Top News on 'The Twitter Times: NiemanLab' http://tweetedtimes.com/NiemanLab The Twitter Times is a real-time personalized newspaper generated from your Twitter account en-us Thu, 9 Feb 2012 06:04:06 -0800 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 06:04:06 -0800 <![CDATA[My Dinner With Clay Shirky, and What It Means to 'Friend' Someone - NYTimes.com]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 06:02:40 -0800 mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com - By DAVID CARR
You can follow someone on Twitter and friend them on Facebook, but real friends are people you break bread with.
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@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: Short response coming RT @barbapreta: “What I Learned About Friendship": http://t.co/MJmbX7eW would love to have your take on this @techsoc
@techsoc on Twitter
@techsoc: Short response coming RT @barbapreta: “What I Learned About Friendship": http://t.co/MJmbX7eW would love to have your take on this @techsoc
@jeffjarvis on Twitter
@jeffjarvis: By the way, this was a meeting of the FON society. http://t.co/WW8HyIsC
@jeffjarvis on Twitter
@jeffjarvis: .@carr2n leaves out one thing: the recipe. http://t.co/WW8HyIsC
@NiemanLabFuego on Twitter
@NiemanLabFuego: My Dinner With Clay Shirky, and What I Learned About Friendship http://t.co/eH0LtNnU
@michaelroston on Twitter
@michaelroston: Online conversations seem intimate, but you never get to taste the bread. "My Dinner With Clay Shirky": NYTimes.com http://t.co/YilWFEWw
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: “@zimbalist: Online conversations seem intimate, but you never get to taste the bread. "My Dinner With Clay Shirky": http://t.co/3ZbxGHY5 "
@pkafka on Twitter
@pkafka: Online conversations seem intimate, but you never get to taste the bread. "My Dinner With Clay Shirky": NYTimes.com http://t.co/YilWFEWw
@carr2n on Twitter
@carr2n: "Google would never know that I wanted to bake because I didn’t know it either." http://t.co/mS44gNsq @carr2n on our automated solipsism.
@alexismadrigal on Twitter
@alexismadrigal: "Google would never know that I wanted to bake because I didn’t know it either." http://t.co/mS44gNsq @carr2n on our automated solipsism.
@NYT_JenPreston on Twitter
@NYT_JenPreston: My Dinner With @cshirky, and What I Learned About Friendship – an absolute must-read from @carr2n http://t.co/ejzbk7ZU (HT @kvox)
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@robpegoraro on Twitter
@robpegoraro: If I ever meet @carr2n or @cshirky face-to-face, I'm definitely going to talk about bread recipes: http://t.co/0nDk182h
@davidfolkenflik on Twitter
@davidfolkenflik: How breaking bread with a digital guru in person stirred @carr2n to insights abt the modern age - and to bake bread http://t.co/mRNUCJrd
@dens on Twitter
@dens: "Google would never know that I wanted to bake because I didn’t know it either." http://t.co/mS44gNsq @carr2n on our automated solipsism.
@zimbalist on Twitter
@zimbalist: Online conversations seem intimate, but you never get to taste the bread. "My Dinner With Clay Shirky": NYTimes.com http://t.co/YilWFEWw
]]> <![CDATA[Sky News clamps down on Twitter use | Media | guardian.co.uk]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:20:31 -0800 guardian.co.uk - Josh Halliday
Reporters banned from reposting non-company tweets and told to check with the news desk before breaking news stories Sky News has told its journalists not to repost information from any Twitter users who are not an employee of the broadcaster. An email to staff on Tuesday laid out new social media guidelines for Sky News employees, including a contentious ban on retweeting rival "journalists or people on Twitter". The new guidelines also warn Sky News journalists to "stick to your own beat" and...  show all text
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@ErikWemple on Twitter
@ErikWemple: Utterly absurd RT @mlcalderone: Sky reporters banned from RTing from a non-Sky account/unrelated to their beats http://t.co/YgdEuS9F
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Utterly absurd RT @mlcalderone: Sky reporters banned from RTing from a non-Sky account/unrelated to their beats http://t.co/YgdEuS9F
@tcarmody on Twitter
@tcarmody: This is actually real, actually: @SkyNews has banned all employees from retweeting or linking to anyone. http://t.co/etHlSLGQ #actually
@cressman on Twitter
@cressman: Sky News new Twitter policy says reporters can't tweet info from users who don't work for Sky News http://t.co/VzCu2Mx8
@cressman on Twitter
@cressman: Sky News reporters banned from reposting non-company tweets, told to check with news desk before breaking stories -- http://t.co/ZsrQ2bfx
@NiemanLab on Twitter
@NiemanLab: Sky News new Twitter policy says reporters can't tweet info from users who don't work for Sky News http://t.co/VzCu2Mx8
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: "Do not retweet information posted by other journalists or people on Twitter. " ah yes. the spirit of the age. http://t.co/aLpUcii1
@GuardianJoanna on Twitter
@GuardianJoanna: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use http://t.co/ERfgTAjr
@NiemanLabFuego on Twitter
@NiemanLabFuego: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use http://t.co/qppTsnWX
@steverubel on Twitter
@steverubel: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use | Media | http://t.co/BRTjQ8qb http://t.co/Cw2b3fB3
@andrewphelps on Twitter
@andrewphelps: This is actually real, actually: @SkyNews has banned all employees from retweeting or linking to anyone. http://t.co/etHlSLGQ #actually
@deanbetz on Twitter
@deanbetz: Sky News posts, obviously in jest, a "social media" policy that forbids breaking news on Twitter and retweeting rivals. http://t.co/c8pHKVEB
@suzanneyada on Twitter
@suzanneyada: Most of email to staff here: RT @mediaguardian: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use: http://t.co/4D6pvWDd
@mjenkins on Twitter
@mjenkins: Clearly, Sky News sees no value in curation http://t.co/F0moGP3g #antisocial #hello1999
@mlcalderone on Twitter
@mlcalderone: Sky News reporters banned from retweeting anything from a non-Sky account or unrelated to their beats. http://t.co/8hqmtPnt
@media140 on Twitter
@media140: “@acarvin: Do I need to check w/ my boss before tweeting this? Nah.. Sky News clamps down on Twitter use http://t.co/tX14v7px via @guardian”
@janinegibson on Twitter
@janinegibson: Extraordinary decision by Murdoch-controlled Sky News in UK to ban staff from RTing non-Sky sources gu.com/p/35aqv/tw
@davidfg on Twitter
@davidfg: Details of Sky News' new Twitter rules, which prohibit RTing non-Sky sources, among other things: http://t.co/IYPPrHD6
@guardiantech on Twitter
@guardiantech: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use http://t.co/DV57Wfsl
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: Do I need to check w/ my boss before tweeting this? Nah.... Sky News clamps down on Twitter use http://t.co/gUofPdiP via @guardian
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use (@joshhalliday / Guardian) http://t.co/EI00KAVV http://t.co/DQODFd6R
@lheron on Twitter
@lheron: Sky News to staff: "Don't tweet when it is not a story to which you have been assigned or a beat which you work" http://t.co/IYPPrHD6
@robquig on Twitter
@robquig: Seriously? ugh. // Sky News clamps down hard on Twitter: http://t.co/n6dBtq3k (via @Guardian)
@lheron on Twitter
@lheron: Details of Sky News' new Twitter rules, which prohibit RTing non-Sky sources, among other things: http://t.co/IYPPrHD6
@jackshafer on Twitter
@jackshafer: RT @mediaguardian: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use: http://t.co/GCw7l8LI
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@ASE on Twitter
@ASE: Does the entire concept of sharing thru #Twitter and the #Internet elude Sky News: http://t.co/MRh9IGgq - perhaps
@aschweig on Twitter
@aschweig: Wow --> Sky News tells journalists not to RT anyone except other Sky News accounts. http://t.co/RKdJVQyr
@julieposetti on Twitter
@julieposetti: Utterly absurd RT @mlcalderone: Sky reporters banned from RTing from a non-Sky account/unrelated to their beats http://t.co/YgdEuS9F
@mikewhills on Twitter
@mikewhills: Back in the UK after Berlin trip. Just seen the Sky News social media guidelines. Ha! And you had such a good 2011... http://t.co/dgognjoe
@mikewhills on Twitter
@mikewhills: t'new Sky employees tweet policy isn't evil, it just makes Sky journalists much less worth following http://t.co/ZqKa9yHi
@bengoldacre on Twitter
@bengoldacre: t'new Sky employees tweet policy isn't evil, it just makes Sky journalists much less worth following http://t.co/ZqKa9yHi
@KateGardiner on Twitter
@KateGardiner: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use http://t.co/dej4MbFN (playing catchup) Stupid way of going about it but I understand the sentiment.
@robcurley on Twitter
@robcurley: Sky News reporters banned from reposting non-company tweets, told to check with news desk before breaking stories -- http://t.co/ZsrQ2bfx
@corybe on Twitter
@corybe: Unfortunate that Sky News has taken such a narrow, old school view on social media: http://t.co/pHgDm0OY
@vhernandezcnn on Twitter
@vhernandezcnn: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use | Media | http://t.co/BRTjQ8qb http://t.co/Cw2b3fB3
@HowardKurtz on Twitter
@HowardKurtz: Sky News tells journos to "stick to your own beat" and not tweet about non-work-related stuff. Zzzz. Unfollow. http://t.co/yjUUhoXM
@gabrieldance on Twitter
@gabrieldance: How absurd: UK's Sky News bans reporters from breaking news on Twitter and RT'ing non-Sky staff http://t.co/NZ0rGglR
@davidfolkenflik on Twitter
@davidfolkenflik: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use - full Guardian story here - http://t.co/BAolmBLl
@joeruiz on Twitter
@joeruiz: Pretty dumb RT @mjenkins: Sky News' Twitter rules for its journalists are like woah http://t.co/f4BTRYBQ Very anti-social social media rules
@AJStream on Twitter
@AJStream: Sky News' new Twitter policy: Don't retweet journalists who don't work for Sky News. http://t.co/GDvf6dlT
@joshsternberg on Twitter
@joshsternberg: RT @cschweitz: Things that make no sense: @SkyNews' new social media policy bans them from RTing non-company tweets http://t.co/W3fNcXNp
@nytjim on Twitter
@nytjim: Sky News to staff: "Don't tweet when it is not a story to which you have been assigned or a beat which you work" http://t.co/IYPPrHD6
@cschweitz on Twitter
@cschweitz: Things that make no sense: @SkyNews' new social media policy bans them from RTing non-company tweets http://t.co/YMQLm6XZ
@franzstrasser on Twitter
@franzstrasser: Details of Sky News' new Twitter rules, which prohibit RTing non-Sky sources, among other things: http://t.co/IYPPrHD6
@ProducerMatthew on Twitter
@ProducerMatthew: [UPDATE] Sky News Twitter guidelines: Give assignment desk breaking news before posting on social media - http://t.co/qAswL0fx
@ProducerMatthew on Twitter
@ProducerMatthew: [UPDATE] Sky News Twitter guidelines: Don't scoop other journos, retweet news that isn't your beat - http://t.co/qAswL0fx
@digidickinson on Twitter
@digidickinson: Have to say that misguided as they may appear I don't that the sky twitter guidelines should be such a big surprise. - http://t.co/vrXktBSU
@ProducerMatthew on Twitter
@ProducerMatthew: [UPDATE] Sky News tells employees not to RT other journalists outside organization - http://t.co/qAswL0fx
@ProducerMatthew on Twitter
@ProducerMatthew: [JUST IN] The Guardian: Sky News employees told not to retweet other journalists on Twitter - http://t.co/qAswL0fx
@JoshHalliday on Twitter
@JoshHalliday: Most of email to staff here: RT @mediaguardian: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use: http://t.co/4D6pvWDd
@mediaguardian on Twitter
@mediaguardian: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use: http://t.co/O1R2pIth
]]> <![CDATA[Error - washingtonpost.com]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:06:51 -0800 washingtonpost.com
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@jeffsonderman on Twitter
@jeffsonderman: 33 members of Congress steered more than $300 million to projects within about 2 miles of their own property: http://t.co/DQmVMLEZ
@dabeard on Twitter
@dabeard: In which the Washington Post does some damn fine reporting: http://t.co/blGkmvv6
@washingtonpost on Twitter
@washingtonpost: 90 District employees placed on leave for accepting unemployment checks while working city jobs: http://t.co/kR6HrLM7
@EllnMllr on Twitter
@EllnMllr: #abramoff support for term limits would only empower lobbyists who aren't term limited. That's reform? http://t.co/cSgzwK7W @milbank
@EllnMllr on Twitter
@EllnMllr: "He has the potential to blow the whistle on the real scandal:." But...uh...#Abramoff refused to do it! http://t.co/cSgzwK7W @milbank
@washingtonpost on Twitter
@washingtonpost: Happy birthday, Charles Dickens: http://t.co/rLe7V5iC
@OpenSecretsDC on Twitter
@OpenSecretsDC: More than 1/3 of political ads this cycle have come from non-disclosing non-profits, reports @WashingtonPost http://t.co/Tuqtdxus
@WaPoOmbudsman on Twitter
@WaPoOmbudsman: Post turns readers into viewers with more online video. But the 15- and 30-second ads are killers. http://t.co/eMrM1sEI
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@lizzieohreally on Twitter
@lizzieohreally: In which the Washington Post does some damn fine reporting: http://t.co/blGkmvv6
@emilyingram on Twitter
@emilyingram: We looked at the personal finances of every member of Congress. Here's what we found: http://t.co/5aFfAdsu #capitolassets
@nytjim on Twitter
@nytjim: Impressive. “@washingtonpost: We looked at personal finances of every member of Congress. Here's what we found: http://t.co/m6JJu0im
@nytjim on Twitter
@nytjim: Russia scientists drill thru 3,768 meters of ice to reach Antarctica lake untouched by light for 20M years. Wow. http://t.co/fiuUdwnp
]]> <![CDATA[Significant and Silly at BuzzFeed]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:35:35 -0800 nytimes.com - By DAVID CARR
The Web site is trying for pollination: providing the kind of content that will have visitors passing along links from one person to the next, that will in turn bring them around to BuzzFeed.
