Life hacks for using social networks without being miserable.
Using Facebook can make you depressed, according to a survey of some relevant social-science research. But the same research suggests three ways to hack your mind-Facebook interface.
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To embrace innovation, CIOs need to learn to let go
Faced with the prospect of becoming mere custodians of whatever cool projects their fellow executives in marketing cook up, CIOs are learning to embrace innovation on their own terms.
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PR folks: Here’s how to pitch me
The lovely Ayelet Noff from PR firm Blonde 2.0 interviewed me on the best way for PR people to approach me with stories. Here’s an excerpt, but read the full story on her site if you’re wondering about this kind of thing.
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A few notes on innovation
Perhaps the Internet revolution is over. But perhaps the spirit is only sleeping, waiting for the next round of disruptive innovation to topple today’s giants, just as they toppled the previous generation.
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TL;DR: Your emails are too long
I recently met with an interesting startup from Israel called TL;DR that has changed the way I’m thinking about and using email.
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Heroic levels of hype
I’m going to try something new this week. I’ve been admiring emails by Om Malik, Alexis Madrigal, and Caitlin Dewey,
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Why I’m using blind auditions to recruit journalists for VentureBeat
Orchestras in the U.S. used to be 95% to 100% male. But after instituting blind auditions, with the applicants performing their music
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The surfers v. the VC
So I’m on jury duty this week, and as I walk out of the courthouse on our lunch recess, I
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The future of education: Tablets, or hands-on?
I read the Times story on Amplify, Rupert Murdoch’s 650-person startup aimed at reinventing education via tablet games, with mixed
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The lovely leather of Walnut Studiolo
About a year ago I wrote about Walnut Studiolo, a Portland-based craft shop that makes leather and wood accessories for