Top News on 'The Twitter Times: johncabell' http://tweetedtimes.com/johncabell The Twitter Times is a real-time personalized newspaper generated from your Twitter account en-us Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:33:24 -0800 Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:33:24 -0800 <![CDATA[A Foot in the Door in Silicon Valley]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:29:33 -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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@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
@nickbilton on Twitter
@nickbilton: In Silicon Valley, where hoodies prevail, socks make the tech entrepreneur: http://t.co/kdsepYSy
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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
@mgrooves on Twitter
@mgrooves: "Girls notice," said the guy who's apparently never been laid. http://t.co/krYcvTBT #nerdslovesocks
@slobotski on Twitter
@slobotski: Always have loved my socks, hope we don't see impostors soon :( "In Silicon Valley Socks Make the Entrepreneur" - http://t.co/hlI22d6T
@slobotski on Twitter
@slobotski: In Silicon Valley, where hoodies prevail, socks make the tech entrepreneur: http://t.co/kdsepYSy
@om on Twitter
@om: In Silicon Valley, where hoodies prevail, socks make the tech entrepreneur: http://t.co/kdsepYSy
@MediaReDEF on Twitter
@MediaReDEF: In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur http://t.co/dmHIvorv /via @MediaReDEF
@atul on Twitter
@atul: NYTimes: In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur - http://t.co/DKqE5VDS $$
@hunterwalk on Twitter
@hunterwalk: My feet are in the NYTimes! "A Foot in the Door in Silicon Valley" by @nickbilton @clairecm http://t.co/DiLFwo5x
@MParekh on Twitter
@MParekh: Geek Fashion: "In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur": http://t.co/1oUhmhYc #SV #Fashion
@kenyanpundit on Twitter
@kenyanpundit: "@nickbilton: In Silicon Valley, where hoodies prevail, socks make the tech entrepreneur: http://t.co/RCWxd3Vf"
@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
@jguynn on Twitter
@jguynn: In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur: http://t.co/d6qlmVI8 @clairecm @nickbilton
@kvox on Twitter
@kvox: BREAKING: Tech types love geeky colored socks. Investigative footwork by @nickbilton, @clairecm. http://t.co/c76DeGZ6 @hunterwalk @mgrooves
]]> <![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Ari Fleischer Secretly Helped Guide Komen Strategy On Planned Parenthood | ThinkProgress]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:13:14 -0800 thinkprogress.org - Judd Legum
Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for George W. Bush and prominent right-wing pundit, was secretly involved in the Komen Foundation’s strategy regarding Planned Parenthood. Fleischer personally interviewed candidates for the position of “Senior Vice President for Communications and External Relations” at Komen last December. According to a source with first-hand knowledge, Fleischer drilled prospective candidates during their interviews on how they would handle the controversy about Komen’s...  show all text
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@KeithOlbermann on Twitter
@KeithOlbermann: Ya get what ya pay for RT @thinkprogress Ari Fleischer secretly helped guide Komen Planned Parenthood strategy http://t.co/ujVPWd6h
@LaurenYoung on Twitter
@LaurenYoung: RT @AntDeRosa: RT @thinkprogress: EXCLUSIVE: Ari Fleischer secretly helped guide Komen strategy on Planned Parenthood http://t.co/ndEcvMl4
@Megan on Twitter
@Megan: RT @thinkprogress: EXCLUSIVE: Ari Fleischer secretly helped guide Komen strategy on Planned Parenthood http://t.co/q32FVSA4
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @thinkprogress: EXCLUSIVE: Ari Fleischer secretly helped guide Komen strategy on Planned Parenthood http://t.co/q32FVSA4
@chrislhayes on Twitter
@chrislhayes: former Bush press sec. Ari Fleischer secretly helped guide Komen strategy on Planned Parenthood http://t.co/LukZBAKq
@GregMitch on Twitter
@GregMitch: EXCLUSIVE: Ari Fleischer secretly helped guide Komen strategy on Planned Parenthood http://t.co/1Xv5Cred
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@sciwriter on Twitter
@sciwriter: but it wasn't about politics! MT @thinkprogress: EXCLUSIVE: Ari Fleischer secretly guided #Komen strategy on PPhood http://t.co/dyU8722a
@JamesFallows on Twitter
@JamesFallows: Heckuva job Ari! MT @thinkprogress: EXCLUSIVE: Ari Fleischer secretly helped guide Komen stratgy on PP http://t.co/zxmPU4JB
@PeterHimler on Twitter
@PeterHimler: Figures RT @MikeElk: former Bush press sec. Ari Fleischer secretly helped guide Komen strategy on PP. http://t.co/mE0uxIgY
]]> <![CDATA[http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2012/02/komen-apolog...]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:21:45 -0800 thescoopblog.dallasnews.com - Tom Benning / Reporter
UPDATE, 10:44 a.m. Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards just released a statement praising Komen for "clarifying" its grant process, saying "we look forward to continuing our partnership with Komen partners, leaders and volunteers." Click here for more. = = = = = = = = = = Komen for the Cure just released the following statement from Nancy Brinker and the Susan G. Komen Board of Directors: We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our ...  show all text
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@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
@ericasmith on Twitter
@ericasmith: BREAKING: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood - @dallas_news http://t.co/82ej7IsP
@cerebus19 on Twitter
@cerebus19: RT @BreakingNews: BREAKING: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/NUZ7tvP0
@ejacqui on Twitter
@ejacqui: BREAKING: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood - @dallas_news http://t.co/82ej7IsP
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
@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
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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
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: too late. damaged beyond repair. RT @ivanoransky: #Komen reverses itself, will continue to fund Planned Parenthood http://t.co/L2AAifeZ
@grimmelm on Twitter
@grimmelm: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
@JohnFugelsang on Twitter
@JohnFugelsang: BREAKING: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood - @dallas_news http://t.co/82ej7IsP
@bartongellman on Twitter
@bartongellman: Protest power: Komen does complete 180 on Planned Parenthood funding to "help us move past this issue" http://t.co/RL8T0ZhR
@PeterHimler on Twitter
@PeterHimler: Komen caves to SM. MT @AntDeRosa: Komen apologizes...pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/yrapuTW5
@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
@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
@nbj914 on Twitter
@nbj914: RT @AntDeRosa: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/oA1BSTBb
@dearsarah on Twitter
@dearsarah: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
@alex on Twitter
@alex: RT @BreakingNews: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to keep funding Planned Parenthood - @dallas_news http://t.co/fLaAswi1
@learmonth on Twitter
@learmonth: RT @AntDeRosa: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/4fPLAvf8
@BuzzFeedBen on Twitter
@BuzzFeedBen: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
]]> <![CDATA[Komen Foundation cuts ties with Planned Parenthood - Video on msnbc.com]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 05:18:16 -0800 video.msnbc.msn.com
Video on msnbc.com: In her first interview since the decision, Amb. Nancy Brinker explains why the Susan G. Komen Foundation chose to halt funding to Planned Parenthood. Sen. Barbara Boxer and Sen. Patty Murphy then join to respond.
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@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: Absolutely brutal interview with Andrea Mitchell and the head of Susan G. Komen http://t.co/ib4hDHt8 Rarely seen anything like it.