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@peretti on Twitter
@peretti: Great article by @carr2n about everything that is happening and about to happen at @buzzfeed http://t.co/WvWuF5nK
@NiemanLabFuego on Twitter
@NiemanLabFuego: At BuzzFeed, the Significant and the Silly http://t.co/ziVlH2E7
@cyberjournalist on Twitter
@cyberjournalist: How BuzzFeed is building a newsroom for the social web: http://t.co/wYKh7Tvj
@gabosama on Twitter
@gabosama: At BuzzFeed, the Significant and the Silly: http://t.co/lx0Zg3H5
@felixsalmon on Twitter
@felixsalmon: .@carr2n looks like he's linking to a BuzzFeed story about mortgage foreclosures, but actually links to the NYT: http://t.co/Z64hvOuX
@pkafka on Twitter
@pkafka: Everyone has to/gets to write about @buzzfeed. @carr2n's take is good one. Can read during or after madonna. http://t.co/FlHhTbaA
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]]> <![CDATA[A Compilation of ESPN “SportsCenter” Clichés — One N.F.L. Season’s Worth]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 02:22:15 -0800 nytimes.com
The New York Times analyzed six months of closed-captioning transcripts of ESPN’s “SportsCenter” and “Sunday N.F.L. Countdown” to determine the players, story lines and phrases that recurred most on these shows over the course of the 2011-12 N.F.L. season.
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@erikhinton on Twitter
@erikhinton: This is probably my favorite dramatic reading. @samsifton does ESPN on Tebow, weapons and a deep pocket http://t.co/d8V2eh00
@derekwillis on Twitter
@derekwillis: A Compilation of ESPN “SportsCenter” Cliches — One N.F.L. Season’s Worth. (With a dramatic reading from @SamSifton!) http://t.co/F4vuBtnW
@harrisj on Twitter
@harrisj: A Compilation of ESPN “SportsCenter” Cliches — One N.F.L. Season’s Worth. (With a dramatic reading from @SamSifton!) http://t.co/F4vuBtnW
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@gotoplanb on Twitter
@gotoplanb: This is probably my favorite dramatic reading. @samsifton does ESPN on Tebow, weapons and a deep pocket http://t.co/d8V2eh00
@mericson on Twitter
@mericson: A Compilation of ESPN “SportsCenter” Cliches — One N.F.L. Season’s Worth. (With a dramatic reading from @SamSifton!) http://t.co/F4vuBtnW
@kleinmatic on Twitter
@kleinmatic: A Compilation of ESPN “SportsCenter” Cliches — One N.F.L. Season’s Worth. (With a dramatic reading from @SamSifton!) http://t.co/F4vuBtnW
@alanmclean on Twitter
@alanmclean: A Compilation of ESPN “SportsCenter” Cliches — One N.F.L. Season’s Worth. (With a dramatic reading from @SamSifton!) http://t.co/F4vuBtnW
]]> <![CDATA[The Death of the Cyberflâneur]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:32:54 -0800 nytimes.com - By EVGENY MOROZOV
Today’s Internet is a place for getting things done, pushing aside the cyberflâneur — the heir to the flâneur culture of 19th-century France.
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@ernestopriego on Twitter
@ernestopriego: It looks like, to illustrate @evgenymorozov's article, the NYTimes just went to Wikipedia for help... http://t.co/XYEyZo71 via @berrydm
@amonck on Twitter
@amonck: "@jjn1: The Death of the Cyberflâneur - terrific essay by Evgeny Morozov >> http://t.co/9dtdIZOf"
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: from @evgenymorozov, a lament for the bygone days of aimless Internet wandering, which Facebook has helped to kill: http://t.co/KCEHUs87
@evgenymorozov on Twitter
@evgenymorozov: Benjamin, Baudelaire, arcades, Haussmann, Facebook, @evgenymorozov *and* Satantango? The greatest op-ed of all time? http://t.co/creiauc7
@blakehounshell on Twitter
@blakehounshell: I do not understand what @evgenymorozov is saying here but I *think* he's saying that Facebook is bad. http://t.co/rczwfVA4
@michaelroston on Twitter
@michaelroston: "we have all become such sandwich board men" - good read from @evgenymorozov http://t.co/maD7q6zL
@evgenymorozov on Twitter
@evgenymorozov: .@EvegenyMorozov's provocation: @Facebook is to the Internet as Baron Haussmann was to 19th century Paris http://t.co/kaSmM1y1 Discuss! :)
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: .@EvegenyMorozov's provocation: @Facebook is to the Internet as Baron Haussmann was to 19th century Paris http://t.co/kaSmM1y1 Discuss! :)
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: "The Death of the Cyberflâneur"-@evgenymorozov http://t.co/kaSmM1y1 flâneur - {French}: a stroller. What would Baudelaire make of Facebook?
@evgenymorozov on Twitter
@evgenymorozov: "The Death of the Cyberflâneur" - my essay in tomorrow's NYT http://t.co/upaPc1En
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@st_burkhardt on Twitter
@st_burkhardt: The Death of the Cyberflâneur by @EvgenyMorozov: Great piece! - http://t.co/stLd7kag
@dylan20 on Twitter
@dylan20: Fightin' words! "if today’s Internet has a Baron Haussmann, it is Facebook." http://t.co/HNQAqe5t by @evgenymorozov
@jaredbkeller on Twitter
@jaredbkeller: Great @evgenymorozov piece in Sunday's @nytimes about the growth/demise of the casual Internet stroll. http://t.co/Sxgqwadd
@kwerb on Twitter
@kwerb: Scoble = our Balzac! RT @evgenymorozov: let it be the last essay where I quote from Honoré de Balzac & @Scobleizer! nyti.ms/AunCg6
@iaindodsworth on Twitter
@iaindodsworth: "The Death of the Cyberflâneur" - my essay in tomorrow's NYT http://t.co/upaPc1En
]]> <![CDATA[IAMA author of a new book about Barack and Michelle Obama's behind-the-scenes adjustment to the White House. (Jodi Kantor, NY Times reporter, author of "The Obamas.) AMAA : IAmA]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 05:54:47 -0800 reddit.com
Hi Reddit, My name is Jodi Kantor, I’m the author of the “The Obamas,” about the president and first lady’s behind-the-scenes adjustment to the White House (and why it matters for the rest of us.) Ask me anything (within reason!) about Michelle and Barack Obama, how they've changed since the 2008 run, my book, or what it’s been like to cover them for the New York Times. For example, ask me about what the White House is really like, the strange story of the president's blackberry, why playing ba...  show all text
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@lexinyt on Twitter
@lexinyt: Nice Q&amp;A w/ @jodikantor about the Obamas on Reddit (I don&#39;t really understand Reddit but this is cool): http://t.co/Ygh1NgoR
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Users of @Reddit are conducting the single best interview of @JodiKantor that I've seen about her book "The Obamas:" http://t.co/Z8UOitkq
@ericuman on Twitter
@ericuman: Smart: @JodiKantor is doing a Q&A on @reddit about her book: http://t.co/0j84iQqp (via @brianstelter)
@davewiner on Twitter
@davewiner: Users of @Reddit are conducting the single best interview of @JodiKantor that I've seen about her book "The Obamas:" http://t.co/Z8UOitkq
@brianstelter on Twitter
@brianstelter: Users of @Reddit are conducting the single best interview of @JodiKantor that I've seen about her book "The Obamas:" http://t.co/Z8UOitkq
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@chrislhayes on Twitter
@chrislhayes: Users of @Reddit are conducting the single best interview of @JodiKantor that I've seen about her book "The Obamas:" http://t.co/Z8UOitkq
@pkedrosky on Twitter
@pkedrosky: Users of @Reddit are conducting the single best interview of @JodiKantor that I've seen about her book "The Obamas:" http://t.co/Z8UOitkq
@jcstearns on Twitter
@jcstearns: Lots of journalists are raving about this interview by Reddit users. http://t.co/1C35LWjm Question: why aren't news orgs doing this too?
@jodikantor on Twitter
@jodikantor: Getting amazing questions from @reddit readers. Join us here: http://t.co/aWwWvzpF
]]> <![CDATA[A Foot in the Door in Silicon Valley]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:42:08 -0800 nytimes.com - By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and NICK BILTON
In Silicon Valley, wearing flashy socks is more than an expression of your personality. It signals that you are part of the in crowd.
