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Google+ As California City →
parislemon:
An interesting analogy by Alexis Madrigal:
But by most accounts and third-party research, the service is growing its number of users but not their engagement. People are “on” Google Plus, but they are not really ON Google Plus. The infrastructure is there. The street signs are there. People own plots of land. But there’s nobody actually visiting town. To make it obvious: Google...
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I love learning new languages because...
skepticalblender:
…you can see into the mentality of the people who created it. And sometimes you see wonderful life-affirming things. My favorite:
To say thank you in the Wolof language of Senegal, you say “jërëjëf,” which literally means “your action is worth a lot to me.”
To say you’re welcome in Wolof, you say “Noo ko bokk,” which means “we share it.”
What a wonderful view of gratitude...
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