If you’re seeing this post, it’s likely you are already familiar with Whiskey Friday (aka #whiskeyfriday). However, the sad truth is that many less fortunate whiskey-drinking souls are not. We aim to fix that. As a quick aside, Whiskey Friday began as a semi-formal tradition when we worked at The ... read more
It’s not just Friday, it’s Whiskey Friday. Before we begin pouring that magical elixir of life over cubes of frozen water, we wanted to share a few good links to carry you into the weekend. READ: Our friends at the Nieman Journalism Lab posted this interesting piece yesterday on making ... read more
Tim Hwang builds bots that try to trick you into believing they are real. Sorry, that’s a frightening way of introducing somebody. Tim Hwang wants to have fun, save the world and make people happy… using bots that try to trick you into believe they are real. As we begin ... read more
This is Brian typing words at you. The three of us often find ourselves listening to interesting people or participating in conversations about the future of bla bla bla. In an effort to share some of the mental spoils of those encounters with all of you, I present the momma ... read more
O hai, this is Baratunde writing things BTW. “Hey. We’re doing this thing in Detroit. You should come.” At 8:35pm on July 30th of last year, that message popped up in my Google Chat window. The “We” was the MIT Media Lab. The “thing” was a weekend of applied brainstorming ... read more
For best results, press play on this video, and then start reading the post below… This past weekend, I went to one of the most innovative performances I’ve ever seen. Denae Hannah, a performance artist and educator, debuted her newest show, Five Star Chick. Inspired by the Yo Gotti song, ... read more
The first ever Comedy Hack Day was a huge success. What was just an idea a few months ago, became an inspiring weekend with over 60 developers and comedians building two dozen hilarious hacks. We couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Well, we could, but that would be greedy and ... read more
Comedy Hack Day Demos — Live Stream Sunday @ 3:00 Come to cultivatedwit.com to watch a live stream of demos from the world’s first-ever Comedy Hack Day. Guaranteed to be 15 times more exciting than the first week of NFL football. What can you expect to see? – Pee Here! An app ... read more
We are excited to announce that one of our first acts as a company was to apply for free money. We submitted the following idea to the Knight Foundation’s News Challenge for data. We think the American people and our shareholders will benefit. If you like good things, please like ... read more
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