Amy Macdonald – Slow it Down at T in the Park 2012 (by BBC)
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Amy Macdonald – Slow it Down (Live)
English
Toronto on Sunday
Injecting Happiness
Great idea, well executed.
Found via Creativity Online
Bittersweet Melodies
Feist – Bittersweet Melodies (by FeistVEVO)
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Articles of Note – March 10
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In the age of big data, data journalism has profound importance for society
‘We’re living in a data-driven culture,” said DeBarros. “A data-savvy journalist can use the Twitter API or a spreadsheet to find news as readily as he or she can use the telephone to call a source. Not only that, we serve many readers who are accustomed to dealing with data every day — accountants, educators, researchers, marketers. If we’re going to capture their attention, we need to speak the language of data with authority. And they are smart enough to know whether we’ve done our research correctly or not. As for news apps, they’re important because — when done right — they can make large amounts of data easily understood and relevant to each person using them.’
- Why Don’t We Read About Architecture?
‘Architecture, writes Lange, “is the art you cannot avoid” and it carries a burden that the other arts don’t — it must reconcile aesthetics and ideas with user functionality. A painting or a novel need only please or provoke its audience; it doesn’t then also require setbacks, parking minimums and LEED certification. Fewer of us are affected — or even in regular contact with the other arts — while all of us are inextricably connected to the built environment.’
- How to create and edit articles for Wikipedia
‘Ironically for a user-generated content site, Wikipedia looks down on user-generated content. Blogs can be a reliable source if the blogger is notable for something other than blogging.’
Articles of Note – February 27
Articles of Note – February 19