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May 30

Five Albums to stream for Free this week by Flavorwire

Five Albums to stream for Free this week by Flavorwire

tinyUNI is the world’s tiniest University that provides digestible shortcuts for lazy entrepreneurs, to start & grow their business. (Instead of watching hours of expensive online courses, we give you the actionable summaries that you can implement in minutes!)

tinyUNI is the world’s tiniest University that provides digestible shortcuts for lazy entrepreneurs, to start & grow their business. (Instead of watching hours of expensive online courses, we give you the actionable summaries that you can implement in minutes!)

May 29

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May 28

May 27

What would be the World without Mark Zuckerberg? Instead of looking at their contributions, Forbes Brazil has adopted an unconventional view on the business leaders of the world—the impact of their absence from society today.  For example, in a world without Mark Zuckerberg we wouldn’t have had to sit through the film Social Network.  Also check out a world without Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Richard Branson and others. See the ads here.

What would be the World without Mark Zuckerberg?

Instead of looking at their contributions, Forbes Brazil has adopted an unconventional view on the business leaders of the world—the impact of their absence from society today.  For example, in a world without Mark Zuckerberg we wouldn’t have had to sit through the film Social Network.  Also check out a world without Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Richard Branson and others.

See the ads here.

Every city is filled with different neighborhoods, but often, you won’t find these places on any map. They’re word-of-mouth zoning distinctions known only to locals. The boundaries are vague and arbitrary, based as much upon the way people eat and dress as real estate prices and income per capita. Yet if these areas are distinctive to city culture, is there a way that we could measure them and analyze them—map them—scientifically? A team of students (Justin Cranshaw, Raz Schwartz) and professors (Jason I. Hong and Norman Sadeh) from Carnegie Mellon’s Mobile Commerce Lab has done just that. Their research project is called Livehoods, which analyzed 18 million Foursquare check-ins to spot algorithmic relationships between the spots people frequent. “Livehoods looks at the geographic distance between venues, but also a form of ‘social distance’ that measures the degree of overlap in the people that check-in to them,” the team tells Co.Design. “For example, if the algorithm notices that the people that visit a local bar are the same people that visit a nearby restaurant, these two places will be more likely to be grouped together.” As more and more people and places are analyzed, Livehoods clusters this data into what becomes a collection distinctive neighborhoods—places filled with people who enjoy going to the same restaurants, coffee shops, and music venues. And as calculating as the approach could seem, Livehoods’ scientific basis makes it extremely valuable as a social artifact: It defines local culture without the inherent judgement that comes along with human stereotyping. Read More here: A Map Of Your City’s Invisible Neighborhoods, According To Foursquare | Co.Design: business innovation design)

Every city is filled with different neighborhoods, but often, you won’t find these places on any map. They’re word-of-mouth zoning distinctions known only to locals. The boundaries are vague and arbitrary, based as much upon the way people eat and dress as real estate prices and income per capita.

Yet if these areas are distinctive to city culture, is there a way that we could measure them and analyze them—map them—scientifically? A team of students (Justin Cranshaw, Raz Schwartz) and professors (Jason I. Hong and Norman Sadeh) from Carnegie Mellon’s Mobile Commerce Lab has done just that. Their research project is called Livehoods, which analyzed 18 million Foursquare check-ins to spot algorithmic relationships between the spots people frequent. “Livehoods looks at the geographic distance between venues, but also a form of ‘social distance’ that measures the degree of overlap in the people that check-in to them,” the team tells Co.Design. “For example, if the algorithm notices that the people that visit a local bar are the same people that visit a nearby restaurant, these two places will be more likely to be grouped together.” As more and more people and places are analyzed, Livehoods clusters this data into what becomes a collection distinctive neighborhoods—places filled with people who enjoy going to the same restaurants, coffee shops, and music venues. And as calculating as the approach could seem, Livehoods’ scientific basis makes it extremely valuable as a social artifact: It defines local culture without the inherent judgement that comes along with human stereotyping.

Read More here: A Map Of Your City’s Invisible Neighborhoods, According To Foursquare | Co.Design: business innovation design)

May 26

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May 25

Beautiful pencil drawings by Christina Empedocles.

Beautiful pencil drawings by Christina Empedocles.

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May 24

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XXYYXX | XXYYXX -

Immediate download of 13-track album in your choice of MP3 320, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

XXYYXX is the name of Orlando, FL’s 16 year old producer, Marcel Everett. Marcel works out of his bedroom creating harmonious music that provokes emotion and transmits vivid images of peace and still sadness. His music has been featured on XLR8R, The Needle Drop, Earmilk, Indie Shuffle, BIRP and many more.

May 23

One vanishing art that can still be studied in the interstices of the assault of global retail is vernacular typography. All over the world, there are cities and towns that retain their rich traditions of vernacular signage. Unfortunately, the fate of these typographic havens is being threatened by the uniformity of corporate advertising, which ignores and subverts local history and tradition.  Created by Molly Woodward the Vernacular Topography website seeks to collect and document examples of these vanishing symbols of art and culture.

One vanishing art that can still be studied in the interstices of the assault of global retail is vernacular typography. All over the world, there are cities and towns that retain their rich traditions of vernacular signage. Unfortunately, the fate of these typographic havens is being threatened by the uniformity of corporate advertising, which ignores and subverts local history and tradition. 

Created by Molly Woodward the Vernacular Topography website seeks to collect and document examples of these vanishing symbols of art and culture.

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May 22

Forget Farmville, Cityville and other virtual Facebook cities, for all music and hip hop fans Jay-Z has announced his plans for a Facebook game titled Empire. According to the synopsis of the beta game, “Empire takes you on a journey from the streets of Marcy Housing in Brooklyn to the hotspots of the rich and famous: from hustler, to entrepreneur, to business mogul. But, don’t forget friends and family, or your karma will suffer. Make the right choices and you can have it all: cash, bling, fame, street cred and good karma.”  Enjoy

Forget Farmville, Cityville and other virtual Facebook cities, for all music and hip hop fans Jay-Z has announced his plans for a Facebook game titled Empire. According to the synopsis of the beta game, “Empire takes you on a journey from the streets of Marcy Housing in Brooklyn to the hotspots of the rich and famous: from hustler, to entrepreneur, to business mogul. But, don’t forget friends and family, or your karma will suffer. Make the right choices and you can have it all: cash, bling, fame, street cred and good karma.” 

Enjoy

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