@jayrosen_nyu on Twitter
@jayrosen_nyu: Absolutely brutal interview with Andrea Mitchell and the head of Susan G. Komen http://t.co/ib4hDHt8 Rarely seen anything like it.
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@MonicaHar on Twitter
@MonicaHar: Absolutely brutal interview with Andrea Mitchell and the head of Susan G. Komen http://t.co/ib4hDHt8 Rarely seen anything like it.
@sippey on Twitter
@sippey: Absolutely brutal interview with Andrea Mitchell and the head of Susan G. Komen http://t.co/ib4hDHt8 Rarely seen anything like it.
@danielpunkass on Twitter
@danielpunkass: This is a real, honest-to-god journalistic challenge to Susan G. Komen's founder: http://t.co/TgdZkits (via @Mike_FTW)
@kvox on Twitter
@kvox: +1 @jayrosen_nyu: Absolutely brutal interview w/ Andrea Mitchell & head of Susan G. Komen http://t.co/PgWrQ3ks Rarely seen anything like it.
@Mike_FTW on Twitter
@Mike_FTW: Absolutely brutal interview with Andrea Mitchell and the head of Susan G. Komen http://t.co/ib4hDHt8 Rarely seen anything like it.
@BoraZ on Twitter
@BoraZ: RT @jayrosen_nyu: Absolutely brutal interview with Andrea Mitchell and the head of Susan G. Komen http://t.co/aoSJ7EvW Rarely seen...
]]> <![CDATA[Yahoo steals NY Times' Virginia Heffernan - POLITICO.com]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:23:32 -0800 politico.com
Dylan Byers's media blog includes coverage and analysis of how the media impacts Washington and the political landscape.
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@romenesko on Twitter
@romenesko: Yahoo News hires former New York Times columnist Virginia Heffernan as National Correspondent. http://t.co/GuiPYhbg
@NiemanLab on Twitter
@NiemanLab: Yahoo News makes another big hire with @page88 joining as a national correspondent and show host http://t.co/Q34rLIIr
@rafat on Twitter
@rafat: Big edit move by Yahoo, hires away @page88 (Virginia Heffernan) from NYT http://t.co/OW3d8Cgy << underutilized talent at NYT for sure.
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: Yahoo steals NY Times' Virginia Heffernan (@dylanbyers / Politico) http://t.co/1wxj3xLz http://t.co/DUvUZ8i0
@harrisj on Twitter
@harrisj: WHOA RT @DylanByers: #Breaking: Yahoo News steals @NYTimes columnist Virginia Heffernan: http://t.co/l92FAFnn
@tcarmody on Twitter
@tcarmody: WHOA RT @DylanByers: #Breaking: Yahoo News steals @NYTimes columnist Virginia Heffernan: http://t.co/l92FAFnn
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: #Breaking: Yahoo News steals @NYTimes columnist Virginia Heffernan: http://t.co/5BCIokeL
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@adamclarkestes on Twitter
@adamclarkestes: On @YahooNews hiring @page88 from @NYTimes: "They are basically capturing jewels." http://t.co/yRSFjpDX
@evgenymorozov on Twitter
@evgenymorozov: "Yahoo steals NY Times' Virginia Heffernan http://t.co/kbAOrxop" Steals, no less!
@BrianReich on Twitter
@BrianReich: Congrats to @page88 on the new role at Yahoo! (http://t.co/Bo87AlWl)... your reason for making the leap is awesome.
@hunterwalk on Twitter
@hunterwalk: “@suellentrop: Virginia Heffernan will cover digital campaign for Y! News. http://t.co/IET0AAbM @page88” <-- she's 1 of best. Must read.
@natives on Twitter
@natives: "And there are signs that Yahoo's hiring spree is only just beginning." Hot on the heels of the firing spree. http://t.co/oYEjxBer
@matt_creamer on Twitter
@matt_creamer: "And there are signs that Yahoo's hiring spree is only just beginning." Hot on the heels of the firing spree. http://t.co/oYEjxBer
@natives on Twitter
@natives: Big edit move by Yahoo, hires away @page88 (Virginia Heffernan) from NYT http://t.co/OW3d8Cgy << underutilized talent at NYT for sure.
@dearsarah on Twitter
@dearsarah: Bigger than Trump: A "naked and scared" Virginia Heffernan will cover the digital campaign for Yahoo News. http://t.co/LYws5ZAR @page88
@nbj914 on Twitter
@nbj914: Heffernan leaves the NYTimes to become Yahoo's National Correspondent, whatever that means: http://t.co/DAoCDP93
@page88 on Twitter
@page88: Bigger than Trump: A "naked and scared" Virginia Heffernan will cover the digital campaign for Yahoo News. http://t.co/LYws5ZAR @page88
@BoraZ on Twitter
@BoraZ: Yahoo steals NY Times' Virginia Heffernan (@dylanbyers / Politico) http://t.co/1wxj3xLz http://t.co/DUvUZ8i0
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: WHOA RT @DylanByers: #Breaking: Yahoo News steals @NYTimes columnist Virginia Heffernan: http://t.co/l92FAFnn
@ibidibid on Twitter
@ibidibid: Whoa. Quelle get. RT @DylanByers: #Breaking: Yahoo News steals @NYTimes columnist Virginia Heffernan: http://t.co/Zgf73pm8
@ckanal on Twitter
@ckanal: On @Yahoo: "one of the next big phases of the company is to become a really big media powerhouse." http://t.co/0NmQLz51
@jackshafer on Twitter
@jackshafer: MT @hilella: Yahoo proudly claims the wildly talented (and delightful) Virginia Heffernan as one of its own! http://t.co/J7FL9XxQ
]]> <![CDATA['Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine | The Onion - America's Finest News Source]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:33:03 -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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@billwasik on Twitter
@billwasik: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/zoDap4TL
@romenesko on Twitter
@romenesko: The Onion: "Huffington Post employee sucked into aggregation turbine." http://t.co/bMvySPb2
@felixsalmon on Twitter
@felixsalmon: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/CgXq8sok
@Lafsky on Twitter
@Lafsky: The Onion - it never disappoints RT @TheOnion Huffington Post Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine: http://t.co/8J7OaTlD
@GreatDismal on Twitter
@GreatDismal: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
@stevesilberman on Twitter
@stevesilberman: '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
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine (The Onion) http://t.co/nR1IblEC http://t.co/pcXFTE7Q
@csik on Twitter
@csik: RT @MahaRafiAtal The Onion outdoes itself. RT @qwghlm: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/FHRXANBl
@daveweigel on Twitter
@daveweigel: @Slate's awfully closed to getting sucked inside the aggregation turbine http://t.co/AMvtVbxz
@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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@cyberjournalist on Twitter
@cyberjournalist: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/qz0RR7ix
@amonck on Twitter
@amonck: RT @maureenoco: Huff Post Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine: Workers Watch As Colleague Torn Apart http://t.co/y3IkNvy5
@nmillions on Twitter
@nmillions: "The smell of mutilated remains mixed with raw Internet media was gag-inducing." http://t.co/6jdYT9L8 (@TheOnion)
@simondumenco on Twitter
@simondumenco: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine; Horrified Workers Watch As Colleague Torn Apart http://t.co/awKyGDsN
@BoraZ on Twitter
@BoraZ: Dying of LOL. 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/a04Yt1iB via @grrlscientist
@RobTornoe on Twitter
@RobTornoe: RT @romenesko: The Onion: "Huffington Post employee sucked into aggregation turbine." http://t.co/5RUx7QCT
@natives on Twitter
@natives: something satisfying about tweeting this from huffpo event - 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/CGNlMiC5
@DelRey on Twitter
@DelRey: something satisfying about tweeting this from huffpo event - 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/CGNlMiC5
@scottros on Twitter
@scottros: Onion=genius: "'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine" via @ryansholin http://t.co/QQG0c4dM
@Journerdism on Twitter
