1. unionmetrics: kenyatta: With all of the Yahoo-Tumblr reporting still going on right now it surprises me how many writers still mistake Tumblr for a “blogging platform.” Anyone who has spent significant time on Tumblr knows that this whole “blog” thing is a front. Literally. 70% of a given blog’s post traffic actually happens in the Dashboard. For some blogs, that percentage is even higher. This makes things like ranking a Tumblr blog’s popularity through site traffic fairly dubious. It also means that the value of Tumblr isn’t just in the original posts but the amplification of ideas through reblogs and the like. This becomes apparent when you dive into Union Metrics for Tumblr and break down any given post’s reblog tree: There’s probably an iceberg.gif of some sort that would work really well here. (btw, the numbers in that image are from an “official” blog that I run, not my personal blog.) Pictured below the surface: all of the reblogs.

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    kenyatta:

    With all of the Yahoo-Tumblr reporting still going on right now it surprises me how many writers still mistake Tumblr for a “blogging platform.”

    Anyone who has spent significant time on Tumblr knows that this whole “blog” thing is a front.

    Literally.

    70% of a given blog’s post traffic actually happens in the Dashboard. For some blogs, that percentage is even higher.

    This makes things like ranking a Tumblr blog’s popularity through site traffic fairly dubious.

    It also means that the value of Tumblr isn’t just in the original posts but the amplification of ideas through reblogs and the like.

    This becomes apparent when you dive into Union Metrics for Tumblr and break down any given post’s reblog tree:

    There’s probably an iceberg.gif of some sort that would work really well here.

    (btw, the numbers in that image are from an “official” blog that I run, not my personal blog.)

    Pictured below the surface: all of the reblogs.

  2. nbcnightlynews: Commander Chris Hadfield gives a thumbs up after landing back on earth after 5 months aboard the International Space Station (via NASA TV) nbcnightlynews: Commander Chris Hadfield gives a thumbs up after landing back on earth after 5 months aboard the International Space Station (via NASA TV)

    nbcnightlynews:

    Commander Chris Hadfield gives a thumbs up after landing back on earth after 5 months aboard the International Space Station (via NASA TV)

  3. Learn from everyone. Follow no one. Watch for patterns. Work like hell.

    Scott McCloud (via larmoyante)

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  4. Applying for jobs can make you feel old, especially in the tech world. No one cares about your resume anymore. Hardly anyone asks where you went to college. And where years ago you would have proudly touted this or that achievement, these days the bigger question is what you’re working on right now, outside of work. The one thing people really want to see? What you’ve built.

    Side projects are the new resume — Freelance Life  (via onaissues)

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  5. I use a trick with co-workers when we’re trying to decide where to eat for lunch and no one has any ideas. I recommend McDonald’s. An interesting thing happens. Everyone unanimously agrees that we can’t possibly go to McDonald’s, and better lunch suggestions emerge. Magic!

    Medium writer Jon Bell • Offering a brilliant suggestion on how to get people to make a decision on something. If it’s not obvious yet, the secret here isn’t the McDonald’s part. “There’s no defined process for all creative work, but I’ve come to believe that all creative endeavors share one thing: the second step is easier than the first,” he continues. This man is clearly a genius. (ht @Ricktagious)

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  6. fabryswalkabout: On the news! Check www.fabryswalkabout.com for the whole video. @rvca @pmtenore @corina_rose @clifbarcompany @mountainkhakis /p> fabryswalkabout: On the news! Check www.fabryswalkabout.com for the whole video. @rvca @pmtenore @corina_rose @clifbarcompany @mountainkhakis /p>

    fabryswalkabout:

    On the news! Check www.fabryswalkabout.com for the whole video.
    @rvca @pmtenore @corina_rose @clifbarcompany @mountainkhakis /p>

  7. shortformblog: Stephen Wolfram took the statistics from 1 million Facebook users who signed up for Wolfram Alpha’s personal analytics. What he found: Most people on FB tend to get married in their late 20s and early 30s. Oh, and a bunch of other stuff. shortformblog: Stephen Wolfram took the statistics from 1 million Facebook users who signed up for Wolfram Alpha’s personal analytics. What he found: Most people on FB tend to get married in their late 20s and early 30s. Oh, and a bunch of other stuff.

    shortformblog:

    Stephen Wolfram took the statistics from 1 million Facebook users who signed up for Wolfram Alpha’s personal analytics. What he found: Most people on FB tend to get married in their late 20s and early 30s. Oh, and a bunch of other stuff.

