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"This is about how Internet technology used to feel like it was really going to change so many things..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:37:57 -0400

“This is about how Internet technology used to feel like it was really going to change so many things about our lives. Now it has and we’re all too stunned to figure out what’s next.”

- One Year Later, Still Stuck

The above quote comes from an April 2012 article by The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal. Has the Internet returned to that exciting state he described? No, I don’t think so.

Another view from Istanbul This one of Taksim Square at dusk.

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:34:39 -0400

Another view from Istanbul

This one of Taksim Square at dusk.

Crossing Over Took this photo on the ferry from Istanbul’s...

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:11:21 -0400

Crossing Over

Took this photo on the ferry from Istanbul’s European side to its Asian side. For me, it was a return to the scene of the Istanbul Bird Video nearly five years later.

"I put the glasses back on, and took off my pants. We stood, naked, before each other with no..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:04:59 -0400

“I put the glasses back on, and took off my pants. We stood, naked, before each other with no secrets, no rules, and no shame. And I knew I never wanted to leave Google Island. Even if I could.”

- Read this —> Welcome to Google Island

"The men she meets are often awkward engineers. “There has always been that part that is really..."

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:19:24 -0400

“The men she meets are often awkward engineers. “There has always been that part that is really wealthy, like crazily wealthy They have engineering backgrounds without great social skills,” she says. “They are not the C.E.O.’s, who can date up a storm, and they are not great at presenting themselves, but they are brilliant.””

- From Mating in Silicon Valley: “Cougar Nights” in Menlo Park and the “Love Concierge” Who Arranges Them

Weird, fun story about a bizarre hook up scene in Silicon Valley.

"If you say something which everybody already knows, that doesn’t automatically make you boring."

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:19:37 -0400

“If you say something which everybody already knows, that doesn’t automatically make you boring.”

- Via Felix Salmon in Good Old News

Four Types of Scoops

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:12:00 -0400

Four Types of Scoops:

by Jay Rosen

News Folk, What Say You? If the scoop it’s something that...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:10:00 -0400

News Folk, What Say You?

If the scoop it’s something that would have come out anyway, I sort of agree with the above. But, not all scoops are of that nature. It’s possible that if some news organization didn’t bring a certain scoop to light, it might have lingered in the shadows indefinitely.

Bottom line: IMHO scoops do matter, just as long as they’re not ‘Twitter Scoops’ where said reporter might break the news before anyone else, get 1,000 RTs and then a press release with the exact same information comes out five minutes later. Still, those 1,000 RTs are probably pretty exciting for that reporter, and good for the news org that employs them (in some way).

More College Basketball Coaches at Risk? This tweet from ESPN...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:54:54 -0400

More College Basketball Coaches at Risk?

This tweet from ESPN senior writer Seth Wickersham is ominous. It’s hard to imagine that there are coaches worse than fired Rutgers coach Mike Rice, who was caught on tape swearing at, pushing and launching basketballs at his players. I wonder if this is just the beginning.

How To Dress For The Sunday Shows I want to see Lindsey Graham...

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:39:02 -0500

How To Dress For The Sunday Shows

I want to see Lindsey Graham in one of these.

"The true end users of Facebook are the marketers who want to reach and influence us. They are..."

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:25:30 -0500

“The true end users of Facebook are the marketers who want to reach and influence us. They are Facebook’s paying customers; we are the product. And we are its workers. The countless hours that we — and the young, particularly — spend on our profiles are the unpaid labor on which Facebook justifies its stock valuation.”

- It begins

brycedotvc: via @phineasb JazzHate = Winning

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:55:50 -0500

brycedotvc:

via @phineasb

JazzHate = Winning

This May or May Not Have Something to Do With a Meteorite State...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:57:00 -0500

This May or May Not Have Something to Do With a Meteorite

State Department Pocket Tweets FTW

William Shatner Answers Reddit’s Favorite Question I had a...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:33:00 -0500

William Shatner Answers Reddit’s Favorite Question

I had a serious conversation with William Shatner today about the nature of the social web (I will post the write up on my blog on Forbes), but here’s a quick snippet from our conversation that was a bit more lighthearted.