@Journerdism: I'm no HuffPo Hater, but this is hilarious: http://t.co/uZFzkWpI
@ryansholin on Twitter
@ryansholin: I'm no HuffPo Hater, but this is hilarious: http://t.co/uZFzkWpI
@paleofuture on Twitter
@paleofuture: via @TheOnion - 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/Nk4SL03h
@andrewphelps on Twitter
@andrewphelps: Amazing. Huffington Post Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/6opJysdv
@baratunde on Twitter
@baratunde: via @TheOnion - 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/Nk4SL03h
@alex on Twitter
@alex: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/vaS7X4E7
@fmanjoo on Twitter
@fmanjoo: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/vaS7X4E7
@paulbradshaw on Twitter
@paulbradshaw: RT @qwghlm: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/N5A1TOBg
@shanerichmond on Twitter
@shanerichmond: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/2Gh5tzDo
@matt_creamer on Twitter
@matt_creamer: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/2Gh5tzDo
@allisonkilkenny on Twitter
@allisonkilkenny: Everyone, shut it down. @TheOnion won the Internet again today http://t.co/ZrfxBCOb
@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
@mims on Twitter
@mims: Snort. RT @TheOnion: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/w1P1Cemy
@TheOnion on Twitter
@TheOnion: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
]]> <![CDATA[From Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:41:12 -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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@mccanner on Twitter
@mccanner: “@katz: Guy who painted Facebook HQ walls opted to be paid in stock... How much will he be worth? http://t.co/mTQtXHZc " Much.
@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
@GreatDismal on Twitter
@GreatDismal: Artist David Choe could bank $200m from shares in Facebook he took over cash for his office murals. http://t.co/H8zsw99B via @gagedesoto
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @nytjim: Amazing story of graffiti artist David Choe, who painted walls at #Facebook HQ, & will soon be worth $200M http://t.co/knzBdX2w
@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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@mhelft on Twitter
@mhelft: Wow. Artist who painted murals at FB early on is now worth $200 M: http://t.co/TRf97M5e
@seanbonner on Twitter
@seanbonner: So @davidchoe's Facebook stock is going to be worth upward of $200M. Boom! http://t.co/2y8TN3Pd /via @katz
@torrez on Twitter
@torrez: The next season of David Choe’s “Thumbs Up” is going to be awesome http://t.co/UTxqeMN6
@dan_munz on Twitter
@dan_munz: Guy who painted Facebook HQ walls opted to be paid in stock rather than cash. How much will he be worth? http://t.co/jUxN9EHs
@ckanal on Twitter
@ckanal: RT @nytjim: Amazing story of graffiti artist David Choe, who painted walls at #Facebook HQ, & will soon be worth $200M http://t.co/Sdh8VPCb
@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
@jyarow on Twitter
@jyarow: RT @romenesko: Graffiti artist who took stock instead of cash for painting Facebook walls holds shares worth $200M. http://t.co/kXUvebiq
@nytjim on Twitter
@nytjim: Amazing story of graffiti artist David Choe, who painted walls at #Facebook HQ, & will soon be worth $200M. http://t.co/hljI84Y1
@HirokoTabuchi on Twitter
@HirokoTabuchi: For Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches http://t.co/gw5jaqYm Artist paid in FB stock for decorating first headquarters now worth $200m
@nytimesbusiness on Twitter
@nytimesbusiness: From Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches http://t.co/uKm4x4U9
@jasoncfry on Twitter
@jasoncfry: This sounds bubble-y. MT @romenesko: Artist who took stock over cash for painting Facebook walls has $200M in shares. http://t.co/ip3sJbcT
]]> <![CDATA[Registration Statement on Form S-1]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:39:10 -0800 sec.gov
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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
@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
@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
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@mollywood on Twitter
@mollywood: Other S-1 takeaways: FB is serious about developing for mobile but worried it can't monetize it effectively. #FBIPO http://t.co/PtIACFvd
@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
@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
@charlesarthur on Twitter
@charlesarthur: Facebook’s S-1 http://t.co/Y9asfdnR Don’t all go there at.. oh, whatever
@loic on Twitter
@loic: $3.7 billion in revenue! Facebook Registration Statement on Form S-1 http://t.co/KLbJLpnd
@jonathanglick on Twitter
@jonathanglick: The Facebook S-1: http://t.co/dE79F6bC Analysts, start your engines.
@dannysullivan on Twitter
@dannysullivan: Yes, the Facebook IPO S-1 is here http://t.co/sS6aN9wg
@CNETNews on Twitter
@CNETNews: Facebook S-1 is out http://t.co/ZpVj8JEw Story coming soon at http://t.co/1q2TkQ7W
]]> <![CDATA[Longform App for iPad]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:31:43 -0800 longformapp.com
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@anildash on Twitter
@anildash: Introducing Longform for the iPad: http://t.co/WpT25Ogb The best writing on the web—without the web. // @longformapp
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: this is v neat. RT @longform Introducing Longform for the iPad: http://t.co/9IObotaG The best writing on the web—without the web.
@jonst0kes on Twitter
@jonst0kes: In tangential connection with the previous link (http://t.co/GfmmvX3E), see also http://t.co/CCSQNyRk.
@jonst0kes on Twitter
@jonst0kes: Good stuff. RT @nickbilton: This nifty new reading app serves up the best articles on the web—without the web. http://t.co/FVB2Jqh1
@nickbilton on Twitter
@nickbilton: This nifty new reading app serves up the best articles on the web—without the web. http://t.co/pLqj7tK6
@jennydeluxe on Twitter
@jennydeluxe: this is v neat. RT @longform Introducing Longform for the iPad: http://t.co/9IObotaG The best writing on the web—without the web.
@longform on Twitter
@longform: Introducing Longform for the iPad: http://t.co/WpT25Ogb The best writing on the web—without the web. // @longformapp
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@jackshafer on Twitter
@jackshafer: RT @joepompeo: @Longform's iPad app now live: http://t.co/hJYihVRm ICYMI, some details on the offering from @maxlinsky: http://t.co/n1rPbTt4
@katiefehren on Twitter
@katiefehren: RT @jennydeluxe: this is neat. RT @longform Introducing Longform for iPad: http://t.co/izBaUz0u The best writing on the web without the web
@stephcliff on Twitter
@stephcliff: Good idea, & accessible offline. MT @nytimesbits Nifty new reading app serves up the best articles on web—w/o the web. http://t.co/4UT9T81y
@nytimesbits on Twitter
@nytimesbits: This nifty new reading app serves up the best articles on the web—without the web. http://t.co/q7U923IV
]]> <![CDATA[Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox as its first White House correspondent | The Cutline - Yahoo! News]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:25:00 -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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@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
@WestWingReport on Twitter
@WestWingReport: 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
@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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@bartongellman on Twitter
@bartongellman: RT @DavidChalian Big day at Yahoo! News. @OKnox joins the team as our 1st White House correspondent. http://t.co/G0RGWc7b // thrilled!
