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Google Earth Reveals Sixth Sense of Cattle, Deer (7)
on Wired Science (406) permalinkThough my farm-raised father insists differently, there's something a bit spooky about cows standing in a field. They're just a bit too placid; I've always suspected that those limpid eyes hide strange secrets. And what do you know -- I was right! German and Czech biologists have shown that cattle, along with deer, instinctively stand in a north-south direction. They appear to possess a sixth sense of magnetism. After studying Google Earth satellite images of ...Shared by Brooks Garrett (27) Daniel (19) dmierkin (26) Gautam (116) Gregory Go (126) Lasse Rintakumpu (15) Mr. Matt (76)Contribute comment
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Usain Bolt Is Freaky Fast, But Nowhere Near Human Limits (59)
on Wired Top Stories (5392) permalinkAs astonishing as Usain Bolt's record-breaking 100-meter sprint was, his time of 9.69 seconds is nowhere near what biostatisticians predict is the natural limit for the human body. But because he broke the mathematical model that had fit 100-meter record data for almost a century, Bolt's incredible performance could reset how fast researchers believe humans ultimately can run.Shared by ~V~ (27) Adrian (89) Angelica (33) Brandon (81) Bryan (110) Carlos Eduardo (42) Crossbar (103) Damien (115) Dan (32) Digg Boss (649) Dion Rodrigues (69) Doug Walsworth (11) Erik Chillingworth (19) Felix (46) Geoff K (49) Gianluca Neri (8) Herbal Lemon (54) heringermr (52) Jamie McGibbon (214) Jay Bandoy (120) Jeff (21) Jeff Hertlein (44) John Scheeser (12) Jorge (26) kant (142) Kate (292) Keith B (235) Keith Bradbury (217) Kevin (14) Kevin Federline (522) Kuushal (36) Lasse Rintakumpu (15) laura (47) Michael Mior (193) Mithrill (45) Mr. BabyMan (782) Mr. Matt (76) Nick (51) Nikollas Ordway (193) NMajdan (11) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (150) Pedro Markun (98) Philip V. (7) ProfVegas (919) Rami Taibah (488) Sandy (20) Saul (57) Sean (12) skytsui (10) T. Matt Sanders (12) tharik (142) Thinh (141) Toby (722) Tom Davies (819) Tom Thorpe (14) Tony Jones (39) turker (38) Wing Yung (15) xxdesmus (119)Contribute comment
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Musician Ryan Adams' Success Secret [Goals] (52)
on Lifehacker (33955) permalinkRyan Adams is one of the most prolific musicians in modern music. In the last eight years he averaged a release of one full studio album per year. In one year alone, he released three albums! Since 2000, he has contributed to dozens of other albums and movie soundtracks. One night I stumbled on one of his televised performances, which involved a question and answer session with the audience afterwards. One fan asked how he ...Shared by Aaron (121) Aaron (78) Aaron R (434) Andrew (40) Andrew (20) Bjorn (121) Blogbarger (15) Brian (93) Brian Wilson (22) capt bro (119) Chris (20) Christopher (161) Crutcher D (100) Emon (96) Gene (21) Huang (29) iammikeb (81) idham (20) Jackye Stephens (146) jer_c (51) Joe Storm (18) Jon (54) Julianne (25) Jürgen (28) kidmarmite (117) kskobac (48) Lasse Rintakumpu (15) Lon (19) m0d (56) Marcus (15) marya (56) mehori (22) MrGuff (125) Munjaros (21) Nice Fish Films (248) Noah J (31) Patrick (20) Richard (23) Sam Harrelson (67) SAWagner30 (84) Scott (23) Scott Walter (38) Shannon Prickett (103) Shawn (36) Steve (25) Tino (42) tomwsmf (89) Torben Kristensen (247) Tyler (31) Vandywolfer (16) Witek Koroblewski (11) XNet (26)Explore read four notes
- Vandywolfer said: Kind of a dumb post, but I love Ryan Adams...
- Brian Wilson said: For all college students or people who feel overwhelmed by the complex and competitive world we live in this is a must-read.
- Patrick said: In a way.. this "secret" is true. I'll try to keep this in mind from now. To me, that means spending at least 2-3 hours each day for coding. :)
- Andrew said: This is pretty inspiring.
