December 2009
57 posts
Web Ink Now: Social media marketing explained in... →
Firefox Mobile Is Almost Here. →
It’s been the Year of the Apps. There’s an app for everything: from the alarm clock to running trackers to maps and shopping engines, going through e-readers, music players and restaurant…
“The homepage has been given a revamp reflecting an almost Economist like layout...”
– Instapaper Redesigns. Turns into a Delicious for “Must Read Content.
Aside from the fact that he’s totally wrong — recommended content is actually powered by GMSTR (and I’m immensely happy that what I do is now right in front of Instapaper’s thousands of users) — it seems interesting to note how...
“Dilbert on PowerPoint: http://bit.ly/7MnVXg”
– mitchbetts (via emergentfutures)
What I expect
marco:
My content will be stolen and republished in ways that violate my extremely permissive Creative Commons license. This will be done by both bots and humans. The bots will use my content to steal pennies from advertisers and time from people. Some of the humans won’t realize they’re doing anything wrong. The others think I won’t notice.
People will misquote, re-title, and edit my content...
Rage Against the Machine v Joe McElderry →
nostrich:
This is kind of interesting.
Every year, another series of X Factor (the show American Idol takes its format from) ends right before Christmas, and the winner — whose first single is released shortly after being announced as the winner — inevitably ends up being the Christmas number 1 single in the UK. Tired of X Factor’s monopoly over the Christmas charts, a Facebook group has been...
The Next 5 in 5: Five Innovations that Will Change... →
8 Factoids About Lego You Can't Miss - Lego... →
WatchCory Arcangel
http://www.motherboard.tv/2009/11/23/cory-arcangel
Android: Crashing the Smartphone Party →
emergentfutures:
ComScore today announced the release of its latest report on the mobile market, Android: Crashing the Smartphone Party. The report provides an overview of the current U.S. mobile environment and offers an in-depth look at how the Android operating system is impacting the market. Among the report’s key findings is that consumer awareness of Google’s Android is growing rapidly,...
13 Types of Posts that Always Get Lots of... →
“A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it...”
– I’m reading “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and I keep thinking: God damn Oscar Wilde writes good. Fittingly, I read this while enjoying my first cigarette in 8 hours, having sought refuge in a Washington Dulles smoking lounge. It’s the truest thing ever written about smoking. (via nostrich)
Make: Online : The Mobile Mobile →
Rage Against the Machine for Christmas 1 |... →
5 Best Data Visualization Projects of the Year –... →
Instapaper named Best Reader in Macworld's 2009... →
instapaper:
This is a great honor. Thanks!
Why are brand marketers still afraid of digital? -... →
Tips on Enterprise 2.0 with Web 2.0 » Blog... →
2009 Legacy? Privacy As The New Scarcity →
According to new figures released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers, U.S. online ad spending in the third quarter was down 5.4% from the same period a year…
“So let’s talk traffic. We’ve got people who love this goddamn phone so much that...”
– The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : A not-so-brief chat with Randall Stephenson of AT&T
Fake Steve Jobs on fire with this post.
(via bijan)
(via fred-wilson)
Americans Believe All Kinds Of Crazy Shit And Call...
ambivalence:
Timely news from the Pew Forum: Many Americans Mix Multiple Faiths (via @charlesmblow of the NY Times), or perhaps better said Americans seem to believe all kinds of crazy shit.
24% of the public overall and 22% of Christians say they believe in reincarnation — that people will be reborn in this world again and again.
25% of the public overall abd 23% of Christians believe in...
“My favorite part of The Dark Knight is when the Joker is talking to Harvey Dent...”
– Thoughts on tour « Hoehn’s Musings (via withabang) (via chartreuse)
5 Free MP3 Full Albums You Can Download Legally... →
FoodSpotting. Put Your Gourmet Goggles On! →
It used to be that if you wanted to pick a place for eating out, a fair amount of planning had to be factored in. You had to find a connection, check Yelp or Zagat, sift through the results…