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4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures
1. It's better to smile. 2. You shouldn't take your picture with your phone or webcam. 3. Guys should keep their shirts on. 4. Make sure your face is showing.
Metaphorically Speaking - A TED talk from James Geary
"In 2009, more data will be generated by individuals than in the entire history of mankind through 2008. Information overload is more serious than ever."
Digital Media, Storytelling and the Repression of Communication
http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=townhalltalkjanuary2010final-100113112917-phpapp02&stripped_title=digital-media-and-authoritarian-systems
Super Freaky Life-life Sculptures
"A month before the election day, Lincoln received a letter from one Grace Bedell, an 11-year-old girl from Westfield, New York, which urged him to grow a beard because “[growing a beard would] look a great deal better for your face is so thin,” and it would make him more popular. It would prove to be so. When Lincoln left Springfield on February 11th, 1861, bound for the White House, he was fully bearded. On route, he stopped in Westfield and met Grace and he said he took her advice."