@vb2b on Twitter
@vb2b: Big catch RT @ptaillandier: Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox (@oknox, from #AFP) as its first White House correspondent http://t.co/Ivkyqtz2
@AdamSerwer on Twitter
@AdamSerwer: Woo @OKnox! RT @joshtpm Big congrats to my friend Olivier Knox http://t.co/YQPMbCSV
@joshtpm on Twitter
@joshtpm: Big congrats to my friend Olivier Knox http://t.co/XvjqntPU
@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
]]> <![CDATA[Big Media Is About To Pull The Plug On Newt Gingrich]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 02:22:34 -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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@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
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@robcurley on Twitter
@robcurley: Not sure it'll happen this way, but outcome will be same: "Big Media Is About To Pull The Plug On Newt Gingrich" -- http://t.co/vwojSQV6
@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.
@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
@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[Facebook Said to Be Planning for I.P.O. Filing on Wednesday - NYTimes.com]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:10:12 -0800 dealbook.nytimes.com - By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Facebook plans to file the prospectus for its initial public offering on Wednesday and has picked Morgan Stanley to lead the company's long-awaited stock sale.
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@tcarmody on Twitter
@tcarmody: Facebook Said to Be Planning for I.P.O. Filing on Wednesday - $5 billion float, may go up. http://t.co/C9NRoPYZ
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: NYT points out that the $5B number for Facebook IPO is just for filing purposes and could easily be expanded: http://t.co/OAvto04L
@nickbilton on Twitter
@nickbilton: NYT - Facebook Plans to File $5 Billion I.P.O. on Wednesday: http://t.co/cVkk3lcJ
@dealbook on Twitter
@dealbook: Facebook Plans to File $5 Billion I.P.O. on Wednesday http://t.co/JoO2hOBz
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@Joshmedia on Twitter
@Joshmedia: Looks like facebook is filing for its IPO wednesday. Never wanted to read a prospectus more in my life! http://t.co/EqCmX60X
@robhof on Twitter
@robhof: Facebook to file for $5 billion+ IPO Wednesday morning http://t.co/tLOKvoHK Here's what to look for: http://t.co/m18sAnWI #facebook #ipo
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: DealBook: Facebook Reported Set to File $5 Billion I.P.O. on Wednesday http://t.co/PBkEi1zK
@nytimesbusiness on Twitter
@nytimesbusiness: DealBook: Facebook Reported Set to File $5 Billion I.P.O. on Wednesday http://t.co/JWIp6uKk
@Kiteaton on Twitter
@Kiteaton: NYT - Facebook Plans to File $5 Billion I.P.O. on Wednesday: http://t.co/cVkk3lcJ
@GlennF on Twitter
@GlennF: NYT - Facebook Plans to File $5 Billion I.P.O. on Wednesday: http://t.co/cVkk3lcJ
]]> <![CDATA[Be Better at Twitter: The Definitive, Data-Driven Guide - Megan Garber - Technology - The Atlantic]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:07:10 -0800 theatlantic.com - Megan Garber
A study based on 43,000 responses to Tweets found precisely what people like -- and loathe -- about microblog posts. If you could construct, algorithmically, the Most Annoying Tweet Imaginable, it might look something like this: BREAKING: Last week I had a #sandwich that was SO HORRIBLE, it made me want to #scream. Seriously, why can't they make better #sandwiches? -- Megan Garber (@megangarber) January 31, 2012 The Most Annoying Tweet Imaginable, in other words, would be overly long. It wo...  show all text
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@kouroshk on Twitter
@kouroshk: How to Tweet well. I'm gonna try to adhere to "thou shall not annoy." http://t.co/mIJ21sr0
@NiemanLab on Twitter
@NiemanLab: "Self-promotion, rather than being a Twitter turn-off, can actually be an added value" http://t.co/LOH91BOw
@lheron on Twitter
@lheron: Be Better at Twitter: The Definitive, Data-Driven Guide (interesting write-up by @megangarber) http://t.co/ck9mDNyX
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@gapingvoid on Twitter
@gapingvoid: Be Better at Twitter: The Definitive, Data-Driven Guide - http://t.co/eGhCP3EF
@TheAtlantic on Twitter
@TheAtlantic: A simple, data-driven guide to not being terrible at Twitter http://t.co/aP1lexF2
@megangarber on Twitter
@megangarber: Headline I wish I had thought of, via @tylermachado: "Science now confirms the crappiness of crappy tweets." http://t.co/zwz06Tx3
@andrewphelps on Twitter
@andrewphelps: @megangarber Good God, gotta be a record. RT @NiemanLabFuego: Be Better at Twitter: The Definitive, Data-Driven Guide http://t.co/tgO8OTQY
@andrewphelps on Twitter
@andrewphelps: If you could construct, algorithmically, the Most Annoying Tweet Imaginable, it might look something like this: http://t.co/7ZvGRDFB
]]> <![CDATA[Facebook Shrinks Its IPO, Plans To File Tomorrow Morning]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:23:53 -0800 businessinsider.com - Nicholas Carlson
Facebook will file to go public tomorrow morning, IFR reports. Facebook was expected to try and raise $10 billion, but IFR says that number has been reduced to $5 billion. The plan is to see how that goes and possibly raise more later. Facebook is playing a psychological trick here, hoping to stir up demand for its stock by limiting supply. Facebook's expected valuation remains somewhere between $75 billion and $100 billion. IFR says banks on the deal include: "Morgan Stanley in the coveted lead  show all text
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@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Latest news is that #Facebook is filing its IPO tomorrow morning & shrinking the offering from $10B to $5B http://t.co/R5a47NXB #Scarcity!
@hblodget on Twitter
@hblodget: Facebook shrinks IPO size to $5 Billion, picks Morgan Stanley as lead, reports IFRE http://t.co/XcshohxY
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@Bill_Gross on Twitter
@Bill_Gross: Latest news is that #Facebook is filing its IPO tomorrow morning & shrinking the offering from $10B to $5B http://t.co/R5a47NXB #Scarcity!
