7 stories to read this weekend
What a busy week. I spent most of the week at the GigaOM East offices and Pier 60 in New York City where we hosted our second Structure:Data conference. It was a sellout. I’m heading home a day early as I have a busy week ahead. However, between all the meetings and conversations, I had enough time to read some of my favorite sources and curate these seven links for you folks to read this weekend.
- Nabeel Hyatt, a serial entrepreneur turned VC believes that Twitter is becoming a viable gaming platform. The first sign: the $200 million sale of OMGPOP to Zynga(s ZNGA).
- How young people in India who live in slums are using the Internet — on mobile devices. A quick read that is worth the minute or two. The full version is available as a PDF from Microsoft Research(s MSFT).
- Speaking of India, I was able to see the brand new F-1 track on the outskirts of Delhi — it’s a regular pit stop on the World F-1 championships. And speaking of F-1, ever wondered how much it would cost to take a year off and follow the F-1 circuit across the planet? Someone has done the math and you can find out the answer here.
- Fortune: Is Pinterest the new Facebook? Who knows, but it is a damn good read about one of the hottest startups in Silicon Valley. Also, Dan Ramsden on pixels and the true value of picture sharing.
- I am a big fan of Karl Lagerfield, not for his clothes but for his work ethic and his ability to adapt to changes in society with relative ease. Harper’s Bazaar finds out how he works, and I can tell you, it would not be possible for rest of us.
- Of all the SXSW wrap-ups, I like this one the best: Closer to one: Buddha and the internet of things.
- And, last but not least, Xanax and the happy pill epidemic.
Dear Om, your 5th story has wrong link.
Fixed it. Teaches me how not to link blog on my iPad :). Thanks for the heads up.
hello. great selection! as always…
pls check/fix the link for Harper’s Bazaar article.
Sorry about that. It has been fixed.
Hello,
I would really much like to read the story on Karl Lagerfeld but the target is the same as the Formula 1 story. I always enjoy these week-end readings and I’m sure this is just a little mishap.
Thanks!
Wrong one but now it is fixed,
Great links. It made my weekend reading interesting.
Om, I beg you, increase the size of the type on the mobile site.
Read ’em all this week! I always want to, but this time I actually finished. Very thoughtful and serendipitously timely for me. Thank you, Om!
Loved the Buddhist spin on things. We must learn nonattachment to the 20th century values that used to rule us and instead practice mindfulness. I’m reminded of the story of the centipede speaking with the walrus. The walrus asks the centipede how he handles so many legs. The centipede responds that he doesn’t try to think about it, but lets it flow naturally. If he actually stopped to think about it, he’d trip.