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Say Good-bye to Digital

March 7, 2010
By mario.gamper

The success story of digital agencies has been nothing but stunning over the last ten years. But the role they play is not for long. Just when we got used to the digital shop as a necessary part of the team, it’s time to say goodbye. To understand why the rise and fall of “digital”...
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Von der Masse geküsst: Ideen per Crowdsourcing

February 23, 2010
By mario.gamper
Von der Masse geküsst: Ideen per Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourcing ist hip. Zuerst mal weil’s geht. Ohne Web 2.0 bräuchte man über die smoothe Verteilung von Miniaufträgen in die Wolke der Bereitstehenden gar nicht zu reden. Zum zweiten ist Crowdsourcing aber auch philosophisch spannend – denn wie wir aus “Wisdom of the Crowds” gelernt haben, gibt es eine ganze Menge Fälle, in der...
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Let the spending soar. The Battle of Keynes vs. Hayek.

February 16, 2010
By mario.gamper

Take away the political showboating and petty tax schemes and Capitalism boils down to two ideas -- embraced in battle. Hayek vs. Keynes; Govt. bashing vs. Govt. spending. Looking at their philosophies duking it out in this rap video -- I’ll be rolling with Keynes. Limo!
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People may drop food. But they hold on to the rules.

January 24, 2010
By mario.gamper
People may drop food. But they hold on to the rules.

Nice visualiation of the unspoken ideas and rules that govern the picking up and eating of food that has fallen on the floor.
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TV-Ads killed the Late-Night Star.

January 21, 2010
By mario.gamper
TV-Ads killed the Late-Night Star.

Seit Harald Schmidt 1995 damit begann, am späten Abend Gäste vorzuführen, gibt es Late Night Television ja auch in Deutschland. Aber 15 Jahre Schmidt sind nichts im Vergleich zur Tradition von NBCs Tonight Show, die seit 1954 ununterbrochen das Ende des Fernsehabends in den USA einläutet. Umso fassungsloser schaut die medieninteressierte Bevölkerung der USA gerade...
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Nachrichten auf Nachfrage: Wenn Rechenformeln den Redakteur ersetzen.

January 14, 2010
By mario.gamper

Heia. Der erste Gastbeitrag ist da: Muriel Büsser, Wirtschaftsredakteurin, schreibt uns heute was zu den neuen OnDemand Modellen im Journalismus. Denn die bieten eine erste (aber sicher nicht die einzige) Anwort darauf, was konkret geschieht, wenn man den Journalimus nicht mehr vom alten Medium Zeitung her denkt, sondern von der Nachfrage nach Information im...
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Wenn Stromkonzerne die Wahrheit sagen.

January 12, 2010
By mario.gamper
Wenn Stromkonzerne die Wahrheit sagen.

Na, woran erinnert uns das niedliche Maskottchen der Stromfirma eprimo?
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Welcome to the Success Lottery! A short review of Gladwell’s “Outliers”.

January 10, 2010
By mario.gamper
Welcome to the Success Lottery! A short review of Gladwell’s “Outliers”.

In his new book “Outliers” Malcolm Gladwell debunks the common belief that being a hard working genius is all it takes to be exceptionally successful. Looking into fields as diverse as Canadian (Ice) Hockey, M&A Lawyers in NYC, and PC Tycoons – he discovers two things: (1) Yes, it takes about 10.000 hours of practice...
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Honestly Annoying

January 7, 2010
By mario.gamper

“For twenty years, we made Pizza that tasted like cardboard. We’re sorry, but until now, Domino’s really didn’t care, er… know.” (Actual Employee) If this kind of statement makes you pick up the phone and ask for instant delivery of the “new recipe” pizza, then you might be exactly the person that Crispin, Porter +...
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