Is Facebook the doom machine? The Social Dilemma, a new documentary-like film from Netflix, makes the case. https://youtu.be/uaaC57tcci0 One of the technologists in the film, Jaron Lanier, makes the case (in the film and in many other instances). To varying degrees, we all make our cases against F to the B. Some of us quit the platform if we can. We tolerate it if we can not. Others enjoy the …
Karen Wants Her Privacy
"Karen" wants her privacy. Come to think of it, so does "Ken." https://youtu.be/-l61NE0eqkw I like this commercial because it is awkward. For me, peak awkward happens when the coworkers speak in emoji. "Read heart emoji. Blue heart emoji. Puke emoji!" The spot offers the technorati a funny takedown of the quantified life and a well-earned poke in our social sharing ribs. Oddly, the heartbeat rate and the …
“We Got Now,” New Balance Athletes Say (And I Believe Them)
Nike is fighting culture wars. Meanwhile, New Balance is paving the way to a brighter future for athletes and the athletic. https://youtu.be/j_KVAZmaWv8 New Balance's new campaign video features US tennis star Coco Gauff, who has used her powerful, swift rise in the sport to advocate for social change. “Coco has established herself as a leading voice among Gen Z,” said Jeff McAdams, Senior Director of …
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Find A Mentor, Forge A Path: How People In Trades and Guilds Transfer Knowledge
Academy Award-winning director, Kathryn Bigelow, learned how to be an artist in the world from a strong mentor. Now, Rolex is doing us the favor of capturing her thoughts about her mentor (Lawrence Weiner) and mentoring's role in the development of an artist. https://youtu.be/q_U4ZXwowB4 Rolex features a print interview with Bigelow too. She offers this gem, among other insights: A great work of art surprises …
Welcome to Voltage Valley and Its New American-Made EV Pickup Truck
Pickup truck drivers with good credit and a concern for the environment will one day soon be able to drive the new all-electric Endurance by Lordstown Motors. https://youtu.be/8PQyCdSvdFg Our ability to evolve... I like that framing. Manufacturing in Ohio and throughout the Rust Belt has required a massive injection of money and new thinking for decades. And here it is, at least a piece of it, at long …
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People with Money are Making Summer Fun with A New Pool, RV, or Boat
The economic disaster that unfolds every day in America is wiping companies and some industries away. At the same time, other industries are thriving. There's always a winner. Jennifer Alsever, writing on Medium, points to several of the current winners. For example, backyard pools are en fuego, right now. One maker, Blue Wave, is experiencing historic sales. According to Alsever, the company often gets more …
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Chaco Retrofits Factory Operations, Is Now Sewing and Donating Protective Masks
Chaco, the outdoor lifestyle footwear brand, has shifted the focus of its Michigan-based ReChaco factory and mobile factory bus from sandal repairs and product customization to the production of face masks and other critical protective equipment needed by healthcare and other first responders working through the COVID-19 pandemic. After Michigan issued a statewide stay at home order on March 23, 2020, Chaco moved …
Win $15K In Aftermarket Parts from Barricade Off-Road and ExtremeTerrain
Do you find yourself daydreaming about your next offroad adventure? Us too! Here’s your chance to win the aftermarket parts on the top of your wish list with ExtremeTerrain’s biggest giveaway of the year. The $15K Giveaway, sponsored by Barricade Off-Road, runs until 5/14/20, You can enter these sweepstakes every day to increase your odds of winning. No purchase necessary. Simply visit your respective …
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