June 2011
Longshot!: About Those Longshot Satellite Offices →
longshotmag:
We’re publishing our next issue in New York City. But what if you’re in Seattle, or Atlanta, or Wichita, or Copenhagen, or Lagos, or Bangkok?
One of our favorite things about Longshot is that it’s an exercise in creative collaboration. And one great way to do that if you aren’t going to be in…
Anonymous asked: You named your son "Bird"? What's wrong with you? That's not a name for a human being! Fucking hippy...
“Traffiliate exploits this value chain by funneling the user to an experience...”
– Fuck you too.
Anonymous asked: I don't know the type of questions you answer, but here's one. I was terminated from my previous job on March 15th, the Director referred to a letter she received from a new employee named Manny. I fought the termination and resignation and included letters written by my prepaid law firm' the allegations were false and unsubstantiated. Today, it was reported to me from a fellow...
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“Monkeys have been shown in previous studies to really love photographs of alpha...”
– The First Advertising Campaign for Monkeys: Alpha Males and Genitals
“The magic of Henderson’s debut lies in the way she so completely captures the...”
– - Ten Thousand Saints: Eleanor Henderson
Wait. Just wait a second.
“One of the most striking aspects of the recent Republican Party Presidential...”
– News Desk: Obama and Gay Marriage : The New Yorker
“I found watching a live baseball game to be a jerky, halting experience. Google...”
– Samsung Series 5 Google Chromebook Review - Walt Mossberg
Oof.
MLKSHK Changed Our Lives
Andre Torrez is:
1. One of the smartest people I’ve ever known 2. One of my best friends 3. Punk as fuck. (In his own special way. In a punk-is-whatever-we-made-it-to-be way. Not in a bright red hairdo/plaid pants/studded belt kind of way. Although. That too.) 4. The person I know who more than any other understands how to build cool tools for the Internet that people will enjoy using. Who...
Here is a key, underexplored fact in the BitCoin...
celebraterickysargulesh:
“Mt GoX,” the biggest BitCoin exchange site on the internet (until it was taken down today), used to be a Magic: The Gathering collectible card game exchange website.
“Here’s a game you can play: some of the comments below this piece will...”
– Why Twitter’s media critics are missing the point
Very true! (And of course I feel that way because it echoes what I was saying last week!)
A fun parlor game I like to play in my head is to replace words like “bloggers” or “Twitterers” with “people.” It turns many things you read (or hear...
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The Government's Gadget Habit Has Cost You... →
Want to guess how much the FBI’s Verizon bill was earlier this year? ($10 million) Or how much the Army spends on iPads? ($1.1 million) Or what the hell the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service is buying thousands of dollars worth of Nook’s for? I poked around the Federal Procurement Database to find out.
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“Google is attempting to more deeply embed itself in your thought process so that...”
– Google Wants To Get Inside Your Head - Gizmodo
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OTM Sum Up: The Point of Twitter
onthenetwork:
Sum Up: In spite of all these great stories about how Twitter is changing the world, we still can’t quite accept that it’s important.
“So, why do people care more and tweet more about Justin Bieber than malaria? I don’t know.” -Lee Ferreira
Hm. So. Here’s something interesting: Over the past year, NPR has run 87 stories mentioning malaria, vs. 208 that name check...
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I Am Just Going To Re-Post This Press Release Here
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Jayme Schwartz social4media for CE Week 732-567-8730 jayme@social4media.com
Influential Mom Bloggers to Meet for Techlicious Moms Conference at CEA Line Shows
Suzanna Kantra, Founder and Editor in Chief of Techlicious, Will Host Mom Blogger Event
New York, NY – June 10, 2011 – Mom bloggers are a powerful new media force that is influencing the adoption...
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Ashton Kutcher uses service called Brizzly for his... →
This story makes me want to hand out Pulitzers to everyone at Mashable.
CALLISTA GINGRICH PECKED OUT MY EYES →
Turn your volume up. Way up. (And say hello to everyone in your office for me.)