@martinvars on Twitter
@martinvars: Facebook Shrinks Its IPO, Plans To File Tomorrow Morning by @nichcarlson http://t.co/QY5B10Vm
@SAI on Twitter
@SAI: Facebook Shrinks Its IPO, Plans To File Tomorrow Morning by @nichcarlson http://t.co/QY5B10Vm
@nichcarlson on Twitter
@nichcarlson: Facebook Shrinks Its IPO, Plans To File Tomorrow Morning http://t.co/aza0Tdin
@delong on Twitter
@delong: Facebook shrinks IPO size to $5 Billion, picks Morgan Stanley as lead, reports IFRE http://t.co/XcshohxY
@SAI on Twitter
@SAI: REPORT: Facebook To File For A Smaller-Than-Expected IPO Tomorrow Morning by @nichcarlson http://t.co/QY5B10Vm
@nichcarlson on Twitter
@nichcarlson: REPORT: Facebook To File For A Smaller-Than-Expected IPO Tomorrow Morning http://t.co/aza0Tdin
]]> <![CDATA[Why Has Andreessen Horowitz Raised $2.7B in 3 Years? // ben's blog]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:01:21 -0800 bhorowitz.com - Ben Horowitz
Man, have you ever really wondered Like why are we here? What the meaning of all this? —Outkast, Church Since Marc and I founded Andreessen Horowitz three years ago, we have raised $2.7 billion. That statement begs a few questions. The two most obvious are: Why did such a new venture capital firm raise so much money? How did such a new venture capital firm raise so much money? To get to the answers, it’s useful to go back to the original motivation for starting Andreessen Horowitz. After raisi...  show all text
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Why Has Andreessen Horowitz Raised $2.7B in 3 Years? (@bhorowitz / ben&apos;s blog) http://t.co/xb4QprKA http://t.co/jz4Mbgfj
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@newsycombinator on Twitter
@newsycombinator: Why Has Andreessen Horowitz Raised $2.7B in 3 Years? http://t.co/TphIpAnX
@billbarhydt on Twitter
@billbarhydt: RT @BHorowitz: Why Has Andreessen Horowitz Raised $2.7B in 3 Years? http://t.co/fGhMmK7t #BecauseTheyCan
@davemcclure on Twitter
@davemcclure: RT @BHorowitz: Why Has Andreessen Horowitz Raised $2.7B in 3 Years? http://t.co/fGhMmK7t #BecauseTheyCan
@adnys on Twitter
@adnys: Why Has Andreessen Horowitz Raised $2.7B in 3 Years? @bhorowitz explains: http://t.co/kp2g9X6n #divemedia
@kentgoldman on Twitter
@kentgoldman: A phenomenal read. All the venture community should aspire to support founders this way. http://t.co/hhxR3ftD via @bhorowitz
@atul on Twitter
@atul: Why Has Andreessen Horowitz Raised $2.7B in 3 Years? http://t.co/vuL8LVQ4 via @bhorowitz $$
]]> <![CDATA[Jonah Peretti and Ben Smith Hire Gizmodo's Matt Buchanan for BuzzFeed - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:14:11 -0800 allthingsd.com - Peter Kafka
Do we need more Web sites writing about tech? Yes, yes we do. Which is good, because here’s another one: BuzzFeed, the online publishing start-up that’s the toast of people who like to write about online publishing start-ups, is adding a tech section run by Gizmodo star Matt Buchanan. This follows a now-familiar pattern we’ve seen from BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti. Last month, Peretti brought on Politico star Ben Smith to start up the site’s political coverage and to run its overall editorial ope...  show all text
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: BuzzFeed Bulks Up Again, With a Tech Section Run By Gizmodo's Matt Buchanan (@pkafka / AllThingsD) http://t.co/fR3ZSXdK http://t.co/YhNPVZ1s
@mat on Twitter
@mat: So sad to be losing @mattbuchanan to BuzzFeed: http://t.co/6v1F9ERs But great get for those guys. Congratulations, matt
@mat on Twitter
@mat: Congrats to @mattbuchanan, who'll make @BuzzFeed's tech and coffee coverage second to none. http://t.co/PnLXkmpq
@erikmal on Twitter
@erikmal: Congrats to @mattbuchanan, who'll make @BuzzFeed's tech and coffee coverage second to none. http://t.co/PnLXkmpq
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@steverubel on Twitter
@steverubel: Watch this space. Met with Jonah Peretti last week -> Buzzfeed Hires Gizmodo's Matt Buchanan - AllThingsD http://t.co/eyIORK5o
@garyvee on Twitter
@garyvee: buzzfeed is hot http://t.co/PvQ1ro32 everyday I hear more and more and see more and more around these guys
@cpen on Twitter
@cpen: well, the cat has been torn out of the bag and very possibly dismembered. the very kind @pkafka on what I'm doing next: http://t.co/2N5QczZ9
@mattbuchanan on Twitter
@mattbuchanan: well, the cat has been torn out of the bag and very possibly dismembered. the very kind @pkafka on what I'm doing next: http://t.co/2N5QczZ9
]]> <![CDATA[Helen Gurley Brown Gives $30 Million for Media Innovation at Columbia and Stanford - NYTimes.com]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:42:49 -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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@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
@NiemanLab on Twitter
@NiemanLab: The former editor of Cosmo has donated $30 million for media innovation at Columbia, Stanford http://t.co/6e6wt14y
@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
@tcarmody on Twitter
@tcarmody: Columbia, Stanford say they're trying to build a bridge between journalists & computer scientists, between East & West: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE
@ejacqui on Twitter
@ejacqui: $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
@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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@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
@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
@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
@Revkin on Twitter
@Revkin: Helen Gurley Brown gives $30 million for joint @stanfordeng @columbiajourn center for media innovation. http://t.co/JI1CuXB8 #wjchat
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: With a $30 million donation, Columbia and Stanford announce a joint center for media innovation: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE #cujbrown
@samgustin on Twitter
@samgustin: Helen Gurley Brown Gives $30 Million for Media Innovation at Columbia and Stanford: http://t.co/S3WbSrCr
@dansinker on Twitter
@dansinker: $30 million for journalism innovation to be split between Stanford and Columbia. HOLY CRAP: http://t.co/jsnHvRnL
]]> <![CDATA[A Glimpse of Murdoch Unbound]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:59:49 -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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@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
@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…
@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
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @carr2n: 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome ... and acquits himself nicely http://t.co/8gCNfIzt 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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@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
@PeterHimler on Twitter
@PeterHimler: RT @carr2n 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome...and acquits himself nicely http://t.co/ohIEEdna My column on @RupertMurdoch
@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
@nbj914 on Twitter
@nbj914: .@Carr2n digs into Murdoch's Twitter account: http://t.co/Vk7roLqx
@nytimesbusiness on Twitter
@nytimesbusiness: The Media Equation: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch’s Mind http://t.co/D9TzJrgz
@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]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:04:47 -0800 nytimes.com - By JULIE BOSMAN
