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A & Q with Faris Yakob: On Changing Corporations
First, let me just say how pleased and honoured I am by the generosity of the guests who have appeared on A & Q. It’s not like I’m related to Seth Godin, Sarah Evans or Faris Yakob, and lord knows they don’t need my help in building their credibility, they already have it by... »
Talent Imitates, Genius Steals. Does It Matter?
As Faris Yakob likes to remind us: Talent Imitates, Genius Steals. But what are we to make of the album cover for U2’s new release, No Line On The Horizon? Not one but two artists have strikingly similar artwork according to The Guardian. The work in question is by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto. Did U2 rip... »
Best of 2008? Try Compelling Content
Whether we’re looking a pictures of hunters and bison in the caves of Lascaux, or getting an inside peek at the lives of the folks at Sterling Cooper via Twitter, one thing has been a constant: Compelling content draws attention. The Washington Post just released their list of the Top Viral Videos of 2008.... »
Virus v. Viral
Just finished a pretty interesting book called Ghost Map. It’s a complex book about science, cities, urban planning and industrialization told through the lens of the cholera epidemic of 1854 in London. It’s a smart book and worth your time. It was fascinating to learn about how diseases spread. Usually, when a virus goes from one person... »
Interesting New York – The Speakers
Interesting New York is this Saturday. Here are the speakers… Aaron Dignan, Alexandru Rosu, Allan Benamer, Amber Finlay, Azita Houshiar, Bernard Leibov, Bryan Fuhr, Bud Melman, Charles Rosen, Colin Nagy, Dallas Penn, David Art Wales, Dipti Bramhandkar, Doug Jaeger, Faris Yakob, Gaurav Mishra, Grant McCracken, Hillel Cooperman, Irving Slesar, James Cooper, Jeff Tuller, Jennifer Wright,... »
Interesting New York Speaker Update: Faris Yakob
Here’s another Interesting New York speaker I’m looking forward to, Faris Yakob, whose talk is entitled: Ideas are New Combinations: A history of recombinant culture, from Locke to Linux: “Everything is made up of mashed up other things: the philosophy of mash ups from John Locke, cut ups, remixing, jungle music, girl talk, and... »
The Periodic Table of Social Media Elements
