How to Build an Empire, the Netflix Way
The New York Times
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Turning Customers Into Cultists
Why many companies now take their cues from religious sects DEREK THOMPSON The Atlantic In the third week of September, thousands of people organized themselves into neat lines that snaked along the city blocks of New York, Seattle, London, and dozens of other cities around the world. Sleeping in cardboard boxes, or keeping wakeful vigil through the…
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Le flop secret de la Croix rouge américaine
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. In 2012, two massive storms pounded the United States, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless, hungry or without power for days and weeks. Americans did what they so often do after disasters. They sent hundreds of millions of dollars to…
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Announcing The Winners Of The 2014 Innovation By Design Awards
The 10 best designs of the year include a soccer cleat, a campaign to end gun violence, and much more.
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The Science Of Politely Ending A Conversation. Research-based tips on finding a delicate way to part ways.
Fastcodesign.com In business, finding a polite way to break off a conversation is as tricky as it is critical. Time is money, so you don’t want to chit-chat with a client or a colleague longer than necessary, but respect buys time, so you don’t want to betray any annoyance or impatience. Short of the classic…
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À quoi ressemblait la Grande pyramide il y a 4000 ans? (Court vidéo)
Co.DESIGN Go to the pyramids at Giza today, and you’ll see pollution blackened steppes surrounded by smog and sand. Some 4,000 years ago, the pyramids looked much nicer: They were covered in polished limestone, resembling brilliant lightforms dropped into the desert from the sky. In this short documentary put together by the Smithsonian…
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Où va mon argent ?
Élizabeth Ménard Journal de Montréal Lorsque vous achetez un billet de spectacle, l’argent que vous avez déboursé va-t-il directement à l’artiste? Évidemment pas. Il est en fait le dernier à être payé après la salle, les techniciens, la billetterie, alouette! Alors, quel dollar va dans la poche de qui? Le Journal a fait le calcul….
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Philippe Couillard et « ses » leaders musulmans
François Bugingo Journal de Montréal (…) Dans la lettre envoyée au premier ministre, ses auteurs (parmi lesquelles des personnalités connues du public comme Djemila Ben Habib ou Nabila Ben Youssef) posent des questions pertinentes et rejettent le statut de représentant de la communauté musulmane conféré à ceux qui étaient à la table de discussion avec…