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Here’s how senior leaders can harness social media to shape consumer decision making in predictable ways

projectniknic — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:28:48 -0400

Here’s how senior leaders can harness social media to shape consumer decision making in predictable ways

Projectniknic: Buffed - Social franchise

projectniknic — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:49:00 -0400

Projectniknic: Buffed - Social franchise:

How Buffed began is simple – in an airport in Spain. Specifically, a shoe shine stand in an airport, the realisation that this service is almost non-existent in Australia and the familiar light bulb above the head.

From there, we pondered about how we could build a sustainable and…

Projectniknic: Pinterest’s Founding Designer Shares His Dead-Simple Design Philosophy

projectniknic — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:01:47 -0400

Projectniknic: Pinterest’s Founding Designer Shares His Dead-Simple Design Philosophy:

projectniknic:

WRITTEN BY: Sahil Lavingia

DESIGN ISN’T JUST WIRE FRAMES OR VISUAL STYLE; IT’S ABOUT THE PRODUCT AS A WHOLE, WRITES SAHIL LAVINGIA.

“Designers, designers, designers” has become the new “developers, developers, developers.” Witness the ever-growing list of job postings for product…

fastcompany: Skype’s first international advertising campaign...

projectniknic — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:33:00 -0400

fastcompany:

Skype’s first international advertising campaign drives home the dehumanizing effects of its non-televisual competition, Facebook and Twitter. See more->

Hydro-Fold: A Printer That Spits Out Easy-To-Make Origami

projectniknic — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:14:54 -0400

3-D printing is all the rage, and printers are getting so small and affordable that even home tinkerers have the possibility of instantaneously seeing their computer creations rendered in solid form. For those on a super-tight budget, there’s the possibility of convert a run-of-the-mill desktop printer into a machine that turns paper into self-folding, origami-like structures.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669529/hydro-fold-a-printer-that-spits-out-easy-to-make-origami

fastcompany: Using Origami To Mock-Up Ingenious Gestural...

projectniknic — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:29:13 -0400

fastcompany:

Using Origami To Mock-Up Ingenious Gestural Interfaces

fastcompany: “We wanted to let people know about what we’re...

projectniknic — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:27:44 -0400

fastcompany:

“We wanted to let people know about what we’re doing, and what we hope to achieve with it,” a Google spokesperson told Co.Design, “But in terms of the graphics, the visuals, the hardware setup, there’s a lot of experimentation going on. And a lot of rapid prototyping on the team.”

4 Problems Google Glasses Have To Solve Before Becoming A Hit

fastcompany: As the mobile ad space evolves, more creative...

projectniknic — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:28:05 -0400

fastcompany:

As the mobile ad space evolves, more creative energy is being spent on interactive outdoor advertising. Here, a roundup of the best digital and otherwise interactive outdoor creativity—from facial recognition, augmented reality, and location-aware ads to poop bags. For more photos follow the link…

The 14 Most Arresting Interactive Outdoor Ads: From Vibrating Benches To Geofencing

fastcompany: Great concept, though I think it would play better...

projectniknic — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:28:07 -0400

fastcompany:

Great concept, though I think it would play better on Xbox Kinect.

whereisthecoool:

Angry Birds USB Slingshot

Think Angry Birds should be a sport? So do these guys, and they’re creating real equipment to compete with. Their USB-powered slingshot mimics the action of playing on the touch screen to give you total control. The design is still in prototype, but check out the full specs here.

(Via Surplus)

projectniknic: More Lion Careers Videos for Graduate Career...

projectniknic — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:29:35 -0400

projectniknic:

More Lion Careers Videos for Graduate Career promotion. Super well executed

fastcompany: Facebook’s design staff has gone from 20 to 90...

projectniknic — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:14:29 -0400

fastcompany:

Facebook’s design staff has gone from 20 to 90 people in the past year. We talked with its brightest stars about the sea change that this represents for Silicon Valley.

Facebook Agrees: The Key To Its Future Success Is Design

5 Tips for Creating Hi-Res iPad Content

projectniknic — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:30:05 -0400

5 Tips for Creating Hi-Res iPad Content:

Xavier Facon is CTO at Crisp Media, a rich media advertising technology company based in New York City. He blogs regularly about ad technology and mobile best practices.  Designers and developers who create content for mobile devices with high-resolution screens often see the retina display…

fastcompany: Whether interviewing for a job or making a...

projectniknic — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:00:06 -0400

fastcompany:

Whether interviewing for a job or making a presentation, weaving a strong personal narrative could be the one thing that keeps you on top. Here are a few tips to turning on your personal branding story without turning off your audience.

Mastering The Uncomfortable Art Of Personal Branding

Photo

projectniknic — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0400

infographed: It’s not that surprising that Firefox is losing a...

projectniknic — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:30:06 -0400

infographed:

It’s not that surprising that Firefox is losing a slice of its share to other web browsers, but it is surprising that Internet Explorer can still somehow hold on to roughly 50% of the market.

Blogs I created

projectniknic — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:28:13 -0400

Blogs I created

poptech: We’re excited to introduce PopTech Editions, a feature...

projectniknic — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:30:05 -0400

poptech:

We’re excited to introduce PopTech Editions, a feature that explores an emerging theme at the edge of change from the perspective of some of the remarkable innovators shaping it. From tracking behaviors within social networks to exploring the service-oriented nature of social innovation to getting a handle on the unanticipated outcomes of climate change, Editions serve as a guide to timely topics with original essays and articles from contributors, interviews from the field, videos on and off the PopTech stage, and more.

We’ll dive deep into a specific topic or trend on our radar and call upon PopTech’s rich network for their diverse viewpoints – and we’ll reach out to experts and thought leaders whose topical insights will help shape each issue.

In this edition, Person-to-person: Social contagion for social good, we’re exploring if and how we can harness social contagion for social good:

James Fowler provides tips on the science of spreading the word;

Rita Colwell recounts how folding saris is helping fight cholera;

Duncan Watts describes what we know – and don’t know – about social contagion;

Sinan Aral explores how we’re influenced by our social network;

Gary Slutkin describes how CeaseFire interrupts violence by spreading the message;

and much more!

Enjoy - and let us know what you think of this first Edition in the comments below.

fastcompany: How Do You Market A Breakthrough Camera Like The...

projectniknic — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:00:06 -0400

fastcompany:

How Do You Market A Breakthrough Camera Like The Lytro? Very, Very Cleverly

fastcompany: UI Genius: CityMaps Uses Brand Logos To Make Maps...

projectniknic — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:30:05 -0400

fastcompany:

UI Genius: CityMaps Uses Brand Logos To Make Maps More Useable

fastcompany: Today, Paypal announced PayPal Here, a...

projectniknic — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:00:05 -0400

fastcompany:

Today, Paypal announced PayPal Here, a triangle-shaped mobile creditcard-swiping gadget aimed directly at Jack Dorsey’s reader, Square. And, just like Square, they’re aiming to convert customers with the power of their design: They tapped Fuseproject, the firm run by Yves Behar and a darling among Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, to create the object.

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