Björn Jeffery

A map that shows how far you can get in 10 minutes depending on the city, time or weekday. It reminded me of an old talk that I once did about connectivity beating proximity for importance. isoscope

Two lovely teaser videos for the upcoming Toca Town.

Just sit in a cafe — any cafe in San Francisco — and you hear stuff that makes you want to poke your eyes out. Founders, instead of trying to forge relationships, are getting into a pattern of expecting funding without much effort. After all, if it doesn’t work out, no harm done and there is an acqui-hire around the corner. There is an expectation that even if they don’t build an interesting product, they […]

Why the preference for digits over letters? It mostly has to do with ease of memorization. To a native English-speaker, remembering a long string of digits might seem harder than memorizing a word. But that’s if you understand the word. For many Chinese, numbers are easier to remember than Latin characters. Sure, Chinese children learn the pinyin system that uses the Roman alphabet to spell out Mandarin words (for example, the word for “Internet,” 网络, […]

Here’s me looking like a real speaker for once. (via Top Digital Toy Creator: Why It’s Important To Do Your Homework Before You Build – PSFK)

Here’s me looking like a real speaker for once. (via Top Digital Toy Creator: Why It’s Important To Do Your Homework Before You Build – PSFK)

Pinterest is a Food & Drink site, more than anything else. (via Pinners be Pinnin’: How to Justify Pinterest’s $3.8B Valuation – Ecommerce Blog)

Pinterest is a Food & Drink site, more than anything else. (via Pinners be Pinnin’: How to Justify Pinterest’s $3.8B Valuation – Ecommerce Blog)

thejogging: crabsticks, 2014 Informational chart ❤

thejogging: crabsticks, 2014 Informational chart ❤