Michelle Alexander says that many of the gains of the civil rights movement have been undermined by the mass incarceration of blacks in the war on drugs.
http://www.npr.org/2012/01/16/145175694/legal-scholar-jim-crow-still-exists-in-america
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Designer of websites and apps. Lives in the ancient city of London.
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Michelle Alexander: Jim Crow Still Exists In America : NPR
Tagged with civil rights prison race crime
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Matthew Taylor’s “Brain Culture” series
Matthew Taylor’s "Brain Culture" series. The former Number 10 strategy head looks at politics and mind control, asking if new knowledge about the human brain will allow us to make better choices or leave us open to ever more manipulation .
Tagged with brian culture more or less matthew taylor
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The Impact of Social Models – Luke Wroblewski
How a product’s social model is set up can impact not only who contributes, but how much, and why. From permission-based subscriptions to one-click follows, Luke will discuss the attributes and implications of several popular social models by looking at data and behavior in the Web’s most popular social applications.
Tagged with social models communities participation luke wroblewski idea2009
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Bubble Trouble? - Part Two
Across the world the cost of basic commodities is soaring. Endless demand from China is blamed for the record price of copper; flood, fire and drought for boosting the cost of food; and political tension in the Middle East for the sharply-rising price of oil. But are such fundamental forces the whole story? Michael Robinson asks whether investors and speculators are making prices more volatile and examines the role of the giant traders, banks and companies which now increasingly dominate the world’s commodity markets.
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Bubble Trouble? - Part One
Across the world the cost of basic commodities is soaring. Endless demand from China is blamed for the record price of copper; flood, fire and drought for boosting the cost of food; and political tension in the Middle East for the sharply-rising price of oil. But are such fundamental forces the whole story? Michael Robinson asks whether investors and speculators are making prices more volatile and examines the role of the giant traders, banks and companies which now increasingly dominate the world’s commodity markets.
Tagged with bbc podcast documentary bubble financial crisis commodities markets
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The Pipeline #52: Horace Dediu - 5by5
Horace Dediu joins Dan Benjamin to discuss to discuss the life of the professional smartphone analyst, how he built asymco.com to 500,000 readers in only 9 months, curated market intelligence, the language of business, engineering, asymmetry, fearlessness, knowing what you’re doing, the post-pc world, and the concept of the disruptive lens.
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Recommendation Engines: Going Beyond the Social Graph
Do your 500 "friends" on social networks really know what you will like? How many of your friends’ shared links that you click each day are interesting to you? The social graph brings trust and meaning to the web, but often creates information overload from over-sharing. And because real-time updates and feeds emphasize recency over relevance, rare gems often fall through the cracks. This talk will discuss the issues and considerations when designing a personalized discovery engine, one that combines the social, peer and taste graphs to produce relevant, peer-sourced recommendations and serendipitous discovery of new online content. StumbleUpon CEO Garrett Camp will go over the concepts and mechanisms behind such recommendation systems, and highlight findings from analysis of StumbleUpon’s database of over 15 billion personalized stumbles.
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ThinkUp Podcast 004: CodeConf, iPad 2 Bounty, datamodel changes
CodeConf, the iPad 2 bounty submissions, and breaking up ThinkUp’s data model to make it more extensible. More on the API and lots of general goodness, as always
Tagged with podcast thinkup gina trapani open source twitter codeconf
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SXSW: Intrigue Me: Writing Compelling Content
Presentation by Stephanie Hay at SXSW 2011.
Although the web as a medium - and the web industry in general - promotes a somewhat informal community culture, its standards are absolute. Competition continues to evolve our definition of "exceptional" in order to efficiently separate the pioneers from the posers. But when it comes to content, are the boundaries still too informal? Have we been so focused on conceiving, designing, developing, and marketing the most mind-blowing ideas that we’re apathetic to (correctly) adding a space between "log" and "in". I say, no way Jose (The question is, do you? And who is Jose, anyway?) Since designers and developers have been busy creating intensely standards-based work, it’s understandable that they haven’t necessarily kept sharp on their written word. But without the universal nature of black-and-white text to complement an online portfolio or describe a unique application, a reader is left alone to categorize, digest, and decide: am I intrigued enough to do something? In this session, I’ll discuss ways in which web specialists can write compelling, credible content that piques interest and encourages action from readers. Attendees will leave with tips to elevate their content game — whether they’re aiming to more successfully write dynamic resumes and cover letters, describe their work in creative portfolios, guide users through enjoyable web interfaces, or convey value to gain one more paying subscriber.
Tagged with sxsw stephanie hay writing press resume cover letter
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SXSW: Social Media Mythbusters
Presentation by Peter Kim at SXSW 2011.
The early days of social media were filled with hope - and even more hype. Social media gurus and experts started popping up everywhere, offering brands assistance based on shaky credentials. Catchphrases became commonplace: customers are in control! Focus on people, not technology! Listen first! You don’t need a Facebook strategy! Without a doubt, social "stuff" has the potential to change the way businesses engage with consumers, employees work together, and consumers communicate with each other. However, businesses that focus on the learnings of early social media will find themselves no better off than the early pioneers who found themselves with figurative consumer arrows in their backs. This session will focus on what worked early on, why it doesn’t work now, and what companies need to be thinking about now in order to create and capture value from social business.
Tagged with sxsw peter kim social media
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