Top News on 'The Twitter Times: Scobleizer/tech-news-people' http://tweetedtimes.com/Scobleizer/tech-news-people The Twitter Times is a real-time personalized newspaper generated from your Twitter account en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:33:16 -0800 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:33:16 -0800 <![CDATA[Why we are buying paidContent — Tech News and Analysis]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:31:48 -0800 gigaom.com
First the news: Yes, the rumors are true. We are indeed buying the assets of ContentNext Media from Guardian News & Media Limited. And no, we are not disclosing the terms of the deal. Here are the reasons why we are acquiring paidContent and its sister sites.
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@RobertAndrews on Twitter
@RobertAndrews: okay folks here is why we are buying @paidcontent and what it means. http://t.co/wTYMxCTi
@RobertAndrews on Twitter
@RobertAndrews: Super excited to be teaming up with @gigaom! Our take: http://t.co/NFBQNVjS Theirs: http://t.co/SFqszQWx
@AndyBeal on Twitter
@AndyBeal: RT @Ed: If you haven't seen it RT @om: Why we are buying paidContent http://t.co/665yhsDa
@jason_pontin on Twitter
@jason_pontin: My good friend @om just bought PaidContent. Odd, on the face of it, but here are his reasons: http://t.co/BHdxpx8F
@taylorbuley on Twitter
@taylorbuley: Holy moly, GigaOM is buying PaidContent http://t.co/ob3vmEIN
@bobbiejohnson on Twitter
@bobbiejohnson: okay folks here is why we are buying @paidcontent and what it means. http://t.co/wTYMxCTi
@obrien on Twitter
@obrien: Nice move by @om: RT @dangillmor: Big (and IMO good) news in media biz: GigaOm buying PaidContent http://t.co/ULFNI0Da
@om on Twitter
@om: Why we are buying paidContent http://t.co/8ZDTNJ2P
@dangillmor on Twitter
@dangillmor: Big (and IMO good) news in modern media biz: GigaOm buying PaidContent http://t.co/bGxVBY8u
@mediatwit on Twitter
@mediatwit: Why we are buying paidContent — by @om http://t.co/Mzq6ialL
@GreeterDan on Twitter
@GreeterDan: Congrats! RT @tomkrazit: Super excited to be teaming up with @gigaom! Our take: http://t.co/3oE74oAo Theirs: http://t.co/oyk6J2Fx
@MartinSFP on Twitter
@MartinSFP: Interesting that Guardian News & Media is taking stock in GigaOm as part of the Paid Content deal: http://t.co/79PTLrKH
@sdkstl on Twitter
@sdkstl: .@om's take on the deal that creates a company w/20+ journalists, offices in SF & NYC, expanded event slate, etc http://t.co/K3bEt5Ou
@jackschofield on Twitter
@jackschofield: now it can finally be told: "Why we are buying paidContent" http://t.co/Q29aQPLP
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: now it can finally be told: "Why we are buying paidContent" http://t.co/Q29aQPLP
@gigaom on Twitter
@gigaom: Why we are buying paidContent http://t.co/Qn6LP1Hz
@om on Twitter
@om: okay folks here is why we are buying @paidcontent and what it means. http://t.co/wTYMxCTi
@KevinCTofel on Twitter
@KevinCTofel: Big. Awesome. News. http://t.co/hMbBfW55 Why we are buying paid content. :)
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@rwwmike on Twitter
@rwwmike: Why we are buying paidContent - First the news: Yes, the rumors are true. (@om / GigaOM) http://t.co/QQyoZrsC http://t.co/CWHr7ODm
@apodman on Twitter
@apodman: Why we are buying paidContent http://t.co/AnVc1VHo
@mhp on Twitter
@mhp: RT @om: okay folks here is why we are buying @paidcontent and what it means. http://t.co/0y7D4VhV
@rbremer on Twitter
@rbremer: Kudos to @om, @gigaom and @paidcontent gang (looking at you, @sdkstl) for your acquisition deal. http://t.co/z4V4Kmsj
@erinbury on Twitter
@erinbury: "In the world of plenty, the only currency is attention and attention is what defines 'media' - great quote from @om http://t.co/7yCjr9rz
@erinbury on Twitter
@erinbury: now it can finally be told: "Why we are buying paidContent" http://t.co/Q29aQPLP
@paidContent on Twitter
@paidContent: RT @om: okay folks here is why we are buying @paidcontent and what it means. http://t.co/3xFvtNbk
@pgoss on Twitter
@pgoss: Why we are buying paidContent http://t.co/5x5pGFNg
]]> <![CDATA[Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 06:02:40 -0800 mclov.in - Arun Thampi
Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers 8 Feb 2012 – Singapore [Update] Dave Morin, the CEO of Path has responded in the comments and I’ve pasted it below. As an aside – never in my wildest dreams did I imagine this to blow up like this. I hope we can keep calm and continue to discuss this sensibly. Arun, thanks for pointing this out. We actually think this is an important conversation and take this very seriously. We upload the address book to our servers in order to help t...  show all text
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@tomcoates on Twitter
@tomcoates: Woah. Path uploads users' addressbooks to their servers w/out informing users. http://t.co/AaOpy2la Who thought this was a good idea?!?!
@Brett on Twitter
@Brett: Oof. @Path uploads user data: http://t.co/sUiorWpi & @Pinterest adds affiliate links? http://t.co/Z2BBFW52 Poor form; > transparency needed.
@obrien on Twitter
@obrien: Blah. Blah. Blah. Privacy outrage. Blah. Blah. Path. Blah. Blah. Blah. Contacts. Blah. Blah. Blah. http://t.co/NSTtVsRw #yawn
@laurenweinstein on Twitter
@laurenweinstein: RT @timoreilly: RT @pkedrosky: Ouch. RT @azeem: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers http://t.co/Gu6T7oH6 via @zite
@timoreilly on Twitter
@timoreilly: Ouch. RT @azeem: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers http://t.co/dGvsLlrr via @zite
@ruskin147 on Twitter
@ruskin147: Privacy crisis for Path - social network uploads all your contacts. Founder @davemorin responds in comments http://t.co/0tujaKOY
@corvida on Twitter
@corvida: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers http://t.co/qApjVW6L via @iamclovin
@centernetworks on Twitter
@centernetworks: oh great, Path apparently uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers http://t.co/hjhXndsi
@dsilverman on Twitter
@dsilverman: Maybe it really is "the next Facebook"! MT @iamclovin: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers http://t.co/htz0Laxc
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@MitalGoel on Twitter
@MitalGoel: Path has privacy problems - social network uploads all your contacts. Founder @davemorin responds http://t.co/KpEllvSt @iamMcLovin
@NassimBojji on Twitter
@NassimBojji: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers http://t.co/I10TQ4rR via @iamclovin
@t_jakobs on Twitter
@t_jakobs: Interesting: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers http://t.co/D3jwPDpA
@blackfeathers on Twitter
@blackfeathers: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers http://t.co/ZJ5lbUAC via @iamclovin
@marcoheijkoop on Twitter
@marcoheijkoop: Hey @Path, this article says your iOS app uploads our entire address books to your servers: http://t.co/Dxm9AcJc . Your explanation?
