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Advertising & Marketing
09.11.18

When Helly Hansen pioneered social influencing

How did micro-influencers impact brands before smartphones, Instagram and blogs? Helly Hansen went hip hop on the streets of New York.

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Music Business Worldwide
31.10.18

The Mythical Power of Streaming Playlists: More Hype Than Substance?

Spotify is now testing the first steps towards a ‘post-curator’ world by allowing algorithmic recommendations into its biggest playlists. Are we seeing the end of The Playlist Era?
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Ranker
30.10.18

How Your Friends And The Media Use Neuro-Linguistic Programming To Control You

"You may be wondering, “what is neuro-linguistic programming?” To put it simply, NLP consists of a combo of verbal and physical cues that cause you to react/think/feel in a very specific way. NLP comes with a number of positive effects, but it also ranks among one of the most effective mind control tactics of the 20th century."
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The Atlantic
28.10.18

The Hosts of Pod Save America Are Embracing the ‘Partisan’ Label

“While we’re biased and have an opinion, that’s different from allowing yourself to be a propaganda machine.”
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Wired
22.10.18

Here’s How Much Bots Drive Conversation During News Events

"As thousands of Central American migrants made their way northward through Mexico, walking a treacherous route toward the US border, talk of "the caravan," as it's become known, took over Twitter. Conservatives, led by President Donald Trump, dominated the conversation, eager to turn the caravan into a voting issue before the midterms. As it turns out, they had some help—from propaganda bots on Twitter."
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TechRadar
19.10.18

Is music tech short-changing songwriters?

In a broad sense, music has a lot to thank technology for. But tight now there are some sticky technology-related issues that are impacting songwriters and performers, and we heard about some of them at the Vill Vill Vest festival in Bergen, Norway.
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The Fashion Law
18.10.18

More Than Merely a Downtime Activity, We are Addicted to Social Media “Likes”

“A younger generation of [individuals] has grown up in a world that has been reliant on technology as an integral part of their lives, making it impossible to imagine life without being connected. This has been referred to as an ‘always on’ lifestyle, It’s no longer about on or off, really. It’s about living in a world where being networked to people and information wherever and whenever you need it is just assumed.”
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Bloomberg
17.10.18

The Perfect Suit for Every Type of Guy

From the office to weddings, from slim-fit to beefy, your ultimate guide to the best off-the-rack men’s suits. (Via Redef)
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The Guardian
16.10.18

Has 10 years of Spotify ruined music?

The streaming service is a decade old on Sunday. So has it created a post-CD paradise for listeners – or turned today’s music into a grey goo? Our music editors argue for and against
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Refinery29
15.10.18

Sex, Drugs, & Nights Alone: Inside The Dating Lives Of Touring Musicians

The combination of a draining schedule and a competitive, demanding career means one thing: Many working musicians have unusual dating lives that come with specific challenges and quirks.
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The Atlantic
11.10.18

Brands Like Nike and PepsiCo Are the New Art Patrons

Major companies are now fulfilling the role that wealthy individuals once did. And it’s causing some tension in the art community.
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Vox
10.10.18

You buy a purse at Walmart. There’s a note inside from a “Chinese prisoner.” Now what?

Tracing a mysterious message across the world to understand how what we buy is made.
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Slate
09.10.18

The Very First Social Network

How a 1979 chain email about science fiction spawned the internet we know today.
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Folio
08.10.18

Is It Time to Take Advantage of Virtual Events?

No longer just a cost-effective add-on, virtual events create an environment from which to grow communities and complement in-person offerings.
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New York Times
06.10.18

Apple Used to Know Exactly What People Wanted — Then It Made a Watch

There may be many other ways, still, that the Apple Watch can fulfill its presumed destiny as the next device that we suddenly can’t remember a world without. But we're not there quite yet.
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The Conversation
05.10.18

AI’s first pop album ushers in a new musical era

Although AI algorithms lack back stories and a creative process — the very things that often draw us into a piece of pop music — they make up for it with their ability to generate the unfamiliar and novel. But can AI also create highly creative and emotionally engaging music?
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Digiday
04.10.18

‘We’re giving them a harder time’: Axel Springer tries to turn up heat on Facebook

Axel Springer, the German publishing house, is pushing back hard against the dominance of both Facebook and Google. On the heels of several scandals and less traffic from Facebook, other publishers are following suit.
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BBC
03.10.18

Video Would you want an AI version of yourself?

An artificial intelligence (AI) version of US President Donald Trump which can tweet and interact like him has been developed. Could an AI version of you help you make better decisions?
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Harvard Business Review
24.09.18

Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should?
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Forbes
24.09.18

How AI Enables The Subscription Economy

In this Forbes Insights video, Tien Tzuo, founder and CEO of Zuora, talks about why he believes that the Internet of Things is the future. His company has helped validate that premise by creating a platform for subscription-based data services.
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Nieman Lab
24.09.18

Facebook’s attempts to fight fake news seem to be working. (Twitter’s? Not so much.)

