Top News on 'The Twitter Times: margiemcl' http://tweetedtimes.com/margiemcl The Twitter Times is a real-time personalized newspaper generated from your Twitter account en-us Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:55:23 -0800 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:55:23 -0800 <![CDATA[Encouraging Distraction? Classroom Experiments with Mobile Media - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:49:38 -0800 chronicle.com - Prof. Hacker
[This is a guest post by Jason Farman, the author of Mobile Interface Theory: Embodied Space and Locative Media. He is an Assistant Professor of American Studies and Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the University of Maryland, College Park. His website is http://www.jasonfarman.com and he can be found on Twitter at @farman.--@jbj] The University of Maryland, similar to many colleges and universities in the last couple of years, has made headlines for handing out iPads to students. The University...  show all text
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@chronicle: Experimenting with iPads in the classroom: http://t.co/NyrkS7Fz
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@jbpaoletti: My article, "Encouraging Distraction? Classroom Experiments with Mobile Media," was published today in @ProfHacker: http://t.co/jjZToI8V
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@farman: My article, "Encouraging Distraction? Classroom Experiments with Mobile Media," was published today in @ProfHacker: http://t.co/jjZToI8V
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@farman: New post: Guest @farman's students use iPads in "Encouraging Distraction? Classroom Experiments with Mobile Media": http://t.co/4LmufE8o
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@ProfHacker: New post: Guest @farman's students use iPads in "Encouraging Distraction? Classroom Experiments with Mobile Media": http://t.co/4LmufE8o
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@eetempleton: New post: Guest @farman's students use iPads in "Encouraging Distraction? Classroom Experiments with Mobile Media": http://t.co/4LmufE8o
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@adelinekoh: excellent post by @farman on @profhacker http://t.co/Wax1b5DK teaching with 'distracting' devices. thoughts #cultstud #femtheory students?
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@samplereality: New post: Guest @farman's students use iPads in "Encouraging Distraction? Classroom Experiments with Mobile Media": http://t.co/4LmufE8o
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]]> <![CDATA[More about adjuncts — Crooked Timber]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:59:30 -0800 crookedtimber.org - Michael Bérubé
So my first month as president of the Modern Language Association (MLA) has turned out to be surprisingly eventful. After receiving my very own gavel with my name on it and being given access to the nuclear codes,** I returned home from the convention in Seattle to write the president’s welcome letter, the letter announcing the theme for the 2013 convention in Boston, and my first (of four) newsletter columns (soon to be found in an MLA Newsletter near you, and of course on the MLA Web site). I...  show all text
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@mgershovich: Still can't believe the MLA has an honest-to-goodness blogger -- @MichaelBerube1 -- as President. http://t.co/l8XIiobV
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@amandafrench: RT @mkgold: Still can't believe the MLA has an honest-to-goodness blogger -- @MichaelBerube1 -- as President. http://t.co/Qxf8B2F2
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@eetempleton: More on MLA, NFM, @jshbldt, and NTT faculty: http://t.co/EYpeQ1HK. I see @BendProf is there already (and her comment is out of moderation!)
@pmhswe on Twitter
@pmhswe: Wow, great article by @MichaelBerube1 on adjunct labor and crowdsourcing adjunct salaries using a google doc http://t.co/1vxOIBx4
@adelinekoh on Twitter
@adelinekoh: Wow, great article by @MichaelBerube1 on adjunct labor and crowdsourcing adjunct salaries using a google doc http://t.co/1vxOIBx4
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@MLAconvention: new #MLA Pres post on adjunct exploitation and frozen tofu training bags MichaelBerube1 http://t.co/0uBuwwdi #fb
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@rgfeal: new #MLA Pres post on adjunct exploitation and frozen tofu training bags MichaelBerube1 http://t.co/0uBuwwdi #fb
@rgfeal on Twitter
@rgfeal: RT @mkgold: Still can't believe the MLA has an honest-to-goodness blogger -- @MichaelBerube1 -- as President. http://t.co/Qxf8B2F2
@betajames on Twitter
@betajames: Still can't believe the MLA has an honest-to-goodness blogger -- @MichaelBerube1 -- as President. http://t.co/l8XIiobV
@mkgold on Twitter
@mkgold: Still can't believe the MLA has an honest-to-goodness blogger -- @MichaelBerube1 -- as President. http://t.co/l8XIiobV
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@claudiakincaid: More about adjuncts: So my first month as president of the Modern Language Association (MLA) has turned out to b... http://t.co/qGMqrKHT
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@jeffreyjcohen: More about adjuncts: So my first month as president of the Modern Language Association (MLA) has turned out to b... http://t.co/qGMqrKHT
