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• Simple, Practical Color Theory
• The Tell-All Generation Learns When Not To, at Least Online
  U.S. studies show that the majority of young adults police their online information once they understand the potential consequences of not doing so. They learn by trial & error, and from their friends.
• Facebook's Privacy Erosion Strategy
  "Facebook, as you would expect, is saying users "love the changes" ... I think what they actually mean is that they count on the bulk of the users just don't know what's happening and thus aren't protesting"
• How to work with “stupid” people
  "Bottom line: Stupidity explains only a small percentage of people’s disagreements. Calling someone “stupid” is a dead end—you can’t fix it. Instead, figure out what’s really going on."
• Wired: Former Digg CTO discusses future of geo-social networking
  "What matters is time and location intersecting: so, if you can track say the number of people checking into a certain place at a certain time, then you can monetise that by charging advertisers more money at busier times in busier places."
• Can you disappear in surveillance Britain?
  No, is the rather startling answer
• Facebook's Eroding Privacy Policy: A Timeline | Electronic Frontier Foundation
  A pretty clear and unpleasant picture of how Facebook has disempowered users to control their privacy
• T.M.I? Not for Sites Focused on Sharing - NYTimes.com
  Of course I value my friends' opinions, but I'd rather ask them for recommendations than get served the same info by a company who's scraping my friends' data. I find that a bit icky. Apparently this means I'm old.
• Companies increasingly see possibilities in augmented reality
  "instead of just seeing one pic of a particular model wearing particular clothes, you can hold the picture up to your webcam and see them wear a selection of clothes -- even see them strip off" And there we have it
• DESIGNER NOTES » “Fear and Loathing in Farmville”
  Notes from GDC 2010