@jalada on Twitter
@jalada: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers http://t.co/zDF7i1kE
]]> <![CDATA[Hit record - Kerry Lauerman - Open Salon]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:20:31 -0800 open.salon.com
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@brainpicker on Twitter
@brainpicker: The "circulation manager" may be ruling modern media (http://t.co/QHYt6ydS), but @Salon case study shows (s)he needn't http://t.co/5ZM7Wvm6
@ginatrapani on Twitter
@ginatrapani: Yup, @Salon cut the number of stories they post, increased their quality, and got a 40% traffic boost. http://t.co/XdHcxKTZ
@carr2n on Twitter
@carr2n: @kerrylauerman on the post-traffic whoring version of Salon, and why it's working. http://t.co/n8Hqi5So
@chartier on Twitter
@chartier: Yup, @Salon cut the number of stories they post, increased their quality, and got a 40% traffic boost. http://t.co/XdHcxKTZ
@alexia on Twitter
@alexia: Salon publishes 33% fewer articles, traffic grows 40% http://t.co/yEKMMGvY
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Yup, @Salon cut the number of stories they post, increased their quality, and got a 40% traffic boost. http://t.co/XdHcxKTZ
@mlamonica on Twitter
@mlamonica: Yup, @Salon cut the number of stories they post, increased their quality, and got a 40% traffic boost. http://t.co/XdHcxKTZ
@alexismadrigal on Twitter
@alexismadrigal: Yup, @Salon cut the number of stories they post, increased their quality, and got a 40% traffic boost. http://t.co/XdHcxKTZ
@robpegoraro on Twitter
@robpegoraro: Happy to see @Salon doing well, happier to see them doing well with fewer but more original stories: http://t.co/ZMjvcfRW
@scottros on Twitter
@scottros: heartening update from @kerrylauerman on Salon: longer, fewer posts -- and traffic's up! cool to hear http://t.co/mtKwuTBK
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@alecperkins on Twitter
@alecperkins: Yup, @Salon cut the number of stories they post, increased their quality, and got a 40% traffic boost. http://t.co/XdHcxKTZ
]]> <![CDATA[Coding Horror: Farewell Stack Exchange]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:06:51 -0800 codinghorror.com
I am no longer a part of Stack Exchange. I still have much literal and figurative stock in the success of Stack Exchange, of course, but as of March 1st I will no longer be part of the day to day operations of the company, or the Stack Exchange sites, in any way. It's been almost exactly 4 years since I chose my own adventure. In those four years, we accomplished incredible things together. Stack Overflow is now an enormous bustling city, a hugely positive influence on the daily lives of progra...  show all text
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@whiteafrican on Twitter
@whiteafrican: Sincere thanks to @codinghorror for the passion & love it takes to make the web better! "Farewell Stack Exchange": http://t.co/9eNAL7T9
@siracusa on Twitter
@siracusa: Jeff Atwood (@codinghorror) leaves Stack Exchange http://t.co/Eq6Heh0g
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Sincere thanks to @codinghorror for the passion & love it takes to make the web better! "Farewell Stack Exchange": http://t.co/9eNAL7T9
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@seanodotcom on Twitter
@seanodotcom: .@codinghorror is leaving Stack Exchange to be with his family. Good on him. http://t.co/xsVIfE7P
@alvinashcraft on Twitter
@alvinashcraft: Sincere thanks to @codinghorror for the passion & love it takes to make the web better! "Farewell Stack Exchange": http://t.co/9eNAL7T9
]]> <![CDATA[Significant and Silly at BuzzFeed]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:41:01 -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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@romenesko on Twitter
@romenesko: David Carr: With new hires, "BuzzFeed is growing some serious news muscles under a silly, frilly skin." http://t.co/Co03g5q0
@robinwauters on Twitter
@robinwauters: At BuzzFeed, the Significant and the Silly: http://t.co/qztKllom
@carr2n on Twitter
@carr2n: MT @jayrosen_nyu: Why all the buzz about Buzzfeed by @carr2n. "Reverse-engineering the HuffPo formula." http://t.co/eHNYoX5G
@carr2n on Twitter
@carr2n: RT @jwherrman: Here's @carr2n on the hottest new e-trend: maypoling. http://t.co/qVkJTbCG
@cyberjournalist on Twitter
@cyberjournalist: How BuzzFeed is building a newsroom for the social web: http://t.co/wYKh7Tvj
@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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@kateward on Twitter
@kateward: At BuzzFeed, the Significant and the Silly: http://t.co/HA1eVqGN
]]> <![CDATA[A Foot in the Door in Silicon Valley]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:35:35 -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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@anthonyha on Twitter
@anthonyha: 900 words about Silicon Valley and socks http://t.co/egT99tPb
@mhelft on Twitter
@mhelft: In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur http://t.co/nTLDCXAc
@gsterling on Twitter
@gsterling: Garish socks are the new ties in Silicon Valley http://t.co/T0aEv3Gn
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: "This universal sign, almost like a gang sign, where they pull up their pant leg a little to show off their socks." http://t.co/aoA3Xbm1
@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
@atul on Twitter
@atul: NYTimes: In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur - http://t.co/DKqE5VDS $$
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@lbonesini on Twitter
@lbonesini: In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur http://t.co/v4cHAfSK
@andyabramson on Twitter
@andyabramson: In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur: http://t.co/S5lCxf3X
]]> <![CDATA[It’s Not Whether Google’s Threatened. It’s Asking Ourselves: What Commons Do We Wish For? | John Battelle's Search Blog]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:32:54 -0800 battellemedia.com
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@mikeharvey on Twitter
@mikeharvey: Google and the threat to the open web - @johnbattelle responds here http://t.co/K5dvzkN4 to Time's article about Google http://t.co/MM5eMwRn
@jackschofield on Twitter
@jackschofield: Google and the threat to the open web - @johnbattelle responds here http://t.co/K5dvzkN4 to Time's article about Google http://t.co/MM5eMwRn
@maggieshiels on Twitter
@maggieshiels: It’s Not Whether Google’s Threatened. It’s Asking Ourselves: What Commons Do We Wish For? http://t.co/eYkogLIR via @johnbattelle
@robinwauters on Twitter
@robinwauters: It’s Not Whether Google’s Threatened. It’s Asking Ourselves: What Commons Do We Wish For? http://t.co/eY44yu7q via @johnbattelle
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: John Battelle is right -- it's not so much about Google or Facebook, but about what kind of internet we want to build: http://t.co/tqj8IGvs
@ScepticGeek on Twitter
@ScepticGeek: Core values of the “open” web, challenges and future http://t.co/FAlKTiWt /by @johnbattelle
@jason_pontin on Twitter
@jason_pontin: It’s Not Whether Google’s Threatened. It’s Asking Ourselves: What Commons Do We Wish For? http://t.co/z2jzMc5a via @johnbattelle
@robhof on Twitter
@robhof: It’s Not Whether Google’s Threatened. It’s Asking Ourselves: What Commons Do We Wish For? | John Battelle's Search Blog http://t.co/3RBoJiqQ
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@SuratL on Twitter
@SuratL: A very important question to consider: "What kind of a world do we want to live in?" http://t.co/Ol9xGiS5
@kztr on Twitter
@kztr: 「フェイスブックはグーグルの脅威か」ではなく、問題は「オープンなインターネットを維持していかなくていいのか」だと、『ザ・サーチ　グーグルが世界を変えた』の著者ジョン・バッテル氏。「ウェブは死んだ」（ワイアード）にも通じる議論 http://t.co/aOWmtn1N
]]> <![CDATA[Error - washingtonpost.com]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 05:54:47 -0800 washingtonpost.com
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@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: Analyst: Russia's stalling emboldened Syrian regime 'to stomp this out quickly' http://t.co/XHXcIFpR #Homs (correx link)
@laurenweinstein on Twitter
@laurenweinstein: Micron CEO dies in experimental aircraft crash - http://t.co/BLCntChn
@stevesilberman on Twitter
@stevesilberman: Santorum lies about stroke care under Obama health plan. #GOP http://t.co/RBQw7PAF
@fvogelstein on Twitter
@fvogelstein: My take on how Facebook, the public company, could remake the entertainment industry - The Washington Post http://t.co/gq3JQXfD
@dangillmor on Twitter
@dangillmor: Komen's transparently bogus explanation for dropping Planned Parenthood is earning the derision it deserves. http://t.co/lnHLwngD
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@shaundakin on Twitter
@shaundakin: Mohamed A. El-Erian: The unemployment war isn’t over : http://t.co/mqqY82gZ
@shaundakin on Twitter
@shaundakin: Bruce Bartlett: Take it from the drafter of Reagan tax cuts — Reaganomics isn’t the answer now : http://t.co/W1xa6J2a
@Almost60Really on Twitter
@Almost60Really: Virginia Senate passes bill requiring women to undergo ultrasound before abortion: http://t.co/TjBwdfsN #SHAME #Virginia
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: #BREAKINGNEWS: #Iran, perceiving threat from West, willing to attack on U.S. soil, U.S. intelligence report finds http://t.co/WldfSr5l
@Jimmibabe on Twitter
@Jimmibabe: #BREAKINGNEWS: #Iran, perceiving threat from West, willing to attack on U.S. soil, U.S. intelligence report finds http://t.co/WldfSr5l
@beth_goldman on Twitter
@beth_goldman: RT @washingtonpost: So you want to be a Division 1 athlete? Watch what you tweet: http://t.co/8urBLI9O
@cinnamon_carter on Twitter
@cinnamon_carter: MT @ioerror Another reason that we deserve full transparency / FDA tries to screw over whistle blowers : http://t.co/xxYkZq9M
@corbett3000 on Twitter
@corbett3000: The Washington Post's Pearlstein argues anything non-gov won't put a dent in the area's economy. http://t.co/4F0Dy6QR #dctech #provehimwrong
@JonesOnTheNBA on Twitter
@JonesOnTheNBA: The will and ‘The Wire’: After ‘The Wire’ ended, actress Sonja Sohn couldn’t leave Baltimore’s troubled streets behind http://t.co/087uEe1c
@JonesOnTheNBA on Twitter
@JonesOnTheNBA: Kima of 'The Wire’ doing good work in real life RT http://t.co/DayeEG5s
@michaeljaco on Twitter
@michaeljaco: Say it isn't so: Siri’s dirty little secret http://t.co/4BB8cr7z
@polymath22 on Twitter
@polymath22: Virginia lawmaker proposes selling marijuana in liquor stores http://t.co/413IE8Xb #VAprimary #tcot #tlot #sgp #p2 #ocra
@alessiojacona on Twitter
@alessiojacona: Apple’s Siri threatens to damage cellphone service for all - The Washington Post http://t.co/ir9qGEZ0
@links_for_twit on Twitter
