Via bkerr, two links about the plight of Shaman Drum, a small but long-lived bookstore in Ann Arbor: Open letter from a Distressed Bookseller Jim Carty, Destroyer of Local Businesses? I find the debate fascinating. I only have two things to add to the discussion: 1) my textbook buying experience at Shaman Drum was miserable, [...]
Brand Tags asks people to describe a brand with a single word. The results are aggregated, painting a picture of how various brands are perceived. I was struck by how unaware most people are of some of the most popular internet sites and services. Look for the giant ? symbol: WordPress TechCrunch Flickr Gawker It’s [...]
Co-taught by Grant McCracken, author of one of my favorite blogs. The course outline will probably be enough to get me thinking, even if the course readings won’t be online. We have chosen to set this methodology course in the demanding context of a real world study. Students will be asked to master the ethnographic [...]
Sans Comic Sans is written by Matt Raw in Brooklyn, NY.