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Crazy real world analytics.

digital truth

Key takeaway: "As our possessions become smarter and smarter, the question becomes less about if we can interact with these objects and more about how we want to interact with them. Touchscreens will simply be one of the many options-after all, swiping and tapping a flat, glassy screen isn't a blanket solution to make something interactive."

Chango is a new ad platform that targets display ads based on a user's previous search history. By buying up cookie data from data exchanges, Chango can match a user's cookies with their historical search data to retarget display ads based on that past search behavior. Currently in closed beta.

patent app from apple may enable ipad and iphones to sense the users detecting voice, hearbeat, faces, activity patterns security measures could be activated

Design experience firm Method has been publishing a series of explorations in human-centered design called 10×10. The most recent installation, Gaming for Behavior Change captures insight into the nature of game mechanics, and how these mechanics engage individuals in ways that are important for all interaction designers to consider.

daily 7.27 one principal is implementing healthy foods in hopes to increase good behavior at her school. no definite answer as to the outcome

Clever contraption that makes a point about waste (and probably effects behavior)

Here's a new site that allows you to watch the behavior of other people - your friends, family, co-workers, etc. - on the web. Is this a good thing or is this just creepy? Link to site: http://voyurl.com/welcome

Write up on cookie blocking going on

Twitter global shut this down, but this app in Japan let users temporarily assume control (and give up control) of Twitter accounts so they could post as someone else. It was all in good fun, though people obviously tried to deceive others, but it is a cool digital behavior.

Privacy, Twitter and Apps, uh oh or aha!