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	November 30th, 2012 眩 Posted 1 day ago by Koichi Mitsui to s a s u r a u 1 惑。 Doing business with TV's finest [interactive infographic] Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 1 Even in the age of digital communication, the business card lends a certain professionalism that’s hard to beat, so UPrinting.com decided to whip up some samples for TV’s favorite characters. Make the jump to the full interactive experience by clicking the image above for a little fictional fun. Via UPrinting.com. The serious business of infographics. As fun as skin cancer detection charts get Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 1 Skin cancer is no laughing matter but seeing as early detection is key, we’re all for making a eye-catching chart on recognizing the signs of this disease. I Heart Guts is looking for dermatologist input on their creation, so feel free to pass this on to any you may know or throw in your own two cents if your credentials make the grade. Full story at I Heart Guts via Laughing Squid. Early detection is key. Leadership lessons in how to fail well Posted 1 day ago by SmartBrief to Holy Kaw! 3 I crashed my car recently. It was about 8 a.m. I was in a rush (what else is new?) to get to a meeting for a nonprofit I belong to. I learned how to drive in Thailand, so I’m rather proud of my driving reflexes — even pride myself on holding my own with the cab drivers in New York City. The car in front of me stopped. Unfortunately I didn’t. The good news is that I emerged totally functional (or at least no more dysfunctional than usual). The other piece of good news is that the experience taught me some lessons on how to fail well. It taught me that we need to think about failure as a process we go through rather than an event to avoid at all costs. Full story at SmartBrief Social Media. More SmartBrief stories. Photo credit: Fotolia Is B2B social media marketing lagging behind B2C? Posted 1 day ago by SmartBrief to Holy Kaw! 3 There seems to be a perception that social media is better suited for business-to-consumer brands than business-to-business marketing. This view is supported by a lack of easily accessible social media success stories in the B2B space — on the Internet and at conferences. But it is a misconception. Without a doubt, there are countless impressive B2C success stories, including the funny Bodyform video created in response to a disgruntled Facebook post and the successful Old Spice video campaign. But social media is also extensively and successfully in use for B2B marketing. We simply might not hear about it as much because the examples are not as entertaining. Full story at SmartBrief Social Media. More SmartBrief stories. Photo credit: Fotolia Privacy & data management on mobile devices [infographic] Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! High-tech solutions come with high-tech problems, and one of the issues we face these days is that it’s not just a driver’s license and a few credit cards that go missing when we lose what used to be the most valuable thing in our pocket, but the world we’ve downloaded onto our smartphones, which offers a jackpot of personal information. This infographic from BackgroundCheck.org takes a closer look at how we manage our personal information as well as what we do to protect it when we go mobile, and may give you some good ideas of precautions to take in the future. Via BackgroundCheck.org. Stay secure with infographics. Pollutant 'body burden' weighs on US women Posted 1 day ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! 1 Nearly 23 percent of women of childbearing age met or exceeded median blood levels for three environmental pollutants—lead, mercury, and PCBs. One risk factor significantly reduced a woman’s risk of having elevated blood levels of the pollutants, but it was not good news: breastfeeding. Women who had breastfed at least one child for at least a month sometime in their lives had about half the risk of exceeding the median blood level for two or more pollutants. In other words, says Marcella Thompson of Brown University, women pass the pollutants that have accumulated in their bodies to their nursing infants. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Fotolia 'Shotgun' method sifts through wheat genome Posted 1 day ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! To amp up wheat’s yield and nutritional content, scientists are unraveling the complex history hidden in its genome, which is five times the size of humans’. The bread wheat genome is especially complex because bread wheat originated from three ancient grass species. Its genome is, therefore, a composite of three genomes. “This work moves us one step closer to a comprehensive and highly detailed genome sequence for bread wheat, which along with rice and maize is one of the three pillars on which the global food supply rests,” says study author Jan Dvorak, professor of plant sciences at University of California, Davis. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Fotolia Birdie goes Gangnam [video] Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! First, it hopped the big pond, now it’s hopped species. Gangnam Style hasn’t so much jumped the shark as gone to the birds. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Full story at YouTube. Silly videos. 8 movie sequels no one asked for Posted about 23 hours ago by The Week to Holy Kaw! 1 This Friday, The Collection, a sequel to the 2009 horror film The Collector, will hit theaters nationwide. (Watch the trailer for The Collection after the jump.) If you somehow managed to avoid being swept up in Collector fever in 2009, you're not alone: The original film — the story of a psychotic serial killer who prepares deadly, elaborate traps for his victims and then adds their corpses to his "collection" — grossed less than $10 million in theaters, and the sequel hardly seems poised for box-office glory either. If it bombs, as expected, it would only be the latest in a recent string of underperforming sequels seemingly mandated by Hollywood's ongoing quest to create the next big franchise — even if audiences aren't exactly clamoring for them. View story at The Week. All the top stories from The Week. A fascinating interview with the man behind the Cosby sweater [video] Posted about 18 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 1 If it looked like the result of an industrial waste accident, chances are, it was fashionable in the ‘80s, the era of big hair, loud colors, and, of course, the Cosby sweater. What you may not have known was that those far-out designs were the brainchild of one very outspoken Dutch designer by the name of Koos van den Akker who sat down with VICE to talk about his life, work, and experiences with the legendary Bill Cosby. Trust us, his personality is just as colorful as those sweaters were, so there are a few NSFW moments. Enjoy. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Full story at YouTube via Flavorwire. Legends of fashion. 飛 Posted about 13 hours ago by Koichi Mitsui to s a s u r a u 今日も。 Sent by Posterous. Change your email settings or unfollow. Other questions? We'd love to help.