Category Archives: The Social Construct

The world around us.

The Most Interesting Thing Ever

Posted on January 18, 2012 by supnah

And you can’t see it. What if that most interesting thing ever were the internet, or whatever it is that you were trying to find on the internet today? This censorship would be the reality. SOPA and PIPA are two … Continue reading →

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Found it! The Nicest Place On The Internet

Posted on January 4, 2012 by supnah

Found it. thenicestplaceontheinter.net/

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Visual Storytelling and Narrative Imagery

Posted on July 19, 2011 by supnah

Daniela‘s (twitter)deck entitled “Narrative Image: The How and Why of Visual Storytelling” that she presented last week at a Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI!) conference in Olympia, WA made it to the front page of Slideshare. It’s a great … Continue reading →

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You Should Know About Gamification & Jesse Schnell

Posted on July 6, 2011 by supnah

You should undertand why the gamification of our reality is important – something to be aware of to both leverage it to your benefit as well as our societal benefit, and also to protect yourself against its potential to manipulate you. In any case, Jesse Schnell is the guy to listen to… Continue reading →

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Snackable Content – Desiging for Social Media

Posted on June 28, 2011 by supnah

Ever late to my own party, I wanted to post the deck that Jesse and I presented at the Nonick Conference in Bilbao a couple of weeks ago. Here’s the blog post about it on the JESS3 blog. It’s already … Continue reading →

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Introducing The Slicing Fee, For Bread Lovers

Posted on May 6, 2011 by supnah

A disconcerting trend has begun to pop up of late. Perhaps it’s only here in the confines of the locavoracious organic farm-to-table obsessed Portland in this not so hot economy, but many restaurants have begun to charge for bread. Sure, … Continue reading →

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This Efficiency Is Killing Me

Posted on January 3, 2011 by supnah

Has modern efficiency created the capability to attain levels of perfectionism such that their attainment leads to more hours working than had we not been enabled by the efficiencies to begin with? And is attention to detail in a world of intricacies a new form of artisanship or just the new tediousness of production line work?
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Remember Who You Are

Posted on January 2, 2011 by supnah

Remember Who You Are A painted storefront security door in Barcelona, Spain In the corner you can see a URL for TheArtofChase.com where you can see more murals, commissioned work and other creations.

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Spaniards Waiting Under Glass

Posted on January 2, 2011 by supnah

Spaniards Waiting Under Glass An unexpected scene within Gaudi’s Casa Batllos in Barcelona.

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Spain Icons Set

Posted on January 2, 2011 by supnah

Just back from a couple of weeks in Spain, and here’s a Flickr set of some icons and icon-type thingies that I found during my travels. Some of them strike me as awesome, others as interesting, and still others as just weird. Continue reading →

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Anander Mol, Anander Veig

Posted on December 4, 2010 by supnah

Anander Mol poses the question of what it means to be Jewish today. How should things change in this new time, and what is our new way? This is an important question not just for Jews in the world, but for all people in the world. For me the Maccabeats pose this question “Isn’t that hilarious?” To which I would have to answer, “No. It’s cute.” Continue reading →

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You Can Be Uncool And Successful @ Social Media

Posted on November 4, 2010 by supnah

Most people reading Jay Baer’s blog are ahead of the curve. They probably know who Brian Solis is and have quoted Seth Godin to their friends. But many brands aren’t marketing to these people – they’re marketing to target demographics that are decidedly in the majority – by definition not early adopters or social media elites. And the question is where do *these* people see the lines between cool and uncool, relevant and irrelevant, interesting and uninteresting. Continue reading →

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Social Graph. Interest Graph. Para Graph.

Posted on November 2, 2010 by supnah

As much as I hear people say that these graphs are so completely different from one another I just don’t think that difference has truly matured enough to be understood in an effective way yet. Continue reading →

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A shirt, found again

Posted on September 19, 2010 by supnah

This is the second time I’ve found this shirt. The first time was in Cincinnati in 1995 when I graduated from highschool and some friends and I wanted to wear aloha shirts to commemorate our “never having to go through … Continue reading →

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Foursquare – It’s Time To Stop Acting Like Dogs

Posted on July 26, 2010 by supnah

Foursquare is not a pissing contest. It’s an ant farm. So stop acting like a dog. Continue reading →

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