]]> <![CDATA[Stanley Fish and the Digital Humanities | Center for Scholarly Communication & Digital Curation]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:08:04 -0800 cscdc.northwestern.edu - Claire
Ed note: we are very pleased to welcome this guest post by Martin Mueller, professor of English and Classics at Northwestern University. Read more from Martin at his Scalable Reading blog. Is there or should there be a Digital Humanities? My very short answer to both questions is “no” and “no.” In a slightly longer answer I concede that a phrase must be about something if it is gaining currency. For me the something of the term is about the trouble that the humanities have had in absorbing digi...  show all text
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@sramsay: Martin Mueller on Stanley Fish and the Digital Humanities. http://t.co/ANGnXuJy
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@paregorios: Martin Mueller joins Neel Smith on the #voldemort theme (ish): http://t.co/KFZLpXNa
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@brettbobley: I quite enjoyed Martin Mueller's new post, "Stanley Fish and the Digital Humanities": http://t.co/N9a0jFVM
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@JenServenti: RT @NU_CSCDC New guest post by Martin Mueller, 'Stanley Fish and the Digital Humanities' http://t.co/bmObzEsW
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@claireystew: At the Center blog … RT @NU_CSCDC: New guest post by Martin Mueller, 'Stanley Fish and the Digital Humanities' http://t.co/BvJQtT4h
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@blefurgy: "The new insurgents are the Digital Humanists" MT @brettbobley: Martin Mueller "Stanley Fish & the Digital Humanities" http://t.co/D3jQl05X
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@mwidner: RT @brettbobley: I quite enjoyed Martin Mueller's new post, "Stanley Fish and the Digital Humanities": http://t.co/pBZVh7W3 #dhdebates
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@mkgold: RT @brettbobley: I quite enjoyed Martin Mueller's new post, "Stanley Fish and the Digital Humanities": http://t.co/pBZVh7W3 #dhdebates
]]> <![CDATA[Building Programming Tutorials with Codecademy - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:49:54 -0800 chronicle.com - Anastasia Salter
For those learning to code this year, either for professional reasons or to expand personal horizons, Codecademy has been a popular tool. Jason has written about Codecademy as a platform for code-literacy, and I discussed the Codeyear “new year’s resolution” initiative the site launched in January. Now the platform has expanded even further with the addition of tools that allow any user to create new courses and projects in JavaScript, Python and Ruby. Codecademy may not be a substitute for more  show all text
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@jmcclurken: New at @ProfHacker: New post by @anasalter: "Building Programming Tutorials with Codecademy" http://t.co/OHGrDe3Y
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@AnaSalter: My latest @ProfHacker: "Building Programming Tutorials with Codecademy" http://t.co/XTiZC7Ze
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@ProfHacker: New post by @anasalter: "Building Programming Tutorials with Codecademy" http://t.co/iHVBtJ78
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@mwidner: RT ProfHacker: New post by @anasalter: "Building Programming Tutorials with Codecademy" http://t.co/6tkccp6O
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@jbj: New at @ProfHacker: New post by @anasalter: "Building Programming Tutorials with Codecademy" http://t.co/OHGrDe3Y
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@acavender: New post by @anasalter: "Building Programming Tutorials with Codecademy" http://t.co/iHVBtJ78
]]> <![CDATA[Old Post Office to become 250-room Trump hotel - Capital Business Blog - The Washington Post]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:27:59 -0800 washingtonpost.com
The GSA has selected a proposal from Trump Hotel Collection to turn the building into a luxury hotel with at least 250 rooms and a spa.
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@ryancordell: This is depressing / MT @brettbobley: News in the Washington Post: NEH HQ (Old Post Office) to become Trump Hotel. http://t.co/AyU32Mtj
@retius on Twitter
@retius: Gross. RT @lljohnston Agencies like NEA and NEH will have to move, Old Post Office to become 250-room Trump hotel: http://t.co/jk4sOjOy
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@mkirschenbaum: Gross. RT @lljohnston Agencies like NEA and NEH will have to move, Old Post Office to become 250-room Trump hotel: http://t.co/jk4sOjOy
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@brettbobley: Interesting news in the Washington Post: NEH HQ (Old Post Office) to become Trump Hotel. http://t.co/Fmi6M81v
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@Slate on Twitter
@Slate: Historic D.C. landmark right next to White House to become 250-room Trump hotel: http://t.co/Cfy7hX7X via @WashingtonPost
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@wpwend42: Gross. RT @lljohnston Agencies like NEA and NEH will have to move, Old Post Office to become 250-room Trump hotel: http://t.co/jk4sOjOy
@Jurretta on Twitter
@Jurretta: Sad fate for my old workplace: Old Post Office to become Trump hotel http://t.co/UkY3IfU7 Tribute to great arts leader Nancy Hanks vanishes?
