January 2009
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“A five-second blurb appears on your TV screen after an act break but before a...”
– AMC introduces ‘Mad-vertising’ - Entertainment News, Weekly Smoke and Mirrors, Media - Variety
Jan 30th
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Develop a new appreciation for “The Yellow Line” on televised football coverage.
Jan 30th
“Love is a condition, so powerful that it may be that, which holds the stars in a...”
– Maya Angelou (via Martin Schaedel, RIP)
Jan 30th
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Jan 30th
“TV viewers are increasingly watching what they want when they want it. About 25%...”
– Traditional Media: Let’s Take it Offline: Google TV Ads Offers Time-Shifted Viewership Reports
Jan 30th
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Like Clouds or Revolutionaries
Poetry by Ashley McNamara If we climbed despite the burning all the way over the mountain what would we know? The oracle cannot tell me what is necessary or what is safe. The blue is found by walking. My hands have been inside. They know the texture of your surrender and its retreat. I wonder what would happen if we finished what we love. How luminous the space between tall trees...
Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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“You can’t afford to put a reporter on every single corner in order to take...”
– NBC uses startup’s tech to expand Web localization (via fred-wilson)
Jan 29th
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“Google.com has an algorithm. Regator.com has Kimberly Turner. She’s 33, an...”
– They screen blogs so you don’t have to | ajc.com NOTE:  Curation
Jan 29th
“# “I’m a social media expert? That’s like saying you’re an email expert. F***...”
– Take-Aways From Podcasters Across Borders | davefleet.com
Jan 28th
“We must discover what a whole array of new communication technologies allow us...”
– Micro-blogging in the enterprise: an idea whose time has come? - Trends in the Living Networks
Jan 28th
“The workshop will focus on monetization through virtual currency, which has...”
– Offerpal Media and MySpace Open Platform Team to Conduct “DevJam” for Application Developers
Jan 28th
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EBTG - One Place
Jan 28th
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New York Times Ad Revenues Tumble
NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—The New York Times Company announced today that in December total Company revenues from continuing operations decreased 9.1% compared with the same month a year ago. Advertising revenues decreased 15.7% and circulation revenues increased 3.0%. Internet businesses include NYTimes.com, About.com, Boston.com and other Company Web sites. Total Internet ...
Jan 28th
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Jan 28th
“But DRM? It’s no good. It’s downright evil. I find it very difficult...”
– Digital-music buyer, don’t be a fool - CNN.com l0ckergn0me (friend of Thomas Hawk) “Yes, it’s true - I’m now the Tech Expert for CNN.com. :) http://tr.im/d3mg - I should find a better photo…”
Jan 27th
“Tumblr on Steroids” ? Noovo is a full-on lifestreaming / blogging /...”
– Noovo: Tumblr on Steroids - ReadWriteWeb Has this guy ever actually USED tumblr?
Jan 27th
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“A narrative is like a room on whose walls a number of false doors have been...”
– John Updike, Rest in Peace (via wakingdreams)
Jan 27th
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“Of course none of the code from my prototype ever made it near the real product...”
– I have a geek-crush on … Paul Buchheit: Communicating with code
Jan 27th
Jan 27th
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Social networks that matter: Twitter under the...
Source: First Monday Authors: Bernardo Huberman, Daniel M Romero, Fang Wu Abstract Scholars, advertisers and political activists see massive online social networks as a representation of social interactions that can be used to study the propagation of ideas, social bond dynamics and viral marketing, among others. But the linked structures of social networks do not reveal actual interactions...
Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
Jan 26th
Listenbunkercomplex: Van Morrison - “These Are The Days”
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 24th
Listencopycats: “Don’t Dream It’s Over” by Sixpence...
Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
“Whatever it is that pulls the pin, that hurls you past the boundaries of your...”
– Jeanette Winterson (via wakingdreams)
Jan 23rd
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Headlock ~ Imogen Heap
Throw a stranger an unexpected smile…with big intention …
Jan 23rd
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ListenI didn’t think Jason Mraz could actually...
Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
Jan 22nd
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Ben Harper - Fool For A Lonesome Train
Jan 22nd
I am, a comma
You Are a Comma You are open minded and extremely optimistic. You enjoy almost all facets of life. You can find the good in almost anything. You keep yourself busy with tons of friends, activities, and interests. You find it hard to turn down an opportunity, even if you are pressed for time. Your friends find you fascinating, charming, and easy to talk to. (But with so many competing...
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
Jan 21st
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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Listenfixator: Tori Amos - Girl (live)
Jan 21st
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How's Your Party? Text 56333 and let us know.
(via inauguration)
Jan 21st
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“A single linear stream that everyone watches at the same time? How retro. Live...”
– Facebook + CNN = Future of TV « NewTeeVee
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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“Today Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. As...”
– Facebook and CNN: The Power of the Social Web Revealed - ReadWriteWeb
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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“There are plenty of places to watch the inauguration today online (see our...”
– Watching The Inauguration With All My Facebook Friends
Jan 21st
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“The best one that I’ve seen is CNN, both in terms of video quality and in terms...”
– CNN, Facebook win presidential inauguration live-streaming contest (kinda) » VentureBeat
Jan 21st