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A new definition of hipster

April 2, 2012 Posted by Sophy Bot under Hipsterdom, Identity
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Hipster hate - save the whales

When was the last time you heard the word hipster being used? For most of us, not more than a few days pass in between encounters of the commonly used insult – and, for the most part, it is an insult. Yet despite its exceedingly common and widespread usage, publications continue to release articles declaring the hipster phenomenon over. Last week, Flavorwire published…

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Infographic: Life, meet work. Work, meet life.

March 14, 2012 Posted by Sophy Bot under Work/Life Separation
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Infographic: Life, meet work. Work, meet life.

Once upon a time, there used to be this handy-dandy wall separating our work lives from our private lives. These days, the separation isn’t so clear. The line between life and work has been steadily eroding for years, with our personal lives now following us into the office and our work lives barging into our private homes. Below is an exclusive infographic taken…

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Phone addiction: comic edition

January 16, 2012 Posted by Sophy Bot under Internet culture, Mobile technology
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Phone addiction comic 2 - The Joy of Tech

It’s not exactly a secret: pretty much all of us are addicted to our smartphones and other internet-connected devices. Gizmodo recently posted a real-world game where everybody at your lunch meeting / romantic dinner / non-LAN-party social gathering stacks their phones face down on the table; the first person to check their phone pays the entire bill. Saturday Night Live poked fun at…

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The rising freelance ethos

November 4, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Work/Life Separation
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Clearance aisles don’t lie: standalone GPS units are on their way out. The same goes for MP3 players, consumer-level cameras, TVs and now even cars. Single function is passé. Multifunction is in. As hardware technology matures, more and more functionality is being built into standard devices. Whether it’s in your pocket, your lap or your car, today’s devices are expected to perform a…

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Work at home, home at work

September 30, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Work/Life Separation
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Cell phone at work

The first time I was ever given a corporate BlackBerry, I took it as a mark of pride. There I was, important enough to warrant being reached during my off-hours, and here was this shiny, function-filled device to supplement my own meager flip phone. Fast forward to today and I, like most, would turn down a work phone if presented with the offer.…

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Zombie hipsters

September 30, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Hipsterdom
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Hipster Zombies

They were supposed to be dead. In 2004, a satirical article in New York magazine declared that the hipsters were leaving and New York City was in danger of being “over.” Some five years later, n+1 magazine held a panel asking “What was the Hipster?,” with obvious implications imparted therein. One year after that, an article of the same name hit New York…

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The internet we breathe

September 21, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Work/Life Separation
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Smartphone user

Early man might have had that whole fire thing going for him, but that’s nothing compared to our newest resource of choice: the internet. A new study released by Cisco found that 1 in 3 college students and employees ranks the internet as a fundamental resource for the human race – right up there with air, water, food and shelter. More than half…

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Remembering downtime

September 21, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under The offline world, Work/Life Separation
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Cable frustration

It’s no secret that technology is everywhere. Touchscreen this, automated that, internet-connected those; in the modern world, there’s just no running away from our electronic counterparts. This we do not seem to mind. The part that gives us trouble is the fact that technology is every-when. According to a recent report from iPass, 35% of mobile workers check their email first thing in…

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Sophy Bot is the author of the new book "The Hipster Effect: How the Rising Tide of Individuality is Changing Everything We Know about Life, Work and the Pursuit of Happiness" and has spoken about the hipster effect at TEDxGramercy. Hit me up for more details, or to start a conversation:

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