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@CodyBrown on Twitter
@CodyBrown: Now that @nickbilton is in SF I feel like these are the kind of elaborate jokes he can play on us: http://t.co/KUEda4l9
@om on Twitter
@om: In Silicon Valley, where hoodies prevail, socks make the tech entrepreneur: http://t.co/kdsepYSy
@pkafka on Twitter
@pkafka: My feet are in the NYTimes! "A Foot in the Door in Silicon Valley" by @nickbilton @clairecm http://t.co/DiLFwo5x
@kenyanpundit on Twitter
@kenyanpundit: "@nickbilton: In Silicon Valley, where hoodies prevail, socks make the tech entrepreneur: http://t.co/RCWxd3Vf"
@nickbilton on Twitter
@nickbilton: In Silicon Valley, where hoodies prevail, socks make the tech entrepreneur: http://t.co/kdsepYSy
@kvox on Twitter
@kvox: BREAKING: Tech types love geeky colored socks. Investigative footwork by @nickbilton, @clairecm. http://t.co/c76DeGZ6 @hunterwalk @mgrooves
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@mgrooves on Twitter
@mgrooves: "Girls notice," said the guy who's apparently never been laid. http://t.co/krYcvTBT #nerdslovesocks
@atul on Twitter
@atul: NYTimes: In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur - http://t.co/DKqE5VDS $$
@cpen on Twitter
@cpen: I work with THIS GUY. "Girls notice."-@mgrooves, 37. Prefers orange & blue stripes. Also, long walks on the beach. http://t.co/pqB9K9Qz
]]> <![CDATA[Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood | The Scoop | dallasnews.com]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:01:30 -0800 thescoopblog.dallasnews.com - Tom Benning / Reporter
UPDATE, 12:32 p.m.Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, said during a Friday conference call that her understanding of Komen's announcement is that it's a complete reversal of the decision to bar funding to her group. "It's quite clear that Planned Parenthood and our health centers and our doctors are eligible now to work with Komen foundation again," Richards said, before adding that she hasn't actually talked to Komen leaders about the decision. "I certainly take them at their wor...  show all text
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@NiemanLabFuego on Twitter
@NiemanLabFuego: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood | The Scoop | dallasne… http://t.co/g1YOUREU
@natives on Twitter
@natives: Komen reverts to original story a day after Komen prez claims cutoff unrelated to congress probe http://t.co/AOXNRvcF http://t.co/By87A9kS
@jeffjarvis on Twitter
@jeffjarvis: Still weaselly RT @AntDeRosa: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/eOy0A31r
@Megan on Twitter
@Megan: Komen foundation will fund "existing" grants to Planned Parenthood. Odds that they'll give PP future grants? http://t.co/B0du2i6B
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: too late. damaged beyond repair. RT @ivanoransky: #Komen reverses itself, will continue to fund Planned Parenthood http://t.co/L2AAifeZ
@gillianmae on Twitter
@gillianmae: Komen isn't saying "reversing" their decision. They're going to talk to their affiliates and "evaluate" next steps. http://t.co/A5iWbyC8
@sivavaid on Twitter
@sivavaid: Stunning reversal. Nancy Brinker/Komen for Cure backs down. Apologizes and wil continue to fund Planned Parenthood. http://t.co/fc63iok0
@gwfrink3 on Twitter
@gwfrink3: Komen reverses position, says Dallas Morning News: http://t.co/HzrbRQmv "Disqualifying investigations must be criminal & conclusive"
@pndblog on Twitter
@pndblog: BREAKING: #Komen reverses itself, will continue to fund #PP. Statement here: http://t.co/1iWmBGXO
@ericasmith on Twitter
@ericasmith: BREAKING: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood - @dallas_news http://t.co/82ej7IsP
@JustinNXT on Twitter
@JustinNXT: Shorter Komen: We really, really botched this one guys. So, take backs? Cool? http://t.co/Au8y2Fuj
@sivavaid on Twitter
@sivavaid: BREAKING: Komen backs down, apologizes, pledges to fund Planned Parenthood. http://t.co/SJMvsiIz
@Slate on Twitter
@Slate: RT @jdickerson RT @WayneSlater: Stunning reversal. Komen for Cure backs down. Will continue to fund Planned Parenthood. http://t.co/bTDSYXIj
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
@learmonth on Twitter
@learmonth: RT @AntDeRosa: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/4fPLAvf8
@JimMacMillan on Twitter
@JimMacMillan: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/L0OJ7HLE
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
@lfmccullough on Twitter
@lfmccullough: RT @BreakingNews: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to keep funding Planned Parenthood - @dallas_news http://t.co/fLaAswi1
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@BoraZ on Twitter
@BoraZ: too late. damaged beyond repair. RT @ivanoransky: #Komen reverses itself, will continue to fund Planned Parenthood http://t.co/L2AAifeZ
@attackerman on Twitter
@attackerman: Protest power: Komen does complete 180 on Planned Parenthood funding to "help us move past this issue" http://t.co/RL8T0ZhR
@stiles on Twitter
@stiles: BREAKING: Komen backs down, apologizes, pledges to fund Planned Parenthood. http://t.co/SJMvsiIz
@nickconfessore on Twitter
@nickconfessore: RT @MichaelPaulson: .@dallas_news says @komenforthecure is reversing itself, will fund Planned Parenthood http://t.co/ARxvHFAM
@academicdave on Twitter
@academicdave: Again, NOTHING in Komen statement says they'll continue to fund Planned Parenthood. http://t.co/C0xZFqzK #itsatrap
@ivanoransky on Twitter
@ivanoransky: Komen reverses itself, will continue to fund Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cukVAME9 via @jdickerson @crauber @WayneSlater
@jcstearns on Twitter
@jcstearns: Dallas News is reporting that Komen has apologized and will continue to fund Planned Parenthood: http://t.co/CsqAOLlI via @BreakingNews
@jdickerson on Twitter
@jdickerson: RT @WayneSlater: Stunning reversal. Nancy Brinker/Komen for Cure backs down. Will continue to fund Planned Parenthood. http://t.co/zji3TCuU
@sarahw on Twitter
@sarahw: Oh really. RT @AntDeRosa: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/crooRoVl
@nbj914 on Twitter
@nbj914: RT @AntDeRosa: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/oA1BSTBb
@BuzzFeedBen on Twitter
@BuzzFeedBen: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
@ProducerMatthew on Twitter
@ProducerMatthew: Just in: Susan G. Komen reverses decision, says it will continue funding Planned Parenthood - http://t.co/LQpFnJY4 via @AntDeRosa
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
@BreakingNews on Twitter
@BreakingNews: BREAKING: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood - @dallas_news http://t.co/82ej7IsP
]]> <![CDATA[Experian Hitwise - 10 Key Statistics about Facebook]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:08:25 -0800 weblogs.hitwise.com
As Facebook Inc. filed for its initial-public-offering yesterday afternoon, now is the perfect time to examine the website’s performance online and how its audience compares with that of other social networks. Given the expected $75 billion to $100 billion initial valuation, we’re all already aware of the magnitude of the business – below we reveal how much of a behemoth the website itself is in the US and other markets.1. Facebook.com captures one in every eleven Internet visits in the US. 2. ...
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@sree on Twitter
@sree: 7. FB became #1 ranked website in US on March 9, 2010. @Hitwise_US's 10 key FB stats: http://t.co/crHsn2JJ #FBkeystats
@sree on Twitter
@sree: 2. One in every 5 page views occurs on Facebook-dot-com. @Hitwise_US's 10 key FB stats: http://t.co/eMxigf9j #FBkeystats
@sree on Twitter
@sree: 4. FB skews slightly more female than overall online population. @Hitwise_US's 10 key FB stats: http://t.co/aBhZ0Cx0 #FBkeystats
@sree on Twitter
@sree: 3. The average visit time on Facebook-dot-com is 20 minutes. @Hitwise_US's 10 key FB stats: http://t.co/zFHzqZOe #FBkeystats
@JimMacMillan on Twitter
@JimMacMillan: 5. FB "visit share by age" is a sign of its strength in marketplace. @Hitwise_US's 10 key FB stats: http://t.co/84mv93QB #FBkeystats
@Brizzyc on Twitter
@Brizzyc: 10 Key Statistics about Facebook http://t.co/p7MSw99M via @sree
@sree on Twitter
@sree: 5. FB "visit share by age" is a sign of its strength in marketplace. @Hitwise_US's 10 key FB stats: http://t.co/84mv93QB #FBkeystats
@sree on Twitter
@sree: 1. Facebook captures 1 in every 11 US Internet visits. @Hitwise_US's 10 key FB stats: http://t.co/frfgDCr5 #FBkeystats
@Hitwise_US on Twitter
@Hitwise_US: Facebook also recently surpassed Orkut, placing it behind only Google Brazil in market share: http://t.co/L63q0TU3 http://t.co/eykcllTT
@Hitwise_US on Twitter
@Hitwise_US: http://t.co/d1ZTIu0m’s largest footprint is in Canada, capturing almost 12% of all visits in that market: http://t.co/L63q0TU3
@Hitwise_US on Twitter
@Hitwise_US: http://t.co/d1ZTIu0m ranks among the top two websites in every market except China that Hitwise measures: http://t.co/L63q0TU3
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@allnick on Twitter
@allnick: “Facebook” is the most searched term in the US + Facebook-related terms = 14% of the top search clicks. http://t.co/1xPKioWh
@adnys on Twitter
@adnys: “Facebook” is the most searched term in the US + Facebook-related terms = 14% of the top search clicks. http://t.co/1xPKioWh
@gleonhard on Twitter
@gleonhard: RT @adnys: 10 Key stats re Facebook http://t.co/mfYNPeij • "96% of visitors to http://t.co/wqiohRRc were returning visitors in Jan. '12."
@KateGardiner on Twitter
@KateGardiner: RT @adnys: 10 Key stats re Facebook http://t.co/mfYNPeij • "96% of visitors to http://t.co/wqiohRRc were returning visitors in Jan. '12."
@adnys on Twitter
@adnys: 10 Key Statistics about Facebook http://t.co/1xPKioWh • "96% of visitors to http://t.co/OtzGtIoo were returning visitors in January 2012."
@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: 10 Key Statistics about Facebook (Heather Dougherty / Hitwise Intelligence) http://t.co/QybaK08g http://t.co/HJQIC4hB
]]> <![CDATA['Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine | The Onion - America's Finest News Source]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 01:58:58 -0800 theonion.com
NEW YORK—Shocked and saddened witnesses at the Huffington Post's news-aggregation facility have confirmed that employee Henry Evers, 25, died Wednesday ...
