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Google’s $258 million investment in Uber pushed the company to the forefront of speculation about the next big tech IPO — and CEO Travis Kalanick as the next great tech leader.

Uber has become a noun.  When will your product/idea become part of everyday slang?

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New Year's Resolution anyone? Get off the phone and enjoy the NOW. 

Must see - and so very true. 2014 will be officially the year of the backlash:)))

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A presentation by Patrick Ambron, CEO of BrandYourself, at GrowHack on October 16, 2012. For more growth hacks you can use to get more users visit www.growhack.

Awesome presentation by the people at Brand Yourself. An innovation out of nowhere. I never really thought about how many companies do Google searches before they even consider someone for hire. Apparently 75% of companies are required to do so. If we all just pay a little more attention to our surroundings and even our problems, we may just find a black swan. :)

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"Design isn't crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It's figuring out if there's a way to get rid of the button altogether." - Edward Tufte, Data Scientist at Yale University.

Design is changing. It's not about "beautifying" anymore. Being a designer is something to be proud of. 

Prophets Agency presents "ID13": the trends in Interactive Design for 2013. Third year in a row, after the ID11 and ID12 trends. Written and designed by our Des

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Amazing article about the RIGHT way to become successful. In every aspect of your life. There is a high road. And you can take it! 

You'd like to be successful in everything you do, of course. Here's how to make it happen.

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Awesome article by InVisionApp guys. Really a great snapshot of the thinking behind Zappos - the number one online store for shoes :)

We're tracking down InVisionApp users inside the world's most amazing companies to discover their favorite tools, books, methods, and the philosophy behind what makes them so awesome. This week we int...

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"...chew on this: Snapchat wasn’t built to be a super secure messaging platform. The whole reason for the self-destructing pictures isn’t to keep your titty shots safe; it’s to create a new type of sharing wherein you live in the moment, not in the digital footprint you leave behind." Incredible to have such a philosophy in today's 21st century, internet-crazed world :)

http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/09/actually-snapchat-photos-are-just-as-deleted-as-any-other-file-you-trash/

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DESIGN for people. Yes, the user still exists. 

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The Scrollwheel - Story of a UX Researcher/Designer's Life. 

When you want someone to do something on your app, interface and product and they just can't get it....even thought it is so OBVIOUS!

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Technology is culture; it is not something separate; it is no longer “I.T.”; we cannot choose to have it or not. It just is, like air.

We can't say technology is unnecessary anymore. It's a vital component part of our work, education, hobbies and relationships. There's no escaping it. --

Dan Hill, On the smart city; Or, a ‘manifesto’ for smart citizens instead

I love the ‘technology just is, like air’ concept. Brings to mind the notion that fish don’t see the water they swim in. We have reached a turning point where tech is so deeply embedded in our culture, like language, clothing, and buildings before it, that its role is as central as those, and now perhaps more so.

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Interesting visual of the typical college student. Double life? I can agree with that. Here's to the Y Generation.

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Happy Holidays. And Merry (whatever holiday you celebrate). From all of us at MikiYaka!

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The Zen Philosophy

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669387/what-zen-taught-silicon-valley-and-steve-jobs-about-innovation

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This is a great quote; wonderful thing to say to yourself every morning when you wake up!

Strive to learn something new EVERY day.

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