Social communication tools are being baked into business processes to provide more fluid workflows and enable data gathering to make better business decisions. Using the popular form factor of social networks and user-friendly graphic interfaces, these platforms help remove obstacles around effective use.
Jane Austen’s famous novel is already about subverting traditional systems, so it could lend itself quite well to the digital medium.
via Is It Finally Time For A Pride And Prejudice Video Game? – PSFK.
Free wifi is becoming so ubiquitous in many cities, it’s hard to find a street corner where you can’t instantly connect – and most of us like it that way. Unrestricted access to virtually all of the knowledge and information in the world is nothing to sneeze at, but with it comes people who are glued to their devices instead of talking to each other. Kit Kat has a new marketing campaign that actually blocks all wireless signals within a radius of 5 meters.
via No Wi-Fi Zones: Taking a Break from Constant Connection | WebUrbanist.
A new ideographic from Uberflip reveals some surprising statistics about the rise of multiscreen multitasking.
via Infographic: The State Of Multi-Screen Viewing | Co.Create.
The first edition features conversations with Evan Sharp of Pinterest, Rashmi Sinha of SlideShare, Yves Béhar of fuseproject, Christina Brodbeck of theicebreak, and Scott Belsky and Matias Corea of Behance. Collectively, they’ve helped create over a billion dollars of value and impacted the lives of millions.
via 6 Startup Lessons From Designers At Pinterest, Fuseproject, and Behance | Co.Design.
