Andy Claremont
@andymci
Professional geek. Amateur dad. Building things on the web for a living.
Andy Claremont
andymci.com
- Knowing where to go and what to do is the currency that, in the modern aspiration economy, makes curators more important than influencers. They guide their audience through culture by putting forward a selection of images, references, codes, product releases, or memes. Curation gives even mundane objects value by connecting them with a point of vie... See more
from Move Over Influencers, Here Come Curators by andjelicaaa.substack.com
- I’ve been thinking about the enduring, perhaps increasing currency of personal recommendations (practically artisanal craft now if you think about it!) as well as the value of connoisseurship and curation in a culture where unthinking automation has left us feeling drowned in a deluge of content.
I suspect that’s the core appeal of all the influenc... See morefrom well lol i finally got laid off...but on the bright side.......
- Many concepts can be explained concisely, in simple language, and we should all strive for clarity. But the aphorism is a mistake, for a number of thoughts approximate the carpenter’s craft, and to meaningfully reveal them requires time and attention. Sometimes these cannot simply be told to another at all, they must be grown. For a topical example... See more
from Long Distance Thinking by Simon Sarris
Global Warming Is Influencing Global Timekeeping
“That climate change has been able to change how fast the whole Earth spins is yet another indication that we are having an effect on the world unlike anything seen before.”
Kurt Vonnegut, talking about when he tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope:
“Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of b
... See more- To make something good, just do it. To make something great, just redo it, redo it, redo it. The secret to making fine things is in remaking them.
from 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice by Kevin Kelly
This rant via Shalom Auslander
I was thinking about sex the other day because I was having a really depressing day, and a dead body had been found by the pier, and as I was taking my son to school and waiting at a traffic light, a homeless man in a mad fury began circling my car, shouting and spitting, and it felt like forever before the light turne
... See more- There are people that talk about things they love and people that talk about things they hate.
The reality is that there are many outcomes that we can support, marketing is just one of them. Content is another. As is research, events, product development. Community literally has the potential to support the entire organisation.
from On Developing the Community Profession by Rosieland
If we give them the room to breathe, creative works can live multiple lives. The works will stay online for years, decades even. It will make someone else’s work better, and potentially continue to create new value. Some creations are built for the moment, while some are built for a lifetime. But the secret is motivation. If a company decides one d
... See morefrom Ownership: The Creative Person’s Greatest Weapon Against Layoffs by Ernie Smith
Creativity and