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@paleofuture: via @TheOnion - 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/Nk4SL03h
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@felixsalmon: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/CgXq8sok
@andrewphelps on Twitter
@andrewphelps: Amazing. Huffington Post Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/6opJysdv
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@jacobwe: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
@LyraMcKee on Twitter
@LyraMcKee: I'm a fan of a few HuffPo writers but this is just too funny: HuffPo employee sucked into aggregation turbine http://t.co/BqzB8DqO
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@fmanjoo: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/vaS7X4E7
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine (The Onion) http://t.co/nR1IblEC http://t.co/pcXFTE7Q
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: "Maybe it's a good thing he was ripped to shreds and killed. Working the HuffPo turbine is no way to live." http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
@NiemanReports on Twitter
@NiemanReports: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
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@baratunde: via @TheOnion - 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/Nk4SL03h
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@GreatDismal: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
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@stevesilberman: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
@daveweigel on Twitter
@daveweigel: @Slate's awfully closed to getting sucked inside the aggregation turbine http://t.co/AMvtVbxz
@newsmary on Twitter
@newsmary: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/2Gh5tzDo
@TheOnion on Twitter
@TheOnion: "Maybe it's a good thing he was ripped to shreds and killed. Working the HuffPo turbine is no way to live." http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
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@aschweig: RT @TheOnion: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/fZq15cxI
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@TheOnion: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
]]> <![CDATA[Registration Statement on Form S-1]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:23:23 -0800 sec.gov
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@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: Watching @StevenLevy talk about the @Facebook IPO on @Newshour. Referenced: $FB S-1 filing to SEC: http://t.co/joMsrXDp
@NiemanLabFuego on Twitter
@NiemanLabFuego: Registration Statement on Form S-1 http://t.co/ugWwp4dv
@andrewphelps on Twitter
@andrewphelps: Fun fact: Founding S.E.C. Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy designed the layout for prospectus docs in 1934 with Acrobat 1.0. http://t.co/QLRqrwC1
@charlesarthur on Twitter
@charlesarthur: Facebook’s S-1 http://t.co/Y9asfdnR Don’t all go there at.. oh, whatever
@clairecm on Twitter
@clairecm: It's heeeeeere!!! All of Silicon Valley & Wall Street (but anyone else?) are reading: http://t.co/Hf7SFVF4
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@MichelleRafter on Twitter
@MichelleRafter: Have to work. Will need to read more of Facebook's pre-IPO filing later. Here's link to the document: http://t.co/tOGtWaSE
@MichelleRafter on Twitter
@MichelleRafter: From #Facebook IPO filing: $1 billion profit in FY 2011, up from $606M in '10, $229M in '09. Read details in their S1: http://t.co/tOGtWaSE
@dancow on Twitter
@dancow: The Facebook IPO prospectus is enlightening as to how they view themselves as a company: http://t.co/nKTNwUjl
@franzstrasser on Twitter
@franzstrasser: Risk factors cited in FB's S-1 http://t.co/RhU4xV1D Growth in..our mobile products..may negatively affect our revenue & financial results
@loic on Twitter
@loic: $3.7 billion in revenue! Facebook Registration Statement on Form S-1 http://t.co/ZwtRDm04
@loic on Twitter
@loic: $3.7 billion in revenue! Facebook Registration Statement on Form S-1 http://t.co/AQDQGuVZ
@loic on Twitter
@loic: $3.7 billion in revenue! Facebook Registration Statement on Form S-1 http://t.co/KLbJLpnd
@arstechnica on Twitter
@arstechnica: Facebook's Form S-1 registration statement http://t.co/VsAbvgBB
@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Form S-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT - Facebook, Inc. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) http://t.co/0uSvvXoF http://t.co/PxKch3QA
@cschweitz on Twitter
@cschweitz: Zuckerberg, Andreessen, Graham, Hastings and Thiel. Man, I wish all those people backed me. http://t.co/MIk9reRo
@rbfishman on Twitter
@rbfishman: “Our CEO has control over key decision making as a result of his control of a majority of our voting stock” http://t.co/CElI1bva
@dannysullivan on Twitter
@dannysullivan: Yes, the Facebook IPO S-1 is here http://t.co/sS6aN9wg
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @counterparties: Correction: Facebook had $1B in net income for 2011 on $3.71B in revenue http://t.co/iCkoFYkt
@cschweitz on Twitter
@cschweitz: 845 monthly active users at the end of 2011 up 39% over 2010 http://t.co/MIk9reRo
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @counterparties: Facebook 2011: $3.7 billion in revenue; $695 net income http://t.co/iCkoFYkt
@CNETNews on Twitter
@CNETNews: Facebook S-1 is out http://t.co/ZpVj8JEw Story coming soon at http://t.co/1q2TkQ7W
@cschweitz on Twitter
@cschweitz: Highlights of IPO filing: 845M monthly active users, 2.7 billion likes & comments/d, 250M photos/d, 100B friendships http://t.co/MIk9reRo
@cschweitz on Twitter
@cschweitz: IPO'd RT @CNBC: Facebook Files S-1: http://t.co/XACROL9o
]]> <![CDATA[Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox as its first White House correspondent | The Cutline - Yahoo! News]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:37:00 -0800 news.yahoo.com
Read 'Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox as its first White House correspondent' from our blog The Cutline on Yahoo! News. Yahoo News has hired Olivier Knox, Congressional correspondent for Agence France-Press, to be its White House correspondent--the first in Yahoo's 16-year history. Knox--who has spent more than a decade with AFP covering politics, including eight years covering the White House--starts on Feb. 13. He will be based in Washington and report to politics editor Chris [...]
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@joshtpm on Twitter
@joshtpm: Big congrats to my friend Olivier Knox http://t.co/XvjqntPU
@jeffjarvis on Twitter
@jeffjarvis: As if we needed one more?!? RT @romenesko: Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox as its first White House correspondent. http://t.co/NiE5EDos
@kevglobal on Twitter
@kevglobal: Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox as its first White House correspondent (@stableford / Yahoo! News) http://t.co/gAnmfNkE http://t.co/vImnd5Iq
@romenesko on Twitter
@romenesko: Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox as its first White House correspondent. http://t.co/7oWG3koU
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox as its first White House correspondent (@stableford / Yahoo! News) http://t.co/gAnmfNkE http://t.co/vImnd5Iq
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@nbj914 on Twitter
@nbj914: Yahoo hires its first White House correspondent: http://t.co/8HzAINZp
@mikemadden on Twitter
@mikemadden: Congratulations to @OKnox on move to Yahoo! News, where his fluent French will not come in quite as handy: http://t.co/wZg9KOcQ
@franzstrasser on Twitter
@franzstrasser: Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox as its first White House correspondent http://t.co/Fdz47W1G /@oknox was one of the first people I followed
@erikmal on Twitter
@erikmal: Inspired casting: @Yahoo hires @OKnox as its first White House correspondent: http://t.co/UnvPR3Ks
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: Congrats and best wishes to one of AFP's finest @OKnox, moving on to be Yahoo News' first White House correspondent > http://t.co/WdvjkeaD
@ThePlumLineGS on Twitter
@ThePlumLineGS: +1 RT @laurameckler Great hire! RT @romenesko Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox as its first White House correspondent. http://t.co/AEQd5WBX
@davelee on Twitter
@davelee: Like it or lump it, Yahoo is good at doing news online. Glad it's investing in more of its own original journalism http://t.co/1nvfTZV2
]]> <![CDATA[Big Media Is About To Pull The Plug On Newt Gingrich]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:49:56 -0800 buzzfeed.com
The suits are taking charge, and they're killing the travel budgets. Sorry Newt, Rick, Zeke! Gingrich is about to lose his pack. It's January 31st and it’s over. Mitt Romney has blown away the field in the Florida primary and is now the de facto Republican 2012 nominee for president. So what does everyone do? Huge armies of "embeds" and reporters and producers and “analysts” and bloggers and talking heads have been amassed to cover the campaign. They work at cable television networks, broadc...  show all text
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@NiemanLabFuego on Twitter
@NiemanLabFuego: Big Media Is About To Pull The Plug On Gingrich http://t.co/37KCGltQ
@jayrosen_nyu on Twitter
@jayrosen_nyu: Big Media Is About To Pull The Plug On Newt Gingrich http://t.co/vsosNmYJ He'd favor that, right? They're all in the tank for Obama anyway.
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: Big Media Is About To Pull The Plug On Newt Gingrich (@41jellis / BuzzFeed) http://t.co/eiuNz1lx http://t.co/8IAYUCU3
@anamariecox on Twitter
@anamariecox: NOT THE TRAVEL BUDGETS! RT @41jellis The big-media suits will now kill the travel budgets, and starve Newt of oxygen http://t.co/99d5zIVu
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@BuzzFeedBen on Twitter
@BuzzFeedBen: Here's my post on post-FL media coverage. At Buzzfeed: http://t.co/kea0AGoy
@BoraZ on Twitter
@BoraZ: Big Media Is About To Pull The Plug On Newt Gingrich http://t.co/vsosNmYJ He'd favor that, right? They're all in the tank for Obama anyway.
@whatsnext on Twitter
@whatsnext: Big Media Is About To Pull The Plug On Newt Gingrich http://t.co/vsosNmYJ He'd favor that, right? They're all in the tank for Obama anyway.
@ProducerMatthew on Twitter
@ProducerMatthew: BuzzFeed: The media's about to ditch Gingrich, Santorum and Paul; all hands on deck for Romney - http://t.co/TACTW9IO
@BuzzFeedBen on Twitter
@BuzzFeedBen: Also, sorry @ZekeJMiller, you're not going to Vegas. http://t.co/gLnu7StA
@BuzzFeedBen on Twitter
@BuzzFeedBen: Printing @41jellis columns a great satisfaction of this gig. http://t.co/gLnu7StA
@BuzzFeedBen on Twitter
@BuzzFeedBen: .@41jellis must-read: The big-media suits will now taking charge, kill the travel budgets, and starve Newt of oxygen http://t.co/gLnu7StA
]]> <![CDATA[Letters of Note: To My Old Master]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 02:43:16 -0800 lettersofnote.com - Shaun Usher
In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdan Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdan — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now supporting his family — responded spectacularly by way of the letter seen below (a letter which, according to newspapers at the time, he dictated). Rather than quote the numerous highlights in this letter, I'll simply leave you to enjoy it. Do...  show all text
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@srubenfeld on Twitter
@srubenfeld: Amazing 1865 letter from an emancipated slave to his former master. http://t.co/ptwIfy0o
@brainpicker on Twitter
@brainpicker: To My Old Master – powerful, dignified letter by a newly emancipated slave, 1865 http://t.co/6AiW1Lc9
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@NiemanLabFuego: Letters of Note: To My Old Master http://t.co/obWrrjos
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: “@LettersOfNote: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/gZBzscjc "
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/DQWfZ6gK
@mthomps on Twitter
@mthomps: This letter from a freed slave his former master is a small masterpiece of understatement used to devastating effect. http://t.co/H7sh0Umw
@howardweaver on Twitter
@howardweaver: This letter from a freed slave his former master is a small masterpiece of understatement used to devastating effect. http://t.co/H7sh0Umw
@ericasmith on Twitter
@ericasmith: Civil War nerds, read this. The whole thing. THIS is why I love history. http://t.co/madbFZGk via @Raquita cc archivist @ericasmith
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@AdamWestbrook on Twitter
@AdamWestbrook: WOW RT @brainpicker: To My Old Master – powerful, dignified letter by a newly emancipated slave, 1865 http://t.co/aX54lMbE
@amyoleary on Twitter
@amyoleary: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/DQWfZ6gK
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@tanzinavega: “@LettersOfNote: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/gZBzscjc "
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@mat: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/DQWfZ6gK
]]> <![CDATA[Helen Gurley Brown Gives $30 Million for Media Innovation at Columbia and Stanford - NYTimes.com]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:19:56 -0800 mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com - By BRIAN STELTER
The former editor of Cosmopolitan is financing an institute on media innovation on both campuses, at Columbia's journalism school and Stanford's school of engineering. Her total gift to the journalism school was its largest ever.
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@NiemanLab on Twitter
@NiemanLab: The former editor of Cosmo has donated $30 million for media innovation at Columbia, Stanford http://t.co/6e6wt14y
@loisbeckett on Twitter
@loisbeckett: New bi-coastal center for media innovation promises "magic grants" funded by former Cosmo editor: http://t.co/wKZV8boF
@emilybell on Twitter
@emilybell: Columbia, Stanford say they're trying to build a bridge between journalists & computer scientists, between East & West: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: With a $30 million donation, Columbia and Stanford announce a joint center for media innovation: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE #cujbrown
@sorayadarabi on Twitter
@sorayadarabi: Columbia, Stanford say they're trying to build a bridge between journalists & computer scientists, between East & West: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE
@brianstelter on Twitter
@brianstelter: Columbia, Stanford say they're trying to build a bridge between journalists & computer scientists, between East & West: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE
@brianstelter on Twitter
@brianstelter: With a $30 million donation, Columbia and Stanford announce a joint center for media innovation: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE #cujbrown
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@mediadecodernyt on Twitter
@mediadecodernyt: Helen Gurley Brown Gives $30 Million for Media Innovation at Columbia and Stanford http://t.co/bctZ5bqE
@David_Dobbs on Twitter
@David_Dobbs: The former editor of Cosmo has donated $30 million for media innovation at Columbia, Stanford http://t.co/6e6wt14y
@Thessaly on Twitter
@Thessaly: So jealous for future Columbians. I would have loved this as an undergraduate! http://t.co/ccdZU0ve
@matylda on Twitter
@matylda: Columbia, Stanford say they're trying to build a bridge between journalists & computer scientists, between East & West: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE
@sarahw on Twitter
@sarahw: Wow. RT @brianstelter With a $30 million donation, Columbia and Stanford announce a joint center for media innovation: http://t.co/uOyQjNA6
@David_Dobbs on Twitter
@David_Dobbs: Helen Gurley Brown gives $30 million for joint @stanfordeng @columbiajourn center for media innovation. http://t.co/JI1CuXB8 #wjchat
@jcstearns on Twitter
@jcstearns: Columbia, Stanford say they're trying to build a bridge between journalists & computer scientists, between East & West: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE
@Revkin on Twitter
@Revkin: Helen Gurley Brown gives $30 million for joint @stanfordeng @columbiajourn center for media innovation. http://t.co/JI1CuXB8 #wjchat
@dansinker on Twitter
@dansinker: $30 million for journalism innovation to be split between Stanford and Columbia. HOLY CRAP: http://t.co/jsnHvRnL
@mediadecodernyt on Twitter
@mediadecodernyt: Helen Gurley Brown Gives $30 Million for Media Innovation at Columbia and Stanford http://t.co/Fi6jBKEq
]]> <![CDATA[A Glimpse of Murdoch Unbound]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:28:28 -0800 nytimes.com - By DAVID CARR
While many modern executives live behind a wall of communications operatives, Rupert Murdoch, the chief of News Corporation, is openly expressing his opinions on Twitter.
