July 2009
Print Newspapers Still Dominate NEWSPRINT Readers’... →
http://sprout.mn/ →
Alternative currencies start their ascendance.
"The previous version of this release contained an... →
“The very first link took us to an extremely politically incorrect YouTube video titled “Chinese Grandma Learns English.”“
lolz.
in the "huh" dept.: CW Twin Cities will be hosting... →
THESE PEOPLE ARE KILLING US →
METRO locates some comedians in Twincy and interviews them
The discourse notebook is an effort (in... →
this is awesome.
#Journochat →
You should totally get in the loop on this one, it’s going to have the homie David Erickson, who really knows his shit.
WCCO iPhone App Update →
Rep. Michele Bachmann Files Ethics Complaint... →
(via s4xton)
“According to court documents filed Monday, the auction will include two pontoon...”
– Don’t miss the Denny Hecker auction on August 19th. (via edkohler)
purns:
DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat
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Even the federal prosecutors who charged a... →
Most led typical American lives. They attended high schools and wore Western clothes. Some had jobs and played basketball at a community center.
I wonder if they mean Brian Coyle?
“A Minnesota couple whose joyful wedding entrance was the subject of a popular...”
– STAFF REPORT at the STrib
Mom-and-Pop Operators Turn to Social Media →
New York Times Company introduces self-serve local... →
chuckolsen:
soupsoup:
(via kylebunch)
Well that’s something.
AP Sets Up News Registry To Track And Protect... →
With that in mind, what can news journalism learn... →
Alex K sends over this link from one of the LolCats guys that is f spot on.
WatchDP, “Summer Time”
“WHEATIES, invented accidentally when a health clinician in Minneapolis who was...”
– @tomelko showed me this article on the new awesome XTREME wheaties that’s coming out. I need to get it so I can remain manly.
Switchblade Comb at San Diego Comic Con: Day 1 →
7:00 PM – In the course of schmoozing with a Krull cosplaying group, I somehow negotiate my own panel for Saturday celebrating the 20th anniversary of Weekend at Bernies. Weekend at Bernies deemed WIN. Weekend at Bernies 2 also deemed WIN.
Critics, bloggers weigh the future of arts... →
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Can hipster avatars help sell Minneapolis as... →
“The major problem with the entire campaign is that Minneapolis and its enviable talent pool become a series of clichés. And since when is Broadway Bar and Pizza in Northeast Minneapolis. This may of course be a nod to the fact that North Minneapolis is an unmentionable much like the parking lots and the Metrodome in East Downtown.”
““Bloggers don’t know about anything that happened before they sat down to share...”
– Bloggers, however, also have posts that say online for more than a few months, unlike columnists at the STrib. Oh, how the times are a changin’.
“Undeniably, there is money to be made in digital publishing with free reader...”
– John Gruber, who takes a brief look at news sites charging for content.
Insightful posts like this are the reason why John is one of my absolute favorite writers, on the web or otherwise.
(via jimray)
John Gruber published something worth reading without the help of an editorial staff, executive...
Rubik Crew →
minusmanhattan:
My friend Joe is driving from London to Mongolia in the Mongol Rally. Follow his travels here.
“Because journalism has always been subsidized, and because the public can...”
– from Shirky’s Cato Institute essay
3 vying for Rybak's Job →
Minneapolis struggles with rise of Somali gangs →
Ed should start tracking how many stories about Somali youth there are in the weeks before and the weeks after that NYTimes piece and see if there’s any change.