Hindsight Links for Aug 27, 6:00 am

// August 27th, 2010 // Digests, Hindsight

  • Online Shopping and the Problem with Pictures, Jacqueline Conard @ HBR.org:
    What if the thing that gets online shoppers to buy a product is also the thing that makes them dissatisfied…
  • The $300 House: A Hands-On Lab for Reverse Innovation?, Vijay Govindarajan @ HBR.org:
    Editor’s note: This post was written with Christian Sarkar, a marketing consultant who also works on environmental issues. David A….
  • Boscia Luminizing Black Mask, Ami Kealoha @ Cool Hunting:
    The preservative-free, luminizing black mask from Boscia purifies skin with a pore-cleansing, peel-off formula. Filled with minerals, extracts, natural clay, vitamins and antiseptics, I like that the recipe mixes the benefits of a more traditional clay mask with modern ingredients. The upshot is a mask that penetrates well, removing…
  • Q, Roman Espejo @ Cool Hunting:
    Q elevates the chocolate bar to new heights of gastronomy. The recently launched confection owes its rich taste to Brazil’s finest cocoa beans and equally sensuous curves to Oscar Niemeyer, the country’s celebrated modern architect. Q was concocted by Samantha Aquim, chef and head of the chocolate division at…
  • Icons of the Web scaled by popularity, Nathan Yau @ FlowingData:Icons of the web scaled by Alexa reach

    Nmap visualizes site popularity as scaled icons. Favicons, that is. They’re that little icon that shows in your address bar or when you bookmark a site in your browser.