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@mkimarnold: oh, noes! RT @brettbobley: Interesting news in the Washington Post: NEH HQ (Old Post Office) to become Trump Hotel. http://t.co/aIf9Qqjk
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@rlfrick: Interesting news in the Washington Post: NEH HQ (Old Post Office) to become Trump Hotel. http://t.co/Fmi6M81v
]]> <![CDATA[Omeka 1.5 has arrived! – Omeka]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:52:47 -0800 omeka.org - Patrick Murray-John
All of us at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media are very pleased to announce that Omeka 1.5 is now ready for download, and it includes many improvements. Among the most exciting are: Internationalization: You can now run Omeka in a variety of languages. Omeka 1.5 ships with complete translation files for Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, and Spanish. Partial translation files for Albanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese (Iberian), ...  show all text
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@dancohen: Our crack @omeka team has released Omeka 1.5, with internationalization, file reordering, & cool new plugins: http://t.co/72v9la9T
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@foundhistory: Your wish is our command! New features in @Omeka 1.5 include internationalization, nested collections plugin, and more! http://t.co/SNgClysQ
@davelester on Twitter
@davelester: sweet! MT @sleonchnm: Omeka 1.5! Featuring internationalization, file re-ordering, & new plugins, like Collection Tree: http://t.co/eTeo103O
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@sleonchnm: Come and get @Omeka 1.5! Featuring internationalization, file re-ordering, & new plugins, like Collection Tree: http://t.co/44yVQqSC
@jcmeloni on Twitter
@jcmeloni: RT @omeka: Omeka 1.5 is ready featuring i18n, file re-ordering, & new plugins, like Collection Tree (nesting): http://t.co/JCF1h9zN // +1
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@patrick_mj: Omeka 1.5 is ready featuring internationalization, file re-ordering, & new plugins, like Collection Tree (nesting): http://t.co/LHayANRA
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@sherah1918: Omeka 1.5 is ready featuring internationalization, file re-ordering, & new plugins, like Collection Tree (nesting): http://t.co/LHayANRA
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@omeka: Omeka 1.5 is ready featuring internationalization, file re-ordering, & new plugins, like Collection Tree (nesting): http://t.co/LHayANRA
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@miriamkp: MT @omeka: Omeka 1.5 is ready featuring internationalization, file re-ordering, & new plugins, like Collection Tree: http://t.co/YPtkO0tS
]]> <![CDATA[Crowdsourcing a Compilation of Adjunct Working Conditions « Copy & Paste]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:30:17 -0800 copy--paste.com - Josh Boldt
Google Doc  Yesterday, Michael Bérubé, president of the Modern Language Association and newfound hero of contingent faculty everywhere, published the essay “Among the Majority” on the MLA website. The piece is a reflection on the New Faculty Majority’s 2012 Summit he attended last weekend in Washington, DC, as well as a recap of some of [...]
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@retius: Crowdsourcing a Compilation of Adjunct Working Conditions: http://t.co/Qs0XtLNH
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@amwhisnant: @jshbldt RT @readywriting @historianess Crowdsourcing what adjuncts make http://t.co/GGdIrZXt file under the collapse of American #highered
@candace_nast on Twitter
@candace_nast: Ever wondered what #adjuncts make? Check out this crowdsourced project. Google Doc w/50 schools and counting. http://t.co/O9sJFq9u #HigherEd
@elotroalex on Twitter
@elotroalex: Crowdsourcing what adjuncts make: http://t.co/ycYkBQ95 (file under the collapse of American higher education)
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@pmhswe on Twitter
@pmhswe: If you teach as a university adjunct, add your info to this: Compilation of Adjunct Working Conditions http://t.co/Is5qlcUh
@ncecire on Twitter
@ncecire: Update on the #adjunct spreadsheet→hitting over 200 views an hour. 75 new schools added overnight. http://t.co/O9sJFq9u #HigherEd
@hmason on Twitter
@hmason: If you teach as a university adjunct, add your info to this: Compilation of Adjunct Working Conditions http://t.co/Is5qlcUh
@cshirky on Twitter
@cshirky: If you teach as a university adjunct, add your info to this: Compilation of Adjunct Working Conditions http://t.co/Is5qlcUh
@csdanforth on Twitter
@csdanforth: $6800 LOL! RT @adamgolub: MT @jshbldt Ever wondered what adjuncts make? Check out this crowdsourced project. http://t.co/YBdcbbUw #HigherEd
@afamiglietti on Twitter
@afamiglietti: If you care about teaching and equity, please read @jshbldt's article on adjunct pay http://t.co/aWjJPHqq
@historianess on Twitter
@historianess: Crowdsourcing what adjuncts make: http://t.co/ycYkBQ95 (file under the collapse of American higher education)
]]> <![CDATA[Goodbye, state funding for California libraries | KALW]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:31:07 -0800 kalw.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net
The bad news is that state funding for California libraries has been completely eliminated. There’s not really any good news about that except that it was
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@tcarmody: What could go wrong? RT @audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/IhqGEwKe
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@ericdmj: RT @audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/kOgOa3sy // gaaahh.
@amandafrench on Twitter
@amandafrench: RT @kfitz: RT @audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/kbeWPMIE // UGH.
@barbarahui on Twitter
@barbarahui: depressing. RT @ncecire: #@$! RT @audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/1JizH6X4
@jcmeloni on Twitter
@jcmeloni: RT @audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/gYnBklWf // um, wow.
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@dmlcentral: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/uHxjb9xJ
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@csdanforth: Get it together, CA!!! RT @audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/wW9eblDF
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@amndw2: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/uHxjb9xJ
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@kfitz: RT @audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/bHmcP4Fu // ...
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@lljohnston: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/uHxjb9xJ
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@zunguzungu: RT @audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries: http://t.co/snmhJVv2
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@miriamkp: RT @ncecire: #@$! RT @audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/JaKfCamZ
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@sheepeeh: MT @audreywatters: CA cuts state library support http://t.co/Ab5fb9Ma / What happened to "libraries will get you through times w/no money"?
@ncecire on Twitter
@ncecire: #@$! RT @audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/vXV9De9G
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@sivavaid: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/uHxjb9xJ
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@betajames: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/uHxjb9xJ
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@audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/uHxjb9xJ
]]> <![CDATA[Facebook’s Mobility Challenge]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 07:06:52 -0800 nytimes.com - By JENNA WORTHAM
Although more than half of its 845 million members log into Facebook on a mobile device, the company has not yet found a way to make real money from that use.
