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Powerful tumblr blog with pics/stories of the USA middle class getting *slightly* burned (read a lot) by the current state of their economy.

A few weeks ago Cape Town played host to WordCamp and since Obox is a WP theme company based in South Africa we were invited to talk.

Initially the plan was to talk about Obox Mobile in the developer track but I decided that I should rather tell the story of Obox because I think we have a lot to share in that department.

The title of the talk was “Post Boxes to Inboxes.” Click play to find out why.

Pat Symonds once said that the attitude of the top engineers in F1 should be, “I don’t know how to do that, but I’ll find out and I’ll do it by next weekend.” ~ Pay Symonds

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/06/whalepeople/

This article is from 2009 but I only stumbled upon it today. It blows my mind how complex Whales/Dolphines (and Chimps) are in terms of their cultural and mental skills.

The fact that they possibly communicate in different languages and can use tools to hunt is too much for me on a Friday morning but how awesome is that anyway?

Businesses should become profitable before they become big. ~ Unknown

Groupon loses $113m in Q1 and disguises it as “Adjust Consolidated Segment Operating Income.”

Reading stories like this make me sick. How can you possibly turn over so much money while losing over 100 million dollars? How flawed is the business that something like this is happening?

Ken Block is a legend. Check his mad skills in his latest video.

http://contrastrebellion.com

I am 100% guilty of not creating enough contrast in my designs. For a while I have been obsessed with setting copy on a white background to #595959.

However, since working more with Mobile designs I have come to realize and accept that a setting between #333 and #111 is much more readable and acceptable.

I know that I am not the only design who has made / is making this mistake. Check out the link above for a good slap in the face and right those wrongs!

http://adcontrarian.blogspot.com/2011/08/when-advertising-was-about-selling.html

Inspiring article about how Frank Perdue sourced his advertising agency and how the campaign they came up with tripled revenue in just over a year.

http://soundcloud.com/alexanderberg/genius-of-time-same-old-place-1?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=tracklink&utm_medium=desktop-app&utm_content=URL

Awesome track my brother found on SoundCloud. If you like dance/house music then I suggest you check it out.

http://www.bogost.com/blog/gamification_is_bullshit.shtml