@links_for_twit: Twitter’s country-specific censorship tool prompts user protest - The Washington Post | | http://t.co/oz97qNEF
@DiogoCMoreira on Twitter
@DiogoCMoreira: Experts: Google privacy shift will have greater impact on Android users,By Cecilia Kang/Wash Post http://t.co/gduKSN7G
@stantonmjones on Twitter
@stantonmjones: Google announces privacy settings change across products; users can’t opt out http://t.co/hKXyMnp5
@JohnFMoore on Twitter
@JohnFMoore: RT @dabeard: Obama drew his smallest TV audience for a #SOTU. Still > 38 million, says Nielsen: http://t.co/UYfg1516 #SOTU
@opexxx on Twitter
@opexxx: RT @PrivacyProf: #Google tracks consumers across products, users can't optout http://t.co/ljt2WFfc #privacy #surveillance
@AtulChitnis on Twitter
@AtulChitnis: After questionable Search Plus Your World, Google launches non-opt out privacy policy. Whisky Tango Foxtrot. http://t.co/6w6Lhzoe
@pgoss on Twitter
@pgoss: State of the Union 2012: Obama full prepared remarks http://t.co/p6Wgk6Ge
@rwwmike on Twitter
@rwwmike: Reading the #SOTU. Saves times on applause lines. Got me riveted so far http://t.co/7aAW1voH
@AlexSchleber on Twitter
@AlexSchleber: did Google choose Apple earnings day to release its dodgy new privacy policy, or is that a coincidence? http://t.co/71rIXMvq via @lheron
@trace501 on Twitter
@trace501: Interesting! How much do you trust Google to integrate info safely? http://t.co/ZdNj1aZB
@DeLuCa on Twitter
@DeLuCa: The Washington Post "Google announces privacy changes across products; users can’t opt out" http://t.co/QEKCoCFD
@jeffisageek on Twitter
@jeffisageek: Google changes privacy settings across products; users can't opt out - Washington Post http://t.co/QVGs88uj
@MelissaTweets on Twitter
@MelissaTweets: RT @BreakingNews: Google changes privacy settings across products; users can't opt out - Washington Post http://t.co/0IE8rmv1
@pgoss on Twitter
@pgoss: new Google privacy policy tracks us across products, and you can’t opt out http://t.co/4wOq8ilk
@pgoss on Twitter
@pgoss: Google tracks consumers across products, users can’t opt out http://t.co/4wOq8ilk
@MungoBah on Twitter
@MungoBah: RT @washingtonpost: Using Gmail? YouTube? GCalendar? #Google will track you across products and you can’t opt out http://t.co/X7JR4FQ1
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @washingtonpost: According to contract, Newt Gingrich's firm earned $25,000 per month from deal with Freddie Mac: http://t.co/0OJZQg5r
@MungoBah on Twitter
@MungoBah: RT @intelwire: In Pakistan, coup looms but does not strike http://t.co/GOiznnMj
@Yuriy_P on Twitter
@Yuriy_P: Our Chairman @SteveCase: "Give entrepreneurs room & they will grow the economy" http://t.co/AhRBgQ9h #StartupAmerica #SOTU
@JohnFMoore on Twitter
@JohnFMoore: @ReincePriebus @DWStweets @JohnFMoore @MiaFarrow @morgfair comedy relief :) Interesting RT Bring back Bill Clinton http://t.co/rdFlLCfA
@Yuriy_P on Twitter
@Yuriy_P: Give entrepreneurs room and they will grow the economy - The Washington Post http://t.co/f5DPAZRN
@cinnamon_carter on Twitter
@cinnamon_carter: RT @washingtonpost: Blasting Mozart to drive criminals away: http://t.co/cpgXzxuk
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: In South Carolina, a window on an ideologically polarized news market http://t.co/KV7kVzca
@bobgourley on Twitter
@bobgourley: Sun shoots a fastball at Earth, but minimal impact expected on satellites, power grid - The Washington Post http://t.co/CMksJ81r
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: U.S. preparing to close embassy in Syria http://t.co/HY4HzENw
@DigitalEnvoy on Twitter
@DigitalEnvoy: Apple's new focus for iPad: Students http://t.co/a3XEyxsj
@massagedocMI on Twitter
@massagedocMI: Google turns online privacy into public-service crusade with multi-week marketing campaign http://t.co/KdQxkjaF
@MelissaTweets on Twitter
@MelissaTweets: RT @washingtonpost: “We used to think we could hand children self-esteem on a platter.... That has backfired.” http://t.co/IFd7mB7J
@juliangutman on Twitter
@juliangutman: Good luck not crying … A family learns the true meaning of the vow “in sickness and in health” | http://t.co/Q3wK4lP5
@MedicalQuack on Twitter
@MedicalQuack: RT @johnnysarkis: Pentagon interest in cybersecurity may ease contractors’ pain from cuts http://t.co/BxM8kYUC
@RababKhan on Twitter
@RababKhan: Radio communications indicate U.S. drone strike may have killed Pakistani Taliban leader: http://t.co/ic7AWt6G
@MelissaTweets on Twitter
@MelissaTweets: RT @washingtonpost: Joe Paterno speaks about the scandal he still tries to understand http://t.co/X22bZbRh #paternospeaks
@MungoBah on Twitter
@MungoBah: Sebastian Junger's take is the best one I have read so far on the Marines enemy desecration video http://t.co/MnC3YRgg /via @simon_klingert
@DigitalEnvoy on Twitter
@DigitalEnvoy: I have hp envy | Fifteen of the coolest gadgets from CES http://t.co/sHcUzINS
@JohnFMoore on Twitter
@JohnFMoore: #Egypt’s Brotherhood proposes immunity for generals http://t.co/VH69DgdE
@JohnFMoore on Twitter
@JohnFMoore: Fear that austerity is killing Greece’s economy http://t.co/4lwI1jgQ
@polymath22 on Twitter
@polymath22: #RickPerry on #Romney: “Venture capitalism is good. But vulture capitalism, I’ve got no use for.” http://t.co/QXENUhkC
@joebrooks on Twitter
@joebrooks: RT @intelwire: Killing of Iranian scientist imperils former Marine http://t.co/sFlMMM41
@polymath22 on Twitter
@polymath22: For Romney, authenticity remains an issue http://t.co/tqDKxLtz
@MungoBah on Twitter
@MungoBah: RT @steven_metz: I guess the Dos Equis guy is no longer the most interesting man in the world. http://t.co/xen6QGi2 #DPRK
@JonMwords on Twitter
@JonMwords: Is @washingtonpost innovating too fast? Ombud thinks so: http://t.co/gjrGrhe5
@thomaspower on Twitter
@thomaspower: 25 whales strand on New Zealand beach; 7 dead, 18 refloated but not out of danger http://t.co/pYncAgN4
@thomaspower on Twitter
@thomaspower: Suu Kyi says Myanmar’s government has approved her party to run in elections http://t.co/aT4AurpE
@cinnamon_carter on Twitter
@cinnamon_carter: RT @postpolitics: Gingrich concedes Iowa, but not race http://t.co/nlZ6ciHq
@jdcoffman on Twitter
@jdcoffman: These folks raise my blood pressure. RT @jmdc88: A holiday appeal to left-lane scofflaws http://t.co/EJTyRJe5
@JohnFMoore on Twitter
@JohnFMoore: RT @AlOraibi: Washington Post piece on Yemen and Al-Qaida's growing influence there http://t.co/hPlrGgJz
@Mickeleh on Twitter
@Mickeleh: RT @JohnWDean: INTERESTING (but unknown accuracy): Five tech predictions for 2012 http://t.co/KpkAtJVn via @zite
@nethead on Twitter
@nethead: http://t.co/PYRPQaiO Scandal overshadows progress in the District (a 3rd World City)
@RogervonOech on Twitter
@RogervonOech: The Fermi Paradox: "Are we alone in the universe?" Charles Krauthammer tackles the big issue. http://t.co/N2gvf31C
@polymath22 on Twitter
@polymath22: @robbwolf RT @DavidYoung999: Insightful David Yepsen. Classic stuff. Must read on the Iowa Caucus. Wish he'd writ mo http://t.co/iMiNm90W
@yy26 on Twitter
@yy26: Why are black students being suspended and expelled 2-5 times as often as white students? http://t.co/wlAlgUug
@DiogoCMoreira on Twitter
@DiogoCMoreira: How Prez Obama secretly built a global drone system for killing US enemies http://t.co/uhtcq2Ez
@nadinetoukan on Twitter
@nadinetoukan: another rogue croc “@washingtonpost: Crocodile charges at park worker, then steals his lawn mower http://t.co/GxYGk4Wi
@cinnamon_carter on Twitter
@cinnamon_carter: RT @washingtonpost: U.S. judge sides with BP, lifts probation for oil spill: http://t.co/zdClmbpX
@cinnamon_carter on Twitter
@cinnamon_carter: RT @yagbebi: RT @washingtonpost: New proof that Putin, Medvedev think they cannot ignore the protests? http://t.co/KEcX0Ett #Russia
@JohnFMoore on Twitter
@JohnFMoore: Ehh... RT @blakehounshell: #Ahmadinejad wants 2 promote gov-approved women's clothing that is "Islamic and beautiful" http://t.co/3j72bSFS
@polymath22 on Twitter
@polymath22: In Iowa, "political promiscuity" changes portrait of state's usually-decisive voters http://t.co/ESeOsF2t
]]> <![CDATA['Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine | The Onion - America's Finest News Source]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:01:30 -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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@davidaKaplan on Twitter
@davidaKaplan: Tragic! via @TheOnion - 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/7srbwOoi
@pkafka on Twitter
@pkafka: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/itJXEfYQ
@karaswisher on Twitter
@karaswisher: via @TheOnion - 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/q4wxPQWu
@brainpicker on Twitter
@brainpicker: Count on @TheOnion to confront cultural tragedy with satire… 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/GjxZANMz
@dannysullivan on Twitter
@dannysullivan: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/bNgVVR12
@jasonkincaid on Twitter
@jasonkincaid: I love @TheOnion so much - 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/gah3Qu5L
@davidfg on Twitter
@davidfg: "Evers reached inside to dislodge a particularly thoughtful Christian Science Monitor essay on the unrest in Syria" http://t.co/3JBDza48
@cyberjournalist on Twitter
@cyberjournalist: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/qz0RR7ix
@Tynan_on_Tech on Twitter
@Tynan_on_Tech: via @TheOnion - 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/qz5rGfRo [a tragic yet inevitable accident] #fb
@romenesko on Twitter
@romenesko: The Onion: "Huffington Post employee sucked into aggregation turbine." http://t.co/bMvySPb2
@ryansholin on Twitter
@ryansholin: I'm no HuffPo Hater, but this is hilarious: http://t.co/uZFzkWpI
@alex on Twitter
@alex: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/vaS7X4E7
@stevesilberman on Twitter
@stevesilberman: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
@fmanjoo on Twitter
@fmanjoo: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/vaS7X4E7
@jr_raphael on Twitter
@jr_raphael: Brilliant: "'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine" http://t.co/sLKESplx
@matt_creamer on Twitter
@matt_creamer: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/2Gh5tzDo
@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
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@erinbury on Twitter
@erinbury: via @TheOnion - 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/q4wxPQWu
@nik on Twitter
@nik: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/QxlsW0hf
]]> <![CDATA[From Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 01:58:58 -0800 nytimes.com - By NICK BILTON and EVELYN M. RUSLI
Facebook’s public offering will make a lot of billionaires and millionaires, some of them prominent people and others not.