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@carr2n on Twitter
@carr2n: B&N's fight: "like ‘The Road,' a post-apocalyptic world w/publishers pushing shopping carts down BW.” http://t.co/Z65BlK6Y @juliebosman
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: Barnes & Noble killed off little bookstores, now in a digital battle for its life http://t.co/TZ94hs3j
@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
@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
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: Barnes & Noble, Taking On Amazon in the Fight of Its Life (@julienyt / New York Times) http://t.co/sXIHauGL http://t.co/E9PiY5q1
@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
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@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
@katelaurielee on Twitter
@katelaurielee: Bad news. It crumbled long ago. @tcarmody: Without Barnes & Noble, the publishers’ marketing proposition crumbles" http://t.co/8dPFbXsX
@MediaReDEF on Twitter
@MediaReDEF: Barnes & Noble, Taking On Amazon in the Fight of Its Life http://t.co/wEJDSqYc /via @MediaReDEF
@Kiteaton on Twitter
@Kiteaton: 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
@MarkGhuneim on Twitter
@MarkGhuneim: The Bookstore’s Last Stand - http://t.co/aOzObIiK (NYT - Barnes & Noble, Taking On Amazon in the Fight of Its Life)
@jafurtado on Twitter
@jafurtado: The Bookstore’s Last Stand, By JULIE BOSMAN /NYT http://t.co/gcXVdh0S
@BoraZ on Twitter
@BoraZ: RT @mireyamayor: A NYT must-read for anyone in publishing. http://t.co/lqv4Do19
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: Barnes & Noble, Taking On Amazon in the Fight of Its Life http://t.co/3EZXPLrk
@edge on Twitter
@edge: There is a sense of unease about the long-term fate of Barnes & Noble - NYTimes "The Bookstore's Last Stand" http://t.co/0SMeNFPn
]]> <![CDATA[Twitter’s censorship is a gray box of shame, but not for Twitter | Paul Smalera]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:42:54 -0800 blogs.reuters.com - Paul Smalera
Twitter’s announcement this week that it was going to enable country-specific censorship of posts is arousing fury around the Internet. Commentators, activists, protesters and netizens have said it’s “very bad news” and claim to be “#outraged”. Bianca Jagger, for one, asked how to go about boycotting Twitter, on Twitter, according to the New York Times. (Step one might be… well, never mind.) The critics have settled on #TwitterBlackout: all day on Saturday the 28th, they promised to not tweet, ...  show all text
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@smalera on Twitter
@smalera: RT @dickc: "the most thoughtful, honest and realistic policy to come out of a technology company in a long time" http://t.co/biYyTbxx
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: "the most thoughtful, honest and realistic policy to come out of a technology company in a long time" via @smalera http://t.co/R6dzzZty
@dickc on Twitter
@dickc: "the most thoughtful, honest and realistic policy to come out of a technology company in a long time" via @smalera http://t.co/R6dzzZty
@ReutersOpinion on Twitter
@ReutersOpinion: "Twitter’s policy ... is the most thoughtful, honest & realistic policy to come out of a tech company in a long time." http://t.co/kVszWIfl
@smalera on Twitter
@smalera: "Twitter’s policy ... is the most thoughtful, honest & realistic policy to come out of a tech company in a long time." http://t.co/kVszWIfl
@ReutersOpinion on Twitter
@ReutersOpinion: Censorship is a gray box of shame, but not for @Twitter cc: @jack http://t.co/UkTN6Nwo
@smalera on Twitter
@smalera: Censorship is a gray box of shame, but not for @Twitter cc: @jack http://t.co/UkTN6Nwo
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@Glinner on Twitter
@Glinner: Twitter's brilliant move. (To be fair to the #twitterblackout people, the initial announcement could have been clearer) http://t.co/y9hOSulG
@cpen on Twitter
@cpen: "the most thoughtful, honest and realistic policy to come out of a technology company in a long time" via @smalera http://t.co/R6dzzZty
@seanbonner on Twitter
@seanbonner: "Twitter’s policy ... is the most thoughtful, honest & realistic policy to come out of a tech company in a long time." http://t.co/kVszWIfl
@EricaAmerica on Twitter
@EricaAmerica: Twitter’s censorship is a gray box of shame, but not for Twitter | Paul Smalera http://t.co/WJDPtbv1
@kvox on Twitter
@kvox: "the most thoughtful, honest and realistic policy to come out of a technology company in a long time" via @smalera http://t.co/R6dzzZty
@mgrooves on Twitter
@mgrooves: Reuters op ed: Twitter’s censorship is a gray box of shame, but not for Twitter | @smalera http://t.co/UfsXmQi5
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: "Twitter’s policy ... is the most thoughtful, honest & realistic policy to come out of a tech company in a long time." http://t.co/kVszWIfl
@dens on Twitter
@dens: "Twitter’s policy ... is the most thoughtful, honest & realistic policy to come out of a tech company in a long time." http://t.co/kVszWIfl
]]> <![CDATA[NBC News Asks Romney Campaign to Remove Ad - NYTimes.com]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:12:52 -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?
@raypride on Twitter
@raypride: RT @dangillmor: NBC and Tom Brokaw are essentially dismissing their own journalism as irrelevant to history: http://t.co/HRWTMF9p
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: NBC News Asks Romney Campaign to Remove Ad (@jwpetersnyt / The Caucus) http://t.co/bf5I8zSA http://t.co/zaWWJWqr
@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
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@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
@delong on Twitter
@delong: 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
@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
@nytimespolitics on Twitter
@nytimespolitics: The Caucus: NBC News asks Romney Campaign to Remove Ad http://t.co/a7KP7IIw
]]> <![CDATA[In Nonstop Whirlwind of G.O.P. Campaigns, Twitter Is a Critical Tool]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:26:00 -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
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: Hashtag battles on the campaign trail. http://t.co/g4Ab7Ygh
@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
@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
@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
@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
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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
@ccadelago on Twitter
@ccadelago: In nonstop whirlwind of G.O.P. campaigns, twitter is a critical tool http://t.co/7Mnq11f5
@atul on Twitter
@atul: "Twitter has changed the whole way that politics works."... http://t.co/Ej5IHWLs
@semil on Twitter
@semil: "Twitter has changed the whole way that politics works."... http://t.co/Ej5IHWLs
@ljthornton on Twitter
@ljthornton: 2012 Election: "starkly defined by Twitter" http://t.co/vuNC0Cgu
@kvox on Twitter
@kvox: Twitter Is a Critical Tool in Republican Campaigns http://t.co/uvvfaJ9h
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: Twitter Is a Critical Tool in Republican Campaigns http://t.co/uvvfaJ9h
]]> <![CDATA[Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:41:27 -0800 nytimes.com - By SOMINI SENGUPTA
Twitter’s announcement that it would agree to block certain messages in countries where they were deemed illegal prompted outcry, argument and even calls for a boycott.
