July 2009
67 posts
“Former staffers say that a shift away from technology could lessen conflicts...”
– Yahoo: Losing the Geek Factor - BusinessWeek
“We’re seeing more than a billion clicks in the course of a month,” said Cohen....”
– Twitter URL Service Bit.ly Says No to Ads, Yes to Data-Mining News | Epicenter | Wired.com
“AOL now has 1,500 people writing content across its scores of content...”
– AOL Newsroom Now Has (Wow) 1,500 Writers
“Do you think people hate you a little for that?
If LivingSocial is showing up...”
– Hotseat: The Creator of Facebook’s Most Annoying App Explains Himself
“Everything we know is inverted. Everything we rested our beliefs on is cast in a...”
– The Designers Accord: The Designer’s Dilemma - Wiki
“All of us had been trained by Kelly Johnson and believed fanatically in his...”
– - Ben Rich, Skunk Works
People should spend more time understanding the dynamics of the Skunk Works - it’s without comparison IMHO.
Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule →
This is a must read on ways of working and thinking about how those intersect or rather, collide.
The Myth of Digital Democracy
Matthew Hindman’s The Myth of Digital Democracy is based on some fascinating empirical research on the use of search and blogosphere traffic. It is a rational and balanced description of how the Internet - still in its infancy or adolescence - is creating patterns of interaction and distribution with data. Hindman is surprised that it reflects existing social and media patterns. I am not. Media...
The Mercury Men - delicious transmedia...
The Mercury Men story doesn’t just take place through video. You can get additional pieces of the story, the characters, and the world of The Mercury Men through digital props and media you can download and print, including blueprints, maps, photographs, and more.
You’ll also be able to find physical one-of-a-kind story artifacts you can OWN through sites like eBay, which...
“The Associated Press is moving ahead with plans for a system to detect...”
– wn_072309a.html
Also see @GeorgeDearing Relax, Bloggers. The AP Isn’t Out to Get You [CJR] http://ff.im/-5HylT
WatchWhat We Are - Jonatha Brooke
Sarah Jarosz - Song Up In Her Head
(via...
I want to live ..
Simple Life (The Weepies)
“Both Mr. Landman and Mr. Roberts say that Web stats have no bearing on what they...”
– How The Times’ Home Page Gets Made | The New York Observer
“Anderson is very good at paragraphs like this—with its reassuring arc from...”
– Malcolm Gladwell reviews Free by Chris Anderson : The New Yorker
[Couldn’t the same be said about some of Gladwell’s writings?]
WatchFinger Painting: Nighttime Driving
Jorge Colombo sketches nighttime driving using Brushes, an application for the iPhone.
(via The New Yorker Blog)
Interactive Map of Social Networks
Watchtwitcam launching .. now
“[9:30pm PDT] We are aware of potential problems with Bulk Permissions as...”
– Second Life Concierge see also JIRA submitted in JUNE
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“The Rules of the Road when Moving Music
We’ve had a long chat with our...”
– SoundCloud
“Would Arrington classify this as a missed *news* opportunity?...”
“We publish confidential information almost every day on TechCrunch. This is...”
– Our Reaction To Your Reactions To the Twitter Confidential Documents Post
“It think it’s safe to say that Blue Mars hopes to create a perfect world… for...”
– Phaylen Fairchild Productions : RE: Blue Mars Fail?
“Like driving, journalism is not a profession — no degree or certification is...”
– Cato Unbound » Blog Archive » Not an Upgrade — an Upheaval
“Some scientists conclude that music’s influence may be a chance event, arising...”
– Why Music Moves Us: Scientific American 