Agalia Tan
- Continual discernment is key
from 30 Lessons From Art / Business / Life — Kening Zhu
- Should we rid ourselves of any notion of campaign? If constant articulation is how a brand becomes defined in the world, then brand communications must be a litany of live, lightly filtered communications that flow unhindered into the world.
from The Dialogic Brand by john v willshire
... See more"Corrupt personalization is the process by which your attention is drawn to interests that are not your own," Sandvig wrote. The recommendation system "serves a commercial interest that is often at odds with our interests." In the case of Netflix, the misleading images and the omnipresent Fast & Furious suggestions may serve to increase user en
- Apple Maps has tried to make its guidance feel more natural, in part by using common, human-sounding phrases. For example: “Go past the light and make a left.” This language is intended to replace now-familiar and robotic phrasings such as In 300 yards, turn left . Google Maps is also trying not to be so tortuous or wordy.
from archive.ph
Is chasing virality going out of fashion?
- Don’t take yourself seriously, but do take your work seriously. Do what you say you’re going to do. If you don’t, you’ll lose respect for yourself. And if you don’t respect yourself, you’ll find it effortless to trespass across your own boundaries and violate all that you value.
from 23 Truths I Wish I Knew at 23
- Agriculture was a tremendous invention – it got people fed and freed them to do many things. But agriculture – taken to the extreme in the pursuit of profit leads to a sick and obese population and industrialized farms with little regard for the environment or animals. And in response to that, we now have amazing artisanal and healthy food choices ... See more
from Notes on scale + quality
