July 2009
“That’s the big problem behind the zombieconomy. We don’t reward...”
– Michael Jackson and the Zombieconomy - Umair Haque - HarvardBusiness.org
“The conversation was surprising in three ways: for the relatively high grades...”
– Dr. Doom Has Some Good News - The Atlantic (July/August 2009)
June 2009
in the raw →
“Both writers depict a country where pragmatic anxieties — think of the children!...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Way We Love Now - NYTimes.com
“But this is the new arena of censorship in the 21st century, a world where...”
– Web Pries Lid of Censorship by Iranian Government - NYTimes.com
http://twitpic.com/81kwt - Happy Father’s Day!
Happy day to my father, Jim, and to me (…is that allowed)?
“There were about 20 of us gathered there, eyes running, hearts racing. A...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - A Supreme Leader Loses His Aura as Iranians Flock to the Streets - NYTimes.com
“The playwright Tom Stoppard once observed that democracy is not the voting,...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Bullets and Barrels - NYTimes.com
“The popular uprising unfolding in Iran right now really is remarkable. It is the...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Bullets and Barrels - NYTimes.com
Right, go ahead and crack down on protesters with water cannons and whatnot, Iran. But don’t expect the world’s respect.
“A part of the answer, Mr. Hagel added, is the smart use of social networks and...”
– Tech Payoff for Companies Remains Elusive, Study Finds - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
RT @amandapalmer: http://twitpic.com/7vhtz - …i decided on red, blue, orange, yellow, green and blue. #LOFNOTC
http://twitpic.com/7vbqc - Spicy tuna sushi
FB RT: Daniel Etra Zipcar’s iphone app will find and unlock cars for members: http://tr.im/p77W. Very cool.
“I don’t mean to minimize the political difficulty that would arise from...”
– Steven Pearlstein - Regulatory Reform That Falls Far Short of It - washingtonpost.com
“What it tells me is that the current system of financial regulation has been...”
– Steven Pearlstein - Regulatory Reform That Falls Far Short of It - washingtonpost.com
RT @jasonfried: “In retrospect, all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand, all revolutions seem impossible.” -Michael McFaul
“Death to the UK, death to the US, death to Israel …” Can’t we get past this unhelpful type of nationalism?: http://bit.ly/4QQR4
RT @fredwilson: At hunterspoint ave in queens at 4pm on friday aft. I guess that means it is summer. I hate cars and love mass transit
15M businesses in the US, 89% with fewer than 10 employees … we need a good online bank of that size.
Advertisers in US spend $265B to reach you and me … just letting that number sink in.
“- Make search social. Show me what others are searching for, trending searches...”
– A Wish List for Facebook Search - John Battelle’s Searchblog
“Facebook’s new “superfresh” search plans - in essence, a plan...”
– A Wish List for Facebook Search - John Battelle’s Searchblog
“We don’t have a consensus on who we are,” said a political scientist with close...”
– As Confrontation Deepens, Iran’s Path Is Unclear - NYTimes.com
RT @jeffjarvis Newspaper people say advertising isnt working online. Oh, yeah? http://bit.ly/WtjPx Its just not paying them. But its paying.
http://twitpic.com/7r1vs - Why nonprofit?
“But it raises questions about how big the local search ad market–which companies...”
– Local Advertisers Still Skittish About Search - Digits - WSJ
“Borrell CEO Gordon Borrell also blames the affiliates that are marking up the...”
– Borrell Shines Light On “Local SEM” Churn
RT @StewartBrown: fumming about the green community sucking up to corporate America and giving them cover (green-washing)…
http://tiny …
Inside Facebook’s Best & Worst Facebook Marketing... →
http://twitpic.com/7qoxi - JanSport on rails
Love using voice to do search and dial contacts on Goog phone. Voice is here.
RT @otisrubottom: Show support for democracy in Iran add green overlay to your Twitter avatar with 1-click - http://helpiranelection.com/
Show support for democracy in Iran add green overlay to your Twitter avatar with 1-click - http://helpiranelection.com/
RT @bijan: just followed @jack’s life lesson number 10 http://twitpic.com/1e711
http://twitpic.com/7q16j - Straight grass
“But based on what we see so far, there is little reason to be encouraged. The...”
– Too Big To Fail, Politically « The Baseline Scenario
Photos from Iran by Newsha Tavakolian: http://bit.ly/ndnH3
Installing latest @boxee … let’s see what they got from the developers challenge.
http://twitpic.com/7nanm - The revolution will be televised
Using voice for search on the G phone … I can say for sure it recognizes “donuts.”
“Still under development, TFAA looks to be the first Android app to get Facebook...”
– Android may get a better Facebook app soon | Google Android Blog
RT @bosko: The rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor
“After her Lower East Side co-op refurbished the 1,000-square-foot roof of its...”
– Urban Farming, a Bit Closer to the Sun - NYTimes.com 