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@benparr on Twitter
@benparr: For Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches http://t.co/Ist0K7ek
@MadLid on Twitter
@MadLid: .@choedavid was paid in FB stock for paintings at the company's 1st HQ. May be worth $200M at IPO http://t.co/ro36l8X4 via @ScepticGeek
@stshank on Twitter
@stshank: David Choe was paid in FB stock for paintings at the company's 1st HQ. His payout may be $200 million http://t.co/FBlK7Gh1
@fmanjoo on Twitter
@fmanjoo: Graffiti artist who painted FB's first office will make $200 million from shares. http://t.co/KhitHGS4
@ScepticGeek on Twitter
@ScepticGeek: David Choe was paid in FB stock for paintings at the company's 1st HQ. His payout may be $200 million http://t.co/FBlK7Gh1
@aulia on Twitter
@aulia: Meet the graffiti writer who opted for Facebook stock instead of cash, now worth $200m: http://t.co/LgqXjqqA w/ @EvelynRusli
@nickbilton on Twitter
@nickbilton: Meet the graffiti writer who opted for Facebook stock instead of cash, now worth $200m: http://t.co/LgqXjqqA w/ @EvelynRusli
@alexia on Twitter
@alexia: Always double down on 11. Always. http://t.co/Xqgti3ZY
@learmonth on Twitter
@learmonth: wow. For Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches: http://t.co/01t54J4H
@ITSinsider on Twitter
@ITSinsider: I will graffiti your office for stock. No, really. http://t.co/9dv8ZKbJ
@sarahcuda on Twitter
@sarahcuda: This is an old fashioned, high quality news report that shows slow sensible approach to news is valuable. @nickbilton http://t.co/vLXPEfOi
@blam on Twitter
@blam: This is an old fashioned, high quality news report that shows slow sensible approach to news is valuable. @nickbilton http://t.co/vLXPEfOi
@om on Twitter
@om: This is an old fashioned, high quality news report that shows slow sensible approach to news is valuable. @nickbilton http://t.co/vLXPEfOi
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Amazing story of graffiti artist David Choe, who painted walls at #Facebook HQ, & will soon be worth $200M. http://t.co/hljI84Y1
@mhelft on Twitter
@mhelft: Wow. Artist who painted murals at FB early on is now worth $200 M: http://t.co/TRf97M5e
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: “@katz: Guy who painted Facebook HQ walls opted to be paid in stock... How much will he be worth? http://t.co/mTQtXHZc " Much.
@jennydeluxe on Twitter
@jennydeluxe: For Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches: http://t.co/afAKzG7A
@katiefehren on Twitter
@katiefehren: RT @AntDeRosa: RT @nytjim: Amazing story of graffiti artist, who painted walls at Facebook, & will soon be worth $200M http://t.co/Va3BGhe7
@romenesko on Twitter
@romenesko: Graffiti artist who took stock instead of cash for painting Facebook walls holds shares worth $200M. http://t.co/Fk43kkP0
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@AlexisTryon on Twitter
@AlexisTryon: A surprising millionaire emerges from the Facebook IPO - David Cloe, the graffiti artist who painted their walls: http://t.co/zPA5y1T1
@shahidm on Twitter
@shahidm: Now, this is payout!! RT @ @fmanjoo Graffiti artist who painted FB's first office will make $200 million from shares. http://t.co/vXK0aJXG
@kfriis on Twitter
@kfriis: Fin vinkel på FB IPO: Grafitti-kunstner udsmykkede HQ og bad om aktieoption. Nu 200mio$. http://t.co/1IX1VBDB
@liberalthought on Twitter
@liberalthought: RT @nickbilton: Meet the graffiti writer who opted for Facebook stock instead of cash, now worth $200m: http://t.co/SZQxQC9I @EvelynRusli
@JKLFA on Twitter
@JKLFA: David Chloe took Facebook stock & not cash for Art, a decision that could be worth $200 million. http://t.co/bC7YxLHz
]]> <![CDATA[Registration Statement on Form S-1]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:23:23 -0800 sec.gov
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@a_greenberg on Twitter
@a_greenberg: Zuckerberg includes "the hacker way" in Facebook's S-1, but cuts out @stevenlevy 's part about freedom of information http://t.co/9HcPI3Kd
@charlesarthur on Twitter
@charlesarthur: Facebook’s S-1 http://t.co/Y9asfdnR Don’t all go there at.. oh, whatever
@stephentotilo on Twitter
@stephentotilo: Step aside all other news: Facebook has filed its S1. http://t.co/urnakV8m
@dannysullivan on Twitter
@dannysullivan: Yes, the Facebook IPO S-1 is here http://t.co/sS6aN9wg
@clairecm on Twitter
@clairecm: It's heeeeeere!!! All of Silicon Valley & Wall Street (but anyone else?) are reading: http://t.co/Hf7SFVF4
@ldignan on Twitter
@ldignan: Facebook S-1 is out http://t.co/ZpVj8JEw Story coming soon at http://t.co/1q2TkQ7W
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@kztr on Twitter
@kztr: フェイスブック目論見書より｜売上高（純利益）　２０１１年３７億１１００万ドル（１０億ドル）、２０１０年１９億７４００万ドル（６億６００万ドル）、２００９年７億７７００万ドル（２億２９００万ドル） http://t.co/vqGFkWwV
@kztr on Twitter
@kztr: フェイスブック目論見書より｜戦略＞グローバルな利用者の拡大：特に普及率の低い巨大市場、ブラジル、ドイツ、インド、日本、ロシア、韓国をターゲットに。 http://t.co/mLpvtjte
@emigal on Twitter
@emigal: Wow. $FB is, indeed, a massive company. $3.7BN in revenue last year, and some change. http://t.co/6Q6jjA7V
@ams on Twitter
@ams: RT @fbarbagallo: Facebook S-1 Form (IPO filling) http://t.co/E5lnlEGH
@nQuo on Twitter
@nQuo: Facebook, all grown up. $FB http://t.co/bEqmHN9z
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @counterparties: Correction: Facebook had $1B in net income for 2011 on $3.71B in revenue http://t.co/iCkoFYkt
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @counterparties: Facebook 2011: $3.7 billion in revenue; $695 net income http://t.co/iCkoFYkt
]]> <![CDATA[Letters of Note: To My Old Master]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:49:56 -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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@rhodri on Twitter
@rhodri: I'm late to this but you may not have seen it. A former slave writes to his former master. Incredible. http://t.co/OfMWbwCS
@charlesarthur on Twitter
@charlesarthur: RT @LettersOfNote Amazing letter from ex-slave to former owner in 1865: http://t.co/NTwBPrJJ << Has a great kicker, too
@brainpicker on Twitter
@brainpicker: To My Old Master – powerful, dignified letter by a newly emancipated slave, 1865 http://t.co/6AiW1Lc9
@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
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: fascinating letter from a slave -- "Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I... am glad you are still living" http://t.co/GFHtAVO5
@tomcoates on Twitter
@tomcoates: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/DQWfZ6gK
@frucci on Twitter
@frucci: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/DQWfZ6gK
@MadLid on Twitter
@MadLid: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/DQWfZ6gK
@timoreilly on Twitter
@timoreilly: RT @lettersofnote: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/xoQWQuX7
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@stoutyhk on Twitter
@stoutyhk: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/DQWfZ6gK
@bluegod on Twitter
@bluegod: Now that's a masterpiece of letter writing. From a former slave to his master. http://t.co/ndnnFAVa
@rodpeno on Twitter
@rodpeno: RT @lettersofnote: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/xoQWQuX7
@ckindel on Twitter
@ckindel: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/DQWfZ6gK
]]> <![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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@carr2n on Twitter
@carr2n: 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
@maggieshiels on Twitter
@maggieshiels: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch’s Mind: http://t.co/3lSGtLXi
@jeffjarvis on Twitter
@jeffjarvis: @carr2n is right: @rupertmurdoch does indeed live "a life beyond consequence." http://t.co/jR5SnL63
@karaswisher on Twitter
@karaswisher: Nice Carr piece -- Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch’s Mind: http://t.co/xO6XaAZw
@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
@obrien on Twitter
@obrien: RT @nickbilton: An 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome: http://t.co/xplUQVzU - @carr2n's column on @RupertMurdoch
@nickbilton on Twitter
@nickbilton: An 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome: http://t.co/8ZNpPAOW - @carr2n's column on @RupertMurdoch
@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
@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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@alessiojacona on Twitter
@alessiojacona: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch’s Mind - http://t.co/oVu0BjgF http://t.co/B64ujAo3
@JohnFMoore on Twitter
@JohnFMoore: RT @carr2n: 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome ... and acquits himself nicely http://t.co/PMlCcUQs My column on @RupertMurdoch
@lenadoppel on Twitter
@lenadoppel: Interresting read RT @wildebees: Twitter gives glimpse into Rupert Murdoch’s mind - http://t.co/DqHiVChW http://t.co/USq73Wsa
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @carr2n: 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome ... and acquits himself nicely http://t.co/8gCNfIzt My column on @RupertMurdoch
]]> <![CDATA[For $2 a Star, an Online Retailer Gets 5-Star Product Reviews]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:56:30 -0800 nytimes.com - By DAVID STREITFELD
Agencies like the Federal Trade Commission have been trying to crack down on online product reviews that do not disclose the connection between a merchant and the person doling out the praise.
