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  • Why some people spend money they don’t have

    Surprising insights from the social sciences – The Boston Globe. This interesting article discusses a study on why some people are more likely to spend money the do not have. Related articles Have Your Money-Saving Plans Ever Blown Up in Your Face? (bellasugar.com) The Importance of Studying the Obvious (blogs.hbr.org) Paul Ryan caught lying about…

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  • The Political Mind by George Lakoff

    Book Review – ‘The Political Mind,’ by George Lakoff – Review – NYTimes.com. Related articles Obama and Warren cribbed “build it” narrative from progressive Berkeley Professor (legalinsurrection.com) Obama, Warren’s “You Didn’t Build That” Meme Taken From LeftProg Berkeley Professor (sfcmac.wordpress.com) All Together Now – Political Metaphors – 08/16/12 (prn.fm)

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  • USC Creative Technologies and Media degrees

    Degree Programs. This is an interesting MS in compsci which focuses on multimedia and creative technologies. Related articles Hawaii vs. USC: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Radio, Game Time and More (bleacherreport.com) Where Competency-Based Degree Programs Work (insidehighered.com) Hey, I’m over here: Men and women see things differently (eurekalert.org) Robotica (wired.com) USC Develops Robot With Tactile…

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  • Understanding the customer experience with social networks

    Hurry up, the customer has a complaint – The Boston Globe. A number of companies are now developing positions such as Chief Twitter Officer, Chief Facebook officer, LinkedIn, YouTube etc. due to the growth of customer feedback in online web 2.0 communities and the need to address it. Related articles The 8 Things You Should…

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  • Reinventing the Workweek with Green Business Practices

    All In A Days Work — Reinventing the Workweek — Green Business Practices | Fast Company. Related articles Opinion: Be More Productive. Shorten the Workweek. (nytimes.com) Be More Productive. Shorten the Workweek. (andsp.com) US DATA: Aug Dallas Fed Svcs Outlook Survey activity. (forexlive.com) Is Monday really the worst day of the workweek? (bizjournals.com) It’s Sick…

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  • Die Pillendreherin: Kerstin Hollmann’s blog

    Die Pillendreherin. Kerstin Hollmann’s blog Related articles Does Jane Dumas Know Cogentrix is Trying to Ruin Mission Trails? (savemissiontrails.org) Green Blog: Ancestral Remedies to the Rescue (green.blogs.nytimes.com) eJournals and Databases added in June 2012 (wulibraries.typepad.com) Greens! Greens! Greens! (missmaggiemayhem.com) The lost digital decades (moncurdg.com) Classifying Mind Clouds (longstreet.typepad.com) DIY Herbal Remedies (ediblearia.com) Masters in viticulture…

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  • For California man, life is smooth sailing

    For California man, life is smooth sailing – The Boston Globe. Wow. This guy lives on 500 a month on a boat. Related articles All sides: Keep houseboat case alive (scotusblog.com) Design Ideas from Dreamy House Boats (apartmenttherapy.com) Living in a Houseboat (graphicsoflight.wordpress.com) Sweet Pea: A Tiny Green Houseboat Jetson Green (apartmenttherapy.com) Houseboat Life (justalittlebrit.wordpress.com)…

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  • Neuro-linguistic foundations of music

    3 Smart Things About Music. The pitches in musical scales are likely derived from language. Turns out, aspects of spoken English and Mandarin correlate to the intervals between notes in a chromatic scale (the black and white piano keys in an octave). Is it music we love or the sou Related articles Birdsong Not Music,…

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  • Dimdim: Webex without the downloads

    Dimdim. This looks a lot easier to use than Webex and does not require downloads. Related articles WebEx Blogger Updates Dimdim Review (pr.typepad.com) Cisco WebEx Blogger Deletes Competitor’s Comment (pr.typepad.com) Salesforce.com Acquires DimDim: Stops Freemium Model In March (pr.typepad.com) Cloud Computing: Salesforce to Buy GoInstant (sys-con.com) Top 10 Applications to Access Remote Desktop (techieapps.com) Alternatives…

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  • Ning – Create a Social Networking Site with Ning, the Best Social Site Platform

    Ning – Create a Social Networking Site with Ning, the Best Social Site Platform. This appears to allow you to create social networks of your own design. Related articles Is Now the Time For Smaller Niche Social Media Platforms? (anisesmithmarketing.com) Ning Gets Glammed Up With Site-Wide Update (allthingsd.com) Glam Upgrades Social Network Builder Ning With…

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  • ROFLCon: The internet culture conference

    ROFLCon. The internet culture conference Related articles How to Live-Blog as a Team (pbs.org) How people cash in on stupid internet memes (holykaw.alltop.com) OpenMeetings.org (meta.wikimedia.org) NewsGame aims to populate a virtual world with real reporting and pretend correspondents (niemanlab.org) Event: The 7th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (net-security.org) What makes SSWC so…

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  • Opening of craft brewery in Canton on tap

    Opening of craft brewery in Canton on tap – The  Globe. Related articles Journeys: South Africa Adds Beer to the Wine List (travel.nytimes.com) The Beer Nut: Mass. Brewers Fest in Boston Aug. 24 (milforddailynews.com) Brewing up love: Weddings tap craft beer craze (kansascity.com) Faces of the Philly brew scene (temple-news.com) Reboot Charlotte: Breweries Tap Into…

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