Linkpile

• Mind Hacks on that placebo-effect article.: The one I linked to recently. MH offers caveats and further thoughts, most of which are convincing and valuable. Also this is relevant: “The article touches on a likely explanation — marketing. [Pharma companies] would like to influence your beliefs so the drug works better for you, because once it’s on the market, it’s the customers’ experience that brings them back for more.”
• Snailbooty aka CW Wells: Well-deserved shout-out from Drawn blog. Snailbooty’s photos are amazing.
• Sneaker marketing tries a smaller size: Embarrassingly ill-informed Marketplace story implies limited-edition sneaker phenomenon is new, and has something to do with lower sneaker company ad budgets in the recession.
• Bob Dylan to be the new voice of a sat nav system: “Comedian John Cleese is one of several celebrities who have already lent their voices to sat-nav devices.” Via Listenerd
• Sentiment Analysis Takes the Pulse of the Internet: Overview.
• Grain Thing | Significant Objects: “I believe history will redeem him as a frustrated artist, rather than a failed businessman.” Story by Joanne McNeil

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