Malcolm Gladwell
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The platforms of social media are built around weak ties. Twitter is a way of following (or being followed by) people you may never have met. Facebook is a tool for efficiently managing your acquaintances, for keeping up with the people you would not otherwise be able to stay in touch with. That's why you can have a thousand 'friends' on Facebook , as you never could in real life
The platforms of social media are built around weak ties. Twitter is a way of following (or being followed by) people you may never have met. Facebook is a tool for efficiently managing your acquaintances, for keeping up with the people you would not otherwise be able to stay in touch with. That's why you can have a thousand 'friends' on Facebook , as you never could in real life
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Urban Planner: May 28, 2012
In today's Urban Planner: Malcolm Gladwell talks Jamaica at the Reference Library; TINARS loves (a book about) The Beach Boys; and The Script Tease Project gets underway. TALK: The Jamaica 50 committee has arranged for celebrated author Malcolm Gladwell from Torontoist Read more »
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Rewiring economics to match the economy
I’ve been mulling over the Malcolm Gladwell comment mentioned in my previous post – “Poverty is not deprivation; it is isolation.” Much of my consultancy work during the past eight years has concerned the social and economic impact of mobile phones in lo from The Enlightened Economist Read more »
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The Difference A Year Has Made
A few years ago, I was given a copy of Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell by the hosts of a sales training I was attending. This book examines some patterns of success that are not what I would consider obvious to the casual observer. One of the sections of th from BlogHer Read more »
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Josh Sawislak: Telework Tipping Point
In his internationally acclaimed book on social trends, Malcolm Gladwell defines the "tipping point" as an idea or behavior's critical mass or point at which the power of its growth drives the expansion. He uses a metaphor, thinking of an idea or behavio from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Macho culture in NCAA, NFL not going away quite yet
Author Malcolm Gladwell recently suggested that college football be abolished or that its players be paid for their risk. "It's a bit much," he told Slate.com, "both to maim AND exploit college football players." Fair points, all, even if the suits at th from FOX Sports Read more »