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@dannysullivan on Twitter
@dannysullivan: Amazon merchant offers free products for reviews. Great plan until gets splashed across the @nytimes :) http://t.co/FUL0Z9ab via @techmeme
@eldon on Twitter
@eldon: Is there any ranking / rating system that isn't being gamed? If so, prob not a useful system for consumers http://t.co/4gXEt1Q1
@fmanjoo on Twitter
@fmanjoo: "leather case for the Kindle Fire was receiving the sort of acclaim once reserved for the likes of Kim Jong-il." http://t.co/MrwEKfxV
@dylan20 on Twitter
@dylan20: How to get good reviews on Amazon: Offer refunds for positive feedback. http://t.co/YgESF35w #sleazy
@jr_raphael on Twitter
@jr_raphael: NYTimes finds company offering customers cash back on purchases if they write (presumably favorable) reviews: http://t.co/Gz8DLUnW
@AndyBeal on Twitter
@AndyBeal: For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews - http://t.co/A3k9m1sZ #shady #orm
@Crowdsourcing on Twitter
@Crowdsourcing: Are crowdsourced reviews a scam? Are they gambling in Monte Carlo? http://t.co/XFZgwBZU Why UG reviews have a bad rep #crowdsourcing
@pkafka on Twitter
@pkafka: For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews on Amazon: http://t.co/ycK8xffR
@nickbilton on Twitter
@nickbilton: For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews on Amazon: http://t.co/ycK8xffR
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: Pay-to-praise: RT @counternotions: You go to Amazon for its reviews, right? Well… http://t.co/8AYdIvxO
@fredericl on Twitter
@fredericl: the NYT looks at fake 5-star reviews online http://t.co/obsPuj94 (my look at fake 5-star reviews in the app store http://t.co/9yPEe2tQ )
@mattmcgee on Twitter
@mattmcgee: For $2 a Star, an Online Retailer Gets 5-Star Product Reviews http://t.co/cKrdyGKS
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@rachelakay on Twitter
@rachelakay: Scary RT @briansolis For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews: http://t.co/UhwKoJ2s
]]> <![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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@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
@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
@valleyhack on Twitter
@valleyhack: Impt read >> Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China http://t.co/uRfPpEwx
@inafried on Twitter
@inafried: Impt read >> Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China http://t.co/uRfPpEwx
@jennydeluxe on Twitter
@jennydeluxe: Impt read >> Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China http://t.co/uRfPpEwx
@ariannahuff on Twitter
@ariannahuff: QOTD: "most people would still be really disturbed if they saw where their iPhone comes from." ex Apple exec. http://t.co/j6HP4Qdo
@jackschofield on Twitter
@jackschofield: In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad, says the @NYTimes http://t.co/A6fZjp0B #apple
@ScepticGeek on Twitter
@ScepticGeek: "Most people would still be really disturbed if they saw where their iPhone comes from" http://t.co/WPC1lcRf
@obrien on Twitter
@obrien: Just read first one. Sobering. RT @shirleybrady: Sobering @nytimes headline: "Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad" http://t.co/TL2QxUgV
@HirokoTabuchi on Twitter
@HirokoTabuchi: Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China http://t.co/a9O8rQmu Important story, especially for Apple fans
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: The iEconomy: Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad http://t.co/lBrpPBkP
@dsilverman on Twitter
@dsilverman: The iEconomy: Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China http://t.co/I8oThKo3
@mhelft on Twitter
@mhelft: Second installment of NYT's so far excellent series on Apple's iEconomy: The iPad's Human Costs for Workers in China http://t.co/qGjBhDLS
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@alextoul on Twitter
@alextoul: Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China - http://t.co/q8mUJk28 http://t.co/kiZwMzd2
@pgoss on Twitter
@pgoss: A copy of that report was sent to Apple. “There was no response,” http://t.co/lclw6Fts
@pgoss on Twitter
@pgoss: “Occupational health and safety issues in Chengdu are alarming,” http://t.co/WN2AOCmi #apple
@sarahlance on Twitter
@sarahlance: The day Apple becomes world's largest company, @NYTimes exposes terrible conditions of China's iFactories http://t.co/b4VTx7wc
]]> <![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
@tgoetz on Twitter
@tgoetz: This is a stunning article on jobs & Jobs. A must read to get the global economy http://t.co/TZhQJ89T
@barbbowman on Twitter
@barbbowman: RT @Carnage4Life: Obama asked Steve Jobs why iPhones can't be made in America. Here's why http://t.co/d8CFW06E
@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
@atul on Twitter
@atul: Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class (New York Times) http://t.co/3EWnRrag http://t.co/28xyHfb0
@Bajarin on Twitter
@Bajarin: Must Read-The iEconomy, Apple, America and a squezzed middles class http://t.co/xoaFJwRV
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@cinnamon_carter on Twitter
@cinnamon_carter: Why the jobs Apple took overseas will NEVER come back to America http://t.co/NOki5veN
@donkeyattack on Twitter
@donkeyattack: Interesting read - NYTimes: How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work http://t.co/WsTdSoFq
@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
@kawika on Twitter
@kawika: “We shouldn’t be criticized for using Chinese workers. The U.S. has stopped producing people with the skills we need.” http://t.co/63dsznxE
@kawika on Twitter
@kawika: Monster reporting from the @nytimes on why and how Apple manufactures outside America and what it means for our future: http://t.co/63dsznxE
@chadcat on Twitter
@chadcat: The iEconomy: Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class http://t.co/T3MOIetC
]]> <![CDATA[SOPA Is Dead: Smith Pulls Bill]]> Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:21:42 -0800 mashable.com - Todd Wasserman
Lamar Smith, the chief sponsor of SOPA, said on Friday that he is pulling the bill “until there is wider agreement on a solution.” “I have heard from the critics and I take seriously their concerns regarding proposed legislation to address the problem of online piracy,” Smith (R-Texas) said. “It is clear that we need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products.” Smith also released the following statement on ...  show all text
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@itochaso on Twitter
@itochaso: SOPA Is Dead: Smith Pulls Bill http://t.co/38qcB2gk via @mashable
@binoyxj on Twitter
@binoyxj: SOPA Is Dead: Smith Pulls Bill http://t.co/2L6VmnTI via @mashable
@elclinto on Twitter
@elclinto: �� SOPA is dead: Smith pulls bill http://t.co/ckVIduGa (via @newsycombinator)
@jorcervan on Twitter
@jorcervan: #SOPA Is Dead: Smith Pulls Bill http://t.co/8tSPCDtO // Ojo: Lamar Smith señala que seguirán trabajando en nuevas propuestas...
@NiteGlow on Twitter
@NiteGlow: SOPA Is Dead: Smith Pulls Bill http://t.co/CTdFJMRh via @mashable
@Alph4dan on Twitter
@Alph4dan: ✹BREAKING✹ - Rep. Lamar Smith has WITHDRAWN SOPA from the House. THIS IS VICTORY! http://t.co/XCRTKMhb SOPA is DEAD!
@4JIT on Twitter
@4JIT: ✹BREAKING✹ - Rep. Lamar Smith has WITHDRAWN SOPA from the House. THIS IS VICTORY! http://t.co/XCRTKMhb SOPA is DEAD!
@thewebcoach on Twitter
@thewebcoach: SOPA Is Dead: Smith Pulls Bill http://t.co/rk6qxVIF
@kathyoreilly on Twitter
@kathyoreilly: BREAKING - RT @mashable: SOPA Is Dead: Smith Pulls Bill - http://t.co/BmxEuLHE
]]> <![CDATA[venomous porridge - The Unprecedented Audacity of the iBooks Author EULA]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:08:05 -0800 venomousporridge.com
Apple just released iBooks Author, a free Mac app for creating digital books for the new version of iBooks. I haven’t played with it much, but so far it looks like a very good tool. However, a curious thing happens when you go to export your work in iBooks format: This restriction — that iBooks can be sold only in the iBookstore — isn’t enforced on a technical level. You can save the document, move it to your iPad in any of the usual ways (including just emailing it to yourself), and it happi...  show all text
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@davelee on Twitter
@davelee: Very interesting take on the iBooks Author EULA. The most audacious Apple restriction yet? http://t.co/fk56TQJS
@markmilian on Twitter
@markmilian: The Unprecedented Audacity of the iBooks Author EULA (@dwineman / venomous porridge) http://t.co/vRw6RXrK http://t.co/20nEfiqx
@arrington on Twitter
@arrington: The Unprecedented Audacity of the iBooks Author EULA http://t.co/fUE65d59
@rsingel on Twitter
@rsingel: Control freaks at Apple are at it again: If you sell book you make with Apple eBook, must go through iTunes. http://t.co/GdbAtu2Z
@erickschonfeld on Twitter
@erickschonfeld: Anything you create in iBooks Author can *only* be sold via the iBookstore. This is unbelievably cheeky: http://t.co/PWBIPjWR
@dangillmor on Twitter
@dangillmor: If you sell anything you create with Apple's ebook tool, you MUST sell through Apple store and give them a cut. http://t.co/43p2I8MM
@tomcoates on Twitter
@tomcoates: Anything you create in iBooks Author can *only* be sold via the iBookstore. This is unbelievably cheeky: http://t.co/PWBIPjWR
@loricnet on Twitter
@loricnet: MT @PenLlawen: Great post by @dwineman: "The Unprecedented Audacity of the iBooks Author EULA" An excellent point. http://t.co/UjTewGOs
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@cinnamon_carter on Twitter
@cinnamon_carter: RT @arrington: The Unprecedented Audacity of the iBooks Author EULA http://t.co/z7tPJq96
]]> <![CDATA[End Piracy, Not Liberty – Google]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:37:46 -0800 google.com
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@jperlow on Twitter
@jperlow: End Piracy, Not Liberty – Google - http://t.co/fLVuMo62
@MadLid on Twitter
@MadLid: Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/F0hGk0Lj
@ScepticGeek on Twitter
@ScepticGeek: Google's anti-SOPA Page: End Piracy, Not Liberty http://t.co/jV4Z3Nh9
@rsingel on Twitter
@rsingel: Oops. Google's anti-SOPA page returns ugly error message. http://t.co/bmElPD3r http://t.co/1h74VVPr
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@kioken on Twitter
@kioken: Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/AGIf6sBj
@Eyecaster on Twitter
@Eyecaster: Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/AgDP0gUk
@4JIT on Twitter
@4JIT: We are officially supporting #SOPA with a blackout. Support the cause now : google.com/takeaction
@swire on Twitter
@swire: Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/hDl2TBij
@keithbalter on Twitter
@keithbalter: Don't end liberty - Google calls on Congress http://t.co/vyqb83nM #sopa #blackout
@tsudo on Twitter
@tsudo: Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/vnawOd87
@CiroV1 on Twitter
@CiroV1: Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/9OvPbyjv
@dustinwhittle on Twitter
@dustinwhittle: Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/yQ6iH2WV
@brianmwang on Twitter
@brianmwang: Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/HFkIBzGt
@gannonh on Twitter
@gannonh: Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/A5it7YKW
@bolzano_1989 on Twitter
@bolzano_1989: Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/rsOgY8XI
@Partyaficionado on Twitter
@Partyaficionado: Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/ADC86Px3
]]> <![CDATA[TWiT Live - netcasts you love, from people you trust]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:25:15 -0800 live.twit.tv
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@ryan on Twitter
@ryan: Tonight is the premiere episode of @TWiTGameOn! Show my lady some love at 6pm PT! http://t.co/YhNF7zfP
@deantak on Twitter
@deantak: Did you know that @Veronica has a new show about gaming that debuts tonight @ 9p ET/6p PT http://t.co/KHNok6UC Good luck Veronica!