  8. timgspears: Window Socket - Kyuho Song & Boa Oh So this is an absolutley brilliant idea! Just attach the plug on to a window and it will harness solar energy. A small converter will convert it into electricity which can be freely used as a plug when you are in the car, on a plane or outside.Love this design and I really think it has a great potential. timgspears: Window Socket - Kyuho Song & Boa Oh So this is an absolutley brilliant idea! Just attach the plug on to a window and it will harness solar energy. A small converter will convert it into electricity which can be freely used as a plug when you are in the car, on a plane or outside.Love this design and I really think it has a great potential.
    timgspears: Window Socket - Kyuho Song & Boa Oh So this is an absolutley brilliant idea! Just attach the plug on to a window and it will harness solar energy. A small converter will convert it into electricity which can be freely used as a plug when you are in the car, on a plane or outside.Love this design and I really think it has a great potential. timgspears: Window Socket - Kyuho Song & Boa Oh So this is an absolutley brilliant idea! Just attach the plug on to a window and it will harness solar energy. A small converter will convert it into electricity which can be freely used as a plug when you are in the car, on a plane or outside.Love this design and I really think it has a great potential.
    timgspears: Window Socket - Kyuho Song & Boa Oh So this is an absolutley brilliant idea! Just attach the plug on to a window and it will harness solar energy. A small converter will convert it into electricity which can be freely used as a plug when you are in the car, on a plane or outside.Love this design and I really think it has a great potential. timgspears: Window Socket - Kyuho Song & Boa Oh So this is an absolutley brilliant idea! Just attach the plug on to a window and it will harness solar energy. A small converter will convert it into electricity which can be freely used as a plug when you are in the car, on a plane or outside.Love this design and I really think it has a great potential.
    timgspears: Window Socket - Kyuho Song & Boa Oh So this is an absolutley brilliant idea! Just attach the plug on to a window and it will harness solar energy. A small converter will convert it into electricity which can be freely used as a plug when you are in the car, on a plane or outside.Love this design and I really think it has a great potential. timgspears: Window Socket - Kyuho Song & Boa Oh So this is an absolutley brilliant idea! Just attach the plug on to a window and it will harness solar energy. A small converter will convert it into electricity which can be freely used as a plug when you are in the car, on a plane or outside.Love this design and I really think it has a great potential.

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    Window Socket - Kyuho Song & Boa Oh


    So this is an absolutley brilliant idea! Just attach the plug on to a window and it will harness solar energy. A small converter will convert it into electricity which can be freely used as a plug when you are in the car, on a plane or outside.

    Love this design and I really think it has a great potential.

  9. archiemcphee: Designer Arthur Yung created these awesome Animal Bookends that are shaped like handsome black cows and pigs with insides that look like delicious meat products.  [via Design You Trust] Link to buy here: http://www.gnr8.jp/product_info.php?products_id=1019&products_name=Animal%20Bookends archiemcphee: Designer Arthur Yung created these awesome Animal Bookends that are shaped like handsome black cows and pigs with insides that look like delicious meat products.  [via Design You Trust] Link to buy here: http://www.gnr8.jp/product_info.php?products_id=1019&products_name=Animal%20Bookends
    archiemcphee: Designer Arthur Yung created these awesome Animal Bookends that are shaped like handsome black cows and pigs with insides that look like delicious meat products.  [via Design You Trust] Link to buy here: http://www.gnr8.jp/product_info.php?products_id=1019&products_name=Animal%20Bookends archiemcphee: Designer Arthur Yung created these awesome Animal Bookends that are shaped like handsome black cows and pigs with insides that look like delicious meat products.  [via Design You Trust] Link to buy here: http://www.gnr8.jp/product_info.php?products_id=1019&products_name=Animal%20Bookends
    archiemcphee: Designer Arthur Yung created these awesome Animal Bookends that are shaped like handsome black cows and pigs with insides that look like delicious meat products.  [via Design You Trust] Link to buy here: http://www.gnr8.jp/product_info.php?products_id=1019&products_name=Animal%20Bookends
    archiemcphee: Designer Arthur Yung created these awesome Animal Bookends that are shaped like handsome black cows and pigs with insides that look like delicious meat products.  [via Design You Trust] Link to buy here: http://www.gnr8.jp/product_info.php?products_id=1019&products_name=Animal%20Bookends archiemcphee: Designer Arthur Yung created these awesome Animal Bookends that are shaped like handsome black cows and pigs with insides that look like delicious meat products.  [via Design You Trust] Link to buy here: http://www.gnr8.jp/product_info.php?products_id=1019&products_name=Animal%20Bookends

    archiemcphee:

    Designer Arthur Yung created these awesome Animal Bookends that are shaped like handsome black cows and pigs with insides that look like delicious meat products. 

    [via Design You Trust]

    Link to buy here: http://www.gnr8.jp/product_info.php?products_id=1019&products_name=Animal%20Bookends

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