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@sergenoiret: from NYT: Facebook’s Mobility Challenge: half of FB users in mobile devises..., http://t.co/75QiZHTc
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@mCenterDrexel: Facebook’s Mobility Challenge http://t.co/si8loTQm via @zite
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@nytimes: Facebook’s Mobility Challenge http://t.co/AgN4l6Hx
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@Techmeme: Facebook's Mobility Challenge (@jennydeluxe / New York Times) http://t.co/iCBlxLHf http://t.co/mYZgMAfS
@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: Facebook can't figure out how to make money on mobile: http://t.co/V8Lt9U53
]]> <![CDATA[Facebook Is Using You]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 20:54:03 -0800 nytimes.com - By LORI ANDREWS
Whether you can obtain a job, credit or insurance can be based on your digital doppelgänger — and you may never know why you’ve been turned down.
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@dmlcentral on Twitter
@dmlcentral: How people's Facebook data gets mined by authorities, institutions, businesses. Pretty sobering. http://t.co/N5RFUyJP
@barrywellman on Twitter
@barrywellman: Facebook Is Using You -- http://t.co/GgYCaF8I ...and so is every other FREE internet service, including this one!
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@palafo on Twitter
@palafo: Facebook Is Using You [NYTimes] http://t.co/jcTcXp1D
@miaridge on Twitter
@miaridge: [protected tweet]
@moorehn on Twitter
@moorehn: Great piece. RT @ismat: Facebook is using you--and can be used against you. http://t.co/eogpe3jl
@wpwend42 on Twitter
@wpwend42: How Facebook is being used against you. One man had his credit lowered based on likes and dislikes. http://t.co/xPt5Y5J3 (via @rilnj)
@TimClarkeJr on Twitter
@TimClarkeJr: Of note. // @Techmeme: Facebook Is Using You - Last week, Facebook filed documents... (Lori Andrews/NYT) http://t.co/vVj6rkBj
@betajames on Twitter
@betajames: How people's Facebook data gets mined by authorities, institutions, businesses. Pretty sobering. http://t.co/N5RFUyJP
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: Extreme profiling: "Others who've used their card at places where you recently shopped don't repay their bills." http://t.co/x6uOKIEP @edd
@msstewart on Twitter
@msstewart: RT @tbest: Facebook Is Using You-Good/scary commentary on online privacy & data collection http://t.co/TcnLS37H
@AntDeRosa on Twitter
@AntDeRosa: Everyone is using you RT @jeffjarvis: The NYTimes is using you, too RT @frasermatthew: Facebook Is Using You... http://t.co/0RHz8ct2
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@jeffjarvis: The NYTimes is using you, too RT @frasermatthew: Facebook Is Using You... http://t.co/dmOJniUP
@ValdisKrebs on Twitter
@ValdisKrebs: great article about effects of the creeping loss of privacy, now focused on Facebook: http://t.co/PAt9dfhb
@mburtis on Twitter
@mburtis: for #di202 students: "Facebook is Using You" http://t.co/u65B8qpF
@ValdisKrebs on Twitter
@ValdisKrebs: Facebook Is Using You -- http://t.co/GgYCaF8I ...and so is every other FREE internet service, including this one!
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@jafurtado: Facebook Is Using You - LAST week, Facebook filed documents ... by Lori Andrews/New York Times http://t.co/HHqhMQa9
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@Techmeme: Facebook Is Using You - LAST week, Facebook filed documents ... (Lori Andrews / New York Times) http://t.co/X36Gg7oZ http://t.co/7npzdKi6
]]> <![CDATA[The Death of the Cyberflâneur]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:04:28 -0800 nytimes.com - By EVGENY MOROZOV
Today’s Internet is a place for getting things done, pushing aside the cyberflâneur — the heir to the flâneur culture of 19th-century France.
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@jafurtado on Twitter
@jafurtado: @evgenymorozov: "The Death of the Cyberflâneur" - my essay in tomorrow's NYT http://t.co/p681SDve Many Thanks to @xpectro
@jjn1 on Twitter
@jjn1: The Death of the Cyberflâneur - terrific essay by Evgeny Morozov >> http://t.co/3z2HSaey http://t.co/0u5Qv05R
@serial_consign on Twitter
@serial_consign: Benjamin, Baudelaire, arcades, Haussmann, Facebook, @evgenymorozov *and* Satantango? The greatest op-ed of all time? http://t.co/creiauc7
@kissane on Twitter
@kissane: The essay that inspired @evgenymorozov's NYT Cyberflâneur op-ed (http://t.co/tuhQeA8h): http://t.co/7UlL8id9 (intro: http://t.co/LHV7NkSJ)
@mathewi on Twitter
@mathewi: from @evgenymorozov, a lament for the bygone days of aimless Internet wandering, which Facebook has helped to kill: http://t.co/KCEHUs87
@sepoy on Twitter
@sepoy: Benjamin, Baudelaire, arcades, Haussmann, Facebook, @evgenymorozov *and* Satantango? The greatest op-ed of all time? http://t.co/creiauc7
@evgenymorozov on Twitter
@evgenymorozov: Benjamin, Baudelaire, arcades, Haussmann, Facebook, @evgenymorozov *and* Satantango? The greatest op-ed of all time? http://t.co/creiauc7
@evgenymorozov on Twitter
@evgenymorozov: .@EvegenyMorozov's provocation: @Facebook is to the Internet as Baron Haussmann was to 19th century Paris http://t.co/kaSmM1y1 Discuss! :)
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: .@EvegenyMorozov's provocation: @Facebook is to the Internet as Baron Haussmann was to 19th century Paris http://t.co/kaSmM1y1 Discuss! :)
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: "The Death of the Cyberflâneur"-@evgenymorozov http://t.co/kaSmM1y1 flâneur - {French}: a stroller. What would Baudelaire make of Facebook?
