June 2010
133 posts
does @robynkonichiwa’s #killingme mean the internet killed the video star? http://bit.ly/9JgYIm
and, totally unrelated, what does the times pulling out the local signal for hyperlocal news: http://bit.ly/b54D4r
the morning strategy ~ after stirring some crack into my coffee being awake isn’t half bad.
can we pause, ponder maradona and ask whether “greatness comes from the edge of illogic, and madness”? http://bit.ly/d1GEFh #worldcup
oh, dear ~ layout editor really wasn’t paying attention when this headline was placed under this picture: http://bit.ly/965ViN
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great mobile innovation ~ bringing the news to india’s poorest: http://icio.us/1qyyi3
let’s start a twitter pool and bet on how this goes? ~ three US newspapers to introduce paywalls this week: http://bit.ly/cg3UtL
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lesson in how to eat your young ~ @mtaibbi takes down lara logan on her embarrassing dismissal journalistic integrity: http://bit.ly/awLqy0
very clever ~ forward your spam to chipotle and they’ll donate to a school lunch program that promotes healthy eating: http://bit.ly/99XFFw
porn’s the tech canary in a coal mine and this triple x king’s going html5 over flash: http://bit.ly/9J5COA
like chocolate and peanut butter ~ orbital does dr. who: http://bit.ly/cBXYc3
not a good moment for lara logan ~ says journalists should be in a supporting role of those they cover: http://bit.ly/auqqK9
saw Restrepo last night. an incredible piece of documentary reportage on soldiers in afghanistan: http://nyti.ms/dwZKCt
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complicated indeed ~ china bans soldier blogs. “The Internet is complicated and we should guard against online traps.” http://bit.ly/aluGKy
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reporters without borders launches service to help jounalists & bloggers circumvent internet censorship & surveilance: http://bit.ly/9emUp9
ridonkulous ~ “EU secretly pushing to put kids in jail for sharing music: ACTA leak” http://bit.ly/aAlcVU (via @CopyrightLaw)
important column by @NickKristof on congo and the use of conflict minerals in our tech gadgets: http://nyti.ms/a9gBeg
want to see a good movie? see i am love.
guess I’ll concede that goal too. argh.
i concede: Ghana has the slicker uniforms.
the xxx domain arrives ~ if i ever registered one it would be food.xxx, a lascivious recipe blog of decadent treats. http://nyti.ms/9tULyy
anyone else having this problem? ~ google apps isn’t letting me send email. regular gmail is fine.
and one day, the 300 lb chicken ~ Like your fish extra large? Look at what genetic engineering can do. http://nyti.ms/aGry6Z (via @nytjim)
not quite as fun as interviewing people but a necessity: spent the day researching funding sources for our documentary.
what paper is this? ~ Best headline in the history of newspapers? http://is.gd/d3SrK (via @RichardMetzger / @averybooker)
backroom whispers ~ fcc is meeting with with phone and cable companies to discuss #netneutraility compromise http://bit.ly/9VVNm2
gear i’m bringing to a future journalism project interview will be fine. me? I’m melting.
is freelancing untenable? ~ “I need a job of some kind to support my journalism habit.” http://bit.ly/bBoEcv
woman kicks some serious behind: interviewed @faraichideya for the future journalism project. she’s launching a great project this fall.
a url would be good: http://bit.ly/bTMqtw
the speed of print ~ rolling stone hit newsstands today with an article about this general… wait, um, nevermind.
my inner geek’s tickled awesome: cnn interactive of deepwater horizon uses @unity3d rendering engine. (ht: @parisba)
who’s in? ~ @crowdflower offers to categorize and tag first 100k documents of the goldman sachs data dump: http://bit.ly/ckvZW1
like amazon and the kindle, google can reach out and delete apps on your android: http://bit.ly/d9QnJg
if cnn drops the ap and everyone shrugs does it matter? backgrounder: http://bit.ly/a0mInI
ditto all caps ~ note to PR peeps - bolding every other word on pitch does not effective communication make (via @jorge_salazar)
crazy ~ a match is tied 36 all in the fifth set at wimbledon. longest ever played.
I signed up for google voice. not quite sure how i’ll leverage it but will give it a try. #gtd
that’s no good ~ court says government can retroactively pull material from the public domain: http://bit.ly/cb1U8m
wikileaks founder advised not to enter the US: http://bit.ly/afYn6n
the morning infographic ~ how the world spends its time online: http://bit.ly/a8vuQE
what does the sun sound like? if your answer is sweet, sweet music you’re correct: http://bit.ly/aONQce
nice ~ data.gov is set to release mapping tools so nontechnical users can create mashups of government data sets: http://bit.ly/ajcqrx
if doonesbury suffered the plight of the newsroom: http://bit.ly/HrS6E
all is not lost ~ researchers figure out how to make batteries out of potatos: http://bit.ly/aKAD5g
sacrebleu ~ never heard of a team self destruct on the world stage like the french are doing.