Share: FW: Thinking: Robots Will Save Us All (Video)
Video series by Jonathan Strickland teams up with Science Friction to look at the future of AI and robots. Also see: http://metromemetics.net/share-science-friction-robots-will-kill-us-all-video/
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Share: Adam Wiener On Succeeding in the Media Industry (Video)
From the video description: When URI alumnus, Adam Wiener, graduated with a journalism degree in 1987, he had his sights set on working for a US print publication in Moscow because of his fascination with Cold War politics. He never imagined he would make a career for himself in a broadcast environment. Wiener now works… Read More »
Share: Car Drivers Still Tune In To Radio
Even though music downloading and streaming services are becoming increasingly popular, there is still one place where the good old radio reigns supreme: the automobile. According to Edison Research, 84 percent of American drivers use their AM/FM radio at least some of the time, compared to 56 percent who still use their CD player and… Read More »
Share: CGP Grey: This Video Will Make You Angry (Video)
Video uses the term “thought germ” more than meme, but illustrates how emotion ties in as a vector in the spread of ideas – including the birth and escalation of emotion-fueled counter-memes. Reddit discussion thread about “This Video Will Make You Angry”: https://www.reddit.com/r/CGPGrey/comments/2yjs25/this_video_will_make_you_angry/ Related: “What Makes Online Content Viral?” By Jonah A. Berger & Katherine… Read More »
Share: L2 Top 10 Brands Using Digital 2014
From the video description: How are the best brands in the world using digital to stand apart from the pack? L2 lists top 10 innovations from brands plucked from an algorithm that yielded 52 Geniuses and 400 Feeble ranks in 2014: REI’s ‘1440 Project’ aggregates user-generated content for every minute of the day. Red Bull’s… Read More »
Share: AdWeek Infographic: Who’s Really Using Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram in 2015
Here’s a breakdown of how eMarketer predicts market share will change for different U.S. demographics for the top social nets over 2015 and 2016. [Update: The number of total social network users in 2015 below should be 179.7 million including users under the age of 18. All other total figures include this demographic.] Source: http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/new-social-stratosphere-who-using-facebook-twitter-pinterest-tumblr-and-instagram-2015-and-beyond-1622
Share: White House Report on the Millennial Generation
From the report’s introduction: Millennials, the cohort of Americans born between 1980 and the mid-2000s, are the largest generation in the U.S., representing one-third of the total U.S. population in 2013. With the first cohort of Millennials only in their early thirties, most members of this generation are at the beginning of their careers and… Read More »
Share: Why Social Media Managers Shouldn’t Rest On Sundays
This chart from Statista shows how many times brands’ tweets are retweeted on average on different days of the week. Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/2781/twitter-engagement-by-week-day/
Share: CGP Grey: Humans Need Not Apply (Video)
Share: CGP Grey: Humans Need Not Apply (Video) Video posits robots will soon do take over manual, technical and professional roles currently done by humans.
Share: Schich & Martino’s Charting Culture (Video)
From the video description: This animation distils hundreds of years of culture into just five minutes. A team of historians and scientists wanted to map cultural mobility, so they tracked the births and deaths of notable individuals like David, King of Israel, and Leonardo da Vinci, from 600 BC to the present day. Using them… Read More »