April 2010
7 posts
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Apr 28th
WatchWatch
instapaper: Put This On: Put This On, Episode 2: Shoes iTunes / Vimeo / YouTube Clothing Credits Funding Credits Related Posts This is the debut of Instapaper’s first ad! (At the end. But watch the show. It’s good. Make a “Watch Later” folder on Instapaper and save this there if you don’t have 10 minutes to watch it now.) And it’s made by Jesse Thorn...
Apr 21st
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An apology… →
Anything I could say about the Gizmodo/prototype iPhone/Apple story has been said, so I’ll just repeat Craig Hockenberry’s response to those defending Gizmodo: Let’s put the shoe on your foot: You’re drinking beer with some friends. You leave your wallet behind at the bar. Some stranger finds your wallet and opens it up. Inside is a naked picture of your partner. ...
Apr 20th
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Library of Congress Acquires Entire Twitter... →
For a nice exercise in “why the hell are they doing this?” try replacing “Twitter” with “Facebook” and “tweet” with “status update” Yes, I know tweets and status updates serve different purposes for may people. But inclusion in the Library of Congress? Really?
Apr 14th
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People who live in glass houses…
aayush: preshit: Slate’s Farhad Manjoo doesn’t seem to be happy about iAds (The actual content on the site is highlighted. It’s like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. I missed this hyprocracy when I read this article originally. Thanks, Instapaper (which, had I not paid for, I’d be happy to have an unobtrusive ad in).
Apr 12th
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Square: No just a little boys
lonelysandwich: Will Wilkinson sent me this grab of YouTube’s auto-caption (which he delightfully refers to as “Mad Libs for deaf people”) on the Square promo. Here’s another good one: I’m pretty sure that’s not what I said. It also really thinks that Square has something to do with the Senate.
Apr 6th
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Apr 2nd
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