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@HuffPostMedia on Twitter
@HuffPostMedia: RT @carr2n: Murdoch unbound, 140 characters at a time. http://t.co/bjsRxbdW My column on @RupertMurdoch and Twitter
@carr2n on Twitter
@carr2n: Murdoch unbound, 140 characters at a time. http://t.co/oB92Ep2G My column on @RupertMurdoch and Twitter
@dankennedy_nu on Twitter
@dankennedy_nu: .@carr2n says @rupertmurdoch gets Twitter. Yet he's following only 19 and almost never links to anything. http://t.co/mgpefn1J
@NewspaperWorld on Twitter
@NewspaperWorld: Twitter: giving media the "chance to get a glimpse into the thinking of otherwise unapproachable executives" http://t.co/iBo4q06Y @carr2n
@jeffjarvis on Twitter
@jeffjarvis: @carr2n is right: @rupertmurdoch does indeed live "a life beyond consequence." http://t.co/jR5SnL63
@dangillmor on Twitter
@dangillmor: An 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome: http://t.co/8ZNpPAOW - @carr2n's column on @RupertMurdoch
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: An 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome: http://t.co/8ZNpPAOW - @carr2n's column on @RupertMurdoch
@kvox on Twitter
@kvox: Smart, as usual. RT @nickbilton: An 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome: http://t.co/cia8tN0F - @carr2n's column on @RupertMurdoch
@vosdscott on Twitter
@vosdscott: I very much enjoyed this @carr2n column on @rupertmurdoch's Twitter acumen: http://t.co/4OzAqLMa
@obrien on Twitter
@obrien: RT @nickbilton: An 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome: http://t.co/xplUQVzU - @carr2n's column on @RupertMurdoch
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: .@RupertMurdoch "has an intuitive understanding of how Twitter is supposed to work"-@carr2n http://t.co/oxXoLghk …few links, replies & RTs…
@lexinyt on Twitter
@lexinyt: RT @nickbilton An 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome: http://t.co/taoIkcWm - @carr2n's column on @RupertMurdoch
@GlobeMartyBaron on Twitter
@GlobeMartyBaron: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch’s Mind: http://t.co/hskWWDtN @nytimes
@nickbilton on Twitter
@nickbilton: An 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome: http://t.co/8ZNpPAOW - @carr2n's column on @RupertMurdoch
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch's Mind (@carr2n / New York Times) http://t.co/jOQZsyHM http://t.co/fyebMP0y
@pkafka on Twitter
@pkafka: RT @carr2n 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome ... and acquits himself nicely http://t.co/hG1GFLof My column on @RupertMurdoch
@carr2n on Twitter
@carr2n: 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome ... and acquits himself nicely http://t.co/oB92Ep2G My column on @RupertMurdoch
@NiemanLabFuego on Twitter
@NiemanLabFuego: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch’s Mind http://t.co/NpmAta0k
@gabosama on Twitter
@gabosama: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch’s Mind: http://t.co/70dc8Fmj
@romenesko on Twitter
@romenesko: David Carr: Murdoch has a reputation for saying what's on his mind, and Twitter has been no exception. http://t.co/9NEXoq2e
@brianstelter on Twitter
@brianstelter: Carr on @RupertMurdoch's Twitter account: "He is serving his interests and the interests of his company." http://t.co/I1k7lJfM
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@levjoy on Twitter
@levjoy: Sound familiar? @rupertmurdoch made #SOPA into b/w issue and "tried to intimidate both enemies and timid allies." http://t.co/R798E9rR
@levjoy on Twitter
@levjoy: Ha! @rupertmurdoch's tweets are "devoid of nuance, partisan in the extreme and prone to crankiness" writes @carr2n http://t.co/R798E9rR
@TimKarr on Twitter
@TimKarr: .@carr2n says @rupertmurdoch gets Twitter. Yet he's following only 19 and almost never links to anything. http://t.co/mgpefn1J
@JoeTrippi on Twitter
@JoeTrippi: Murdoch unbound, 140 characters at a time. http://t.co/oB92Ep2G My column on @RupertMurdoch and Twitter
@ljthornton on Twitter
@ljthornton: Murdoch unbound, 140 characters at a time. http://t.co/oB92Ep2G My column on @RupertMurdoch and Twitter
@jackschofield on Twitter
@jackschofield: Twitter provides "A Glimpse of Murdoch Unbound" says David Carr @carr2n at the @NYTimes http://t.co/9U112UEw
@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch's Mind (@carr2n / New York Times) http://t.co/n2DMEd75 http://t.co/MBJqHBz3
@karaswisher on Twitter
@karaswisher: Nice Carr piece -- Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch’s Mind: http://t.co/xO6XaAZw
@ebertchicago on Twitter
@ebertchicago: David Carr on the tweets of Rupert: Pretty clear he's tweeting for himself. http://t.co/gZehSQsY
@JoeStrupp on Twitter
@JoeStrupp: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch’s Mind: http://t.co/DyMXRkuw
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: An 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome: http://t.co/8ZNpPAOW - @carr2n's column on @RupertMurdoch
@fredbenenson on Twitter
@fredbenenson: Gotta love @carr2n on @rupertmurdoch: "His posts are devoid of nuance, partisan in the extreme & prone to crankiness…" http://t.co/HDaFytAF
@AzmatZahra on Twitter
@AzmatZahra: An 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome: http://t.co/8ZNpPAOW - @carr2n's column on @RupertMurdoch
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @carr2n: 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome ... and acquits himself nicely http://t.co/8gCNfIzt My column on @RupertMurdoch
@davidfolkenflik on Twitter
@davidfolkenflik: Carr on @RupertMurdoch's Twitter account: "He is serving his interests and the interests of his company." http://t.co/I1k7lJfM
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: The Media Equation: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch’s Mind http://t.co/K4k7L4M3
]]> <![CDATA[The Bookstore’s Last Stand]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:38:38 -0800 nytimes.com - By JULIE BOSMAN
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@obrien on Twitter
@obrien: Barnes & Noble, Taking On Amazon in the Fight of Its Life (@julienyt / New York Times) http://t.co/e46QXWAX http://t.co/hofuhTpW
@themediaisdying on Twitter
@themediaisdying: Barnes and Noble ready to take on Amazon/Kindle? http://t.co/jxXuwveW
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: Barnes & Noble killed off little bookstores, now in a digital battle for its life http://t.co/TZ94hs3j
@tristanwalker on Twitter
@tristanwalker: The Bookstore’s Last Stand http://t.co/v7oNfFcU Great @nytimes profile of Barnes & Noble CEO Bill Lynch and his battle to survive Amazon
@timoreilly on Twitter
@timoreilly: The Bookstore’s Last Stand http://t.co/v7oNfFcU Great @nytimes profile of Barnes & Noble CEO Bill Lynch and his battle to survive Amazon
@pkafka on Twitter
@pkafka: "Without Barnes & Noble, the publishers’ marketing proposition crumbles" "It would be like 'The Road'," one says. http://t.co/PmAstWTY
@Penenberg on Twitter
@Penenberg: All this from the NYT's weekend story on Barnes & Noble, "The Bookstore’s Last Stand," by @juliebosman: http://t.co/PmAstWTY
@tcarmody on Twitter
@tcarmody: All this from the NYT's weekend story on Barnes & Noble, "The Bookstore’s Last Stand," by @juliebosman: http://t.co/PmAstWTY
@tcarmody on Twitter
@tcarmody: "Without Barnes & Noble, the publishers’ marketing proposition crumbles" "It would be like 'The Road'," one says. http://t.co/PmAstWTY
@tcarmody on Twitter
@tcarmody: It's moving so fast; but "spring" may be "June" MT @PublishersLunch: B&N Reading Next Nook Device for Spring Release http://t.co/RqcPnR2S
@copyrightclear on Twitter
@copyrightclear: NY Times - The Bookstore's Last Stand http://t.co/NQ4dnBrw
@PhilippaNews on Twitter
@PhilippaNews: MT@grahamfarmelo: Barnes & Noble: the last stand ... http://t.co/hS0jdsT1 <Makes this #Kindle owner feel the need to Buy a #Book today!
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@umairh on Twitter
@umairh: RT @bruce_katz: Bookstore’s Last Stand http://t.co/Hdgi3Qiy J Bosman's sobering piece on Barnes & Noble's fight to survive in Age of Amazon
@erickschonfeld on Twitter
@erickschonfeld: NYT - The bookstore's last stand: Barnes & Noble in the Fight of Its Life - http://t.co/WNZHjUkd
@pkedrosky on Twitter
@pkedrosky: NYT - The bookstore's last stand: Barnes & Noble in the Fight of Its Life - http://t.co/WNZHjUkd
@nytjim on Twitter
@nytjim: The Bookstore’s Last Stand http://t.co/v7oNfFcU Great @nytimes profile of Barnes & Noble CEO Bill Lynch and his battle to survive Amazon
@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Barnes & Noble, Taking On Amazon in the Fight of Its Life (@julienyt / New York Times) http://t.co/e46QXWAX http://t.co/hofuhTpW
@ericaswallow on Twitter
@ericaswallow: WiFi hangouts in @BNBuzz stores would help attract visitors. "Barnes & Noble, Taking On Amazon in the Fight of Its Life" nyti.ms/zNxSKT
@BoraZ on Twitter
@BoraZ: RT @mireyamayor: A NYT must-read for anyone in publishing. http://t.co/lqv4Do19
@Atul_Gawande on Twitter
@Atul_Gawande: The Bookstore's Last Stand: B&N v Amazon. @nytimes The danger to me is monopoly, whether w digital or physical books http://t.co/MQaodugn
]]> <![CDATA[NBC News Asks Romney Campaign to Remove Ad - NYTimes.com]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:07:07 -0800 thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - By JEREMY W. PETERS
The Romney campaign ad used almost entirely old footage of Tom Brokaw reporting on Newt Gingrich's legal troubles.
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@jayrosen_nyu on Twitter
@jayrosen_nyu: NBC News tells Romney campaign to stop using Brokaw clips in an ad. Romney guys say: fair use! http://t.co/g6ulO1gJ I ask you: Who is right?
@dankennedy_nu on Twitter
@dankennedy_nu: Comcast's legal threat to @MittRomney campaign is further evidence that copyright has run amok. http://t.co/4RhLCZnZ
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: NBC News Asks Romney Campaign to Remove Ad (@jwpetersnyt / The Caucus) http://t.co/bf5I8zSA http://t.co/zaWWJWqr
@NiemanLabFuego on Twitter
@NiemanLabFuego: NBC News asks Romney Campaign to Remove Ad http://t.co/4Ccj7jJM
@hrhmedia on Twitter
@hrhmedia: NBC and Tom Brokaw are essentially dismissing their own journalism as irrelevant to history: http://t.co/1pwc3CUQ
@dangillmor on Twitter
@dangillmor: NBC and Tom Brokaw are essentially dismissing their own journalism as irrelevant to history: http://t.co/1pwc3CUQ
@brianstelter on Twitter
@brianstelter: RT @thecaucus: NBC News asks Romney Campaign to Remove Ad: http://t.co/oRMjBRJf Here's the ad: http://t.co/T4gy3VoT
@jwpetersNYT on Twitter
@jwpetersNYT: First Huckabee, now Brokaw. Campaigns often use unauthorized clips, cite news orgs misleadingly without permission: http://t.co/R4MYfUWB
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@robcurley on Twitter
@robcurley: NBC News Asks Romney Campaign to Remove Ad -- http://t.co/x6T7vUDH via NY Times
@nytjim on Twitter
@nytjim: Tom Brokaw asks #Romney to remove from ads 1997 NBC report on #Gingrich legal troubles. Romney unmoved. http://t.co/re7vtLNt
@davidfolkenflik on Twitter
@davidfolkenflik: First Huckabee, now Brokaw. Campaigns often use unauthorized clips, cite news orgs misleadingly without permission: http://t.co/R4MYfUWB
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: The Caucus: NBC News asks Romney Campaign to Remove Ad http://t.co/IbCg1Ad6
@cschweitz on Twitter
@cschweitz: First Huckabee, now Brokaw. Campaigns often use unauthorized clips, cite news orgs misleadingly without permission: http://t.co/R4MYfUWB
]]> <![CDATA[In Nonstop Whirlwind of Campaigns, Twitter Is a Critical Tool]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:47:41 -0800 nytimes.com - By ASHLEY PARKER
The candidates’ teams can reach voters, gather data and respond to charges immediately, but the brief posts also carry danger.
