May 2011
“I realize I am inviting blowback from passionate Tweeters, from aging academics...”
– Holy shit someone needs to pull the plug on Bill Keller’s weekly writings. “Hey, look, fuck Jeff Jarvis and Jay Rosen, who cares what those guys say. And just an FYI, I don’t really use or get Twitter or Facebook, so I don’t but much stock into them because they’ve got...
“This is, of course, the game conservatives have played over and over again since...”
– Paul Krugman (via wilwheaton)
You can’t institutionalize discrimination of gays and lesbians and also wonder why/feel bad that kids kill themselves because of bullying.
“The force is intended to conduct special operations missions inside and outside...”
– well that’s great: Blackwater has built a privately run paramilitary for the UAE just in case they need to handle any pro-democratic protests. Awesome.
The Story So Far: Will Sponsored Content and... →
tomelko:
(via Instapaper)
lol. SPONSORED CONTENT NO WAY TOM GET REAL
David: that's good stuff too. kind of maiden-esque vocals
me: wuuuAAAAAAAAHHHHHH like that?
David: hmm... maybe more like MREEE-EEE-REEEEEE
me: yeah
After approving NBC buyout, FCC Commish becomes... →
wilwheaton:
Meredith Attwell Baker, one of the two Republican Commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission, plans to step down—and right into a top lobbying job at Comcast-NBC.
This is absolutely appalling. The ruling class isn’t even trying to hide how corrupt it is anymore; that’s how thoroughly fucked America is.
In business it’s called “shrewd business”,...
“Columbia University has surveyed the state of digital journalism, and it has...”
– For Journalists, a Call to Rethink Their Online Models
Done. Here’s what’s going to happen next:
Publishers will spend the next several years working on manageable content advertising models.
They will work well for certain advertisers and increase profits.
Publishers will begin offering new...
“Armisen also met Prince when he played on the show. Earlier in the evening, when...”
– (via throwherinthewater)
I don’t even care if this is true.
“TQ: You moved to LA last year after 25 years in New York City. I am not entirely...”
– Moby re-ignites the long-simmering LA vs. NYC debate. Meanwhile, New Orleans quietly continues to be the coolest fucking city in America, and it’s not even close. (via cajunboy)
Does anyone want to help me get the MPLS-New Orleans exchange program rolling for this summer? Spend a week/month in...
“Institutions associated with the hipster label have begun fleeing it. Dov...”
– this NYMag piece on hipsters adapted from N+1 is so fantastic I can’t stand it
1 tag
“Under the Convention Against Torture, member states can refuse to extradite...”
– America can argue amongst itself about our degrees of support for torture — like T-Paw saying he supports water-boarding and ‘enhanced interrogations — but it’s pretty hard to argue that America isn’t a nation that tortures when even Canada won’t extradite terror...
“Incidentally, one of life’s great mysteries is why the New York Times is...”
– Grouponomics by Felix Salmon
Good post.
(via bigboxcar)
“The idea of creating a business class for online news where is not about buying...”
– I’ve often thought an artisanal news site could attract customers willing to pay. As usual, Information Architects has a much better analogy — business class.
(via teruterubouzu)
I’d be into this if it didn’t so clearly say the word “class” in it. Charging for service...