@KevinCTofel on Twitter
@KevinCTofel: greeting ready to go on @twit with @leolaporte and a whole bunch of smart folks. live.twit.tv is where you can find us.
@om on Twitter
@om: greeting ready to go on @twit with @leolaporte and a whole bunch of smart folks. live.twit.tv is where you can find us.
@Veronica on Twitter
@Veronica: Working hard with @shwood getting @TWiTGameOn ready for tonight, 6pm PST http://t.co/f0vC8jMu Yay! http://t.co/CGRzYTcJ
@sarahlane on Twitter
@sarahlane: China's egg-throwing iPhone launch failure, Google caught stealing leads in Kenya, Last thoughts on CES 2012 http://t.co/KgxC8NZl
@acedtect on Twitter
@acedtect: China's egg-throwing iPhone launch failure, Google caught stealing leads in Kenya, Last thoughts on CES 2012 http://t.co/KgxC8NZl
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@jeffisageek on Twitter
@jeffisageek: Tonight is the premiere episode of @TWiTGameOn! Show my lady some love at 6pm PT! http://t.co/YhNF7zfP
@Jason on Twitter
@Jason: . @leolaporte doing an awesome job at #ces ... why even go? http://t.co/edHo1HK3
@eileentv on Twitter
@eileentv: We're going to try and pull off an @androidshow at CES! @raygun01, @nicole, and @appelbaum live.twit.tv http://t.co/CVCFpry6
@eileentv on Twitter
@eileentv: Our first hit from the stage will happen soon w/ @sarahlane and The Social Hour at 1pm pacific live.twit.tv http://t.co/GpCn8xJb
@eileentv on Twitter
@eileentv: And @hotmilkgt! RT @twitlive: Are you ready for All About Android? It's Next! @raygun01, @eileentv, & @ronxo http://t.co/kBcIO5C4
]]> <![CDATA[Our Google+ Conundrum | John Battelle's Search Blog]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:05:26 -0800 battellemedia.com
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@fmanjoo on Twitter
@fmanjoo: Google has pretty much gamed its own search engine to insure Google+ will succeed. http://t.co/1h5BZDr8
@ScepticGeek on Twitter
@ScepticGeek: “Google has decided that beating Facebook is worth selling their soul.” http://t.co/1Z5PJD0R
@atul on Twitter
@atul: "Google has decided that beating Facebook is worth selling their soul." http://t.co/UpR7tc8Q (Et tu, Google fanboy @JohnBattelle ?)
@atul on Twitter
@atul: Need evidence how much SPYW can change search? Read this @johnbattelle: Our Google+ Conundrum http://t.co/i1x7YAYa via @johnbattelle #SPYW
@mattmcgee on Twitter
@mattmcgee: From @johnbattelle: "Google has pretty much gamed its own search engine to insure Google+ will succeed." http://t.co/WuCb10a9
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@sandhillpr on Twitter
@sandhillpr: "Google has pretty much gamed its own search engine to insure Google+ will succeed." http://t.co/tpB8SiUp
@aharpaz on Twitter
@aharpaz: "Seems like Google is taking the first click away from me and directing it to a Google service." Seems? They just did. http://t.co/jBCeBCPA
]]> <![CDATA[Google, what were you thinking? ← Mocality Kenya]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:50:26 -0800 blog.mocality.co.ke - Stefan
I’m very proud of the business that we’ve created here at Mocality, but I’m especially proud of two things: Our crowdsourcing program. When we started this business, we knew that (unlike in the UK or US, where you can just kickstart your directory business with a DVD of business data bought from a commercial supplier), if we wanted a comprehensive database of Kenyan business, we would have to build it ourselves. We knew also that if we wanted to build the business quickly, we’d have to engage a...  show all text
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@rizzn on Twitter
@rizzn: RT @gigglingbob: @rizzn http://t.co/ggl9QYo0 did you catch this? is causing a bit of stir here in Kenya, thought you might get a kick
@ruskin147 on Twitter
@ruskin147: http://t.co/Psktkdaz After these claims of unethical dealing in Kenya, Google says: "..clearly very serious allegations" and investigating
@dannysullivan on Twitter
@dannysullivan: Google, what were you thinking? (@smagdali / Mocality Kenya) http://t.co/Ml9FDDYU http://t.co/wXprC2Wr
@tomcoates on Twitter
@tomcoates: Google pretending to be working with Mocality in Kenya in order to steal their customers: http://t.co/z1HYFeSa Scandalous.
@tomcoates on Twitter
@tomcoates: Google, what were you thinking? http://t.co/ZuyEMtTG - shocking behaviour in Kenya
@tomwarren on Twitter
@tomwarren: Is this really NOT EVIL or just anti-competitive? . Google, what were you thinking? http://t.co/2yCdIDgy
@ruskin147 on Twitter
@ruskin147: http://t.co/Psktkdaz Interesting - Kenyan based Mocality accuses Google of unethical behaviour. Seeking response from Google
@jonfildes on Twitter
@jonfildes: Interesting RT @olivia_solon @benoonbenoon @smagdali: Google, what were you thinking? http://t.co/p4ToLUk7
@Ew4n on Twitter
@Ew4n: RT @benoonbenoon: Holy crap. Absolutely appalling --> RT @smagdali: Google, what were you thinking? http://t.co/4Ft3jMzK (via @richardlai)
@whiteafrican on Twitter
@whiteafrican: BIG story: Google Kenya plays dirty with Mocality in Kenya http://t.co/VCplq2rr
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@amzin on Twitter
@amzin: Стыдобища. Google, what were you thinking? ← Mocality Kenya http://t.co/rQiPCAHv
@bsbox on Twitter
@bsbox: Evil - RT @grigs: Google, what were you thinking? http://t.co/OhCkO80P Damning report on Google deceiving Kenyans and copying a database.
@VineetBhatnagar on Twitter
@VineetBhatnagar: Wow! This makes interesting and detailed reading about Google's Kenya scam, now being operated out of Google India. http://t.co/k6dlO6Gn
@AtulChitnis on Twitter
@AtulChitnis: Wow! This makes interesting and detailed reading about Google's Kenya scam, now being operated out of Google India. http://t.co/k6dlO6Gn
@Mickeleh on Twitter
@Mickeleh: RT @hexachordal: The reason I ask is Google just intentionally tried to fuck over tens of thousands of kenyans http://t.co/lKnDt4SG
]]> <![CDATA[Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante? | The Public Editor - NYTimes.com]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:07:32 -0800 publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com - By ARTHUR S. BRISBANE
The public editor asks for help from readers on determining how and when The Times should set the record straight on untruths in the news pages.
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@Penenberg on Twitter
@Penenberg: It's ridiculous that NYT public editor solicited reader feedback but capped reader comments to his column at 278. http://t.co/1tkcU06H
@siracusa on Twitter
@siracusa: Dear all journalists: Yes, reporting on actual facts should be what you do. What the actual fuck. http://t.co/SbYKWV6M
@tomcoates on Twitter
@tomcoates: have spent much of today trying not to transmute into Spider Jerusalem and beat this guy to death with a chair leg: http://t.co/BrTa50HX
@chartier on Twitter
@chartier: Dear all journalists: Yes, reporting on actual facts should be what you do. What the actual fuck. http://t.co/SbYKWV6M
@segphault on Twitter
@segphault: have spent much of today trying not to transmute into Spider Jerusalem and beat this guy to death with a chair leg: http://t.co/BrTa50HX
@tomcoates on Twitter
@tomcoates: I'm stunned that *any* news co would not think it necessary to point out when a public figure lies or misleads: http://t.co/DKCFnmcf
@simonw on Twitter
@simonw: "Is it possible to be objective & fair when the reporter is choosing to correct one fact over another?" http://t.co/iAZRVg4k key word: fact
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: "Should the NYT challenge politicians who lie?" http://t.co/pKMVES7A Think what it means that they even need to *ask* that question...
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: Dear all journalists: Yes, reporting on actual facts should be what you do. What the actual fuck. http://t.co/SbYKWV6M
@CraigGrannell on Twitter
@CraigGrannell: The NYT asks if they should call politicians on their bullshit. http://t.co/As2arnZ8 What have we come to that this is even a question?
@ariannahuff on Twitter
@ariannahuff: The comments on Brisbane's column http://t.co/R93MZKhA are such an x-ray into the heart of the divide between users and journalists today.
