Monday, October 19, 2009

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Media & Advertising

In fact, adults are exposed to screens — TVs, cellphones, even G.P.S. devices — for about 8.5 hours on any given day, according to a study released by the Council for Research Excellence on Thursday...


NY Times article

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Fixing Cities




http://www.platform21.nl/page/5164/en
http://www.janvormann.com/

JAN VORMANN has been fixing city walls with LEGO.

Check out the rest of his work at http://www.janvormann.com/


The Generation M Manifesto - Umair Haque

Dear Old People Who Run the World,

My generation would like to break up with you.

Everyday, I see a widening gap in how you and we understand the world — and what we want from it. I think we have irreconcilable differences.

You wanted big, fat, lazy "business." We want small, responsive, micro-scale commerce.

You turned politics into a dirty word. We want authentic, deep democracy — everywhere.

You wanted financial fundamentalism. We want an economics that makes sense for people — not just banks.

You wanted shareholder value — built by tough-guy CEOs. We want real value, built by people with character, dignity, and courage.......

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