December 2008
Brave New World of Digital Intimacy →
brocatus:insuchaworld:plsj:
“This is the paradox of ambient awareness. Each little update — each individual bit of social information — is insignificant on its own, even supremely mundane. But taken together, over time, the little snippets coalesce into a surprisingly sophisticated portrait of your friends’ and family members’ lives, like thousands of dots making a pointillist painting. This was...
Inside Facebook →
The latest stats from Facebook are just staggering… - 600,000 new users per day - 70% of these users are from outside the US - 2.5 million people become fans of pages every day - 700 million photos uploaded each month The company is on course for 200 million users by March of next year. Now if only they could find ways of getting $$ out of these users and if only brands could find a way to...
“Whenever I go back and re-read an email that I wrote a long time ago, I usually...”
– Scott Simpson
Funny, I had that very same experience this week whilst cleaning out my inbox…
(via merlin)
scout:sunlit-skies:deliriousmuch:
The Postal...
The State Of The Twittersphere (HubSpot Edition) →
(via influxinsights)
Mapping the storm | Seattle Times Newspaper →
Cool interactive map showing real time snowfall as reported by people all over the city. (Did I say I was homesick already? Well I am…)
Baz Luhrmann's Next Film: 'The Great Gatsby' →
Now we’re talkin!
(scout:whatson:ledenes)
Published scoops | undrln →
undrln is a simple site… focused on what’s happening in our industry. It is made by the nice people at smashLAB.
“You Know I’m No Good” by Arctic Monkeys
...
“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have...”
– Walt Disney (via onherway)
Presidential Inaugural Committee | Inaugural... →
In keeping with President-elect Obama’s commitment to changing the way business is done in Washington, the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) is taking unprecedented steps to insure transparency in the public reporting of donors to a Presidential Inaugural Committee. This chart will allow you to view, sort, and search virtually real-time information on all donors contributing over $200 to the...
“Your life is much more important
than you could imagine.
It is your first...”
– Maya Angelou (via onherway)
“There’s an urban legend that’s gone around until no one is sure who it happened...”
– From an article in this week’s Page Six Magazine (not yet online), that looks at Murray’s recent forays into Brooklyn house parties and wonders aloud if he is going through a mid-life crisis. (via caro, chfdigital) (via jstn)
This is easily and far and away the best New York urban legend ever.
...
Last Christmas →
bunkercomplex:
A blog that collects all of the covers of Wham!’s song. Official count: 360 versions.
conductor says
sleuth:
In a dream last night, a train conductor warned me not to sell my smile.
My Karaoke Cab. →
(via krystalweger)
scout:
fleet foxes - ragged wood
Vent It
lauterhaus:
Truck lets you break plates to relieve stress
Do you ever feel so angry that you just want to smash a plate against the wall? I think a lot of people do—but they don’t do it because cleaning up broken plates is a big pain in the ass. This little truck, called A Place for Venting Anger, is a special space just for smashing and throwing plates. The sign advertises that it’s 200 yen...
lauterhaus:guillermobravo:
Lykke Li on a Kings of...
The Top 10 Everything of 2008 - TIME →
This should keep me busy for a while
(via elgaffney)
