How a total n00b mined $700 in bitcoins [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/06/how-a-total-n00b-mined-700-in-bitcoins/] : This article makes Bitcoin mining sound like fun. > Numbers. Lots of numbers everywhere. I stared at it for long seconds, watching the updates crawl upward from the bottom of the screen. Am I actually

In 20 Years, We’re All Going To Realize This Apple Ad Is Nuts [http://www.fastcodesign.com/1673020/in-20-years-we-re-all-going-to-realize-this-apple-ad-is-nuts] : This is so true by Mark Wilson re. Apple’s latest direction. > As we’re told that products are what matter, we see a series of shots in which

Thoughts on ‘Lockdown’ by Marco Arment [http://www.marco.org/2013/07/03/lockdown]: > RSS represents the antithesis of this new world: it’s completely open, decentralized, and owned by nobody, just like the web itself. It allows anyone, large or small, to build something new and disrupt anyone

The Prism [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/06/24/130624fa_fact_lepore?currentPage=all&src=longreads] : A really interesting dissection of Prism, privacy and secrecy through history. > Something creepy happened when mystery became secular, secrecy became a technology, and privacy became a right. The inviolability of the

Rory Sutherland knows how to save marketing [http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2013/06/feature-rory-sutherland/rory-sutherland-knows-how-to-save-marketing] : Solid read but the following resonated with me especially. As a born and bred PR boy, I disdain advertising as throwing money at a problem — but is is the most interesting description

Tips for Mastering E-mail Overload [http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4438.html]: Everyone can get better at email, always worth reading.

6 Things I Learned from a Notoriously Insane Innovator [http://www.inc.com/stacey-epstein/6-things-i-learned-from-lars-dalgaard.html]: Sounds familiar… > 1. The status quo is lame. Lars never wanted to do anything like anyone else. As a Danish native he didn’t grow up in the tech world of the Bay

iOS 7 vs. Android – A Quick Feature Comparison [http://www.droid-life.com/2013/06/10/ios7-vs-android-a-quick-comparison-after-the-wwdc-keynote/] : Starts off as a reasonable comparison before descending into disappointing fanboyism

Why Agile Isn’t Working: Bringing Common Sense to Agile Principles [http://www.cio.com/article/734338/Why_Agile_Isn_t_Working_Bringing_Common_Sense_to_Agile_Principles] : A good examination of the other side of the coin with Agile.

Agencies have lost their #Mojo [http://www.karlhavard.com/2013/06/agencies-have-lost-their-mojo-and-ive.html]: This post is a train wreck. > So, I’ve taken to LinkedIn, Twitter and good old email to contact a number of agencies, at CEO level, to tell them they’ve lost their mojo.

Coffee vs. beer: which drink makes you more creative? [https://medium.com/what-i-learned-today/f7fcb3b786b1]: By Mikael Cho and much more interesting than It would be in most hands: > This got me wondering about coffee and beer and which one would actually help me be more creative and get work

Old tech is cool. http://news.yahoo.com/your-oldest–most-outdated-device-010249339.html [http://news.yahoo.com/your-oldest--most-outdated-device-010249339.html]

Why iOS 7’s design is bold but flawed [http://www.macworld.com/article/2043265/why-ios-7s-design-is-bold-but-flawed.html] : More good chat about iOS 7 design from Christa Mrgan” > Jony Ive’s icon grid is also “wrong,” in that the glyphs within the icons just don’t look harmoniously balanced.

Good business= social [http://blog.tomfoolery.com/post/51737929101/bob-gurwin]: ” How many business relationships are soured because we don’t understand each other as PEOPLE?  All the business collaboration tools are focused on “productivity” and “file sharing.”  What’s more important – a powerpoint or a picture of your cute kid?

Tracking the Movements of Conference Attendees via WiFi [http://infosthetics.com/archives/2013/06/relog_tracking_the_movements_of_conference_attendees_via_wifi.html] : Very neat.

Apple Mac Pro page deconstructed [http://ihatetomatoes.net/apple-mac-pro-page-deconstructed/]

Antifragile [http://edgeperspectives.typepad.com/edge_perspectives/2013/04/getting-stronger-through-stress-making-black-swans-work-for-you.html] : “Taleb highlights a key paradox: our focus in modern times on removing or minimizing randomness has actually had the perverse effect of increasing fragility.” I can really relate this to working in Comms, where every result is entirely at

Survivorship Bias [http://youarenotsosmart.com/2013/05/23/survivorship-bias/]: Daniel Kahneman, Thinking Fast and Slow: “A stupid decision that works out well becomes a brilliant decision in hindsight.” The things a great company like Microsoft or Google or Apple did right are like the planes with bullet holes in the

“If you’re not the customer, you’re the product” [http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2013/05/free/]: “you have to recognize that you’ve been “the product” your entire life. So were your parents and so were your grandparents. Television and radio, newspapers and magazines—they all sell your