Linkpile

• Commenters become stars: And advertisers are there to recruit them.
• I AM CARLES: Hipster Runoff brand extension.Or “brand” “extension.”
• The End of Indie: “Indie doesn’t mean anything anymore. It’s dead. Which is OK, because it won. Open source, Twitter. Indie won. Etsy. The irresistible decline of major labels and network TV and corporate publishing. Indie won.” I don’t actually know precisely what that means. I think I half agree.
• The Nuances of the FREE! Experiment: Dan Ariely on the way his research is used in two books.
• Antidepressant use nearly doubles in U.S.: “Between 1996 and 2005, the rate of those reporting they had used antidepressants in the past year jumped from 5.8 percent to 10.1 percent. On a national scale, this translates to an increase from about 13.3 million people to 27 million.” Bummer.
• Listener’s facial expression alters speaker’s language: Study: “Speak to a positive listener and you’ll likely use more abstractions and subjective impressions, whilst if you talk to a negative listener you’ll probably find yourself sheltering in the security of objective facts and concrete details.”
• the writing’s on the wall: Got a note from the creator of this blog, which looks interesting. Mostly visual. This post: “My take on the designer’s pin board is it’s often a better reflection of what they are all about than the actual work they produce.”
• Rhino Figurine | Significant Objects: “Do you ever struggle to remember insignificant facts?” Story by Nathaniel Rich.
• Cow Vase | Significant Objects: “What I’m saying is, you basically pretended you were a mountain.” Story by Ed Park

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