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The Audience Takes Charge
As everyone with any sense is saying, the time is past due to put the audience first. That may sound easy; it isn’t – Content Marketing Institute
1960s Vintage Film: The Home Of The Future: Year 1999 A.D.
Women in Tech Band Together to Track Diversity, After Hours
Eight women formed Project Include, a nonprofit effort to collect and share data, hoping to diversify the rank-and-file in Silicon Valley’s tech companies.
Mobile OS Paradigm
Are tablets the next big thing, a saturated market (already), dead (!), or just in a lull? The debate continues while the sales of tablets continue to outpace laptops and will soon overtake all PCs…
Continuous Productivity: New tools and a new way of working for a new era
What happens when the tools and technologies we use every day become mainstream parts of the business world? What happens when we stop leading separate “consumer” and “professional” lives when it …
Digiday Shows There Is Money in Media if You Stay Focused
Digital publisher says revenue will grow by 50% this year, and it has never taken outside funding.
This 10-Minute Routine Will Increase Your Clarity And Creativity — Life Learning — Medium
My Tablet Has Stickers — Learning By Shipping — Medium
When I received my new 9.7” iPad Pro I decided to break tablet tradition and personalize it with stickers, just as I’ve done on laptops…
5 Steps to Creating an Engaging, High-Conversion Website
When it comes to your website-in-the-making, can you just not bring yourself to push the publish button? Relax, the process is a lot easier than you think. Just follow these five steps.
Cruel Optimism
Anohni’s album, “Hopelessness,” aspires to create a better world. Why don’t we?
The Cost of a Year’s Worth of Conventions — The Billfold
The 5 Biggest Trends in SEO: 2016
Rand Fishkin's presentation covering 7 of the biggest trends in SEO in 2016 from changes in Google's handling of keywords to CTR opportunities to machine learn…
The best things in journalism were never made to reach the most people, but the right people
“The truth is that the best and most important things the media (let’s say specifically the news media) has ever made were not made to reach the most people — they were made to reach the right people,” The Verge’s Josh Topolsky writes. “Because human beings exist, and we are not content consumption machines. What …
How I negotiated for an additional $15,000 at Yammer. — We Are Yammer — Medium
The first time I asked someone on a date, I had a mini panic attack. To this day I honestly don’t know if he said yes, I couldn’t hear him on the other end of the phone. As soon as I uttered those…
Bill Nye’s 2016 Forecast Challenge
As you may have heard, bodybuilder and meteorologist Joe Bastardi challenged Bill Nye the Science Guy to show a link between carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the world’s temperature. He also challenged Bill to forecast where temperatures are headed over the next 5 years. Well, Bill Nye has accepted Joe’s challenge, as he explains in this video. Bill not only explores the data supporting climate change, but also looks at some of organizations Joe has spoken to (including the Coal Trading Conference and the North American Gas Forum), telling them what they want to hear. Watch this video t...
Privacy International
The first rule of pricing is that you don’t talk about pricing.
I’ve been slightly obsessed about pricing since 2010. Before joining Fluxx, I was part of the team that changed the price of The Times…
Silicon Valley’s Legendary ‘Coach’ Bill Campbell Has Died
The executive was the go-to CEO whisperer to many tech legends.
That Facebook monetisation question
The dark side of Guardian comments
As part of a series into the rising global phenomenon of online harassment, the Guardian commissioned research into the 70m comments left on its site since 2006 and discovered that of the ten most abused writers eight are women, and the two men are black
The Biggest (And Best) Difference Between Millennials and My Generation
If you can distinctly recall the excitement of walking into your weekly computer lab session and seeing a room full of Apple 2Es displaying the start scr...
The scientific way to train white people to stop being racist
What makes race so hard for white people to talk about?
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How to Stop Overthinking Everything and Find Peace of Mind
We all overthink aspects of our lives. Whether it's decisions, regrets, self-worth, or general worries about the future, we're so often stuck inside our own heads that it feels like there's no way out. Here's how to quit overthinking everything and move on.
Reddit releases official iPhone app
Reddit has released an official iPhone app for its popular online service, allowing users to more easily access Reddit content while on the go. The app allows users to browse…
5 Reasons You Need a Content Marketing Calendar (And How to Make One)
It's not the sexiest part of your digital strategy, but creating a content calendar is essential for marketing success. Here are some notes on why a content calendar is of benefit, along with some tips to get you started.
How to Start Reading Comics
I have great news for you: if you’re reading this, you have everything you need to be a passionate fan of comics. All that is required is your desire to find out more about this awesome medium which encompasses an infinite variety of stories, moods, styles, and subjects. But here are some more concrete steps you can take to let comics into your life: STEP 1: Don’t Panic! These words are, of course, famously written in “large, friendly letters” on that miraculous work, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, but they are also excellent advice to the new or nervous comics fan. There’s a ton out...
The tech industry wants to use women’s voices – they just won't listen to them
From Siri to Microsoft’s Tay, women’s voices are leading the AI frontier but we have no reason to believe the male-dominated industry understands us at all
My New Book, Marriage Advice, and Hamilton: 50 Snapchat Questions Answered!
In which John answers 50 questions he received via snapchat (where you can find him at johngreensnaps) on topics including his next book, the Looking for Alaska movie, the musical Hamilton, the status of Fireball Wilson Roberts, marriage advice, and his favorite season. Thanks for the Question Tuesday questions, Snapchat! And thanks to Rosianna for graphics help: http://youtube.com/rosianna ---- Subscribe to our newsletter! http://nerdfighteria.com/newsletter/ And join the community at http://nerdfighteria.com http://effyeahnerdfighters.com Help transcribe videos - http://nerdfighteria.info...