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QR Codes Take an Architectural Turn
17 May
Reblogged from Ahmed El Antably, PhD:
A South Korean supermarket installed a 3D QR code that is readable only during lunch time. When the sun is at the correct angle, the installation cast shadows that make the QR readable.
You can read more about it here.
South African Customer Service
17 May
Pizza deliverance for a Japanese trawler stranded on Clifton beach in Cape Town.
Looking Back: London In 1949
17 May
Shaftesbury Avenue from Piccadilly Circus, in the West End of London. Photograph by Chalmers Butterfield.
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The Facebook is the most important IPO to EVER hit the StockMarkets - But not for the reasons you think
17 May
The Facebook IPO is the most important IPO to hit the stock market in .....forever. Not because of its size in dollars. Not because of the gap up it may experience in its first day of trading. Nope. Its the most important IPO ever because:
1. It could lead to individual retail investors coming back into the market.
For the first time in a long time I had someone ask me what I thought about an IPO.
Why Warren Buffett is buying newspapers
17 May
The Oracle of Omaha acquired his hometown newspaper in January and just snapped up dozens more in a $142 million deal. This is supposed to be the fastest declining industry in America. What is Warren Buffett up to?
Here's why the deal makes a lot more sense than it appears:
A "three corner pool shot"
This week's deal makes Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, the proud owner of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and 62 other daily and weekly papers in Virginia and the South.
Moglue Makes It Dead Simple For Anyone To Create And Publish Interactive Ebooks
17 May
Creating and publishing content-rich, interactive ebooks without programming skills or distribution power: that's the problem New York- and Seoul-based startup Moglue is trying to solve. The TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing finalist offers two products: MoglueBuilder (a desktop app that makes it dead simple for authors and artists to create and publish interactive ebooks) and MoglueBooks (an ebook store on iOS for users who just want to browse and consume content).
Greece's surging leftist defiantly refuses to back 'barbaric' austerity
17 May
Reblogged from National Post | News:
ATHENS — Greece's surging leftist leader predicted on Thursday his party would sweep next month's election and refused to stop demanding an end to "barbaric" austerity policies he said were bankrupting the nation.
Increasingly worried about Greece's future in the euro zone, foreign lenders and mainstream parties have stepped up warnings that the country risks being cut off from aid if it fails to stick to spending cuts included in its latest bailout package.
The Facebook Stats Game: Brazil Has The Highest Active Reach; Bangkok Tops The List Of Cities
17 May
Facebook says that it generated half of its revenues outside of the U.S. and Canada in the first quarter of 2012, and some numbers out today underscore just how extensive its reach is in different markets, with active usage in some countries outstripping that of Facebook in its home market.
According to figures from Nielsen -- some of the latest numbers to come out in the battery of data that is being fired out in the final day before Facebook goes public -- Brazil has the highest active reach of Internet consumers using the social network from home/work computers.
Urban Exploration
17 MayElliot Loney is working his way around numerous Asians and hostile cabdrivers while exploring a vast metropolis.
How 60 hairdressers are spreading ideas in Buenos Aires
17 May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJVBqv3L5iY
Whose talk keeps you glued to your chair? Your hairdresser's. Which makes these talented folks a perfect vector for spreading big ideas. TEDxBuenosAires invited 60 hairdressers and stylists to their latest TEDx event -- and filmed what happened next. Watch the charming results ... and watch to the end for a sneak preview of the next big idea-spreading idea.
Focus... The NoMad Hotel, New York
17 May
NoMad, Andrew Zobler's newest lifestyle hotel is the new addition to the neighbourhood of the same name - short for North of Madison Square Park, in New York . Zobler, who is also responsible for the Ace Hotel across the street, was initially drawn to the distinct architecture along that section of Broadway. Zobler set his sights on the preserved facade of the NoMad to create something entirely new.
Shield House by Studio H:T
17 May
Shield House designed by Studio H:T, located in Denver, Colorado, USA.
YAYOI KUSAMA // TATE MODERN
17 May
Reblogged from THE SCIENCE OF PATTERNS:
I went to see the Yayoi Kusama retrospective at the Tate Modern over the weekend. For those who haven't seen it yet, you must check it out before it ends on the 5th of June! I realised I actually wasn't familiar with the whole spectrum of her themes. Her artworks relating to her obsession with spots are there (including an amazing immersive room where you walk through a narrow dark room filled with mirrors and small hanging multi-coloured lightbulbs...it gives a sense of infinity and claustrophobia all at the same time) as well as a series of "Accumulation Sculptures" (see below the sculptures in white), her early works, collages influenced by her close relationship with the artist Joseph Cornell and her recent paintings.
Botticelli died today in 1510.
17 May
https://twitter.com/#!/saatchi_gallery/status/203075616164167680
Despite Attack, Amazon's Appeal Lingers
17 May
Famous short-seller David Einhorn attacked Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) in a presentation recently. The company’s business model will not lead to consistent profits, he said. Therefore, the stock is overvalued. It is not hard to figure out Einhorn’s real reason for skepticism. He believes Amazon shares are a short seller’s dream -- and, therefore, his dream.
Einhorn’s reasons for beating up on Amazon’s stock are not compelling.
The Weather Channel Beautifies And Socializes Its iPhone App
17 May
In an effort to streamline its digital offerings, The Weather Channel has today announced that its popular iPhone app has undergone a major redesign. It started with the launch of the iPad app, and just a few weeks ago The Weather Channel followed suit on the web. But the iPhone marks a major portal between TWC and its consumers, in that mobile and weather undoubtedly go hand in hand.
10 things to know about tech startups in Brazil
17 May
Sao Paulo, Brazil -- Compared to Mexico, the web and mobile startup ecosystem in Brazil is hot -- probably too hot.
There seem to be almost as many foreign entrepreneurs and investors -- Americans, Germans, Spanish -- looking for opportunities to make money in Brazil as there are Brazilians building companies and investing.
Brazil's booming economy and its population's interest in new web and mobile services (hello, e-commerce) make it a market that's already exploding.
Ai Weiwei at Lisson gallery in Milan
17 May
Where: At Lisson Gallery, Milan, Italy
When: until may 25th, 2012
Chinese conceptual artist, architect, activist, antiques collector, and designer ai weiwei's first solo exhibition in italy has opened at lisson gallery in milan. Each work has been developed by the artist in either ceramic or marble, calling upon the traditional techniques typical to either medium.
marble plate' by ai weiwei, 2010…
WSJ Markets
- Gold's Fall Stings Universities' EndowmentGold's slump has saddled the second-largest U.S. college endowment with more than $300 million in paper losses.
- Apple CEO, Lawmakers Square Off Over TaxesApple's tax strategies came under harsh scrutiny Tuesday in the Senate, where lawmakers are finding it far easier to call for a simpler tax code than to produce one.
- Tech Oldie H-P Might Still Be a GoodyBeleaguered Hewlett-Packard is a notable beneficiary of this year's reversal, with its shares having beaten once-highflying Apple's by 66 percentage points so far.
- Labor Woes Jolt South African AssetsSouth Africa's currency stumbled to a four-year low and the country's bonds sold off, signs that escalating labor unrest is starting to outweigh the lure of high yields for many investors.
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