Shatner has been Redditing up a storm lately and preemptively gave this answer to the horse sized duck vs. 100 duck sized horses question:

So I’ve been reading the AMAs. First off whomever told me on Twitter that they were easier to follow LIED! ;-) They ramble and ramble off on a plethora of bizarre trails.

It seems like it always comes down to this question: “Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or 1 horse-sized duck?”

My answer: I’m a lover, not a fighter.

Pretty weak right?

Well, I pressed him on the question (i said 1000 duck sized horses), and he gave me a real answer. Listen above.

"Facebook is more than a fun place to stalk people: It’s a history of my life, and the basis of my..."

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 09:55:00 -0500

“Facebook is more than a fun place to stalk people: It’s a history of my life, and the basis of my social life. I plan just about every organized social activity on it—in fact, I would have a hard time throwing a party or even just finding things to do on the weekend without it.”

- This is True

The above quote is pulled from Simone Foxman’s recent Quartz article, “Facebook is a goldmine in the making.” I think Simone nails the reason why Facebook isn’t going anywhere, but both she and her colleague, Chris Mims, who wrote the counter argument, “Why Facebook will never make a significant profit,’ miss what I think will be the main source of Facebook’s revenue in the future, retail.

Why dabble in a $30 million dollar advertising market instead of tackling a $200 million dollar Ecommerce market? Answer: There is no good reason to. Facebook has already dumped a good chunk of its inventory into an ad exchange, automatically cheapening the rest of its shit ad inventory, but making its remnant inventory easier to sell without a direct sales rep. This is happening as the company takes baby steps into the Ecommerce world. Gifts are just the beginning and, even if not a cash cow right now, remember, Facebook will be sticking around for a while. Sooner or later, Facebook will figure Ecommerce out.

In 2016, the digital advertising industry is expected to be a $55 million dollar industry while Ecommerce is expected to hit $361 million. If you’re Zuck, the decision as to which one to focus on is easy. We should all expect to see Facebook change to facilitate that move, and yes, they’re going to make plenty of money because of it.

This Ad is Good, This Ad is Terrible Pull at your heartstrings,...

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:54:08 -0500

This Ad is Good, This Ad is Terrible

Pull at your heartstrings, then tear you down with an IE logo.

brooklynisbetter: Civet coffee? 49 euros/cup. From Sumatran...

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:08:19 -0500

brooklynisbetter:

Civet coffee? 49 euros/cup. From Sumatran coffee plantations, cat eats and then passes the beans. Only 500 kilos collected each year.

Coffee a cat has pooped. Awesome.

GEEKY I wrote for BuzzFeed for the first time today….The...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:30:25 -0500

GEEKY

I wrote for BuzzFeed for the first time today….The first time I wrote about them was here on Tumblr: What BuzzFeed Is Trying To Do

Check out today’s: How to Fake a Great Night Out

You listening, Manti Te’o?

jaredbkeller: taylorlorenz: News tweets I just…I...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:22:53 -0500

jaredbkeller:

taylorlorenz:

News tweets

I just…I can’t.

Community managers unleashed!

samir.tumblr.com: Social Media Rule 023: Accidentally Fav-ing a Tweet

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:51:19 -0500

samir.tumblr.com: Social Media Rule 023: Accidentally Fav-ing a Tweet:

samir:

This happens often, especially if you use a Twitter client like Tweetdeck. Someone tweets something worth fav-ing so you go to fav it, except for some reason, maybe the column streamed down or maybe you just clicked the wrong Tweet and hit fav without realizing it.

OH NO!

What do you do?…

I’ve been enjoying this series from Samir, so I’d be remiss if I didn’t reblog it. I have been a victim of the accidental fav many times, I like his advice here.