February 2012
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Introducing Cunning Reports
You may have noticed a recent brief burst of posts coming from our feed. This is the beginning of a new feature here on the Cunning Tumblr.
What began as a monthly inter-office peek inside my Google Reader feed is now an external series of presentations. Click on the ‘Reports’ tab above to digest these presentation recaps as individual posts (PDF versions of the original formatted...
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MITx
MIT has announced its MITx initiative, the first truly free college education program. MITx, scheduled launch in prototype phase in spring 2012, will provide free MIT level courses to anyone in the world, regardless of academic background. A successful completion of the program awards an MITx certificate. The progress and successful of the program will be a study for resident MIT students, with...
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Indoor Mapping
The battle for detailed mapping has begun, and Google, with its head start on indoor positioning, is leading the pack. Other competitors include Nokia, Microsoft, Qualcomm and RIM. While Google is relying on cellular antennae and WiFi hotspots, other organizations are experimenting with gyroscopes, compasses, and movement tracking (analyzing location based on distance from a known location, such...
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IFTTT
IFTTT is the duct tape of the web. Following the format of a material conditional, If This Then That allows the user to set up triggers and tasks for 39 different media channels. The large buttons and simple layout make ‘programming your web’ a breeze. For example, if I star an article in Google Reader, it is automatically sent to Instapaper where I can read it later. IFTTT is positioned to be a...
January 2012
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The first thing you do when you sit down at the...
Let me guess: check the incoming. Check email or traffic stats or messages from your boss. Check the tweets you follow or the FB status of friends.
You’ve just surrendered not only a block of time but your freshest, best chance to start something new.
If you’re a tech company or a marketer, your goal is to be the first thing people do when they start their day. If you’re an...
“While digital tools have taken the power of the heavily capitalized Few and...”
– The Dawn of the Relationship Era in Marketing | News - Advertising Age
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Monocle To Start Radio Station
According to this article entitled Mr. Zeitgeist form the NY Times, Monocle’s main man Tyler Brule is starting a radio station called Monocle 24.
We’re not talking podcast, Monocle 24 is an actual radio station on actual radio that can be heard on The Heritage Radio Network, and the special edition heritage radio pictured above. This is a huge step in the opposite direction of other...
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RIM's Fight For Survival
RIM isn’t going away yet. However, software delays and internal ‘pivots’ continue to push the Canadian company further behind the pack. According to the Financial Post, RIM is conducting an internal review of its corporate board structure and may be replacing co-founders Mike Lazardis and Jim Balsillie. On the product development front, a failed Porsche-designed smartphone caused share prices to...
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Scribr
Following in the footsteps of the DHL Facebook App Social Memories, Scribr looks to publish anything that has been a part of your digital life. Ever. Users are invited to connect Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Flickr, and Tumblr to the publishing service, then edit, omit, embellish how they see fit. It’s described as an online journal service first and foremost, but, when finished, can be printed...
WatchEver wondered where your bag goes after you check it in at the airport? No, me neither.
You’ll be unsurprised to find out it travels across a number of conveyor belts and vehicles. Boring execution from W&K NY, although I see the gem of an idea in there somewhere.
Also - shouldn’t this have been released before the holiday season, aka travel season….?
(via Delta: Where...
December 2011
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November 2011
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i want my mommy :(
chimericalme:
*don’t usually post GIFs..but this one is very relevant.
October 2011
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“Facebook is putting pressure on advertisers to create better content for their...”
– Facebook’s New Advertising Strategy Is Brilliant and Unexpected
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ineedafuckinghalloweencostume.com →
(seriously). #seasonallyappropriatememes
in all seriousness. i adore all of these websites + their utility:
pertinent questions of my day, answered by a quick visit to is it iced coffee weather?
or is the l train fucked?, keep it up internet.
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September 2011
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Adventures in Volunteering (While Holding Down a...
It’s not all that often that I have the opportunity to work on something other than, well… work; especially when we have a project going live at Cunning. But after the extensive planning that went into producing the Yotel Festival I wanted to find a way to fill my time away from work to fill the void of not working 20 hour days (that was a little more productive than, say…...
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