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The intangibles (52)
on Seth's Blog (4465) permalinkLet's say your service costs more than the commodity-oriented competition (I hope it does!). Where do you find repeat business or even new business? How do you make a sale (to another business or to a consumer) when you cost more? The answer, of course, is the intangibles. The things that have no price. Things that customers value more than it costs you to provide them. If you don't have that, all you can do ...Shared by AARRIETA (53) aElian (54) Andres (16) atul (547) B O (66) Benjamin Shyong (36) Chandoo (210) Charles (31) Christelle (29) Christopher (161) Daan (89) danliebke (205) David Kotowski (3) Dominik (153) Felfoldi (39) Fuzzyman (46) Gauravonomics (248) glongman (53) Greg (47) havokinthemind (22) Jason (20) John (46) johnhopkins (8) Josh Lawton (26) Juan Fernando Zuluaga C. (47) Kenneth (30) Lantz (40) Lasse Rintakumpu (15) Lee (81) MAlbano (39) Matthew Bennett (42) Mattias (32) Mike F (2100) Nick Campbell (111) Peter (26) pongle (19) Ranvir (23) RLivsey (35) Rodrigo (36) RoyBlumenthal (40) Rudolf Olah (33) Ryan (26) Sara Abrons (5) Saravanan (28) SAWagner30 (84) Scott (45) Scott (24) Sebastian (25) Seth G (164) skeggsjp (11) theCan (35) Tomboys in Fishnets (176)
- Felfoldi said: Fantastic posting for service based companies.
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Large Hadron Collider Begins Testing (12)
on Wired Top Stories (5392) permalinkThe Large Hadron Collider, soon-to-be the world's most powerful atom smasher, begins testing this weekend.Shared by Alex (22) Clint Revell (13) iuri (24) jeanphony (20) Lasse Rintakumpu (15) LeeSongJ (62) Mahesh Basantani (391) MG (166) Nice Fish Films (248) Tad Chef (674) TeachnTech (73) Thestor Cargo GLXP Startup (101)Contribute comment
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A cloned dog, a Mormon in mink-lined handcuffs and a tantalising mystery | Mail Online (6)
permalinkCould the new owner of the world's first commercially cloned pups be the same woman who, 30 years ago, had been the star of one of the most bizarre, entertaining and downright saucy court cases in living memory?
- Delilah said: This is a fascinating story, I wonder if anything will come of it.
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CERN Rap on Vimeo (8)
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- Tony Buser said: The BEST (only?) rap song about CERN's Large Hadron Collider
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Scientist Builds Visual Circuits to Harness Your Brain's GPU (4)
on Wired Science (406) permalinkA cognitive scientist wants to employ M.C. Escher's bag of optical tricks to get your eyes to solve logic problems. More specifically, Mark Changizi, a former Caltech fellow and current cognitive science professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute suggests that human beings can use their brain's visual-processing abilities to solve LSAT-style logic puzzles, simply by staring at images designed to get their eyes to compute. Because this form of visual processing feels so effortless, such problems ...Contribute comment
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The web doesn't care _Seth's Blog (92)
on Seth's Blog (4465) permalinkWhen I first started talking about Permission Marketing ten years ago, marketers asked, "sure, but how does this help us?" A decade later, marketers look at Wikipedia or social media or the long tail or whatever trend is finally hitting them in the face and ask the same question. Here's the essential truth: This is the first mass marketing medium ever that isn't supported by ads. If a newspaper, a radio station or a TV ...Shared by Aaron (34) Aaron (27) abrudtkuhl (130) Adam Singer (78) Adrian Monck (12) ancameme (37) Andrei Vladescu-Olt (24) Andy (22) angol (255) ani625 (370) Anne-Marie McReynolds (23) Armando Alves (82) atul (547) barry (21) bigstrings (52) Bob Goyetche (45) Bob Walsh (10) bobleckridge (52) Boris (67) Brit (87) Carl (33) Chandoo (210) ckstevenson (17) Daniel (56) Doctor Setebos (71) doransky (166) Doug (117) Dr. Ernie (163) Eric (29) Eric (21) exactaBob (19) Gavin Rehkemper (37) Goktug (63) Graham English (23) Heather (15) Heids (20) idhorat (52) James and Tom (83) Javed (549) Jeff A Coon (18) Jeff Schmidt (100) Jody (25) John (26) Joining Dots (26) Joseph (74) Kerry (117) Kevin Wilson (21) Lasse Rintakumpu (15) LauraLee (181) lizunlong (153) marcel weiß (67) Marco Montemagno (14) Maria Reyes-McDavis (49) mariano (10) Martin (22) Merlene (31) Michael (222) Mike Subelsky (25) Muhammad Saleem (779) Nick (53) nicknich3 (89) Petar (43) Phillip Baker (46) pixites (50) pni (41) pongle (19) rafiq (50) ralamosm (26) Raphael Lullis (45) rnordman (53) Rob (29) RoyBlumenthal (40) Rubin (53) S. Oakley (27) Santappa (30) sapereaude17 (13) SeanConnolly2000 (8) shivanand (20) Simon (24) Simon Bugler (15) standard oil (12) Sue (130) Sue B (90) tarrask (89) Timm (11) Tommaso (25) trib (27) Vegard (58) Wiredset (142) wrburgess (23) Yuvi (139) Zubin (29)Explore read nine notes
- Maria Reyes-McDavis said: Amazingly simple break down of what social media comes down to.