@evgenymorozov on Twitter
@evgenymorozov: "The Death of the Cyberflâneur" - my essay in tomorrow's NYT http://t.co/upaPc1En
]]> <![CDATA[One’s A Crowd]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 17:11:09 -0800 nytimes.com - By ERIC KLINENBERG
Living alone can make it easier to be social.
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@dmlcentral on Twitter
@dmlcentral: One’s A Crowd: New communications technologies make living alone a social experience http://t.co/GuGVKs4F
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@TreborS on Twitter
@TreborS: Social media make living alone a less lonely experience. http://t.co/HvXA3fzX In a recession, communal living offers countless benefits.
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: "More people live alone than at any other time in history"-@EricKlinenberg http://t.co/c9z0g77Q "This is good & bad"-@zephoria
@msstewart on Twitter
@msstewart: RT @zephoria: More people live alone than at any other time in history. Good & bad. Op-ed by @EricKlinenberg http://t.co/bdZaDSHI
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@zephoria: More people live alone than at any other time in history. This is good & bad. @NYTimes oped by @EricKlinenberg: http://t.co/wlCQO3rx
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@sivavaid: "Living Alone Means Being Social" in @NYTimes Sunday Review by @ericklinenberg http://t.co/fYvLjoRc
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@alondra: Living alone - a new way to be social. http://t.co/zyvgirh4
]]> <![CDATA[A Foot in the Door in Silicon Valley]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:46:08 -0800 nytimes.com - By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and NICK BILTON
In Silicon Valley, wearing flashy socks is more than an expression of your personality. It signals that you are part of the in crowd.
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@Richard_Florida: Hmm, I don't have any fancy socks. I must be doing it wrong, "A Foot in the Door in Silicon Valley" http://t.co/V4tfzVQs
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@ArtJipson: In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur - http://t.co/VgVuL4mN http://t.co/H4GS4k9K
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@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
@moorehn on Twitter
@moorehn: "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
@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
@nickbilton on Twitter
@nickbilton: In Silicon Valley, where hoodies prevail, socks make the tech entrepreneur: http://t.co/kdsepYSy
]]> <![CDATA[my favorite museum exhibit - Boing Boing]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 12:08:33 -0800 boingboing.net
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@tjowens: Great for exploring museum experience value RT @xeni: @maggiekb1 has a series of "My Favorite Museum Exhibits," http://t.co/xFOqRsQO
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@KarenOlstad: A series on @boingboing, My Favorite Museum Exhibits, selected by readers, incl Ohio Historical Society's Controversy http://t.co/UD016alE
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@tcarmody: On @boingboing this week, @maggiekb1 has a fantastic series of "My Favorite Museum Exhibits," directed by our readers. http://t.co/LCCmoNCz
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@SusannahFox: On @boingboing this week, @maggiekb1 has a fantastic series of "My Favorite Museum Exhibits," directed by our readers. http://t.co/LCCmoNCz
]]> <![CDATA[Ben Gazzara, a Risk-Taking Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:14:58 -0800 nytimes.com - By NEIL GENZLINGER
Mr. Gazzara’s long acting career included playing Brick in the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway and roles in influential films by John Cassavetes.
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@openculture: RT @ebertchicago: Ben Gazzara, 81, dies on the same day that his soulmate John Cassavetes died in 1989. http://t.co/ac2ga4Qt
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@nytimesarts: Ben Gazzara, Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81 http://t.co/eDy7SQ11
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@palafo: Ben Gazzara, Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81 http://t.co/hmmsryKj
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@jondresner: The NYT doesn’t mention ROAD HOUSE in its Ben Gazzara obit. It’s up to us to keep Brad Wesley’s memory alive. http://t.co/WQdZCevH
@sarahw on Twitter
@sarahw: Oh man, Ben Gazzara has died. What a voice. What stage presence. RIP. http://t.co/vDtTRGak
@mattthomas on Twitter
@mattthomas: The NYT doesn’t mention ROAD HOUSE in its Ben Gazzara obit. It’s up to us to keep Brad Wesley’s memory alive. http://t.co/WQdZCevH
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@jimbradysp: Sad. Awesome in "Bridge at Remagen." RT @BreakingNews: Ben Gazzara, actor of stage and screen, dies at 81 - @nytimes http://t.co/HRnjPBKR
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@nytimes: Ben Gazzara, Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81 http://t.co/hmmsryKj
]]> <![CDATA[THATCamp Virginia 2012 - The Humanities and Technology Camp]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:12:52 -0800 virginia2012.thatcamp.org
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]]> <![CDATA[Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center | building CUNY Communities since 2009]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:55:06 -0800 gcdi.commons.gc.cuny.edu
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]]> <![CDATA[http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2012/02/komen-apolog...]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:56:48 -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: Still weaselly RT @AntDeRosa: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/eOy0A31r
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@wpwend42: RT @Megan: Komen foundation will fund "existing" grants to Planned Parenthood. Odds that they'll give PP future grants? http://t.co/WF2nMRx4
@Megan on Twitter
@Megan: Komen foundation will fund "existing" grants to Planned Parenthood. Odds that they'll give PP future grants? http://t.co/B0du2i6B
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: too late. damaged beyond repair. RT @ivanoransky: #Komen reverses itself, will continue to fund Planned Parenthood http://t.co/L2AAifeZ
@academicdave on Twitter
@academicdave: Again, NOTHING in Komen statement says they'll continue to fund Planned Parenthood. http://t.co/C0xZFqzK #itsatrap
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@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
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@Sarah_Stierch: BREAKING: Komen backs down, apologizes, pledges to fund Planned Parenthood. http://t.co/SJMvsiIz
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@nbj914: RT @AntDeRosa: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/oA1BSTBb
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@mathewi: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
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@acarvin: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
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@AntDeRosa: Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood http://t.co/cQH47Urh
]]> <![CDATA[Yahoo steals NY Times' Virginia Heffernan - POLITICO.com]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:03:14 -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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@tcarmody: WHOA RT @DylanByers: #Breaking: Yahoo News steals @NYTimes columnist Virginia Heffernan: http://t.co/l92FAFnn
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@evgenymorozov on Twitter
@evgenymorozov: "Yahoo steals NY Times' Virginia Heffernan http://t.co/kbAOrxop" Steals, no less!