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@SocialMedia411 on Twitter
@SocialMedia411: Twitter Is a Critical Tool in Republican Campaigns: http://t.co/yzo4FdBN
@SG on Twitter
@SG: "Twitter has changed the whole way that politics works."... http://t.co/Ej5IHWLs
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: Hashtag battles on the campaign trail. http://t.co/g4Ab7Ygh
@DavidClinchNews on Twitter
@DavidClinchNews: Politics in the age of Twitter: Team Romney treats Tweets as an "early warning signal" for bad press — and more! http://t.co/ULGZiqRd
@NYT_JenPreston on Twitter
@NYT_JenPreston: Politics in the age of Twitter: Team Romney treats Tweets as an "early warning signal" for bad press — and more! http://t.co/ULGZiqRd
@NiemanLabFuego on Twitter
@NiemanLabFuego: Twitter Is a Critical Tool in Republican Campaigns http://t.co/8attLInY
@brianstelter on Twitter
@brianstelter: RT @hollybdc: Good piece by @ashleyrparker on the role Twitter is playing in the 2012 GOP primary: http://t.co/0QzQzQ5A
@lexinyt on Twitter
@lexinyt: In 2012 election, Twitter offers "a scalable approach to retail politics," says @adams. Story by @ashleyrparker: http://t.co/1DWamYZZ
@NYT_JenPreston on Twitter
@NYT_JenPreston: With Twitter, the 24/7 campaign news cycle has become the 24-second campaign news cycle, @ashleyrparker writes http://t.co/o8m3Dl65
@gregory on Twitter
@gregory: At some point, saying that Twitter matters to a [campaign/company/industry/etc] is like saying the telephone matters. http://t.co/IPtymGbv
@kvox on Twitter
@kvox: Twitter Is a Critical Tool in Republican Campaigns http://t.co/uvvfaJ9h
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@BuzzFeedBen on Twitter
@BuzzFeedBen: Newt cloned @AKaczynski1? “There’s a bunch of Mountain Dew-drinking college kids that keep an eye on it all the time.” http://t.co/ZlYo7p34
@atul on Twitter
@atul: "Twitter has changed the whole way that politics works."... http://t.co/Ej5IHWLs
@aschweig on Twitter
@aschweig: In Nonstop Whirlwind of G.O.P. Campaigns, Twitter Is a Critical Tool http://t.co/96xeKAZ3 (via: @j_nb)
@JoeTrippi on Twitter
@JoeTrippi: RT @biz: NYTimes: In Nonstop Whirlwind of G.O.P. Campaigns, Twitter Is a Critical Tool http://t.co/vJ0fdYPQ
@biz on Twitter
@biz: NYTimes: In Nonstop Whirlwind of G.O.P. Campaigns, Twitter Is a Critical Tool http://t.co/Tv4mk3oV
@stephditta on Twitter
@stephditta: Twitter Is a Critical Tool in Republican Campaigns: http://t.co/zNy6VPJO
@ljthornton on Twitter
@ljthornton: 2012 Election: "starkly defined by Twitter" http://t.co/vuNC0Cgu
@katz on Twitter
@katz: RT @lexinyt In 2012, Twitter offers "a scalable approach to retail politics," says @adams. By @ashleyrparker http://t.co/1uH1U5tn
@jcstearns on Twitter
@jcstearns: RT @lexinyt: In 2012, Twitter offers "a scalable approach to retail politics," says @adams. By @ashleyrparker http://t.co/mnnm20R1 #smwknd
@pourmecoffee on Twitter
@pourmecoffee: NYT on how important Twitter has become to GOP campaigns especially Team Romney. http://t.co/aSSGBZM8
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: Twitter Is a Critical Tool in Republican Campaigns http://t.co/uvvfaJ9h
]]> <![CDATA[At Twitter, The Future is You!]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:56:30 -0800 youtube.com
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@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: speaking of Twitter, they've produced (on purpose) the worst recruiting video ever: At Twitter, The Future is You! http://t.co/BdSxoCZl
@andrewphelps on Twitter
@andrewphelps: Twitter makes the best/worst recruiting video of all time. http://t.co/hfMIVOwK So funny.
@mashsocialmedia on Twitter
@mashsocialmedia: WATCH: @Twitter's #hackweek project: "Make the best/worst recruiting video of all time. Done." - http://t.co/4WykbipE
@ChloeS on Twitter
@ChloeS: So much effing cleverness, I can't stop smiling. The new Twitter recruiting video c/o @briggles & @origiful http://t.co/e4xnpNdZ
@magicandrew on Twitter
@magicandrew: Shipping a #hackweek project -- the best worst recruiting video ever. Introducing: At Twitter, The Future is You! http://t.co/PT15Erm0
@EricaAmerica on Twitter
@EricaAmerica: Is this video funny? Does a Tweet have 140 characters?! YES! Hilarious #hackweek video by @briggles @origiful: http://t.co/fQn3I9TU
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@joshelman on Twitter
@joshelman: Work at Twitter. Extraordinary. Go @briggles http://t.co/FVEly62B
@rsarver on Twitter
@rsarver: I love our team "At Twitter, The Future is You!" http://t.co/Dgu7yHT1 via @youtube
@goldman on Twitter
@goldman: @biz and I just busted up watching this deal: http://t.co/sdudpqsz More
@couch on Twitter
@couch: Words from A Real Engineer: http://t.co/Q1iArdAp
@amac on Twitter
@amac: For Twitter's #hackweek @origiful and I were asked to create the greatest recruiting video of all time. Done. http://t.co/WCIn2t3a
@KatieS on Twitter
@KatieS: Whoa, best recruiting video ever: At Twitter, The Future is You! http://t.co/46MHEoHk /via @elunt
@pkedrosky on Twitter
@pkedrosky: Whoa, best recruiting video ever: At Twitter, The Future is You! http://t.co/46MHEoHk /via @elunt
@cpen on Twitter
@cpen: You should probably come work with us. Our #prostyle recruiting video: At Twitter, The Future is You! http://t.co/w11aROkP
@twitter on Twitter
@twitter: Shipping a #hackweek project -- the best worst recruiting video ever. Introducing: At Twitter, The Future is You! http://t.co/PT15Erm0
]]> <![CDATA[In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:57:15 -0800 nytimes.com - By CHARLES DUHIGG and DAVID BARBOZA
A staggering manufacturing system in China has made it possible for Apple and other companies to make devices almost as quickly as they can be dreamed up, but for workers, it can be dangerous.
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@kenyanpundit on Twitter
@kenyanpundit: "@longform: "Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China" http://t.co/QkczfBBf (by @cduhigg and @DavidBarboza2, new @nytimes)"
@harrisj on Twitter
@harrisj: Join a chat with @cduhigg at 3 p.m. Eastern on http://t.co/iVIRl8qh. Here’s his #iEconomy piece http://t.co/xaxtEzsI
@NiemanReports on Twitter
@NiemanReports: If you heard "Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory" (http://t.co/4syBp7FK), you may be interested in this @nytimes story: http://t.co/z13PiJFd
@sivavaid on Twitter
@sivavaid: it turns out $46.3b revenue does come with a price.Apple is not alone- but this is so disturbing, re-link/must-read: http://t.co/q6EQZlXd
@ginatrapani on Twitter
@ginatrapani: Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China: http://t.co/zUISaaEd Wonderful work.
@Megan on Twitter
@Megan: it turns out $46.3b revenue does come with a price.Apple is not alone- but this is so disturbing, re-link/must-read: http://t.co/q6EQZlXd
@ericuman on Twitter
@ericuman: "Work hard on the job today or work hard to find a job tomorrow.” -sign on Foxconn factory floor http://t.co/SjVsbIj9
@Rosental on Twitter
@Rosental: The day Apple became world's largest company, @nytimes exposes terrible conditions of China's iFactories http://t.co/b4VTx7wc
@lheron on Twitter
@lheron: #iEconomy: Would you pay more for an iPhone made in safer labor conditions? http://t.co/sn4ARwIC
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@levjoy on Twitter
@levjoy: "Most people would still be really disturbed if they saw where their iPhone comes from..." http://t.co/hZYqlwAV
@Gartenberg on Twitter
@Gartenberg: Talk about leading and sensationalist headlines. I suspect Apple is to become a bogus issue in this election year. http://t.co/jUMyUN1a
@NYCcyn on Twitter
@NYCcyn: Join a chat with @cduhigg at 3 p.m. Eastern on http://t.co/iVIRl8qh. Here’s his #iEconomy piece http://t.co/xaxtEzsI
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: Would you pay more for an iPhone/iPad made in safer labor conditions? Tweet your comment w/ #iEconomy http://t.co/JdLM5LCQ
@robpegoraro on Twitter
@robpegoraro: Today's NYT piece on Apple's supply chain is upsetting reading. Especially on the screen of my iMac: http://t.co/MK3RewdP
@edyong209 on Twitter
@edyong209: . @cduhigg is killing it with his deep investigation into the human costs of Apple's products http://t.co/Gc0uNCnQ
@chrislhayes on Twitter
@chrislhayes: Mike Daisey will be returning to @upwithchris this weekend to talk about this: http://t.co/1eiM59Ay
@jennydeluxe on Twitter
@jennydeluxe: Impt read >> Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China http://t.co/uRfPpEwx
@joeljohnson on Twitter
@joeljohnson: Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China: http://t.co/zUISaaEd Wonderful work.
@crampell on Twitter
@crampell: Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China: http://t.co/4WpcaQ2R
@DanielPink on Twitter
@DanielPink: Chinese management:"Employees who arrived late were sometimes required to write confession letters & copy quotations."nyti.ms/yfHZAe
@SteveCase on Twitter
@SteveCase: Powerful reporting in NYT on Apple's supply chain practices http://t.co/cgsX9DJp Feel like this issue about to tip...
@DanielPink on Twitter
@DanielPink: Powerful reporting in NYT on Apple's supply chain practices http://t.co/cgsX9DJp Feel like this issue about to tip...
@darthcheeta on Twitter
@darthcheeta: steve jobs was a hippie, wearing only sandals, and couldn't go on the atari production floor when he worked there. nyti.ms/xGlyfR
@TEDchris on Twitter
@TEDchris: Powerful reporting in NYT on Apple's supply chain practices http://t.co/cgsX9DJp Feel like this issue about to tip...
