Category Archives: Links

OF NOTE: New Year’s resolutions and lists (1.4.2010)

January 4, 2010 – 1:26 pm

-The end of the Aughts marks the beginning of oughts. Here are two takes on the science of New Year’s resolutions: A lack of resolve can be blamed on the brain and a penchant for procrastination has people putting off pleasure. A look back, in list form: -Time named 50 Best Websites of 2009 -The year’s best cookbooks, […]

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OF NOTE: Impatience; flu protection; Black Friday and Cyber Monday; unemployment (12.4.09)

December 4, 2009 – 3:58 pm

-From Twitter to loading streaming video — Consumers are craving status updates. A new progress-bar stoplight concept torques waiting at a red light. -Safety from swine flu in style, this hypercolor face mask changes color when the wearer’s temperature spikes. [Sairica Rose] -For greener holiday shopping, which is better: Driving to the store on Black […]

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OF NOTE: Time v. money; Walmart; pranking; middle class shoplifters; mileage tax (11.18.09)

November 18, 2009 – 2:28 pm

-What has more power over consumer choices: time or money? -With great power comes great responsibility. Wal-Mart continues its green efforts, with something to show for it in more than 20 videos highlighting sustainable practices. -More than Moore: The Yes Men prank corporations and what happens when a company pranks the media. -Apparently, the U.K. […]

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OF NOTE: Counting cash; sour milk; virtual reality, cash scams and greetings; IKEA; coffee klatch (11.13.09)

November 13, 2009 – 10:23 am

-Cash: We’ve watched businesses stop taking it and consumers start saving it. Here’s a look at how people count it across the globe. [vsl] -Sour milk and a settlement for CVS. -A practical panacea: Virtual reality environments are being used to help people lose weight, quit smoking and conquer fears. -’Tis the season to be […]

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OF NOTE: TV on the Internet, green homes, clean Web, eavesdropping, photo warnings (11.11.09)

November 11, 2009 – 2:09 pm

-In online entertainment news: 48% of consumers are watching TV shows on their computers, according to a Consumer Electronics Association survey. For those with longer attention spans, Wired compiled a list of where to watch movies online for free. -The city of South San Francisco sustainably renovated a house to model for homeowners that it’s […]

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OF NOTE: Online shopping; working for Comcast and Google; history (11.9.09)

November 9, 2009 – 11:21 am

-Compared to other groups, Mature consumers are most likely to shop online (77%), according to one recent report on lifestages and lifestyles. -Great bennies, bonuses and bosses are some of the reasons Comcast was named the best place to work in Massachusettes from Boston Globe survey results. Other 2009 list-toppers include Harvard-Pilgrim Health Care, Edward […]

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OF NOTE: Grumpy, Lonely, Oldie, Sleepy (11.6.09)

November 6, 2009 – 9:04 am

-According to findings in Australian Science magazine, negative emotions can have a positive effect on decision making and clear thinking. Joie de Vivre gets another smackdown in Barbara Ehrenreich’s latest book where she shreds the powers and prowess of positive thinking, scolding Americans for being relentlessly upbeat. -Lonely? A recent Pew study on social isolationism […]

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OF NOTE: Virtual handcuffs, deadwood copyrights, women’s undergarments and child rage (11.5.09)

November 5, 2009 – 3:18 pm

-At Iconoculture, we still believe It Sucks to Fly, but trip planning might suck a little less since Expedia has dropped its fee for booking flights over the phone. Broadband-challenged consumers can now save a few bucks and spend some quality time on hold. -What happens when blind justice stumbles into the ethereal abyss we […]

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