Nieman Lab keeps giving us real news about fake news. Plus: How YouTubers spread far-right beliefs (don’t just blame algorithms), and another cry for less both-sides journalism.
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Wired
24.09.18

The Roots of Techno

Juan Atkins was playing techno when most of its current practitioners were playing in the schoolyard, sending shock waves through contemporary music since 1981. Wired interviewed him.
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Quartz
24.09.18

All The Fashion Pioneers Leading Us Into The New Season

The fashion set is currently on its semi-annual tour of fashion weeks, from New York to London, and now Milan. The loudest takeaway thus far has been that the media is batshit for Batsheva, Quartz reports.
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Quartz
10.09.18

“Move fast and break things” is broken

Facebook, Tesla, Uber and many, many others. “Move fast and break things” has long been the tech way, but it no longer appears to be working.
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Rare Earth
10.09.18

The 750,000 Bunkers of Albania

Bunkers! Albania's most visible uniqueness. A negative that's so definitive of the nation that it has almost become a positive.
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Rolling Stone
10.09.18

What it Was Like Inside a Nike Call Center After the Colin Kaepernick Ad Dropped

People got emotional over Nike’s new ad featuring Colin Kaepernick — and weren’t afraid to tell a young black man at the company’s call center just how they felt
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The Ringer
05.09.18

Judging by the Cover: How the Magazine Industry’s Identity Crisis Is Playing Out on Its Front Page

Print may be dying, but the magazine cover still plays an essential role in defining—and sustaining—a media brand. Can the cover outlive the magazine? asks The Ringer. (Via Redef)
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The Drum
05.09.18

Flipboard CEO Mike McCue: ‘There’s a real bright road ahead for publishers’

The Drum spoke to the news curation platform founder and chief executive, Mike McCue, about how the company looks to keep momentum on its side, its philosophy towards publishers and advertisers, and how it avoids allowing fake news to disrupt its platform.
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Polygon
03.09.18

The Ripper: The disturbing Visceral Games project that never was

About 10 years ago, Electronic Arts developed and then canceled a game about Jack the Ripper. This is its story. (Via Redef)
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US Gamer
02.09.18

The Oral History of Treyarch’s Spider-Man 2: One of the Best Superhero Games Ever

Sure, it made a lot of money. But it also rewrote the rules for what a superhero game could be. Here’s the story behind Treyarch's 2004 masterpiece.
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US Gamer
31.08.18

Day of the Tentacle: The Oral History

The making of one of the greatest adventure games ever.
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Design
08.11.18

Ah, so you’re a Calibri type of person!

Simple research shows that your fonts say more about you than a personality test.
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Advertising & Marketing
31.10.18

Find One Miscake

Is branching out the future big brand marketing strategy? We've taken a closer look at those who made it work - and those who, well, didn't.

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Untold Insight
10.10.18

Gratis opptaksprøveløsninger, vol. 3

For tredje gang i år løser Mike Torsvik Johansen opptaksprøvene sånn at du slipper å gjøre det.
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Untold insight
10.10.18

Jeg dro på cosplay-treff for å komme til bunns i en av verdens mest utskjelte subkulturer

Tiden var inne for å gi en sjanse til dette fenomenet jeg hadde uglesett i årevis, men alltid følt en dragning mot. 
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Untold insight
18.09.18

Hjerneeksperimentet som gjorde meg dum

Hjernen er sårbar og lett påvirkelig. Se for deg at den er en leirklump du kan forme helt selv. Hva ville du endret hvis du kunne spesialdesignet hjernen din? Ville du strammet opp språksenteret – utvidet vokabularet og blitt raskere i replikken?

Creative Thinking

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Adrian York
25.09.18

New Prince album: why posthumous releases can sell both artist and fans short

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Peter Lehman
31.08.18

The ghost of Roy Orbison goes on tour – and some aren’t happy about it

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Lyndsay Duthie
29.08.18

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The infantilization of Western culture

Our everyday interactions with smartphones and social media have accelerated and normalized our culture’s infantile tendencies.
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Performing arts
22.10.18

How to Tell Love Stories. Honestly.

Playwright Nora Bryde Gjertsen on how to write a love story with both the thrill and the sting.
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Design, Education, Fashion
15.10.18

Where sole mates go to school

Sneaker heads, your dream may come true!
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Branded content
31.10.18

Edvard er co-writer/producer på Alan Walkers nye singel «Diamond Heart»

– Det har egentlig ikke gått helt opp for meg ennå, sier Edvard Normann.
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Film & Photography, Museums & Galleries & Libraries
12.10.18

Legend brings talent to an old Oslo gas station

Why has legendary Jimmy Moffat, mentor and guru of famous photographers, put on a photo exhibit in a disused gas station in Norway?
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10.10.18

Skapte tragedien «Ødipus Rex» gjennom vellykket samarbeid

Hvert år gir studentene på skuespill og maske- og hårdesign liv til et gresk teaterstykke. I år har de gjennom et suverent samspill av sminke, hår og skuespill skapt stykket «Ødipus Rex».
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Design
05.10.18

The hunt for the perfect font

It took Frode Konstantin Helland seven years to design Mu, his new font. He recently put the writing on the wall, asking the audience for help with the final touches.
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Film & Photography
04.10.18

Getting ahead: Jonas Bendiksen

The superstar Norwegian lensman on how to make it as a photographer when everyone’s a photographer.
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Advertising & Marketing
01.10.18

Pop! Goes The Economy

Pop-up stores and happenings have mushroomed from something scrappy entrepreneurs did because they could afford it, to something giant corporations are doing to get rich.
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Advertising & Marketing
28.09.18

How The Beatles made Nike a billion dollar brand

You say you want a revolution? A legendary The Beatles song certainly and brilliantly created one for Nike.
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