December 2008
30 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
The Raconteurs (7)
Gillian Welch (3)
Great Big Sea (2)
Tori Amos (2)
LCD Soundsystem (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“If you’re too busy to be an actual human on a social network, don’t join another...”
– Social Media is No Place for Robot Behavior | chrisbrogan.com
Ode to the Indie Bookstore (aka Impossible...
Books. There are few things easier to buy for someone when you have no idea what to get them.
Seriously.
When you have no idea what to get for someone, clothing is certainly out of the question. Accessories of any sort are also out. You never know if they already have the latest nifty gadget. Their tastes are peculiar enough you wouldn’t dare buy them something for their home.
But you...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
The Raconteurs (7)
Gillian Welch (3)
Great Big Sea (2)
Tori Amos (2)
LCD Soundsystem (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
52 Locations Tumblr/Photo Fun
roamin:
butterflyeffect:
You may have seen my post the other day regarding my new photo project.
Well, I’m going to tell you about it again, because I really, really want more people to join with me in this. I started Project 365 on Jan 1 this year with a group of over 20 Tumblrs and I would like to have at least a similar number for this year’s project.
The project is called 52 Locations. ...
“I want to become an evangelist for hard work and editing, and I want to get to a...”
– Merlin Mann | 43 Folders
“In increasing numbers, scientists are reasoning that, if people are going to...”
– Journal requires peer-reviewed Wikipedia entry to publish
“So maybe that’s where the three-year rule comes from. You’re now...”
– The Long Tail - Wired Blogs [ETA: via @blondechicken]
“To a certain extent he who shouts loudest does get heard. But you can be...”
– ‘Social media mongrel’ Christian Payne on freelancing and social media
“Real entrepreneurs know that in tough situations, the only way through is...”
– Gwen Bell: The Hidden Economy of Women Online
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-14) →
Neil Patrick Harris (30)
Brooklyn Rider (17)
Bruce Springsteen (16)
Felicia Day (14)
The Wave Pictures (13)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“I think that the ability to sell books online more easily means that publishers...”
– The 26th Story: White Tiger in Print or Digital: Why Do I Have to Choose?
Agreed! How could this be achieved? Certainly only for newly purchased print books. Or, when someone buys an ebook there could be an option for “Also send a print book?” Still, there needs to be an infrastructure....
Reuters Editors » Throwing a pebble and watching... →
Brilliant thinking by Reuters about social media, how mainstream media might use it, and what benefits it may (or may not) provide.
Tumblr Gets More Money (to Burn?) →
How very meta.
WatchWhine. Sigh. Whine.
At least I think I’m going to very much love 12seconds.
Sigh. | 12seconds.tv (alpha)
Dr. Horrible and Capt. Hammer My Little Pony Mods →
“The ability to distinguish between fiction and reality is, I think, an important...”
– Neil Gaiman’s Journal: the word ‘person’ included fictional or imaginary characters …
On an Australian rulling giving fictional characters rights.
More Than Just Duplicitous and Evil: Joss Whedon...
Canada Political Crisis Suspends Fight on Economy →
roamin:
Bloomberg/ Canada
“Canada’s political crisis, which will keep the nation’s legislature closed for the next seven weeks, may exacerbate financial turmoil and job losses in the world’s eighth-largest economy.
“We are in the worst crisis since 1929 and we have no government. How can this be good?” said Stephen Jarislowsky, the 83-year-old chairman and founder of Montreal money manager...
“We’re preventing people from becoming mentally retarded.”
– - Dr. Khawaja Masuood Ahmed, an official of the Micronutrient Initiative
Op-Ed Columnist - Raising the World’s I.Q. - NYTimes.com
Watch“Prop 8 - The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more… from FOD Team
What is happening in Canada →
A great overview of our system of government and what’s going on right now.
Google Calendar now supports Apple iCal →
My head literally spins from the awesomeness of this, for I run my life in iCal, and my friends and family run their lives in Google Calendar. Also, think of the collaboratory time-management possibilities!
Dear Book Marketers, It's Called SOCIAL Media for... →
“America has always wanted to pigeonhole people. Your network and your managers...”
– Chatting with Gary Vaynerchuk | Web Scout | Los Angeles Times 