May 20th, 2013
themodernworld
We promise not to screw it up.

Marissa Mayer, Yahoo CEO, announcing the company’s agreement to acquire Tumblr. On Tumblr, of course. Tumblr. + Yahoo! = !!

FJP: We’re wary, but let’s hope so.

(via futurejournalismproject)

What a refreshing quote from Melissa

Reblogged from Stowe Boyd
May 20th, 2013
themodernworld
theweekmagazine:

marissamayr:

The great workplace dilemmas of our time…

Ha.

theweekmagazine:

marissamayr:

The great workplace dilemmas of our time…

Ha.

Reblogged from The Week
May 19th, 2013
themodernworld

Top 10 Questions Millennials Ask the Internet

kateoplis:

1. What is a meme?

2. How do I use Pinterest?

3. How to boil an egg?

4. What is hummus?

5. What is twerking?

6. What is 401k?

7. What is The Great Gatsby about?

8. What is a hashtag?

9. What is a narcissist?

10. How to tie a tie?

I love this

Reblogged from kateoplis
May 18th, 2013
themodernworld
With my sunglasses on, I’m Jack Nicholson. Without them, I’m fat and 60. —Jack Nicholson

He’s the best.

(Source: mattybing1025)

Reblogged from BlackBook
May 17th, 2013
themodernworld

springwise:

Search tool offers medical information personalized to each user

The internet is increasingly home to reams of information that patients can use to self-diagnose before they contact a health professional, but this wealth of data may either be poorly-researched or may not even be relevant to them. We’ve already seen Cureus try to tackle the first of these issues by placing peer-reviewed papers straight onto the web, and now Israel’s Medivizor is a search tool that offers results personalized to each user. READ MORE…

Reblogged from Springwise
May 16th, 2013
themodernworld
smarterplanet:

The endless aisle. The outdoor gear and apparel retailer Moosejaw Mountaineer has 11 retail stores in the U.S., with 80% of sales (70% of in-store) coming from online and mobile commerce . Store associates use iPod touch and mini-iPads to check competitive prices and extend a price match. If a store does not carry what a shopper is looking for, store associates  order the item online if it is in the warehouse and ship it to the customer for free.
(via Mobile Commerce Daily - Payments)

smarterplanet:

The endless aisle. The outdoor gear and apparel retailer Moosejaw Mountaineer has 11 retail stores in the U.S., with 80% of sales (70% of in-store) coming from online and mobile commerce . Store associates use iPod touch and mini-iPads to check competitive prices and extend a price match. If a store does not carry what a shopper is looking for, store associates  order the item online if it is in the warehouse and ship it to the customer for free.

(via Mobile Commerce Daily - Payments)

Reblogged from A Smarter Planet
May 16th, 2013
themodernworld

futuramb:

futuretechreport:

The future of Google Glass?

Digital creative agency Playground knows that Glass is in its early days, but they imagine a future in which Glass helps with navigation, shopping, hobbies and much more. And according to Playground, “All of our examples are actually possible right now. Smartphones (batteries not included) have enough raw processing power to run this software today. If only current batteries were ten times more efficient and there was a robust native hardware API for Glass. Well, it’s coming. Sooner than we think.”

via the content brief

Interesting to get some concrete scenarios on possible uses of Google Glass. 

(Source: thecontentbrief)

Reblogged from futuramb's crumbs
May 16th, 2013
themodernworld
jtotheizzoe:

via erinkilkenny:

17 year Cicada emergence GIF, because I had to see it animate.

The Brood II 17-year cicadas are up and poppin’ along the east coast of the US, according to WNYC’s citizen-science Cicada Tracker map.
Want to know more about these rarely seen prime number nomads? Your humble blogger talked to New Hampshire Public Radio about cicada science. Give it a listen, they say my voice is soothing*
*No one has actually said that yet.

jtotheizzoe:

via erinkilkenny:

17 year Cicada emergence GIF, because I had to see it animate.

The Brood II 17-year cicadas are up and poppin’ along the east coast of the US, according to WNYC’s citizen-science Cicada Tracker map.

Want to know more about these rarely seen prime number nomads? Your humble blogger talked to New Hampshire Public Radio about cicada science. Give it a listen, they say my voice is soothing*

*No one has actually said that yet.

Reblogged from It's Okay To Be Smart
May 15th, 2013
themodernworld

npr:

emergentfutures:

In Cisco’s Classroom Of The Future, Your Professor Is Just An Illusion

New telepresence software could let you take a class from anywhere and appear as if you’re in the classroom.

Full Story: FastCoExist

Cool. Yet, is it really cool? —Wright

Reblogged from NPR
May 14th, 2013
themodernworld
emergentfutures:

UN report says insects could be food of the future



Beetles, caterpillars and wasps could supplement diets around the world as an environmentally friendly food source if only Western consumers could get over their “disgust”, a United Nations report says.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report found insect farming was “one of the many ways to address food and feed insecurity”.

Full Story: ABC

emergentfutures:

UN report says insects could be food of the future

Beetles, caterpillars and wasps could supplement diets around the world as an environmentally friendly food source if only Western consumers could get over their “disgust”, a United Nations report says.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report found insect farming was “one of the many ways to address food and feed insecurity”.

Full Story: ABC

May 14th, 2013
themodernworld
emergentfutures:


A More Efficient Jet Engine Is Made from Lighter Parts, Some 3-D Printed
Full Story: Technology Review
Composite and 3-D-printed components will mean jet engines that use 15 percent less fuel.

emergentfutures:

A More Efficient Jet Engine Is Made from Lighter Parts, Some 3-D Printed

Full Story: Technology Review

Composite and 3-D-printed components will mean jet engines that use 15 percent less fuel.

Evidence of change.

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