Had a great time at Dscoop8, learning some new things and reinforcing a few core concepts we’ve been working with at Alaska Litho. Thanks to everyone who participated with questions and comments after my presentation yesterday! If you were there and want some of the sources and additional statistics, I sent in a PDF to […]
Self Portraits & Media Psych
Ever wonder about the impact of profile photos? If so, there's a piece on social psychology research and self portraits at Mashable you'll want to read: http://mashable.com/2013/02/15/social-media-and-the-selfie/ In it, there's a great point by +Pamela Rutledge about our tailored representations of self being based on social spaces across on/offline interactions. We use different photos and content […]
Building The Trust Economy
Here's a good example of trust economy growth: Klout users with high enough ratings are being invited to invest their social capital. This article covers a new cloud storage service called Frostbox, but the company behind it has other opportunities too. Embedded Link Got a Klout Score Over 60? You Can Get a Piece of […]
The Medium is the Message
The devices and platforms we choose to read on (not what or how much we read) may be contributing to our information overload. "The more contained, or even constrained, a platform feels, the more it can contribute to people feeling less overwhelmed…" Read the article from Nieman Journalism Lab: http://bit.ly/YkDgeF Embedded Link How we read, […]
Trust as Currency
We're entering the 3rd wave of trust, says Rachel Botsman in this brilliant TED talk: The currency of the new economy is trust http://bit.ly/UB5ueH Embedded Link Rachel Botsman: The currency of the new economy is trust | Video on TED.com TED Talks There’s been an explosion of collaborative consumption — web-powered sharing of cars, apartments, […]
Two-Screen Viewing
40% of the time people are on tablets they are also doing something else. Eating, using a smartphone, listening to the radio, cooking, traveling, talking … and of course watching tv (63%). Adweek has a great infographic illustrating our dexterity: http://bit.ly/XkXDrK Embedded Link Data Points: Two-Screen Viewing Tablet owners often multi-task while on their devices, […]
Mental Exercise
Being scared while watching The Shining is like walking for 30 minutes. This study showed it burns enough calories to equal a chocolate bar, but at the same time the adrenaline lowers your appetite. The top 10 calorie-burning frightening films to get your heart pumping http://bit.ly/Setllc Embedded Link Watching horror films burns nearly 200 calories […]
Self awareness, social media & narcissism
A new post popped up today about youth narcissism and social media that caught my eye http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2012/10/26/youth-narcissism-and-social-networking/ It also reminded me of this article in the NY Times that raises some interesting questions about the constant documentation of our (and our children's) lives and what impact this could have. http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/why-we-should-take-fewer-pictures-of-our-children/ Both look at how our […]
Americans Under 30 are Readers
Reading rates are high for Americans under 30. 83% read a book in the last year, with 75% reading print and 19% ebooks. The 18-24 age group has the highest reading rate of all ages (88% read a book in the last year). 60% of those under 30 had also used a library, and many […]