]]> <![CDATA[Gina Chen: Breaking-news situations require a breaking-news approach » Nieman Journalism Lab]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:45:53 -0800 niemanlab.org - Gina Masullo Chen
I have new duty to add to journalists’ jobs: Imagine how readers will use the information news organizations disseminate. In the past, it was enough to gather the information, accurately explain it, and make some sort of sense of the news for readers. Now journalists need to imagine what it’s like to be the consumer of that information — and to use that knowledge to better craft the messages, regardless of what medium or format (text, video, photo, audio, social media) they employ. Let me give ...  show all text
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@NiemanLab on Twitter
@NiemanLab: Gina Chen: Breaking-news situations require a breaking-news approach http://t.co/pdpzVYgj
@utknightcenter on Twitter
@utknightcenter: Gina Chen: Breaking-news situations require a breaking-news approach http://t.co/RhRY7lil | via @NiemanLab
@LeonardWitt on Twitter
@LeonardWitt: RT @NiemanLab: The best way to cover breaking news: Imagine yourself in the reader's position http://t.co/JnjjemTZ #news
@CSJournalism on Twitter
@CSJournalism: RT @NiemanLab: The best way to cover breaking news: Imagine yourself in the reader's position http://t.co/JnjjemTZ #news
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@lkramer on Twitter
@lkramer: Gina Chen: Breaking-news situations require a breaking-news approach: it's about the user. http://t.co/bKSM1wzK via @NiemanLab
]]> <![CDATA[Live Coverage of the 2012 State of the Union - NYTimes.com]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:31:12 -0800 projects.nytimes.com
In his third State of the Union speech, President Obama is expected to argue for greater economic fairness and draw on other themes that offer universal appeal in this election year. Washington-based Times reporters will be offering live updates and analysis throughout his address.
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@mayerjoy on Twitter
@mayerjoy: I'm enjoying the context provided by the @nytimes. Great prep work. http://t.co/zXQXhaaV
@lheron on Twitter
@lheron: Vote on the dashboard for which #sotu fact checks you want us to pursue tonight: http://t.co/SwmMxKjs #asknyt
@CraigSilverman on Twitter
@CraigSilverman: We answered #sotu fact-check requests from @Roosevelt304 @aparms & @nzewail http://t.co/SwmMxKjs Suggest one w/ #asknyt.
@lheron on Twitter
@lheron: We answered #sotu fact-check requests from @Roosevelt304 @aparms & @nzewail http://t.co/SwmMxKjs Suggest one w/ #asknyt.
@spj_tweets on Twitter
@spj_tweets: NY Times asks for fact check suggestions for #SOTU - use #askNYT. Live analysis: http://t.co/zwxNxmQE
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@moorehn on Twitter
@moorehn: RT @BCAppelbaum: Here are details on the president's new refinancing plan: http://t.co/HvLfWlQE
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: Vote on the dashboard for which #sotu fact checks you want us to pursue tonight: http://t.co/HVTSM4ny #asknyt
]]> <![CDATA[Inside the Romney Tax Returns - NYTimes.com]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:06:28 -0800 thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com
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@howardweaver on Twitter
@howardweaver: Our "What Percent Are You?" calculator can't handle Mitt Romney http://t.co/f7CIHEhq He's the 0.006% http://t.co/5AzMH7qm
@emilysteel on Twitter
@emilysteel: Our "What Percent Are You?" calculator can't handle Mitt Romney http://t.co/f7CIHEhq He's the 0.006% http://t.co/5AzMH7qm
@jeffsonderman on Twitter
@jeffsonderman: Our "What Percent Are You?" calculator can't handle Mitt Romney http://t.co/f7CIHEhq He's the 0.006% http://t.co/5AzMH7qm
@fuzheado on Twitter
@fuzheado: Our "What Percent Are You?" calculator can't handle Mitt Romney http://t.co/f7CIHEhq He's the 0.006% http://t.co/5AzMH7qm
@A_L on Twitter
@A_L: RT @zseward: Our "What Percent Are You?" calculator can't handle Mitt Romney http://t.co/eU91v92a He's the 0.006% http://t.co/ElFY8M9Y
@zseward on Twitter
@zseward: Our "What Percent Are You?" calculator can't handle Mitt Romney http://t.co/f7CIHEhq He's the 0.006% http://t.co/5AzMH7qm
@andyrNYT on Twitter
@andyrNYT: Romney got about $13 mill in "carried interest" last 2 years. Not familiart? Don't worry, not avbl to you. http://t.co/iDaPUolx
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@DanielPink on Twitter
@DanielPink: Live-blogging tax returns! I've now seen it all. RT @BCAppelbaum: The Times is live-blogging Mitt Romney's tax returns: http://t.co/Gfn8OkuX
@louisestory on Twitter
@louisestory: Interesting live commentary of the Romney Tax Returns: http://t.co/dqp1rg3V
@nytjim on Twitter
@nytjim: One advantage to "carried interest:" Not counted as income for Medicare & Social Security taxes. http://t.co/99DJ4PE2 #romney
@nytjim on Twitter
@nytjim: RT @davidgura: Floyd Norris, @nickconfessore, & @ssstrom, of @nytimes, take us "Inside the #Romney Tax Returns": http://t.co/sbVEcu8X
@nickconfessore on Twitter
@nickconfessore: RT @jeffzeleny: As Romney releases taxes, our team in NY is reading them. Follow along here: http://t.co/Hnwf31On
@nytjim on Twitter
@nytjim: #Romney returns show he earned $7.4M in carried interest from Bain in 2010; expects $5.4M in 2011. http://t.co/0De4vbgd
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: The Caucus: Inside the Romney Tax Returns http://t.co/xo8pxgiX
]]> <![CDATA[Barack Obama, Post-Partisan, Meets Washington Gridlock : The New Yorker]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:41:14 -0800 newyorker.com - Ryan Lizza
On a frigid January evening in 2009, a week before his Inauguration, Barack Obama had dinner at the home of George Will, the Washington Post columnist, who had assembled a number of right-leaning journalists to meet the President-elect. Accepting such an invitation was a gesture on Obama’ . . .
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@dangillmor on Twitter
@dangillmor: New Yorker on Obama's smart moves, and simultaneously why many early supporters are so disgusted http://t.co/aFGM9adZ
@mlcalderone on Twitter
@mlcalderone: NYer posting 57-page Larry Summers memo today that's referenced in @RyanLizza piece. http://t.co/YMTobI7X
@NiemanLabFuego on Twitter
@NiemanLabFuego: Barack Obama, Post-Partisan, Meets Washington Gridlock http://t.co/etxQC51Y
@gmarkham on Twitter
@gmarkham: Great piece. RT @palafo: The Obama Memos - Post-Partisan Meets Washington Gridlock http://t.co/isq45Cmf via @elopez_nyc
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: The Obama Memos - Post-Partisan Meets Washington Gridlock http://t.co/I5x0pM8E via @elopez_nyc
@simonowens on Twitter
@simonowens: “House Republicans moved roughly six times as far to the right as House Democrats moved to the left.” http://t.co/HuuBrP3C
@simonowens on Twitter
@simonowens: "The Republican Party has drifted much farther to the right than the Democratic Party has drifted to the left." http://t.co/HuuBrP3C
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@BuzzFeedBen on Twitter
@BuzzFeedBen: Most interesting shelved proposal in the @RyanLizza: Use federal employees to test health treatments http://t.co/G20D0pSJ
@NewYorker on Twitter
@NewYorker: .@ryanlizza: internal White House memos—which have never been released—reveal Obama's struggles with impt decisions: http://t.co/yZmWjFhs
@ethanklapper on Twitter
@ethanklapper: A fascinating look at the decisions President Obama has had to make, as told through his memos http://t.co/CjYWOSij
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: The New Yorker's @RyanLizza unearths a trove of White House memos, offering key insight into how Obama makes decisions: http://t.co/W9EwAcYQ
@AzmatZahra on Twitter
@AzmatZahra: The New Yorker's @RyanLizza unearths a trove of White House memos, offering key insight into how Obama makes decisions: http://t.co/W9EwAcYQ
@longreads on Twitter
@longreads: "The Obama Memos." @ryanlizza, new @NewYorker, on internal White House docs http://t.co/agxpTeea v. @hriefs @nxthompson #longreads
@ThePlumLineGS on Twitter
@ThePlumLineGS: Was interested to learn in @NewYorker this morning that the US had withdrawn from Afghanistan. http://t.co/CJFcMkGk
@CBSNews on Twitter
@CBSNews: Hundreds of pages of internal WH memos show Obama grappling with the unpleasant choices of government @RyanLizza http://t.co/6YhNa6Bp
@marcambinder on Twitter
@marcambinder: 11,000 words from @RyanLizza that Obama watchers need to read. http://t.co/RWC9ayFw
@lizzieohreally on Twitter
@lizzieohreally: New Obama piece will be here at 12: http://t.co/qsfZXvNa
@nxthompson on Twitter
@nxthompson: RT @BrendanNyhan: Great to see @RyanLizza drawing on poli sci in Obama piece -- no nonsense about magic speeches http://t.co/mfuvlKq6
@GregMitch on Twitter
@GregMitch: RT @nxthompson: "The Obama Memos," Brilliant @ryanlizza #longreads on internal White House docs. @newyorker http://t.co/KR3ybvyB
@nxthompson on Twitter
@nxthompson: "The Obama Memos," Brilliant @ryanlizza #longreads on internal White House docs. @newyorker http://t.co/DnREKpXu
]]> <![CDATA[How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death spread and were debunked | Poynter.]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:51:12 -0800 poynter.org - Jeff Sonderman
News spread quickly Saturday evening that former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno had died. Except, he hadn’t. Here is an account of how it happened. [View the story "False reports of Joe Paterno's death" on Storify]
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@natives on Twitter
@natives: pretty cowardly of CBS Sports and HuffPo to only give credit to source of Paterno report after it was proven untrue: http://t.co/LIRZLMY7
@emilybell on Twitter
@emilybell: pretty cowardly of CBS Sports and HuffPo to only give credit to source of Paterno report after it was proven untrue: http://t.co/LIRZLMY7
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: pretty cowardly of CBS Sports and HuffPo to only give credit to source of Paterno report after it was proven untrue: http://t.co/LIRZLMY7
@Poynter on Twitter
@Poynter: Timeline of how false reports spread of Joe Paterno's death, culminating in student editor's resignation: http://t.co/YLThi2ZF
@GinaMChen on Twitter
@GinaMChen: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked http://t.co/kOkClUcI
@steverubel on Twitter
@steverubel: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked http://t.co/kOkClUcI
@mthomps on Twitter
@mthomps: False reports about Joe Paterno dying spread quickly tonight. @JeffSonderman looks at how it happened: http://t.co/AcnqrpQX
@mallarytenore on Twitter
@mallarytenore: False reports about Joe Paterno dying spread quickly tonight. @JeffSonderman looks at how it happened: http://t.co/AcnqrpQX
@JimMacMillan on Twitter
@JimMacMillan: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked http://t.co/w69nZ9T9
@kzaleski on Twitter
@kzaleski: RT @jeffsonderman: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked: http://t.co/ureGyjuz Includes now-deleted tweets.
@DavidClinchNews on Twitter
@DavidClinchNews: How false reports of Joe Paterno's death were spread & then debunked: http://t.co/YLThi2ZF @storify by @jeffsonderman
@CraigSilverman on Twitter
@CraigSilverman: Pretty great timeline of how the premature death report began and spread: http://t.co/JBFNuxHz
@pwthornton on Twitter
@pwthornton: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked: http://t.co/VFjinooO Includes now-deleted tweets.
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: Imagine this will be parsed for days: Anatomy of spread of Twitter rumor about Paterno's death, by @jeffsonderman http://t.co/8pRcTZLP
@dabeard on Twitter
@dabeard: Quick turnaround by Poynter's @jeffsonderman on how false reports of Paterno’s death spread, debunked: bit.ly/AyJlYL via @wpjenna
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: How false reports of Joe Paterno's death were spread and debunked (@jeffsonderman / Poynter) http://t.co/6PPuNLUu http://t.co/R7DU3JRf
@SashaK on Twitter
@SashaK: Imagine this will be parsed for days: Anatomy of spread of Twitter rumor about Paterno's death, by @jeffsonderman http://t.co/8pRcTZLP
@CraigSilverman on Twitter
@CraigSilverman: My colleague @jeffsonderman has the roundup of tweets and reaction to false Paterno death report: http://t.co/vCkg4Ci8
@mjenkins on Twitter
@mjenkins: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked: http://t.co/VFjinooO Includes now-deleted tweets.
