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Tasty morsels from my web journeys.
Jeff Turner | @respres


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“ With intelligence, there is a phenomenon called the Flynn effect—each generation, scores go up about 10 points. Enriched environments are making kids smarter. With creativity, a reverse trend has just been identified and is being reported for the first time here: American creativity scores are falling. The Creativity Crisis

Disposable brush pens via Jetpens.com

Disposable brush pens via Jetpens.com

Street Slide: Browsing Street Level Imagery (via @Johanns0r) May I just say, “wow.”


“ Sales of Red Zone body wash have actually declined 7% according to SymphonyIRI. Why The Most Interesting Man in the World Moves More Units Than Mustafa

“ The molecule-thick carbon material called graphene outperforms silicon, which is currently used in electronic components, in every way. Technology Review: Building Super-Fast Electronics Components

Timelapse: Guy Walks Across America (via @walkUSA)


U.S. Mood Throughout the Day inferred from Twitter (via @amislove) I love this.


“ I hear from people all the time telling me that they quit their job to pursue a career in social media. It scares me every time. What does that even mean? @chrisbrogan
“ If you write a qualifying video game review on MyKmart.com, there’s a chance your review could be featured on our store shelves MyKmart Blogs

iPhone 4 w/ Bumper Drop Test by iFixYouri.com (via @iFixYouri)

“ new social norms that reward disclosure are already in place among the young Pew Internet & American Life Project
WORDCOUNT - Tracking the Way We Use Language

Interesting.


“ Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Letter from Apple Regarding iPhone 4

Finger Painting on the Apple iPad from the live model (via @DavidJonKassan)


iPhone 4 Reception Issue with Holding the Phone (via @FameFoundry)