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: First, WaPo's ombudsman suggests innovation "breather" now NYT public editor on merits of truth telling. Seriously? http://t.co/UQ8IPhZO
@Digidave on Twitter
@Digidave: Headline reads like it's from the Onion not the NYT: http://t.co/U2QCKkYy "Should the Times be a Truth Vigilante - should the answer be no?
@Hermida on Twitter
@Hermida: Astounded that NYTimes public editor debates if journalists should seek out the truth & challenge lies http://t.co/HuKGdLaM via @mathewi
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: This post from the NYT Public Editor should be put on the wall of a museum to explain contemporary US journalism http://t.co/zau5u6iu
@romenesko on Twitter
@romenesko: NYT ombud: Should the Times be a truth vigilante? http://t.co/r7hkqIVU | What people are saying: http://t.co/mcP4BZns
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: RT @emilybell: I can't believe this is even a question >> Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante? http://t.co/R5dMv2kg http://t.co/VmmqPKYu
@dangillmor on Twitter
@dangillmor: Disappointed that NYT ombud (a friend) merely asks whether Times reporters should say when people are lying. http://t.co/mGUo7ra7
@rafat on Twitter
@rafat: 1000% guaranteed there's a Jon Stewart or Colbert skit coming out of this: http://t.co/R9sqGk0X
@rafat on Twitter
@rafat: News for NYT: Calling out lies *is* being "objective and fair" http://t.co/R9sqGk0X << read it to believe it. via @AntDeRosa
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: how is this even a question? MT @jayrosen_nyu: should Times reporters call out untruths when they come across them? http://t.co/fUNaydui
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@JonMwords on Twitter
@JonMwords: Dear all journalists: Yes, reporting on actual facts should be what you do. What the actual fuck. http://t.co/SbYKWV6M
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: Is this a joke? RT @Alex_Ogle: For some reason, the NYT is wondering aloud whether its reporters should seek truth http://t.co/zKVryYMr
]]> <![CDATA[Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:42:15 -0800 gizmodo.com - Mat Honan
I trudge past several million dollars worth of 3DTVs, looking for a good place to take a shit. The toilets are all filthy. CES attendees are overwhlemingly men. Men are filthy, especially when they've been drinking too much coffee and eating Vegas buffets. More »
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@erikmal on Twitter
@erikmal: .@mat laying it all out: RT @kleinmatic: Easily the best last line in any Gizmodo post, ever. http://t.co/E0q1pD6J
@alexismadrigal on Twitter
@alexismadrigal: .@mat laying it all out: RT @kleinmatic: Easily the best last line in any Gizmodo post, ever. http://t.co/E0q1pD6J
@ojezap on Twitter
@ojezap: Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter: http://t.co/2Bm1CvSh (via Gizmodo)
@rafat on Twitter
@rafat: this kid has seen way too many nicolas cage movies http://t.co/O9KMCP7g
@EHolmesWSJ on Twitter
@EHolmesWSJ: .RT @karaswisher: FANTASTIC writing! Ces: Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter http://t.co/78KHWo2C
@jolieodell on Twitter
@jolieodell: Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter http://t.co/lr8lXoqa
@atul on Twitter
@atul: This post by @mat is the best thing you'll read about CES all week: http://t.co/mE8YjyDq Wow. Just... wow.
@karaswisher on Twitter
@karaswisher: Sad cavalcade of fat men with roll-aboard luggage rushes past, looking at their phones as they walk, blocking my way. http://t.co/7MzAfOEG
@karaswisher on Twitter
@karaswisher: FANTASTIC writing! Ces: Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter http://t.co/7MzAfOEG
@jennydeluxe on Twitter
@jennydeluxe: "I duck into the ladies'. It is empty and pristine." via @mat's feverish (and ladyless) CES advencha http://t.co/nI03m1tS
@dylan20 on Twitter
@dylan20: I've had some bad days at CES, but none quite so entertainingly bad as @mat's. http://t.co/npncMK87
@anthonyha on Twitter
@anthonyha: This is amazing. Perfect. RT @wired: You should probably read @mat on CES now. http://t.co/NxDfGYYM
@jperlow on Twitter
@jperlow: "I try to remember all the products I've talked about that I won't ... cover and that nobody's going to buy." http://t.co/Q3nL1Bqi
@tomcoates on Twitter
@tomcoates: Amazing Mat Honan article from CES: http://t.co/A5BHlj7k Our own @genmon is there at the moment. Wonder what he makes of it.
@bxchen on Twitter
@bxchen: I haven't ever read anything that captured #CES as perfectly as @mat did in this story http://t.co/bBGURVMl
@joemfbrown on Twitter
@joemfbrown: I haven't ever read anything that captured #CES as perfectly as @mat did in this story http://t.co/bBGURVMl
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@forrestkoba on Twitter
@forrestkoba: And this is why I don't go to CES. http://t.co/IdtJqlze
@billcox on Twitter
@billcox: Hysterical, raw, honest writing from @mat and yet all the comments are about bathrooms. C'mon people. http://t.co/piaj5sG7
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @WithDrake: Probably the best piece of writing I've ever seen on Gizmodo. No, really. http://t.co/xKDUcKLI
@jffcrmr on Twitter
@jffcrmr: #Ces: Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter - @Gizmodo http://t.co/6NSLBulm
]]> <![CDATA[Announcing the Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation » Nieman Journalism Lab]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:27:36 -0800 niemanlab.org - Joshua Benton
For over 70 years here at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism, we’ve run the Nieman Fellowships, which allows a couple dozen journalists from around the world to spend a year studying here at Harvard. And today, we’re announcing a new fellowship partner that I’m really excited about. I’m happy to announce the Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation. It’s a joint project between us here at Nieman and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, the primary unit of the university dedica...  show all text
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@steveouting on Twitter
@steveouting: Wow, nice! Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation. http://t.co/UHLf2oXU via @niemanlab
@dangillmor on Twitter
@dangillmor: Fantastic -- Nieman-Berkman journalism innovation fellowship http://t.co/l0bTMuqG
@Hermida on Twitter
@Hermida: Great opportunity RT @AllisonCross: Announcing the Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation http://t.co/t6nEzCEQ via @niemanlab
@noahr on Twitter
@noahr: This Nieman-Berkman Fellowship http://t.co/hZuq3EBd and the NYT R&D Lab jobs http://t.co/mD9bmRmv are both great opps for young journos.
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: +1 -- this sounds fantastic -- RT @EthanZ Awesome idea - Nieman/Berkman fellowship in Journalism Innovation: http://t.co/OU7dQj98
@jonfildes on Twitter
@jonfildes: cool RT @NiemanLab Come improve the news at Harvard: Announcing the Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation: http://t.co/oX4j3cuw
@ryansholin on Twitter
@ryansholin: Come improve the news at Harvard: Announcing the Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation http://t.co/wZGgnFVi
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]]> <![CDATA[Official Google Blog: Search, plus Your World]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:09:58 -0800 googleblog.blogspot.com - A Googler
Google Search has always been about finding the best results for you. Sometimes that means results from the public web, but sometimes it means your personal content or things shared with you by people you care about. These wonderful people and this rich personal content is currently missing from your search experience. Search is still limited to a universe of webpages created publicly, mostly by people you’ve never met. Today, we’re changing that by bringing your world, rich with people and inf...  show all text
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@ginatrapani on Twitter
@ginatrapani: Plusification of search results: http://t.co/WtGzH9U5 What I wouldn't give for the ability to search just my friends' entire tweet archive.
@jeffjarvis on Twitter
@jeffjarvis: Google search finally starts to become social as you can search globally or personally: http://t.co/q2uO6oPz
@chartier on Twitter
@chartier: Google: Surprise! We're shoving Google+ even farther down your throat by littering all over your search results. Enjoy! http://t.co/O3efV5Dn
@tim on Twitter
@tim: Any SEO practitioners have any instant thoughts on Google's "Search plus your world" update today? http://t.co/4EDvJIJp
@tim on Twitter
@tim: 2004, Eric Schmidt: "We would like to have a Google that knows you" http://t.co/7tArVsOT 2012, Search, plus Your World http://t.co/4EDvJIJp
@tim on Twitter
@tim: Google expands social search to include friends' G+ posts, your personal photos: "This is search that truly knows me" http://t.co/4EDvJIJp
@Paisano on Twitter
@Paisano: Official Google Blog: Search, plus Your World http://t.co/8kvQHN1m
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@yannr on Twitter
@yannr: Official Google Blog: Search, plus Your World http://t.co/yitpI9Q2
@bmayorga on Twitter
@bmayorga: Search, plus Your World, cambios en el buscador de Google Plus http://t.co/MQQJMhTN
@novatillasku on Twitter
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@RoelJewel: Search, plus Your World. New Google Seach features: Personal Results, Profiles in Search, People and Pages - http://t.co/LFO1shBt
]]> <![CDATA[The story behind ‘the best NYT correction ever’ | JIMROMENESKO.COM]]> Fri, 6 Jan 2012 20:46:23 -0800 jimromenesko.com - Jim
An article on Monday about Jack Robison and Kirsten Lindsmith, two college students with Asperger syndrome who are navigating the perils of an intimate relationship, misidentified the character from the animated children’s TV show “My Little Pony” that Ms. Lindsmith said she visualized to cheer herself up. It is Twilight Sparkle, the nerdy intellectual, not Fluttershy, the kind animal lover. Twilight Sparkle – New York Times corrections, December 30 I asked Amy Harmon, author of “Navigating L...  show all text
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@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: The story behind ‘the best NYT correction ever’ http://t.co/okFbsr1I @amy_harmon's super classy explainer. "Small stuff" matters.
