifty years. That the anonymous figures in the intelligence world have a dark omniscience. That ...
Behind the numbers: how to understand big moments on Twitter | Twitter Blog 9 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
Behind the numbers: how to understand big moments on Twitter | Twitter Blog: How do you know when a big moment on Twitter really is a big moment on Twitter?… This Twitter blog is an interesting exam...
alewing: mkupperman: OUR MEMBERS ARENT LONELY They… they just... 8 Aug 2013 | 04:06 pm
alewing: mkupperman: OUR MEMBERS ARENT LONELY They… they just havent met their ideal yet, okay THEY’RE NOT CRYING Persuasive messaging
The First Cut Is The Shallowest 7 Aug 2013 | 08:48 pm
My problem with thinking in terms of “generations” - boomers, gen X, millennials, etc. - isn’t that these divisions are totally useless. It’s that generational information only starts to get really in...
Troll-Playing Bonus Rule 2 Aug 2013 | 06:41 pm
When you’re imagining the horrible things a user might do, DON’T ASSUME it’s an outside user. It might be, certainly. But sometimes some of the most toxic behaviour in online spaces comes from ‘power ...
