w00t

How technology is influencing the English language is evident in Merriam-Webster's 2007 world of the year; 'w00t'. Coined by gamers and used similarly to the expression 'yay'. link to article
What is your nomination for 2007's word of the year?

A pool of interestingness

2012: Stories From the Near Future, The New Yorker Conference took place in May this year a lot of topics were discussed; mobile technology, design, music intelligence, morality, gaming and so much more.

All were very interesting but Malcolm Gladwell's talk on Genius struck a cord. He talked about the importance of stubbornness and collaboration in the problem-solving process. Different types of genius and how long it takes to master any challenge.

Gladwell made a suggestion, that the complex problems of the modern world are more likely to be solved by collaborative intelligence than the lone genius.

It made me think about the changing canvas we in the creative industry are working with nowadays, social networking platforms, brand experience design and the changing cultural conscious.

The challenge of producing genius work requires more analysis, tenacity and collaboration than the lone genius of yesterday.

We need less specialist and more generalists, who embrace complexity, collaboration and change in their work style.

Check it out, it is a pool of interestingness archive of videos from the event.

Deeper Luxury

WWF have put together an interesting report titled Deeper Luxury (click to dowload the report) that helps brands understand the environmental and social impact of the luxury market.
It discusses the concept of sustainable luxury, who the new luxury consumer is, myths of the luxury market and the role/impact of celebrities endorsments.

Very interesting read.

Have blogs affected the way you communicate?

Via November issue of Glamour

H&M Virtual Dressing Room

H&M has created this dressing room for users to try their outfits online. The interesting thing about this is that you can make the model look like yourself before you try on the clothes.

Check it out at http://hm4.mvm.com/pages/hm/layout.html

Link via FutureLab.