“It’s a vagina, not a Pez dispenser.”
J Chris Newberg rockin’ out at a radio station in Detroit (I think).
12 Things Every Student Should Learn In School»
Lots of good stuff in this post including:
How to explain something in thirty seconds.mantra (three words), not mission statements (sixty words). Think time, not money, is the most important commodity. Think ahead, not on your feet. At the end of your thirty-second spiel, there should be an obvious answer to the question, “ So what?” If you can’t explain enough in thirty seconds to incite interest, you’re going to have a long, boring career. Unfortunately, many schools don’t have elevators or else students would know how to explain things in a thirty-second elevator pitch. Think
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“Passenger Fever” by Iggy Pop/Peggy Lee
Sweet mashup courtesy of Go Home Productions.
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How the Leading Social Sites Describe Themselves (Hint: They're all the same) »
“I pulled together the welcome screens that grace some of the more popular social networks and communities on the web. As you look at these note how similar the language is - particularly Twitter, digg, Friendfeed and Stumbleupon.
Now try to imagine you’re a new user from Bismark or Des Moines who heard about these sites on CNN, would you sign up - and how might you choose? Do these sites only speak to Silicon Valley, rather than the broader universe of citizens they hope to attract? If so, how might this hamper their growth?”
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“In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes.”
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The first 10 minutes of “Ali” - not a great movie, but a great opening sequence thanks in large part to the music of Sam Cooke.
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“100 Little Curses” by Street Sweeper Social Club
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"I Don't Want Relationship, I Just Want Bang Bang Bang"»
Somehow I missed this song before - absolutely hilarious.