@alondra on Twitter
@alondra: Yahoo News hires former New York Times columnist Virginia Heffernan as National Correspondent. http://t.co/GuiPYhbg
@JustinNXT on Twitter
@JustinNXT: Looks like @page88 has reinvented herself again, now as a national correspondent for Yahoo News! Congrats! http://t.co/gFUCoGJI
@NiemanLab on Twitter
@NiemanLab: Yahoo News makes another big hire with @page88 joining as a national correspondent and show host http://t.co/Q34rLIIr
@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
@acarvin on Twitter
@acarvin: WHOA RT @DylanByers: #Breaking: Yahoo News steals @NYTimes columnist Virginia Heffernan: http://t.co/l92FAFnn
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@harrisj: WHOA RT @DylanByers: #Breaking: Yahoo News steals @NYTimes columnist Virginia Heffernan: http://t.co/l92FAFnn
@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
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@mathewi: #Breaking: Yahoo News steals @NYTimes columnist Virginia Heffernan: http://t.co/5BCIokeL
]]> <![CDATA['Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine | The Onion - America's Finest News Source]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:12:26 -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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@DougSaunders: It was bound to happen RT @TheOnion: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/pwt8ymgI
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@cyberjournalist: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/qz0RR7ix
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@rgfeal: I suppose you all saw the tragic news of this death at @ariannahuff land... http://t.co/KhIvDZ6D
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@scottros: Onion=genius: "'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine" via @ryansholin http://t.co/QQG0c4dM
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@hangingnoodles: a total fan RT @SquirtGG: Ubiquitous Unjournalism: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked N2 Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/YRjk8Hxo
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@Journerdism: I'm no HuffPo Hater, but this is hilarious: http://t.co/uZFzkWpI
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@ryansholin: I'm no HuffPo Hater, but this is hilarious: http://t.co/uZFzkWpI
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@btrpkc: Amazing. Huffington Post Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/6opJysdv
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@felixsalmon: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/CgXq8sok
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@andrewphelps: Amazing. Huffington Post Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/6opJysdv
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@stevesilberman: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
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@fmanjoo: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/vaS7X4E7
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@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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@serial_consign: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
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@TheOnion: "Maybe it's a good thing he was ripped to shreds and killed. Working the HuffPo turbine is no way to live." http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
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@mims: Snort. RT @TheOnion: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/w1P1Cemy
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@TheOnion: 'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine http://t.co/XTYLEMlJ
]]> <![CDATA[From Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:48:52 -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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@Richard_Florida: RT @nancook: Graffiti artist who painted the walls of Facebook's hq stands to earn more than $200 million - http://t.co/ilFG3JMG
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@johnmjones: "Choe was paid in Facebook stock for paintings at the company's first headquarters. His payout may be $200m when it goes public" j.mp/yuUYty
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@mims on Twitter
@mims: I'd rather be lucky than good: graffiti artist who took stock to decorate FB office worth $200mm http://t.co/uqxEpUmX
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@nytimes: For Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches http://t.co/Ist0K7ek
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@fmanjoo: Graffiti artist who painted FB's first office will make $200 million from shares. http://t.co/KhitHGS4
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@Techmeme: From Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches (New York Times) http://t.co/YaEDVAxY http://t.co/X1NIYbxf
@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
@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
@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.
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@jennydeluxe: For Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches: http://t.co/afAKzG7A
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@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
@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
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@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
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@moorehn: RT @romenesko: Graffiti artist who took stock instead of cash for painting Facebook walls holds shares worth $200M. http://t.co/rJjVyz70
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@fstutzman: Graffiti artist who took stock instead of cash for painting Facebook walls holds shares worth $200M. http://t.co/Fk43kkP0
]]> <![CDATA[Error - washingtonpost.com]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:58:41 -0800 washingtonpost.com
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@washingtonpost: Mark Zuckerberg received $1,487,362 from #Facebook in 2011: http://t.co/5QOgY6on #FBIPO
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@Rwelzenb: New exhibit on women writers @FolgerLibrary: http://t.co/K45dnpNa. Want to learn more about the Mancini sisters? http://t.co/Lr83A8tq
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@CapitolClio: !!!! RT @sarahkliff: My story in today's @washingtonpost: How Planned Parenthood raised $650,000 in one day. http://t.co/4iNPzLcA
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@JenHoward: Interesting exhibit @FolgerLibrary: “Shakespeare’s Sisters: Voices of Women Writers 1500-1700”: http://t.co/rw6c7NIf (I'm going tomorrow.)
