Now *this* is a way through which to sell a 1967 swankienda in Austin.

Design notes: Space age / atomic design influences. Circular fire pit with built-in table. Rocks! (Lava rocks.)

(hat tip to @Room4SF)

Anyone with a passion for music will enjoy this @TEDtalks video of @LAPhil violinist Robert Gupta reminding us of music’s ability to move and inspire us.

Bonus: Gupta plays a rendition of the prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 (begins at 6:20).

Today’s diversion: @ericwhitacre’s virtual choir — 185 voices from 12 countries. Magical. 

Here’s a thought-provoking piece from The Chronicle of Higher Education regarding the use of Foursquare (and Gowalla and similar apps) in academia.

The story Will Your College Be Covered in Virtual Graffiti? addresses several points, including the possibility that students will post tips – info that some people may perceive as not particularly complimentary – on deans’ offices and other campus venue pages. How might such information impact how the school is perceived by, say, the parents of prospective students?

Mood lifting. Trust me.

[TBWA\Chiat\Day’s spot for Pedigree]

Inspiring words about the role of the arts in a networked world – from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Ben Cameron during his TEDxYYC talk last month in Calgary.

Inspiring.

via @jtwinsor