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	December 1st, 2012 It doesn't take a genius bar: why Apple consumers are turning to customer communities for their answers Posted 1 day ago by Jason Lankow to Holy Kaw!   There are currently 246 Apple stores in the U.S. throughout 44 states. Within the stores, there are 27,350 retail employees, and 7,700 U.S.-based AppleCare Advisors. But where else do Apple consumers get their answers? In free, member-driven communities, where people can help one another with their various issues. This supports the new wave of social, where members within brand communities serve as their own experts, their own moderators, their own tech support, and enthusiastic evangelists.   Via Column Five for Get Satisfaction Like infographics? So do we.   Take a juicy bite of the holiday season with the MEATivity Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! Vegetarian religious folk will definitely want to wash their hands after seeing Charles Phoenix’s latest creation, which is almost guaranteed not to smell a lot like Christmas by December 25. Phoenix describes the MEATivity as: “a jaw-dropping edible holy holiday appetizer platter of delicious deli meats – hot dogs, ham, bacon, ground sirloin, sausage and salami” which he says should baked and served warm with mustard, toasted buns and lots of beer. ”Jaw-dropping” would certainly be one phrase to describe it, though how do you decide who gets to snack on the baby Jesus? Full story at Charles Phoenix @ Facebook via Laughing Squid. Edible holiday oddities. Curl up with a good book in the Bookworm Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! Not everyone has the space for a library and a cozy chair to curl up in, so for bibliophiles who are crunched for space, there’s the ingenious Bookworm available by special order through Atelier 010: The self-supporting mold is composed of three, mounted on-site, parts and remains in balance by a stainless steel leg in the side wall. The curved shape is created by thin layers of MDF and buigplex bending along custom molds. The outer walls are painted, the inside in fresh white. A lamp suspended from the upper side of the worm ensures the read[er] light. Though it might take more than two throw pillows to make it as comfy as that dependable, old chair, the modern design is otherwise as functional as it is striking. Full story at Atelier010 via Technabob. Design by the book. New Zealand weather reporting has gone to the elves [video] Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 1 Sure, we might get a little crazy in the States when a big movie opens, what with dressing up, waiting in line, and having marathon movie-watching parties, but New Zealand takes the celebration to a whole new level with a weather report delivered entirely in Sindarin, the elfin language “deciphered from the writings of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien.” Yes, there are subtitles provided, ye who are not friends of the elves. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Full story at YouTube via Geeks are Sexy. Crazy for the movies. Say a decision is 'moral' and outcomes shift Posted about 24 hours ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! Decisions based on moral, rather than practical, considerations are made more quickly and are often more extreme, research shows. “Little work has been done on how attaching morality to a particular judgment or decision may affect that outcome,” explains Jay Van Bavel, an assistant professor in New York University. Deciding to frame any issue as moral or not may have important consequences, says co-author Ingrid Haas. "Once an issue is declared moral, people's judgments about that issue become more extreme, and they are more likely to apply those judgments to others." Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Fotolia Sent by Posterous. Change your email settings or unfollow. Other questions? We'd love to help.