Tumblr (3.0; @lwiebe)http://lwiebe.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1cfjdBSJ91qd9dz2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/post/19785933078/they-really-dont-look-at-me-when-they-see-elmo">nprfreshair</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>They really don’t look at me when they see Elmo. They run to Elmo because it’s a friend of theirs that they’ve been talking to and communicating with and singing with for so many years. We’ve found that the delusion is not broken by seeing us puppeteers. — <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/03/23/149209143/kevin-clash-making-elmo-come-to-life">Kevin Clash</a></p> </blockquote>http://lwiebe.tumblr.com/post/19917689455http://lwiebe.tumblr.com/post/19917689455Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:03:58 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1gn2njlyl1r8twdro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em>“It’s identity signaling. A way to show distinction is to be an early disadopter.”</em></p> </blockquote> <p>- Wharton prof Jonah Berger tells <a href="http://www.wired.com/magazine/2012/03/pl_column_memes/">Wired</a> why not engaging with annoying memes is totally okay. A principled stand, even.</p>http://lwiebe.tumblr.com/post/19916568848http://lwiebe.tumblr.com/post/19916568848Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:44:00 -0400