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July 4, 2014

164: Avoid advertising

Hello.

The internet’s leading community of Goat Parkour enthusiasts
reddit.com/r/Goatparkour

Russell Davies: Consumers, users, people, mammals
russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2014/06/consumers-users-people-mammals.html

Doc Searl: Why to avoid advertising as a business model
“There is no demand for messages”
(via Russell)

blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2014/06/15/why-to-avoid-advertising-as-a-business-model

Leila’s been doing some exciting stuff recently
theguardian.com/technology/blog/2014/jun/13/leila-johnston-digital-culture-hack-circus
(full version: finalbullet.com/2014/06/13/interview-with-cory-doctorow-for-the-guardian/)

Andy Baio: How we discover games and apps is broken 
https://medium.com/message/friending-the-app-store-c8506354ba09

WSJ: Lego’s Fusion Games Merge Real Bricks and Touch-Screen Play
blogs.wsj.com/personal-technology/2014/06/19/legos-fusion-games-merge-real-bricks-and-touch-screen-play

danah boyd: What does the Facebook experiment teach us?
“it’s turned into a simplistic attack on Facebook over this particular study, rather than a nuanced debate over how we create meaningful ethical oversight in research and practice”
medium.com/message/what-does-the-facebook-experiment-teach-us-c858c08e287f    

Hey, Facebook, having NDAs for public events is silly
richard.boulton.info/2013/04/23/facebook-cia.html

YouTube cover: Wake Me Up - Avicii - Sam Meador
(I really wish I could sing)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_8_4XRkm5c


Yours sincerely
Roo

Roo Reynolds
@rooreynolds
http://tinyletter.com/rooreynolds

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