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• The Creative Class, moving into new industries

  
  Reimagine Rural — Authority: 460
  I’ve often felt that a missing part of Richard Florida’s Creative Class theory has been a lack of emphasis on creative individuals who work in non-creative industries.  For those unfamiliar, Florida believes that cities must compete for talent because individuals who belong to the “creative class” drive ...
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• Silicon Valley: You and Some of Your VC’s have a Gender Problem

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 166
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• Indian Firm: Prime Focus, Playing A Growing Role In Creative Industry

  
  Pittsburgh Arts - Digging Pitt — Authority: 133
  The Indian Film industry hit prime time last year with Slumdogs 8 Oscars. Few know its more behind the scenes role in the creation of this years mega money maker, Avatar. "The firm is steadily climbing the ladder to the top of the visual effects industry. Its staff has increased from four college-age kids to more ...
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• Singapore will continue to welcome foreign talent

  
  Blowin' In The Wind — Authority: 123
  Singapore will continue to welcome foreign talent while helping talented Singaporeans reach their full potential. Thats what the Economic Strategies Committee chaired by Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugratnam says in its report: Third, we must make Singapore a distinctive global city. The ESC is convinced that ...
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• How close is Vancouver to being a global technology and software leader?

  
  Senses: A blog about the Thirdi Software perception — Authority: 121
  I don’t know, let’s find out together. This post is one in a series that examines this question from different angles.  Today we look at one aspect in particular, the poor availability of commercial office space and the impact it may have on the city down the road. I was recently talking with Boris Mann of ...
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• You’re downtown, now behave yourself

  
  dustbury.com — Authority: 560
  Aaron Renn, in the process of explaining Richard Florida’s “creative class” shtick, finds some deeper truths: Florida’s simplified thesis is that successful cities are about talent, technology, and tolerance. The last point is usually taken to mean a tolerance for gays and various “bohemian” types. But ...
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• Are American Cities Making The Possible Impossible?

  
  Pittsburgh Arts - Digging Pitt — Authority: 133
  Its sort of embarrassing when you read something you really cant add to much. Aaron Renn who has a great blog called Urbanophile was nice enough to allow an extended quote from his post, Impossibility City . It should be self evident that people live in cities to be near other people and reap all the benefits of ...
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• Tim tebow superbowl ad , Tim tebow commercial: Pro- life commercial sparks rage! (Entertainment and Showbiz!)

  
  Newsalistic — Authority: 166
  Heisman Trophy-winning American football quarterback for the Florida Gators, Timothy Richard “Tim” Tebow’s 2010 Tim Tebow Superbowl ad has sparked protests and disapproval from several women’s groups. The yet to be released ad, which will most probably be a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl next ...
  2 weeks ago

• Another Jane Jacobs Video

  
  Pittsburgh Arts - Digging Pitt — Authority: 133
  Jane Jacobs: Parting Words (2007) from Kevin Balmer on Vimeo . Too lazy a disorganised today to post much or tie thoughts together. Heres another video, about Jane Jacobs. Its not nearly long enough. In a more rational world all of this Jane stuff would get pretty stale, lame, and redundant. After all this ...
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• Accidental Storytelling

  
  Tomorrow Museum — Authority: 545
  Miguel Palma, Dream House (detail), 2003 , Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, ( Art Fag City Flickr set ) The world is split into two different kinds of people. When I moved into my flat, we were having all our kitchen goods delivered. My then girlfriend got off the phone and said to me, “we need to stay in because the ...
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• Links for 1.12.10: 17 Ways to Better Abs

  
  the listenerd — Authority: 427
  * The Internet : Are we living in an age of “ digital Maoism “; existing in an environment that encourages mediocrity? I know I am. [ tds ] Additionally : Here’s what Clay Shirky says about our current internet: “We are, however, the people who are setting the earliest patterns for this medium. Our fate ...
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• Creative Class Assignment

  
  The New Republic - the avenue Feed — Authority: 126
  If you put aside the debate over the overt, or non-existent depending on your viewpoint, hucksterism of Richard Florida’s economic development prescriptions as described by Alec MacGillis in the American Prospect , you’ll find the piece has spawned a real debate over what sorts of policy approaches might best ...
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