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@moorehn: RT @bdomenech: "A quarter of the money amassed by Romney’s campaign and allied super PAC has come from just 41 people." http://t.co/HH1KWdm1
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@outtacontext: In reaction to Komen decision, Planned Parenthood raised $650,000 in 24 hours! http://t.co/p3Rd7p8t #p2 #tcot via @washingtonpost
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@moorehn: Suggested FB ticker symbols. LIKE could be a winner http://t.co/y8g5zUlX
]]> <![CDATA[First build released | DPLA Dev]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 03:28:59 -0800 blogs.law.harvard.edu - dweinberger
The first and highly tentative build is up and ready for you to poke at. Our plan is to simultaneously and incrementally build out a reference API and a technical specification, letting them inform each other, while being guided by your participation, experience, and expertise. First, about the tech spec, or more exactly, the  scope document: We’re working with Nick Caramello and Pod Consulting on building a useful set of docs that lay out a proposed path at multiple levels, from descriptions of  show all text
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@CPHDH: First build of the Digital Public Library of America platform released: http://t.co/DIkZkt8o
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@amandafrench: First build of the Digital Public Library of America platform released: http://t.co/DIkZkt8o
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@rdhyee: First build of the Digital Public Library of America platform released: http://t.co/DIkZkt8o
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@dancohen: First build of the Digital Public Library of America platform released: http://t.co/DIkZkt8o
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@dighist: First build of the Digital Public Library of America platform released: http://t.co/DIkZkt8o
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@JenHoward: #DPLA releases "first build": "The first and highly tentative build is up & ready for you to poke at." http://t.co/yDd92jVM (via @dancohen)
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@wragge: First build of the Digital Public Library of America platform released: http://t.co/DIkZkt8o
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@archivesnext: First build of the Digital Public Library of America platform released: http://t.co/DIkZkt8o
]]> <![CDATA[Tale of the Floppy Disks: How Jonathan Larson Created 'Rent' - NYTimes.com]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 22:00:56 -0800 artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com - By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER
A curator at the New York Public Library minutely analyzes the floppy disks left behind by Jonathan Larson, creator of the mega-hit musical "Rent.''
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@nytimesarts: ArtsBeat: Tale of the Floppy Disks: How Jonathan Larson Created 'Rent' http://t.co/eDbRWvsQ
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@NEH_ODH: ODH grantee @dougreside featured in NY Times: Tale of the Floppy Disks: How Jonathan Larson Created 'Rent' http://t.co/H6KkuRgS
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@nowviskie: Great article on @dougreside's work! RT @nypl_labs: Tale of the Floppy Disks: How Jonathan Larson Created 'Rent:' http://t.co/s3j4uaOw
@spellboundblog on Twitter
@spellboundblog: Read how @dougreside preserves & analyzes composer/playwright Jonathan Larson's born digital Rent scripts from floppies http://t.co/YjaMxYQu
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@claireystew: Terrific piece by @jennyschuessler on @dougreside's pioneering forensic sleuthing with Jonathan Larson's disks: http://t.co/hKr32ivf
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@mkirschenbaum: Terrific piece by @jennyschuessler on @dougreside's pioneering forensic sleuthing with Jonathan Larson's disks: http://t.co/hKr32ivf
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@_MattShaw: Tale of the Floppy Disks: How Jonathan Larson Created 'Rent': http://t.co/iZMhsc3r
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@archivesnext: "No Day But Today": NYPL archivist tracks development of "Rent" by analyzing floppy disks Jonathan Larson left behind http://t.co/wrt0bjE1
]]> <![CDATA[My View: Are electronic media making us less (or more) literate? – Schools of Thought - CNN.com Blogs]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:09:32 -0800 schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com - Donna Krache, Exec. Producer
by Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Special to CNN Editor’s Note: Kathleen Fitzpatrick is director of scholarly communication at the Modern Language Association.  She is the author of "Planned Obsolescence: Publishing, Technology, and the Future of the Academy" and author of the blog Planned Obsolescence. "U kno wat i mean?" You might think that text messaging with a young person today would be enough to make an English professor scream - and particularly an English professor who now works for the Modern...  show all text
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@ernestopriego: Are electronic media making us less (or more) literate? – @kfitz http://t.co/Z8FZLIle via @savasavasava
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@johnmjones: RT @GeorgeOnline, @eetempleton: Bravo @kfitz for thoughtful post on language & learning, reading & writing, & role of tech bit.ly/winCWJ
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@amandafrench: My post at @CNN: Are electronic media making us less (or more) literate? http://t.co/Ka1OkNP7
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@dancohen: Some common sense from @kfitz: "Are electronic media making us less (or more) literate?" http://t.co/T39nnM8P
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@sivavaid: Smart stuff on digital writing/reading from @kfitz at @CNN: http://t.co/C2RZu4Dw
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@jmittell: Smart stuff on digital writing/reading from @kfitz at @CNN: http://t.co/C2RZu4Dw
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@jonbecker: And, the commenters on @kfitz's piece on CNN would be a good starting point for that study. http://t.co/Bys2SZPa #GoodGrief
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@betajames: My post at @CNN: Are electronic media making us less (or more) literate? http://t.co/Ka1OkNP7
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@eetempleton: Bravo @kfitz for a thoughtful and articulate post on language & learning, reading & writing, & the roll of tech: http://t.co/cEIx3Xl6
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@kfitz: My post at @CNN: Are electronic media making us less (or more) literate? http://t.co/Ka1OkNP7
