The Week's Links (9.18.11)

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All the links posted to Facebook and Twitter (@) this week:

  • Registration Open for Futures of Entertainment 5 owl.li/6xEyT
  • What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? - NYTimes.com owl.li/6xBms
  • The Willpower Circuit owl.li/6qQQT The marshmallow experiment 40 years later.
  • 30 gifts to 30 strangers in Sydney, a must-see end-of-week treat owl.li/1eIYtS
  • The Perils of a Wandering Mind owl.li/6lPFi Is daydreaming bad for you?
  • Google Aims Dart To Kill JavaScript owl.li/6vRz4
  • Osaka Station City Dynamic Water Sculpture owl.li/1eIRZL
  • Peter Lovatt: ‘Dancing can change the way you think’ owl.li/6hbTG
  • How the Boston Globe Pulled Off HTML5 Responsive Design owl.li/6vRt5
  • Season 7 of @debbiemillman’s Design Matters starts today with Michael Arad, designer of the 9/11 Memorial. owl.li/6wqng
  • How Does the Brain Work? owl.li/6vGTt
  • “Why’s this so good?” No. 11: Tom Junod on Mister Rogers and graceowl.li/6tCId
  • “Why’s this so good?” No. 10: Ralph Wiley tackles Jim Brown owl.li/6tCGJ
  • Mapnificent - Dynamic Public Transport Travel Time Maps owl.li/6hbxDAvailable for major cities. Very cool.
  • The Devil’s Drink by Luke Fentress owl.li/6vqji Is coffee the work of the devil? 2.25 billion cups are consumed per day.
  • 50 Most Influential Designers in America | Fast Company owl.li/6vQ0K
  • Registration Open for Futures of Entertainment 5 owl.li/6vPLj
  • New Consortium Finances Arts Projects to Aid Recovery - NYTimes.comowl.li/6vH2K
  • Dear great teachers, ThanksForTeaching.Us owl.li/6vDlD
  • Amazon.com: @Author, connecting writers and readers via Kindelowl.li/6lQ3o
  • Chefs aim to save the world owl.li/6vGbR
  • Where’s Adobe Taking Us? — What does the future hold for Graphic Designers? owl.li/6qP12
  • There is no software for leadership.
  • Getting Started on the Google+ API owl.li/6vCQP
  • Guardian launches national Book Swap with 15,000-volume giveaway. Books left in public places around the UK. owl.li/6vBPq
  • First Lady Michelle Obama honors National Design Awards Winnersowl.li/1eHXFE
  • Reliable Cross-Browser Testing, Part 1: Internet Explorer owl.li/6lPyF
  • How to Focus Mind Map owl.li/1eHQWY
  • Leaflet - a modern, lightweight JavaScript library for interactive maps by CloudMade owl.li/6gUo2
  • Seminal Productivity Ideas owl.li/68Prf
  • YouTube adds a built-in video editor owl.li/6uQks
  • Facebook Introduces the Subscribe Button owl.li/6uMCc Yet another feature to be more like Google+
  • Lego: Words Puzzle owl.li/6lPvl Has Lego ever done a bad ad?
  • Exhibition: Absolut Vis10ns owl.li/6tCYC Larger than life bottles by various artists.
  • Where in the World? A Google Earth Puzzle owl.li/6rlua How did I miss this before, amazing images.
  • From Cows to Cartons owl.li/6lCIN Packaging milk.
  • 40 Trippy “Tilt-Shift” Photos & 1 Video That Toy With Your Eyeballsowl.li/6kKnN
  • Comedians@Google Eddie Izzard: Sometimes you have to kill your creative babies owl.li/1eGLZb
  • Makin’ Ads: 2011 Radio Mercury Finalists Announced owl.li/6tBE4 Listen to some good radio spots.
  • 7 Artists Who Create Magical, Miniature Worlds owl.li/6kK1L
  • Creativity Top 5: September 13, 2011 - via creativity-online.com The Dior spot at #3 is spectacular, with gorgeous … owl.li/1eG4Ba
  • Twitter Unlocks its Valuable Web Analytics Data with Free Dashboardowl.li/6tz2o
  • “What you tolerate becomes your job.” —Aaron Hillegass /via @hotdogsladies
  • OMG, ETC owl.li/6qMEj Are words really getting in the way so much we need acronyms?
  • Game of Thrones 2011 Emmy Winner for Main Title Design. Art of the Title has an interview with designers. owl.li/6tkMw
  • Happy Words Trump Negativity in the English Language owl.li/6qLpg
  • Gamer Heal Thyself With Jane McGonigal’s SuperBetter owl.li/6qKGU
  • Cliff Richard wins fight to have music copyright extended in the UKowl.li/6t9eR
  • The anticipation of giving: Rare video of Frank Oz eulogizing Jim Hensonow.ly/1eFKH1
  • Nine Things Successful People Do Differently - Heidi Grant Halvorsonowl.li/6kKku
  • Jeff Bezos On Innovation: Stubborn On Vision; Flexible On Detailsowl.li/6lGSY Insight into Bezos’ thinking.
  • Don’t Write What You Know owl.li/6ld3a Is documenting it better than making it up?
  • Linda Rottenberg: If no one is calling you “crazy,” you’re probably not thinking big enough. ow.ly/1eEN6e
  • Skype in the classroom is a free community to help teachers everywhere use Skype to help their students learn. owl.li/6ifmz
  • Life is essentially decisions and coffee. /via @hotdogsladies
  • The “Dance Your Ph.D.” Contest is due 10/10/11 owl.li/6riMh
  • The Consequences of Writing Without Reading owl.li/6qOYs
  • Andy Carvin: the man who tweets revolutions owl.li/6lH4w
  • 25 Quotables from the 99% Conference owl.li/62yvU
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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.