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@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: NYTimes on Twitter Controversy: Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage http://t.co/Qp57YrUk
@Mlsif on Twitter
@Mlsif: I wonder why the NYTimes links to tweets but not to @techsoc's blog in this story on Twitter and censorship http://t.co/YtypDSBY
@NYT_JenPreston on Twitter
@NYT_JenPreston: @HRMargo It is being discussed right now. Here's @sominisengupta's @nytimes story here http://t.co/SXl0mxwV
@NYT_JenPreston on Twitter
@NYT_JenPreston: .@ericcarvin asks @ericaamerica about new Twitter censorship policy causing #outrage. Background here: http://t.co/SXl0mxwV
@anildash on Twitter
@anildash: Tim Wu suggests something might need to "take Twitter's place as a political tool" http://t.co/ilu5muQO
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Tim Wu suggests something might need to "take Twitter's place as a political tool" http://t.co/ilu5muQO
@SocialMedia411 on Twitter
@SocialMedia411: When Twitter Blocks Tweets, It’s Outrage (NYT): http://t.co/5Moi7vgQ
@stevesilberman on Twitter
@stevesilberman: NYT on the Twitter censorship flap. http://t.co/VSJynWb9
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@sivavaid on Twitter
@sivavaid: I wonder why the NYTimes links to tweets but not to @techsoc's blog in this story on Twitter and censorship http://t.co/YtypDSBY
@jackschofield on Twitter
@jackschofield: Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage, reports the @NYTimes http://t.co/LXTLWb2f
@ljthornton on Twitter
@ljthornton: Interesting. RT @mathewi: Tim Wu suggests something might need to "take Twitter's place as a political tool" http://t.co/FggwU0Dm
@SteveCase on Twitter
@SteveCase: When Twitter Blocks Tweets, It’s #Outrage (@NYTimes) http://t.co/MCanY1qN "A coming-of-age moment" #TwitterBlackout
@JadAbumrad on Twitter
@JadAbumrad: Good NYT article on the Twitter censorship situ http://t.co/uVTIPWQJ (via @stevesilberman)
@k8iedid on Twitter
@k8iedid: and here we are “@michaelroston: 2 newspaper headlines with hashtags http://t.co/JXkuKBC0 and http://t.co/GF92YCh8 ht @dansinker”
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: When Twitter Blocks Tweets, It’s #Outrage http://t.co/IsKA54lc
]]> <![CDATA[At Twitter, The Future is You!]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:26:41 -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
@pkedrosky on Twitter
@pkedrosky: Whoa, best recruiting video ever: At Twitter, The Future is You! http://t.co/46MHEoHk /via @elunt
@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
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@dougw on Twitter
@dougw: Come @jointheflock. We make the best recruiting videos in the world. http://t.co/jyr44i3k
@andrewphelps on Twitter
@andrewphelps: Twitter makes the best/worst recruiting video of all time. http://t.co/hfMIVOwK So funny.
@k on Twitter
@k: The team that makes Twitter videos really outdid themselves this time. Amazing. http://t.co/O6leRWyU cc: @briggles
@satyap on Twitter
@satyap: You WILL want to @jointheflock after seeing this video http://t.co/1z8TO2ef
@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
@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
@KatieS on Twitter
@KatieS: Whoa, best recruiting video ever: At Twitter, The Future is You! http://t.co/46MHEoHk /via @elunt
@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
@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
]]> <![CDATA[Why Twitter’s new policy is helpful for free-speech advocates | technosociology]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:43:43 -0800 technosociology.org - zeynep
I know many people are upset with Twitter’s announcement that it will now be able to block tweets country by country. There has been a lot of excellent writing / reporting on the content explaining that this is not as bad as it looks. (Check out good posts by my friend Jillian York here or Alex Howard here). My initial reaction upon a cursory reading of the announcement was also that it wasn’t too bad, given the alternatives. However I’ve since looked at the policy in more detail and my conclus...  show all text
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@Mlsif on Twitter
@Mlsif: Smart (as always) post by @techsoc on why Twitter's new policy is actually good for free speech online http://t.co/HkpLGGAL
@mediagazer on Twitter
@mediagazer: Why Twitter's new policy is helpful for free-speech advocates (@techsoc / technosociology) http://t.co/X6t1hpQ9 http://t.co/NJu6UsJl
@lheron on Twitter
@lheron: Twitter’s new micro-censorship policy is actually helpful for free-speech advocates, @techsoc writes http://t.co/aopFB9Zp
@bijan on Twitter
@bijan: Why Twitter’s new policy is helpful for free-speech advocates http://t.co/t0O39Qsz
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: RT @techsoc: Blog: "Why @Twitter's new policy is helpful for free-speech advocates." http://t.co/Cv5nPvv5
@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Why Twitter's new policy is helpful for free-speech advocates (@techsoc / technosociology) http://t.co/cb1iqy3F http://t.co/Mpq6Y4be
@dickc on Twitter
@dickc: Why Twitter’s new policy is helpful to free-speech advocates, writes @techsoc: http://t.co/lRo1Zolg
@jeffjarvis on Twitter
@jeffjarvis: @jeffjarvis @mathewi I've been involved in free-speech issues most of my life & I think Twitter's policy is great.Blog: http://t.co/fjLBj5bS
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Why Twitter’s new policy is helpful to free-speech advocates, writes @techsoc: http://t.co/lRo1Zolg
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@kvox on Twitter
@kvox: Why Twitter’s new policy is helpful to free-speech advocates, writes @techsoc: http://t.co/lRo1Zolg
@jilliancyork on Twitter
@jilliancyork: "I don't think it's helpful if we don't recognize a good policy when we see one" says @techsoc re: Twitter - http://t.co/yp3oTfB4
@techsoc on Twitter
@techsoc: @xeni It's weird for me to defend a company so hard but If I were a govt I'd see TW policy as the middle finger. Blog: http://t.co/fjLBj5bS
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: Why Twitter’s new policy is helpful to free-speech advocates, writes @techsoc: http://t.co/lRo1Zolg
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: Another post that should be translated to Arabic about Twitter's censorship is this one by @techsoc http://t.co/ekkVBFjA
@techsoc on Twitter
@techsoc: @jeffjarvis @mathewi I've been involved in free-speech issues most of my life & I think Twitter's policy is great.Blog: http://t.co/fjLBj5bS
@techsoc on Twitter
@techsoc: @davewiner Just blogged and tried to explain here: http://t.co/fjLBj5bS. Twitter's policy is actually a model of how this should work.
@techsoc on Twitter
@techsoc: Blog: "Why @Twitter's new policy is helpful for free-speech advocates." http://t.co/fjLBj5bS
]]> <![CDATA[For $2 a Star, an Online Retailer Gets 5-Star Product Reviews]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:08:20 -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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@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
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@qhardy on Twitter
@qhardy: For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews on Amazon: http://t.co/ycK8xffR
@LindaStone on Twitter
@LindaStone: RT @nickbilton: For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews on Amazon: http://t.co/jE7oq6y9
@Bill_Gross on Twitter
@Bill_Gross: Retailers buy 5-Star Reviews for $2 Per Star: http://t.co/4CGdHf0p That's much less than politicians pay per vote.
