July 2010
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Planned Network Maintenance Saturday July 31st @...
twitterstatus: Twitter’s hosting provider, NTT America, is upgrading a portion of our internal network starting July 31 at 11PM Pacific.  ( August 1 at 600 UTC) This maintenance will last approximately five hours.  During this time, there may be intermittent periods when some users are unable to use Twitter.  During these intermittent periods you will see the maintenance page — as pictured...
Jul 30th
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The 5 Keys to Tumblr for Media Outlets →
Jul 30th
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anwaraizer: I like to rap about NYC startups. I’m writing a second verse, I’d love some suggestions. I already included Drop.io, Etsy, and Betaworks in the second verse.
Jul 30th
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Jul 22nd
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“China has overtaken the United States as the world’s largest energy...”
– via newsvine
Jul 20th
“What I’d prefer, since Jobs is asking, is a company that doesn’t pee...”
– via Slate’s Farhad Manjoo
Jul 18th
“But back to the critics again: to those who don’t think the electronic...”
– via guardian.co.uk
Jul 18th
“I hate AT&T’s quality, but I don’t hate it enough to leave. I didn’t really...”
– Why I can’t kick the Apple iPhone habit — Scobleizer yep. what he said.  (via bijan)
Jul 13th
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soupsoup: Excellent overview of social media and how to design for it, by Google’s @padday (via @jasoncfry)
Jul 7th
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Jul 2nd
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“A network will see a prolonged track of flat or, more likely,...”
– via thewrap
Jul 1st
“This blog, along with others, compiled some anecdotes and research to show how...”
– via the atlantic
Jul 1st
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“Ad Age: Can you give me an example of Huffington Post’s view on social...”
– via adage
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June 2010
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Jun 30th
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“In the interest of journalistic integrity, I went on Chatroulette this morning...”
– via salon. You know it’s funny, Larry flint built his empire on T&A, but then again, people were paying for his product. 
Jun 30th
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“The projections suggest significant audience erosion. For the recently completed...”
– via adage
Jun 28th
“Here’s how Gates describes his activities: “Everything I do has sort...”
– via fortune
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bijan sabet: Are you a micro-manager or can you... →
In the early days of a startup it’s common and necessary for the founder(s) to be involved in every decision. From the strategic to the mundane. Some love it and others do it out of necessity. But as the company grows the founder(s) have a decision to make. Do they keep a very tight reign or do…
Jun 22nd
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HIGHLIGHTED LIFE: ON FATHERHOOD →
I posted a small note the other day about my Father, but I wanted to share a story that, as an adult, amazes me. In high school, wrestling was incredibly important to me. I was captain of the team for 3 years and my parents had to put up with me constantly doing drills in front of the TV at…
Jun 22nd
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“How to protect your brand online: Top five tips from ad networks BE CHOOSY Not...”
– via adage
Jun 21st
Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes on Bankruptcy, Netflix,... →
Article should have been called “Why RedBox should buy Blockbuster”: Blockbuster would be a very smart buy for RedBox, just for the affiliate content licenses. Then they could close all of the stores and go completely distributed! 
Jun 21st
Mission accomplished: Vatican blesses Blues... →
chartier: Todd Venezia: In a stunning move by the Vatican, the classic Dan Aykroyd-John Belushi comedy film “The Blues Brothers” was declared a “Catholic classic” alongside more pious films such as “The Ten Commandments” and “The Passion of the Christ.” I’m wondering when the four horsemen will show up… Anybody?
Jun 21st
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“Maybe you saw this coming, but it was Lady Gaga who wore those trademark...”
– via NYTimes - This article reminded me of the famous Jeff Jarvis quote:  “I’ve been saying recently that I realized I thought we’d have a peaceful passing on of power, like Jan. 20, from the print president to the digital president (and the metaphor ain’t far off). But more and more I see...
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Jun 18th
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Q: Why did the Guns N' Roses tour bus crash?
A: It only had one Axel.
Jun 18th
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“Lots of chatter today about how AOL is nearing a deal to sell social network...”
– This is so sad. What the hell was AOL’s M&A team thinking in the first place? via PEHub
Jun 17th
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Wonder if this is the first part of the Episodic integration into YouTube.
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fmylife: Today, my siblings overpowered me and duct taped me to a chair. Helpless, I had to wait until my dad got home so he could help me. Instead, the first thing he did was reach for his camera to take a picture. FML
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Does God have a phone number?
humancomputer: clientsfromhell: Me: The database is messed up. What’s the server log on? Client: What do you mean? Me: I mean I need access to the server. Client: I don’t know how to do that. Me: Who set it up? Client: I’m not sure. Me: Who owns the server? Client: God.
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