February 2012
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Questions about Douban →
These are very good questions!
Beside these, I also want to know changes Douban has experienced over so many years. And most importantly, who are Douban users? What do they love? What are their relationship between Douban and each other?
sayslisa:
Always wanted to study more about this interesting group! This group is growing in number, growing in age, and growing in influence. This group...
January 2012
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Small Groups in Big Group
I was reading “Change by Design” by Tim Brown - the CEO of IDEO - for last 2 days.
He talked about why and how the concept of design thinking be putting into practice in this book.
I especially interested in one concept he brought up in this book: “small groups in big group”. He said that in the process of innovation, small groups which more capable of concentrating on...
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Iris ❤ Provence: The trouble of growing up →
Well, we are all still in the period of learning. The good news is that we have started to learn now. Growing up is never easy. Be independent is never easy too. We can just try our best and enjoy our life. And I believe it should be the best part.
irisruan:
I cannot tell everything to my parents because I don’t want them to worry about me. I cannot tell all my troubles to others because I...
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Creditors are truly good. RT //johnsnowsyh:... →
Recently I have been thinking about “what makes people involved into a collaborative action”. Aiweiwei’s donation case is totally a classic case study for online collaborative action! Constant interactions in both online and offline world between Aiweiwei and his fans made this donation incredibly interesting and full of stories!
aiwwenglish:
债主真好 RT @johnsnowsyh: @duyanpili...
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[Life Design] INITIATIVE RULES！
Initiative rules. It’s one the most important findings that I learnt from last 4 months working experience.
When I first started doing the Bytes of China Program with Tricia, I was still in the “do what teacher assigned” mode - like what I did in past 20 years. I waited for her to assign me tasks, I waited for her to tell me exactly what to do, and the worst of all, I waited...
December 2011
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yongfook: Design is Horseshit! →
I agree with what the writer’s opinion that design should focus on solving problem. Also, I’m curious that what kind of design can be only beautiful but not useful at all?
yongfook:
In direct response to: http://designerfund.com/infographic
I’ve created products / services in the past that have garnered praise for their design. I love good design in all forms - copywriting in...
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Iris ❤ Provence: A NEW start →
Happy for you, Iris!
You will do even better in the following few months! I’m totally excited about our presentations this week! Let’s rock! Haha!
rxy90113:
I left Wuhan for Changsha on Dec 10th, finished my TOEFL test on Dec 11th, had a pretty cool day with Frog team on Dec 12th. Now I’m in my dorm and on my little bed again. Life seems so busy for me! I feel tired because I only...
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“Together, they’ve made me think of something I’ll call The Exponential Law of...”
– Culture Desk: Big Brother, Getting Bigger: Facebook, Zynga, and The Exponential Law of Privacy Loss : The New Yorker
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[Reading Note] 14th Chapter of Saga Handbook of...
I read the 14th chapter of Christine Hine’s book the Saga Handbook of Online research Methods: Virtual Ethnography, modes, varieties, affordance.
In this chapter she mainly discussed different methods of virtual Ethnography.
And here is something I like.
1. History of virtual ethnography
tIn the first section, Christine gives a review of development of virtual ethnogphy. It is very...
November 2011
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Genuinely Lazy People Make Great Designers
Design, the fabulous word, is always connected with words like “creativity”, “aesthetic”, “fashion”, “functional” and “art”. Design itself may involve considerable research, thought, modeling, interactive adjustment and even re-design. The process of design is so complicated that there is a whole science about design which is called...
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Learnt from Doing Interview
Yesterday I did interview with Tricia at Wuda’s Goya Coffee. I feel like I really love doing interview. The whole process of getting to know a person is just so fanscinating!
And here is what I learnt from yesterday’s experience:
1. Always be curious. Everything happens with reasons. Even if it’s merely an “thoughtless act”, it still means something. Never take...
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Design from the Inside: The Birth of a Manifesto →
Design a new world for the people who need it. IDEO’s job is exactly like what we have done in the section of ATventure in HSYLC this summer—— create solutions of tough problems/questions. Maybe that’s the most exciting part about design.
ideoorg:
This blog post was written by Patrice Martin, Co-Lead and Creative Director of IDEO.org.
Starting a nonprofit from scratch is a process;...
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TEDx: TEDx Teams Up With IDEO to Relaunch "TEDx in... →
It’s an amazing job! Pack the whole TED in a box? We can do it in Wuhan Uni too!
tedx:
TEDx has teamed up with IDEO.org to launch the second phase of the TEDx in a Box initiative, first launched in December of last year. The IDEO.org team – Emily, Marika and Robin — were excited to work on their first project as IDEO.org fellows: Emily: “I’m thrilled to be on…
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“艾未未：我们决定将这笔钱作为担保，但这并不意味着我们同意缴纳税款或罚金，而是为了进入下一步申诉程序。RT @xiaomi2020...”
– Bird’s Nest: Ai Weiwei in English *beta*: Ai Weiwei: We have decided to use the money as a gurantee [bond], but by no means does this mean that we approve of the tax bill or the fine, we do this in order to move forward with the next stage of the appeal procedure. RT @xiaomí2020 [Recommended...
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Why should we BLOG
Inspired by Anxiao’s presentation last week, I began to think seriously about posting blog: Why I didn’t like to post blog? Why most youth in China don’t post blog? And why should we post blogs? What it does for ourselves? And what it does for others?
Well, as for the first question, why I don’t like to post blog?
I have to say it’s just a habit. I don’t like...
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Mom is my child now
I finally realized that I’m a grown up now. And I’m big enough to cake care of my mom.
It seems so weird that I fight with her all of these years. And both of us can’t even remember what we were fighting about. My excuse was that I was a little child and I don’t know how to communicate with people. But now I can’t use it as an excuse anymore. I’m already 21,...
October 2011
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tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
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Watch
When this cute little boy read his love letter for a girl at the singing competition, I’m just sooooo moved!
I love the way they convey their feeling for each other~ it reminds me of all the sweetest memories I had with people I love~ And obviously, everyone else on the scene is deeply touched by the confession too. At this moment, these two kid are like the warm little center of the...
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The Zen of Steve Jobs
“Moments after his passing was announced, the world had already begun to mourn Steve Jobs — a man who changed the world as often as some people change their hairstyles.
He’s being celebrated as an innovator, a visionary and a revolutionary. Yet in his life, critics labeled him a self-involved egotist, a shameless huckster, a ruthless manipulator. His closest friends and allies, even Jobs...
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China Struggles to Protect Dwindling Panda...
“It was hard not to be entranced by the small ball of black and white fur before me. A cool summer breeze washed over us as I craned my neck, trying to catch another glimpse of this elusive creature before it dived back into the undergrowth.
At the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (CRBGPB), you have to visit early to get the best glimpse of China’s most famous resident....
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China Threatens to Legalize Repression
From: China Threatens to Legalize Repression
“Stanley Lubman, a long-time specialist on Chinese law, teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and is the author of “Bird in a Cage: Legal Reform in China After Mao,” (Stanford University Press, 1999).
China is in the process of completing a landmark revision of its Criminal Procedure Law. Among the proposed changes...
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“the Greek ideal of “thumos”, which is the lust not for money or success (in the...”
– The Kids Are Actually Sort of Alright
I wonder how Chinese youth feel about themselves? Do they only feel the lust for money and success? Or they have lust for both money and gory?
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