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@rgfeal: MT @rgfeal: Are electronic media making us less (or more) literate? @kfitz explains it all to you via @CNN http://t.co/dP2iwK62
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@ncecire: MT @rgfeal: Are electronic media making us less (or more) literate? @kfitz explains it all to you via @CNN http://t.co/dP2iwK62
]]> <![CDATA[Scholars' Lab]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:01:35 -0800 scholarslab.org
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]]> <![CDATA[Be Better at Twitter: The Definitive, Data-Driven Guide - Megan Garber - Technology - The Atlantic]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:46:42 -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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@mattthomas: The kinds of tweets people love … and hate. http://t.co/AAbRHYEU
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@edyong209: "Negative sentiments & complaints were disliked"? That SUCKS. RT @BoraZ: Be Better at Twitter http://t.co/6Of9IZNd by @megangarber
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@NiemanLab: "Self-promotion, rather than being a Twitter turn-off, can actually be an added value" http://t.co/LOH91BOw
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@megangarber: Headline I wish I had thought of, via @tylermachado: "Science now confirms the crappiness of crappy tweets." http://t.co/zwz06Tx3
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@KateGardiner: RT @gteresa: Now reading: Be better @Twitter by @megangarber http://t.co/wAXmMUp2 (Though the Liz Lemon in me must say, I love sandwiches)
@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[Zotero Blog » Blog Archive » Zotero 3.0 Is Here!]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:59:25 -0800 zotero.org - Sean
Today we’re delighted to announce that Zotero 3.0 has officially arrived. Zotero 3.0 marks a major departure from previous versions, most notably with the new ability run outside the Firefox browser. Available for Mac, Windows, and Linux, this standalone version of Zotero contains all the great functionality of the old Firefox-based Zotero but now enables users to integrate Zotero into browsers other than Firefox like Google Chrome and Apple Safari. To all you Firefox lovers out there, no need ...  show all text
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]]> <![CDATA[Folklorist’s Global Jukebox Goes Digital]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:47:57 -0800 nytimes.com - By LARRY ROHTER
The vast collection of music, film, videotapes and photographs collected by the folklorist and ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax is being digitized for wider dissemination.
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@dpmckenzie: This will be a great resource RT @openculture Alan Lomax's "Global Jukebox" Goes Digital. 1000s of hours of audio+video http://t.co/gyqNVivG
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@infogena: RT @lorcanD: The Alan Lomax Collection From the American Folklife Center goes digital: http://t.co/x6c06JIu
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@AndrewHazlett: "It’s all kind of punk rock to me.” Students of music, culture and tech should know the name Alan Lomax. http://t.co/UMpHpAYQ #musicmonday
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@openculture: Alan Lomax's "Global Jukebox" Goes Digital. 1000s of hours of audio + video: http://t.co/f82NqQo8
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@susankitchens: Alan Lomax's American Folklife recordings are being digitized NYT: http://t.co/fNYd5yQn #history #folklore #awesome h/t @vermontfolklife
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@dighist: 17,000 tracks to be available for free streaming: ‘The Alan Lomax Collection From the American Folklife Center’: http://t.co/Y036U3DV
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@pmhswe: Glad to see news of Alan Lomax's archive getting digitized: http://t.co/deqFiuXw. What a treasure.
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]]> <![CDATA[Helen Gurley Brown Gives $30 Million for Media Innovation at Columbia and Stanford - NYTimes.com]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:53:29 -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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@tcarmody: Columbia, Stanford say they're trying to build a bridge between journalists & computer scientists, between East & West: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE
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@Weegee: Helen Gurley Brown Donates $30 Million for Media Innovation at Columbia and Stanford http://t.co/QzVameqP
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@David_Dobbs: The former editor of Cosmo has donated $30 million for media innovation at Columbia, Stanford http://t.co/6e6wt14y
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@NiemanLab: The former editor of Cosmo has donated $30 million for media innovation at Columbia, Stanford http://t.co/6e6wt14y
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@loisbeckett: New bi-coastal center for media innovation promises "magic grants" funded by former Cosmo editor: http://t.co/wKZV8boF
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@sarahw: Wow. RT @brianstelter With a $30 million donation, Columbia and Stanford announce a joint center for media innovation: http://t.co/uOyQjNA6
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@David_Dobbs: Helen Gurley Brown gives $30 million for joint @stanfordeng @columbiajourn center for media innovation. http://t.co/JI1CuXB8 #wjchat
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@jcstearns: Columbia, Stanford say they're trying to build a bridge between journalists & computer scientists, between East & West: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE
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@Revkin: Helen Gurley Brown gives $30 million for joint @stanfordeng @columbiajourn center for media innovation. http://t.co/JI1CuXB8 #wjchat
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@acarvin: With a $30 million donation, Columbia and Stanford announce a joint center for media innovation: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE #cujbrown
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@kissane: $30 million for journalism innovation to be split between Stanford and Columbia. HOLY CRAP: http://t.co/jsnHvRnL
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@dansinker: $30 million for journalism innovation to be split between Stanford and Columbia. HOLY CRAP: http://t.co/jsnHvRnL
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@sorayadarabi: Columbia, Stanford say they're trying to build a bridge between journalists & computer scientists, between East & West: http://t.co/1AzGQBvE
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