@jeffjarvis on Twitter
@jeffjarvis: In which the NYT's @amy_harmon explains a hilarious correction for a beautifully rendered story - and why it pained her http://t.co/npL330Mi
@romenesko on Twitter
@romenesko: A big thanks to @amy_harmon. I know she spent a good part of today writing this correction backstory: http://t.co/uWHepxld
@jdsutter on Twitter
@jdsutter: The story behind ‘the best NYT correction ever’ http://t.co/okFbsr1I @amy_harmon's super classy explainer. "Small stuff" matters.
@ryansholin on Twitter
@ryansholin: Really great @romenesko post - The Story Behind The NYT's My Little Pony Correction. http://t.co/7oTUGyU3
@markmilian on Twitter
@markmilian: The story behind "the best New York Times correction ever." Reporter Amy Harmon explains what happened: http://t.co/uWHepxld
@inafried on Twitter
@inafried: The story behind ‘the best NYT correction ever’ http://t.co/okFbsr1I @amy_harmon's super classy explainer. "Small stuff" matters.
@carr2n on Twitter
@carr2n: The story behind ‘the best NYT correction ever’ http://t.co/okFbsr1I @amy_harmon's super classy explainer. "Small stuff" matters.
@EHolmesWSJ on Twitter
@EHolmesWSJ: .RT @romenesko: The story behind "the best New York Times correction ever." Reporter Amy Harmon explains what happened: http://t.co/PvcKNcwN
@jennydeluxe on Twitter
@jennydeluxe: The story behind ‘the best NYT correction ever’: @amy_harmon explains her little pony problem. http://t.co/3YWQo2Iz
@matt_creamer on Twitter
@matt_creamer: Blow-by-blow on the NYT Twilight Sparkle correction. Important. http://t.co/zWJy1CMA
@romenesko on Twitter
@romenesko: The story behind "the best New York Times correction ever." Reporter Amy Harmon explains what happened: http://t.co/uWHepxld
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@JodiEchakowitz on Twitter
@JodiEchakowitz: The story behind ‘the best NYT correction ever’ http://t.co/okFbsr1I @amy_harmon's super classy explainer. "Small stuff" matters.
@bluegod on Twitter
@bluegod: The story behind "the best New York Times correction ever." Reporter Amy Harmon explains what happened: http://t.co/uWHepxld
]]> <![CDATA[For The 5th Year In A Row, Apple Wins CES. Before It Starts. Without Showing Up. | TechCrunch]]> Fri, 6 Jan 2012 07:17:44 -0800 techcrunch.com - MG Siegler
Are you ready for CES? I know I am. The PR emails are flowing in and I’m going to respond to every single one of them. I can’t wait to hear about Samsung’s social media stuff. And Vizio’s new thingy. I can’t wait to get my hands on that one thing made by those guys who did that other thing last year that no one bought. It’s gonna be fantastic. So pumped. … No, I’m not going to CES. I’ve never been to CES. I doubt I’ll ever go to CES. Why would I? As far as I can tell, every person that I know w...  show all text
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@inafried on Twitter
@inafried: "At this rate, by the end of CES, [the rumored Apple TV] is going to be 200-inches and powered by cold fusion." http://t.co/KmF0AvtG
@rossrubin on Twitter
@rossrubin: "At this rate, by the end of CES, [the rumored Apple TV] is going to be 200-inches and powered by cold fusion." http://t.co/KmF0AvtG
@thekenyeung on Twitter
@thekenyeung: LOL @parislemon RE: myth of Apple TV..."end of CES, the thing is going to be 200-inches & be powered by cold fusion." http://t.co/znWzomeZ
@parislemon on Twitter
@parislemon: For The 5th Year In A Row, Apple Wins CES. Before It Starts. Without Showing Up. http://t.co/EQg4UtDE
@erickschonfeld on Twitter
@erickschonfeld: For The 5th Year In A Row, Apple Wins CES. Before It Starts. Without Showing Up. http://t.co/9XVEgHJI by @parislemon
@dsilverman on Twitter
@dsilverman: For The 5th Year In A Row, Apple Wins CES. Before It Starts. Without Showing Up. http://t.co/9XVEgHJI by @parislemon
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@alanweinkrantz on Twitter
@alanweinkrantz: For The 5th Year In A Row, Apple Wins CES. Before It Starts. Without Showing Up. http://t.co/IKEE4Z5s via @techcrunch
@RubenRabines on Twitter
@RubenRabines: For The 5th Year In A Row, Apple Wins CES. Before It Starts. Without Showing Up. http://t.co/RTz9IrtT
]]> <![CDATA[Kodak Preparing for Chapter 11 Filing - WSJ.com]]> Fri, 6 Jan 2012 01:46:07 -0800 online.wsj.com
Eastman Kodak is preparing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in coming weeks should efforts to sell a trove of digital patents fail.
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@jeffjarvis on Twitter
@jeffjarvis: To think, Kodak invented digital cameras: http://t.co/ifGRHRxV What blue chip *media* Co's are set for destruction this decade?
@HirokoTabuchi on Twitter
@HirokoTabuchi: Kodak preparing to seek bankruptcy protection. Cd still avert Chapter 11 filing with last-ditch patent sell-off http://t.co/mXCWfCW9 Wow.
@thekenyeung on Twitter
@thekenyeung: Kodak Preparing for Chapter 11 Filing http://t.co/vyaMBQMD (it's a shame to see a historic institution go under like this)
@stevesilberman on Twitter
@stevesilberman: End of an Era alert: Kodak preparing to file Chapter 11 [via @rawfileblog] http://t.co/euy5byYx
@waltmossberg on Twitter
@waltmossberg: Kodak Preparing for Chapter 11 Filing. Not a shock, but sorta sad. http://t.co/0IMNmftC via @WSJ
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: After more than a century in business, Kodak is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, says the WSJ: http://t.co/oiyd0oFK
@inafried on Twitter
@inafried: Kodak preparing for Chapter 11 filing, via @WSJ http://t.co/oH2JMw5w
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@Jon_Ferrara on Twitter
@Jon_Ferrara: Kodak Teeters on the Brink - Preparing for Chapter 11 Filing - http://t.co/vPxbSWZ6 http://t.co/Qxoydt1s #SadDay in #Photography
@jimgoldstein on Twitter
@jimgoldstein: Sad news on the horizon.... Kodak Teeters on the Brink http://t.co/2QB7rjBr via @WSJ
@JodiEchakowitz on Twitter
@JodiEchakowitz: After more than a century in business, Kodak is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, says the WSJ: http://t.co/oiyd0oFK
]]> <![CDATA[Code Year]]> Mon, 2 Jan 2012 14:02:47 -0800 codeyear.com
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@GarethM on Twitter
@GarethM: Retweeting @giagia: RT @josiefraser: 2012 could be the year you learn to code http://t.co/BvpULipU #codeyear
@thekenyeung on Twitter
@thekenyeung: My New Year's resolution is to learn to code with Codecademy in 2012! Join me. http://t.co/BwS8TBnR #codeyear
@danielbru on Twitter
@danielbru: Screw your other new years resolutions -- learn to code! (nice new initiative from Codecademy) http://t.co/Kp2SZRak #codeyear
@arrington on Twitter
@arrington: Screw your other new years resolutions -- learn to code! (nice new initiative from Codecademy) http://t.co/Kp2SZRak #codeyear
@parislemon on Twitter
@parislemon: Screw your other new years resolutions -- learn to code! (nice new initiative from Codecademy) http://t.co/Kp2SZRak #codeyear
@benparr on Twitter
@benparr: Is 2012 the year you learn to program? http://t.co/DyySCvd1
@alexia on Twitter
@alexia: My New Year's resolution is to learn to code with Codecademy in 2012! Join me. http://t.co/3WWCAN5y #codeyear
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@craigdeakin on Twitter
@craigdeakin: Still Looking For A New Year’s Resolution? How About Learning To Code: http://t.co/sllCbbwS #codeyear
@kageman on Twitter
@kageman: My New Year's resolution is to learn to code with Codecademy in 2012! Join me. http://t.co/cWVvxc5V #codeyear
@vysakh0 on Twitter
@vysakh0: My New Year's resolution is to learn to code with Codecademy in 2012! Join me. http://t.co/alZ3wDVq #codeyear
@Brat13 on Twitter
@Brat13: My New Year's resolution is to learn to code with Codecademy in 2012! Join me. http://t.co/OktJmaPD #codeyear
@ultimateboy on Twitter
@ultimateboy: Learn to code in 2012 - http://t.co/y9hluFTB - this is awesome...
@Bremmel on Twitter
@Bremmel: My New Year's resolution is to learn to code with Codecademy in 2012! Join me. http://t.co/OMuKeJR0 #codeyear
@bffmike on Twitter
@bffmike: Want to understand code? Make 2012 the year you learn it! http://t.co/F9YDdAOl #codeyear #VegasTech
@gbussmann on Twitter
@gbussmann: Learn to code in 2012: RT @hackernewsbot: Code Year... http://t.co/3fXBe1fq
@vysakh0 on Twitter
@vysakh0: Screw your other new years resolutions -- learn to code! (nice new initiative from Codecademy) http://t.co/Kp2SZRak #codeyear
@mikepilarz on Twitter
@mikepilarz: Why not: my New Year's resolution is to learn to code with Codecademy. Join me. http://t.co/wFqS5mcw #codeyear
@jkozuch on Twitter
@jkozuch: My New Year's resolution is to learn to code with Codecademy in 2012! Join me. http://t.co/0rd7th2H #codeyear
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: I encourage you all to learn to code this year, Codecademy is a pretty fun and addictive way to do it. http://t.co/2ZkVbcpC
@CalliopeCo on Twitter
@CalliopeCo: My New Year's resolution is to learn to code with Codecademy in 2012! Join me. http://t.co/TrexLrQa http://t.co/6UbWdGx6 #codeyear
@jaimenovoa on Twitter
@jaimenovoa: Para aprender a programar en 2012 http://t.co/YM0ZRnWN
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