by Kare Anderson | Dec 26, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Coincidences. Recently Daniel Johnson wrote about those in his life. Some were meaningful. Ironically I discovered his article by coincidence because he cited a story that involved my friend and how she met her husband at a party she had not intended to attend –...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 10, 2009 | CrowdSource, Customer, Miscellaneous
Instead of standing on a stage, one comedian at a time, humorists were leaning over their computers, waiting with bated breath for quirky Brit Tiernan Douieb to say “Go!” In this Twitter Comedy Club experiment, drawing a crowd of 6,000 each comedian had a 10 minute...
by Kare Anderson | May 1, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Like scent, humor has extremely offensive or captivating effects on us, depending on the kind. In the past two posts I described two kinds, unifying and divisive. The third is humorless. Are you? Frank Tyger suggest that, “The ultimate test of whether you...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 9, 2009 | Miscellaneous
… and, in some cases, save lives. Report Websites that appear to be blocked from access at Herdict. That’s the new tool launched by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard.In true crowdsourcing spirit Herdict is a combination of “herd” and...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 23, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Avoid the Confirming-Evidence Trap We tend to see what we want to see, and are blind to the rest of the picture. This trap leads us to seek out information to support our existing point of view while avoiding information that contradicts it. This bias not only...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 11, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Be an opportunity maker – for and with others. Become invaluable in this time-starved, information-glutted and transient world by speaking to the sweet spot of mutual opportunity. If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, consider attending a morning...
