Dan Ariely has pointed to the power of relativity when it comes choosing and experiencing those choices. Satisfaction with a meal, a job, a car, is often relative not only to what others around us are experiencing, but is also dependent on how the event is presented at the time when we choose. A [...]
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Thought networking
Good intro to the concept of thought networking from Primal Fusion who are developing what I’m hoping will be an interesting platform. Excerpts from original post below. “Thought networks provide a concrete semantic representation of our thoughts, ideas and interests. Encoded as data, our thoughts are accessible to the power of computing. Semantic synthesis provides [...]
4th screen, a genius ad.
Just came across this impressive ad (about a year old) at the end of a TED talk. I’m not a marketer, but the emotive brand association is clear genius.
“Every effort made to execute your other in the quickest possible time…. “
From a past trip to india. Click on image to see the polite offer for a hitman service. and “All discharge are freshley made”.
The Internet as a Brain
Just came across this post by Jeffrey Stibel. The Internet is a Brain. It prompted this first post, as this is realy what I’m interested in exploring. How we can figure out how to use the internet to achieve global superordinate goals. Its not a new concept, but with the social web coming into its [...]
