October 2011
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“In the space, Drexler saw opportunity. He installed the loudspeaker system...”
– Lunch with the FT: Mickey Drexler - FT.com
“As the maker movement marches forward, we’ve hit a lot of milestones: a place to...”
– How Open-Sourced Hardware is Kickstarting Kickstarter. (via kickstarter)
“The ability to click and buy on a mobile device is making a huge difference in...”
– Mary Meeker’s 2011 Presentation On Internet Trends [Slides] | TechCrunch (via datainsightsideas)
Another stat from her presentation that blew my mind: 52% of US smartphone owners have abandoned a purchase while IN THE STORE because they found a better price online.
“When Gloria Steinem said, in the 1970s, “We’re becoming the men we wanted to...”
– All the Single Ladies, Kate Bolick
Listening to Jill Abramson on Charlie Rose
After reading the New Yorker article about her, I was SO curious to hear her voice.
The first thing that people usually notice about Jill Abramson is her voice. The equivalent of a nasal car honk, it’s an odd combination of upper- and working-class. Inside the newsroom, her schoolteacherlike way of elongating words and drawing out the last word of each sentence is a subject of endless...
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