@mattmansfield on Twitter
@mattmansfield: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked: http://t.co/VFjinooO Includes now-deleted tweets.
@jimbradysp on Twitter
@jimbradysp: RT @jeffsonderman: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked: http://t.co/ureGyjuz Includes now-deleted tweets.
@jeffsonderman on Twitter
@jeffsonderman: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked: http://t.co/VFjinooO Includes now-deleted tweets.
@Poynter on Twitter
@Poynter: How false reports of Joe Paterno's death were spread & then debunked: http://t.co/YLThi2ZF @storify by @jeffsonderman
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@erikmal on Twitter
@erikmal: This paper also had AP story saying Paterno died. http://t.co/pEmAINXb Even though AP said they never reported it. http://t.co/FjrG0EV7 huh?
@AdrianChen on Twitter
@AdrianChen: This paper also had AP story saying Paterno died. http://t.co/pEmAINXb Even though AP said they never reported it. http://t.co/FjrG0EV7 huh?
@katz on Twitter
@katz: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked: http://t.co/VFjinooO Includes now-deleted tweets.
@xdamman on Twitter
@xdamman: How false reports of Joe Paterno's death were spread & then debunked: http://t.co/YLThi2ZF @storify by @jeffsonderman
@JeremyLittau on Twitter
@JeremyLittau: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked http://t.co/kOkClUcI
@laurenrabaino on Twitter
@laurenrabaino: RT @jeffsonderman: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked: http://t.co/ureGyjuz Includes now-deleted tweets.
@kev097 on Twitter
@kev097: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked: http://t.co/VFjinooO Includes now-deleted tweets.
@jodiontheweb on Twitter
@jodiontheweb: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked: http://t.co/VFjinooO Includes now-deleted tweets.
@shiralazar on Twitter
@shiralazar: RT @mediagazer: How false reports of Joe Paterno's death were spread and debunked (@jeffsonderman / Poynter) http://t.co/UfAi7Z1r
@BuzzFeedBen on Twitter
@BuzzFeedBen: How false reports of Joe Paterno’s death were spread and debunked: http://t.co/SuSkRB8b
@juliemmoos on Twitter
@juliemmoos: How false reports of Joe Paterno's death were spread & then debunked: http://t.co/6usUMBNu @storify by @jeffsonderman
]]> <![CDATA[How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:03:29 -0800 nytimes.com - By CHARLES DUHIGG and KEITH BRADSHER
Apple once bragged that its products were made in America. But it has since shifted its immense manufacturing work overseas, posing questions about what corporate America owes Americans.
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@charlesarthur on Twitter
@charlesarthur: Linkage: Apple, America and a squeezed middle class >> http://t.co/pEjcH98a http://t.co/OunDNrUZ #fb
@timoreilly on Twitter
@timoreilly: How the US lost out on iPhone jobs http://t.co/HLqpharE Makes clear that it isn't just labor costs that makes the US uncompetitive
@donkeyattack on Twitter
@donkeyattack: Interesting read - NYTimes: How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work http://t.co/WsTdSoFq
@NiemanLabFuego on Twitter
@NiemanLabFuego: Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class http://t.co/KuJugfXh
@kenyanpundit on Twitter
@kenyanpundit: Must read. "@nytimes: The iEconomy: Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class http://t.co/WdJ5b6mx"
@gabrielsherman on Twitter
@gabrielsherman: NYT: "Last year Apple earned over $400,000 in profit per employee, more than Goldman Sachs, Exxon Mobil or Google" http://t.co/iXHsVWHm
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@KateGardiner on Twitter
@KateGardiner: NYTimes: How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work http://t.co/I381ZH49
@sacca on Twitter
@sacca: “Mr. Jobs’s reply was unambiguous. “Those jobs aren’t coming back.”” http://t.co/qxTzqIkW
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @benjaminjackson: Steve Jobs to Obama a year ago: "Those jobs aren't coming back." http://t.co/Uyv4DNO8 via @codinghorror
@qhardy on Twitter
@qhardy: Apple, America, and a Squeezed Middle Class http://t.co/inQaA4dw
@robpegoraro on Twitter
@robpegoraro: Great NYT piece on Apple, Foxconn, the iPhone and the state of manufacturing in America and China: http://t.co/yNq1JHAn
@aschweig on Twitter
@aschweig: “We shouldn’t be criticized for using Chinese workers. The U.S. has stopped producing people with the skills we need.” http://t.co/aQ7L8Bi0
@atul on Twitter
@atul: Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class (New York Times) http://t.co/3EWnRrag http://t.co/28xyHfb0
@fionaspruill on Twitter
@fionaspruill: Start of #iEconomy series on where economic benefits of the #iPhone go. #Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class: http://t.co/wxd47G2Q
@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class (New York Times) http://t.co/3EWnRrag http://t.co/28xyHfb0
@MotherJones on Twitter
@MotherJones: --->>> RT @Revkin Why i-Phones aren't made in USA. Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class: http://t.co/uSnIkn25
@Revkin on Twitter
@Revkin: Why i-Phones aren't made in USA. Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class: http://t.co/DIIriOBi
@GlennF on Twitter
@GlennF: Must Read-The iEconomy, Apple, America and a squezzed middles class http://t.co/xoaFJwRV
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: The iEconomy: Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class http://t.co/TcTr4o7W
@ivanoransky on Twitter
@ivanoransky: RT @cduhigg: Wanna know why the iPhone is made in China? http://t.co/d4Fa4zCz #iEconomy
]]> <![CDATA[YCRFS 9: Kill Hollywood]]> Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:21:42 -0800 ycombinator.com
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@andrewphelps on Twitter
@andrewphelps: Y Combinator will fund startups that produce movies and TV. http://t.co/NlQTbdws “SOPA brought it to our attention that Hollywood is dying.”
@CodyBrown on Twitter
@CodyBrown: YC is now requesting startups to kill Hollywood-I wonder if this will go as well as their request to disrupt journalism http://t.co/sjb5ZZei
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Y Combinator wants to fund startups that make movies and TV because "Hollywood has peaked" http://t.co/uIRAHOb5
@waxpancake on Twitter
@waxpancake: Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood. http://t.co/wdchmDLy
@timoreilly on Twitter
@timoreilly: Gutsy and provocative: Ycombinator wants to take on Hollywood the old fashioned way, by competing http://t.co/qBuowWnP
@obrien on Twitter
@obrien: Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood. http://t.co/wdchmDLy
@newsycombinator on Twitter
@newsycombinator: Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood. http://t.co/NCMifnTJ
@Aerocles on Twitter
@Aerocles: This should be fun to watch RT @paulg: Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood. http://t.co/5HTEQGi0
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@kegill on Twitter
@kegill: "what are people going to do for fun in 20 years "? yCombinator thinks it won't be something run by Hollywood: http://t.co/EyqnhvDz #sopa
@jonathanstray on Twitter
@jonathanstray: YC is now requesting startups to kill Hollywood-I wonder if this will go as well as their request to disrupt journalism http://t.co/sjb5ZZei
@McAndrew on Twitter
@McAndrew: Gutsy and provocative: Ycombinator wants to take on Hollywood the old fashioned way, by competing http://t.co/qBuowWnP
@ibogost on Twitter
@ibogost: LOL, Silicon Valley is so cute! http://t.co/ui7BMJ9l
@fimoculous on Twitter
@fimoculous: Two things to read together First: @fimoculous on LA: http://t.co/k6ggoSKI Second: Y Combinator on Hollywood: http://t.co/na5QcPw7
@kn0thing on Twitter
@kn0thing: Oh my. @YCombinator has a new RFP: Kill Hollywood http://t.co/3TMB2MXN Nice going, @paultoo. So much for a YC movie.
@mat on Twitter
@mat: Two things to read together First: @fimoculous on LA: http://t.co/k6ggoSKI Second: Y Combinator on Hollywood: http://t.co/na5QcPw7
@garrytan on Twitter
@garrytan: YC Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood http://t.co/9RIlHKNp
@benhuh on Twitter
@benhuh: » @paulg: Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood. http://t.co/Gu8lSC5Q « The Studios are VCs, each film is a new company. Maybe they need a YC
@kevinmarks on Twitter
@kevinmarks: » @paulg: Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood. http://t.co/Gu8lSC5Q « The Studios are VCs, each film is a new company. Maybe they need a YC
@xdamman on Twitter
@xdamman: Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood. http://t.co/wdchmDLy
@xdamman on Twitter
@xdamman: Love it. Best way to disrupt is to create startups. “@newsyc20: Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood. http://t.co/YCONK78N ”
@rsingel on Twitter
@rsingel: RT @paulg: Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood. http://t.co/V9gZPAa6 Ah, now that's how to play the game...
@paulg on Twitter
@paulg: Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood. http://t.co/wdchmDLy
]]> <![CDATA[President Obama sings Al Green: Let's stay together in 2012 ;-)]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:08:05 -0800 youtube.com
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@ryanchittum on Twitter
@ryanchittum: RT @gregmitch RT @Alex_Ogle: Obama singing Al Green's Let's Stay Together tonight in NYC http://t.co/kgDyYA62 via @sparksjls
@rachelsklar on Twitter
@rachelsklar: Ha! @jodikantor's new book is correct: President Obama has a lovely singing voice: youtu.be/T-hDt2E8MoE
@bupbin on Twitter
@bupbin: so wish that guy would cut loose !! “@nateog: RT @joshuatopolsky: OMG F--- YES. http://t.co/xtnFz7XK
@tristanwalker on Twitter
@tristanwalker: RT @heyerinevans: Obama singing a lil' bit of "Let's Stay Together." http://t.co/jmfG2MYc
@blakehounshell on Twitter
@blakehounshell: POTUS does Al Green. Falsetto or more of a mix? http://t.co/Rj5KrNAs
@michaelroston on Twitter
@michaelroston: As in most things, a bit off-key MT @Alex_Ogle: Obama singing Al Green's Let's Stay Together tonight in NYC http://t.co/Wm8Ov6EH
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@MCHammer on Twitter
@MCHammer: President Obama sings Al Green http://t.co/UE82s9ph
@stevesilberman on Twitter
@stevesilberman: Obama sings Al Green: Let's stay together http://t.co/xsJ8i00B
@AnnaHolmes on Twitter
@AnnaHolmes: Ha! @jodikantor's new book is correct: President Obama has a lovely singing voice: youtu.be/T-hDt2E8MoE
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: He's not bad! RT @Alex_Ogle: Obama singing Al Green's Let's Stay Together tonight in NYC > http://t.co/Bm6ArjvZ via @sparksjls
@KeithOlbermann on Twitter
@KeithOlbermann: I cringed when I heard about this...but, hey: great 8 seconds! @thinkprogress President Obama sings Al Green http://t.co/YN2beh1d
@moorehn on Twitter
@moorehn: Right? What's wrong with this world? RT @stan_alcorn: Wait, how does Obama singing Al Green have only 301 views? http://t.co/MW8ayVyL
@daveweigel on Twitter
@daveweigel: ... um ... um ... 10101010101 RT @TPM RT @Alex_Ogle Obama singing Let's Stay Together tonight in NYC http://t.co/x79cOsN3
@GregMitch on Twitter
@GregMitch: Obama singing Al Green's Let's Stay Together tonight in NYC > http://t.co/T7owjjJ0 via @sparksjls
@anildash on Twitter
@anildash: Obama singing Al Green's Let's Stay Together tonight in NYC > http://t.co/T7owjjJ0 via @sparksjls
@moorehn on Twitter
@moorehn: Cute! RT @michaelroston: As in most things, a bit off-key MT @Alex_Ogle: Obama singing Al Green's Let's Stay Together http://t.co/f3XL49Jo
@TPM on Twitter
@TPM: RT @Alex_Ogle: Obama singing Al Green's Let's Stay Together tonight in NYC > http://t.co/q4mqjNrz via @sparksjls
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