@PD_Smith on Twitter
@PD_Smith: RT @palafo: Pay-to-praise: RT @counternotions: You go to Amazon for its reviews, right? Well… http://t.co/sBG01WI7
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews http://t.co/7cdK17jU
@nytimesbusiness on Twitter
@nytimesbusiness: For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews http://t.co/1r1wLSwK
]]> <![CDATA[Dear Google: Crappy Results Like This Don't Give The Impression You Care About Search]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:39:15 -0800 searchengineland.com - Danny Sullivan
The debate about what should — and shouldn’t — show in a Google search result for “santorum” has been well-documented, at this point. But I’d like to use this now famous search to illustrate something else: how it appears Google is taking its eye off the ball of... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Dear Google: Crappy Results Like This Don't Give The Impression You Care About Search... http://t.co/6afzCZvC http://t.co/tEz0BYaz
@mat on Twitter
@mat: "Google has spent so much time and energy shoving Google+ into seemingly every nook and cranny…" http://t.co/AA8bw89e (The Search decline)
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@evgenymorozov on Twitter
@evgenymorozov: Dear Google: Crappy Results Like This Don't Give The Impression You Care About Search http://t.co/xyZOeyy3
@mhelft on Twitter
@mhelft: Harsh criticism of Google frm respected voice: Crappy Results Like This Don't Give The Impression You Care About Search http://t.co/7SEX6XMS
@atul on Twitter
@atul: wow. http://t.co/mQt2jYMx "Dear Google: Crappy Results Like This Don’t Give The Impression You Care About Search" via @dannysullivan
@fxshaw on Twitter
@fxshaw: wow. http://t.co/mQt2jYMx "Dear Google: Crappy Results Like This Don’t Give The Impression You Care About Search" via @dannysullivan
@R on Twitter
@R: When search rock-star @dannysullivan writes about how crappy Google search results are, I hope they listen.. http://t.co/cXMpb5QT
@dannysullivan on Twitter
@dannysullivan: Dear Google: Crappy Results Like This Don't Give The Impression You Care About Search http://t.co/odegNPJD
]]> <![CDATA[Twitter will censor tweets, but will try really hard not to — Tech News and Analysis]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:17:44 -0800 gigaom.com - Mathew Ingram
Twitter said Thursday that it has made changes to its network that will allow it to remove tweets in a specific country if required to do so by law, but assured users that it will try hard to avoid having to do so because “the tweets must flow” — and said it will be as transparent as possible if and when it has to remove something. The company said laws around what content is legal to distribute differ from country to country, and the new system will allow it to remove tweets only for users in a  show all text
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@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Twitter says it will censor tweets if it has to, but will try really hard not to: http://t.co/7rkLVlqc
@davewiner on Twitter
@davewiner: Twitter will censor tweets, but will try really hard not to. http://t.co/G7371Y96
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: new from me at GigaOM: "Twitter will censor tweets, but will try really hard not to" http://t.co/zjB7sylR
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@bobbiejohnson on Twitter
@bobbiejohnson: Twitter won't censor messages… except when it will: http://t.co/QTBq30dk
@jilliancyork on Twitter
@jilliancyork: Twitter will censor tweets, but will try really hard not to — @mathewi - http://t.co/EpiI0BXh
@jafurtado on Twitter
@jafurtado: @mathewi: new from me at GigaOM: "Twitter will censor tweets, but will try really hard not to" http://t.co/XvfAYLnO
@gigaom on Twitter
@gigaom: Twitter will censor tweets, but will try really hard not to http://t.co/2Ro5wIJi
@om on Twitter
@om: new from me at GigaOM: "Twitter will censor tweets, but will try really hard not to" http://t.co/zjB7sylR
]]> <![CDATA[Twitter Blog: Tweets still must flow]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:57:42 -0800 blog.twitter.com - twitter
One year ago, we posted "The Tweets Must Flow," in which we said, “The open exchange of information can have a positive global impact … almost every country in the world agrees that freedom of expression is a human right. Many countries also agree that freedom of expression carries with it responsibilities and has limits.” As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression. Some differ so much from our ideas th...  show all text
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@harrisj on Twitter
@harrisj: I've decided to ask I can use Twitter's new country-blocks to deny all my tweets to Andorra. http://t.co/69TTOQLB They know what they did.
@lheron on Twitter
@lheron: Twitter now may withhold certain tweets from users in specific countries http://t.co/13aQAw8q h/t @producermatthew
@raypride on Twitter
@raypride: Twitter on ethical business: "Some [countries] differ so much from our ideas that we will not be able to exist there." http://t.co/e8Thd3mK
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Twitter says it may have to remove tweets in certain countries, but will try to be transparent about it: http://t.co/MtglJ3Bt
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@nytimesbits on Twitter
@nytimesbits: Twitter will block content in certain countries, due to "different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression." http://t.co/H0n7fAyn
@ceciliakang on Twitter
@ceciliakang: Twitter: we're now able to block tweets from reaching certain countries: http://t.co/fDHxriTw via @twitter
@emilysteel on Twitter
@emilysteel: Twitter will now be able to censor tweets in certain countries: http://t.co/T42thH55
@jackshafer on Twitter
@jackshafer: Germany&France need to get w/ the program MT @ProducerMatthew Twitter agrees 2 censor certain tweets in some countries http://t.co/eDicEwdM
@nancyscola on Twitter
@nancyscola: Twitter announces new "ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country." http://t.co/YGPUPWux (via @phoebedoris)
@mgrooves on Twitter
@mgrooves: "We try to keep content up ... and be transparent w/ users when we can't. Tweets must continue to flow." http://t.co/icV9r8lg
@kvox on Twitter
@kvox: "We try to keep content up ... and be transparent w/ users when we can't. Tweets must continue to flow." http://t.co/icV9r8lg
@magicandrew on Twitter
@magicandrew: "We try to keep content up ... and be transparent w/ users when we can't. Tweets must continue to flow." http://t.co/icV9r8lg
@amac on Twitter
@amac: "We try to keep content up ... and be transparent w/ users when we can't. Tweets must continue to flow." http://t.co/icV9r8lg
]]> <![CDATA[Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:09:04 -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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@pourmecoffee on Twitter
@pourmecoffee: Brutal, bleak NYT look at conditions for iPad factory workers. http://t.co/MQZfJ0Kq
@harrisj on Twitter
@harrisj: The heartwrenching followup to the wknd's NYT iPhone blockbuster (#longreads) RT @cduhigg: The Human Costs of the iPad http://t.co/i5WO91xS
@lheron on Twitter
@lheron: Part 2 of @cduhigg's #iEconomy series: Apple’s iPad & Human Costs for Workers in China http://t.co/TNvw8Mp4
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@sarahw on Twitter
@sarahw: "And right now, customers care more about a new iPhone than working conditions in China." the problem in a nutshell. http://t.co/nAr6iycv
@andrewphelps on Twitter
@andrewphelps: I know everyone is saying this is a must-read. But it really, really, really is a must-read. http://t.co/h9fwfyBl
@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
@EthanZ on Twitter
@EthanZ: The day Apple becomes world's largest company, @NYTimes exposes terrible conditions of China's iFactories http://t.co/b4VTx7wc
@andrewphelps on Twitter
@andrewphelps: “Most people would still be really disturbed if they saw where their iPhone comes from.” The New York Times reports: http://t.co/h9fwfyBl
@Rosental on Twitter
@Rosental: The day Apple becomes world's largest company, @NYTimes exposes terrible conditions of China's iFactories http://t.co/b4VTx7wc
@yelvington on Twitter
@yelvington: Do working conditions at Foxconn plant in China square w/Steve Job's description of a "nice factory"? http://t.co/xxG2JPPE
@nytjim on Twitter
@nytjim: Do working conditions at Foxconn plant in China square w/Steve Job's description of a "nice factory"? http://t.co/xxG2JPPE
@cduhigg on Twitter
@cduhigg: The Human Costs of the iPad http://t.co/hD5e0Pdv
@nytimesbusiness on Twitter
@nytimesbusiness: Part 2 of @cduhigg's #iEconomy series: Apple’s iPad & Human Costs for Workers in China http://t.co/TNvw8Mp4
@dsilverman on Twitter
@dsilverman: The iEconomy: Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China http://t.co/I8oThKo3
@nytimes on Twitter
@nytimes: 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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