May 2010
21 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-30) →
The Black Keys (25) Dire Straits (9) Steely Dan (9) Neil Young (4) Kristoffer Ragnstam (3) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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How to Save the News →
Plummeting newspaper circulation, disappearing classified ads, “unbundling” of content—the list of what’s killing journalism is long. But high on that list, many would say, is Google, the biggest unbundler of them all. Now, having helped break the news business, the company wants to fix it (via Instapaper)
May 14th
The Data-Driven Life →
I was hooked after reading the first three paragraphs
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Marco.org: That's a problem. →
I went to buy Angry Birds on Topherchris’ recommendation and got this: The first two pages of search results for “angry birds”. The first two are real. Rocket Bird 3D and MY BEST FRIEND are other things (although probably keyword spammers). The other six of the top ten results for… Marco points out a terrible “trend” I have been noticing in the app store. At the end of his...
May 7th
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May 6th
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Your Blog as Marketing or How to Stop Repeating...
Somehow I stumbled on to a local (to Atlanta) web design firm. I was browsing around their site, was impressed that they design in web standards and decided to check out their blog. It seems that while they might be able to make good-looking, functional websites that help their clients to climb in Google rankings as well as better serve customers, the web design firm does not understand how to...
May 5th
How to build a time machine →
All you need is a wormhole, the Large Hadron Collider or a rocket that goes really, really fast Always fascinating to read what Stephen Hawking writes (via Instapaper)
May 4th
The Pin Kings →
Five young Massachusetts guys want to reignite competitive candlepin bowling. Can they pull it off? (via Instapaper)
May 4th
The World's Greatest Con Man →
Seducing, swindling, and blackmailing European matrons, Helg Sgarbi perfected a scam that made him a fortune. Then one day he met the billionaire BMW heiress. (via Instapaper)
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The Secrets of Sleep →
From birth, we spend a third of our lives asleep. After decades of research, we’re still not sure why. (via Instapaper)
May 1st
The World of Doormen Is Obvious, Yet Mysterious →
The thing about doormen is, often they were doing completely unrelated work, like selling survival gear or bagging pork chops, when something random happened and suddenly they were doormen, tipping their caps and announcing that the in-laws were on the way up with a fruitcake. (Thanks, Ailin) (via Instapaper)
May 1st
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May 1st
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Browser add-on aims to foil Google data collection... →
It’s like swapping grocery store discount club cards right before check out! (via Instapaper)
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