WILD HAIR MEDIA

This photo caused me pause.

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:40:55 -0600

This photo caused me pause.

mashable: We asked our readers to submit their tech and social...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:15:30 -0500

We asked our readers to submit their tech and social media themed Halloween pumpkins and they responded with some amazing artwork, like the above Android carving by Michael Parker. Have a look at our favorite submissions here.

adistinctivetaste: The revolution is mobile. Mobile digital...

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:24:05 -0500

adistinctivetaste:

The revolution is mobile. Mobile digital gadgets are overshadowing the personal computer, says Martin Giles. Their impact will be far-reaching.

(via Beyond the PC | The Economist)

Shout out to:antesmejor

Personally, I spend WAAAAY more time on my phone than on a laptop or desktop.

thenextweb: The LinkedIn Classmates feature tells you where...

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:21:56 -0500

thenextweb:

The LinkedIn Classmates feature tells you where your college mates are working now, what industry they’re working in, and where they’re living, all in a simple glimpse. (via LinkedIn gets into the Alumni game with new ‘Classmates’ feature - The Next Web)

And then, you go to facebook to see how they really feel about where they are working now, the industry they’re in, and where they’re living.

TV is no longer a first priority

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:29:37 -0500

bitshare:

42% of Americans are no longer sitting back and watching TV only; they are perusing their tablets while 40% are on mobile phones. I do this too. It’s almost second nature to have the TV on, but it’s not a priority anymore. It’s something that may be on in the background but the computer is becoming first priority. Now even more so with tablets and smart phones TV is falling to the wayside. Social Media might be helping TV, but it’s no longer the first priority for home entertainment.

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futuramb: Social Media Stats That Will Blow Your Mind | A very...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:05:05 -0500

futuramb:

Social Media Stats That Will Blow Your Mind |

A very interesting number to take away from this data and also the report is that the fastest growing demographic for social media use currently is the 65+ age group. It grow almost 50% in just the last few years. Now part of that can be the resilience of the baby boomer generation to adopt new social technologies but I think many are starting to realize the raw power that online social communication can bring to a business or even on a personal level.

"If everything is shared automatically, nothing has significance."

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:05:05 -0500

“If everything is shared automatically, nothing has significance.”

- Smart post addressing some of the downsides of “frictionless” sharing. (via arainert)

Ten Reasons Why Big Foot Is Not Real

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:48:19 -0500

Ten Reasons Why Big Foot Is Not Real:

BLASPHEMY!!! Big Foot is real, and this article is very upsetting to him.

Adobe introduces Photoshop Touch for tablets

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:42:45 -0500

bitshare:

Photoshop which is the most powerful desktop illustration program known and also the most expensive, has made a mobile app that will be available for tablets. The Adobe Photoshop Touch initially will be available on Android and in early 2012 will be available on the iPad.

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Want!

world-shaker: We never stood a chance… This made me laugh!

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:05:06 -0500

world-shaker:

We never stood a chance…

This made me laugh!

Photo

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:25:06 -0500

KernType, Online Game That Interactively Tests Letter Kerning...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:15:05 -0500

KernType, Online Game That Interactively Tests Letter Kerning Skills

Tweetalicious Scrapes Your Twitter Feed for Deals Twitter is...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:57:00 -0500

Tweetalicious Scrapes Your Twitter Feed for Deals

Twitter is used by many as a means to score news on special offers and deals, but there’s not a good way to see what you’re missing without following a bunch of businesses. Tweetalicious fixes that by giving you a separate feed of deals based on companies and preferences of your choosing.

Photo

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:18:00 -0500

"A social organization mobilizes its people — from associates to customers, suppliers and others..."

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:19:46 -0500

“A social organization mobilizes its people — from associates to customers, suppliers and others without regard to hierarchy or position — and their interests, passions, knowledge and experience. Tapping into the collective wisdom of everyone creates a new source of competitive advantage, agility and future innovation.”

- All Organizations Are Social, But Few Are Social Organizations - Anthony J. Bradley and Mark P. McDonald - Harvard Business Review (via mediafuturist)
Very good read.

emergentfutures: A Twitter analysis of political tweets - the...

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:41:01 -0500

emergentfutures:

A Twitter analysis of political tweets - the networks and the cross over

Interesting

Original Story: Wall Street Journal

Very interesting.

laughingsquid: Why The Iphone Has a 3.5 Inch...

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:15:11 -0500

laughingsquid:

Why The Iphone Has a 3.5 Inch Screen

Apple’s attention to detail never ceases to amaze me. I hope that continues.

laughingsquid: Beard, A Photobook of the World Beard &...

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:56:06 -0500

laughingsquid:

Beard, A Photobook of the World Beard & Moustache Champions

Now THAT is some Wild Hair…

kateoplis: markcoatney: alittlespace: I can get behind...

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:16:12 -0500

kateoplis:

markcoatney:

alittlespace:

I can get behind Tumbstruck…

“Reblogged (and It Feels So Good)”
“Tumbeau”
“Tumblust”
“Tumblr Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry”

Tumbsessed, Tumbwitched, Tumbdazzled, Tumbpash, Tumblgush, Tumblrawed …

Tumblovr, Tumblovin’, Tumbfatuation, aaaaaaand Tumblr Goggles

Google's Management Doesn't Use Google+ - Michael Degusta

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:26:05 -0500

Google's Management Doesn't Use Google+ - Michael Degusta:

stoweboyd:

Michael Degusta makes a pretty convincing case that Google’s senior management doesn’t want to fool with Google+, and that’s just another indication of being socially challenged.

See Can Google Go Social from a year ago, long before Google+, where I suggested that Google will fumble the social future:

Google made a pile by harvesting the latent value of all the social gestures we were leaving around the web in the form of links. These form the core of Page Rank and Google’s search/advertising business.

This was born in the paleolithic of the social web, where mostly we were wandering around as hunter-gatherers, turning over rocks, based on keyword search. The idea of social in those days was to send email alerts to people so they’d remember to read your blog and post comments.

But the social web has grown based on social networks — relationships between people — not hyperlinks between web pages. We are in a great migration away from a web of pages to a web of flow, where streams connect us and allow us to share links, comments, photos, games, locations, lists, and even larger social objects in the future. And Google has only had the smallest involvement in that expansion. But they desperately want in on the next wave, but they haven’t found a formula yet. It’s not Wave or Buzz, obviously. And now they are plotting a knockoff of Facebook: how 2009!

There are many unplowed fertile fields out there, where Google’s scale and engineering soul could do great things. As just one example, modern social network research has shown that the social ‘scenes’ we are situated in — the millions of people that form the ‘friends of my friends’ friends’ network — are the single best predictor of our likelihood to be fat, smoke, or be happy. And by extension, buy Chevrolets, listen to Country music, or read manga. And no services have tapped into that reality, yet, except in the most inadvertent ways. (For more background see Social Scenes: The Invisible Calculus Of Culture, It’s Betweenness That Matters, Not Your Eigenvalue: The Dark Matter Of Influence and Jeff Jarvis on The Hunt For The Elusive Influencer.)

This is why actions like buying Slide are likely to be diversions, like Jaiku and Dodgeball turned out to be. Meanwhile, there are real advances to be made — like building sociality into the operating platforms of the future. Obviously Google is in a position to do that with Android and Chrome, but I honestly don’t think they know what to build.

Contrast this with Mark Zuckerberg, who says that he is on Facebook all day long.