QOTD: @ReutersHulk Speaks on All Caps and Other Important Things
Posted: June 29, 2012 Filed under: Department of Digital, mass media | Tags: ALL CAPS ARE OK Leave a comment »Margarita Noriega posted a great recap of the day of playing @ReutersHulk. Go and read it, but look closely at this quote:
Quite a few reporters have urged me to fight Twitter, but I think the account survives as a testament to the limits of using any social network. No one should be under the impression they own their social accounts.
Emphasis mine. And remember it.
The Mitt Romney Traffic Drain, According to Buzz Feed
Posted: June 20, 2012 Filed under: content, Department of Digital | Tags: Barack Obama, BuzzFeed, Mitt Romney Leave a comment »A great read on BuzzFeed about the problem of trying to drive traffic through Mitt Romney coverage. Spoiler: He’s no Sarah Palin.
Psychology and Positive Nature of Comments
Posted: June 14, 2012 Filed under: content Leave a comment »Ze Frank, not surprisingly, nails it:
Interesting-Dot-Boston
Posted: June 13, 2012 Filed under: Department of Digital, legal department | Tags: Top Level Domains Leave a comment »Via Universal Hub, Dan Rowinski notices something fascinating buried in the ICANN TLD requests:
The Boston Globe has applied for the domain registry .Boston throught the ICANN generic top level domain application program.—
(@Dan_Rowinski) June 13, 2012
Adam at UH talks a bit more about the business model:
And like Fenway bricks, the Globe will seek to sell personalized domains to Bostonians, who, being proud of their city, will rush to buy them. But non-locals need not fret – the Globe says it’ll sell a .boston address to anybody who wants one, such as people who want the world to know they’re moving to Boston or just enjoy the city.
Journalism be saved!
Encarta Makes the Museum of Endangered Sounds
Posted: June 1, 2012 Filed under: technology | Tags: encarta Leave a comment »
This is a nifty site for technology nostalgians and raging nerds everywhere: the Museum of Endangered Sounds. Encarta makes an appearance and as a note: I loved that maze game.
The Best Slides from Mary Meeker’s D10 Presentation
Posted: May 30, 2012 Filed under: Department of Digital | Tags: D10, Mary Meeker Leave a comment »I love charts, I love data – and Mary Meeker’s incredible D10 presentation is full of some really awesome stuff. Here are my picks for the best charts, but you owe it to yourself to go to the whole thing.
Because I’m always obsessed with this topic:
I went on a rant or two about this back in March:
One of my favorite topics:
Because Nest is so cool (and now available!):
Alright, go look at the rest of it. Great, great work by Mary Meeker.
The Copyright Complaint that Killed the Rickroll
Posted: May 23, 2012 Filed under: music | Tags: copyright, Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley Leave a comment »Content wants to be free! Except here.