- Boris said: so true. the new web is for the users. viva la revolution
- Jeff A Coon said: I love this. Our question as a marketer must be "How can we help our potential customers meet their goals."
- Graham English said: This is obviously happening to Twitter in a big way right now. New people are getting turned on to Twitter because they think there's something in it for them. "I'm an internet marketer (along with millions of other people) and I can get rich using Twitter. Maybe I'll even write an ebook about how I got rich using Twitter and sell it." Ugh.I'm much more apt to befriend a dad who likes parasailing or a college student studying medicine than I am an "internet marketing guru."
- Doctor Setebos said: "It's entirely possible it could be used that way, but it doesn't owe you anything. The question to ask isn't, "but how does this help me?" as if you have some sort of say in the matter. You don't get a vote on whether Google succeeds or whether your customers erect spam filters.The question to ask is, "how are people (the people I need to reach, interact with and tell stories to) going to use this new power and how can I help them achieve their goals?""
- bigstrings said: Liked this: The question to ask isn't, "but how does this help me?" as if you have some sort of say in the matter... The question to ask is, "how are people (the people I need to reach, interact with and tell stories to) going to use this new power and how can I help them achieve their goals?"
- Daniel said: The Web Doesn't care: Seth explains why companies need to drop their sense of entitlement and realize that the web is a different media animal because it isn't advertising supported.
- exactaBob said: Billion dollar question, at the end of Seth's excellent post, that all marketers should ask themselves.
- Gavin Rehkemper said: The question to ask is, "how are people (the people I need to reach, interact with and tell stories to) going to use this new power and how can I help them achieve their goals?"
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#104 Unpaid Internships (38)
on Stuff White People Like (612) permalinkIn most of the world when a person works long hours without pay, it is referred to as “slavery” or “forced labor.” For white people this process is referred to as an internship and is considered an essential stage in white development. The concept of working for little or no money underneath a superior has been around for centuries in the form of apprenticeship programs. Young people eager to learn a trade would spend time ...Shared by Aaron (120) Adam (46) adamconner7 (277) AJD (23) Alexander Carlill (32) Allan (43) Ben (41) Bill (26) biochimia (15) Brendan (33) Bryan (14) channing (56) Damon (87) Dan (21) Daniel (56) David (76) DavidM. (8) Derek (29) DWM (28) Ed (64) Ethan (39) gort581 (93) JasonG (35) Jonathan Sterling (141) Koka Sexton (66) Lasse Rintakumpu (15) mfelkins (45) Miguel Pires (53) Nish (32) phil a (1) Quinn (55) Raleigh (26) Ryan (100) Ryan Deschamps (13) Shack (70) Shea Sylvia (12) Sheryl (26) Will (15)Contribute comment
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Pigeons: The Next Step in Local Eating (No, Really) (15)
on Wired Top Stories (5392) permalinkWith global demand for meat threatening to topple the food system, it's time we put Pollan on steroids and remembered: pigeons are fowl.Shared by AndrewBadera (146) Cee Bee (171) g b (140) Gabe (79) John (139) Kai (907) Kelly O (37) Kevin (405) Lasse Rintakumpu (15) rsgalloway (80) Shea Gunther (388) Theron (5) Timothy Latz (2) tsangal (69) Vitak (3)Contribute comment
