May 2010
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April 2010
9 posts
“many of the most popular veggie burgers are made with hexane, a neurotoxic...”
– Delicious. I like vegetarians, but this might make them crazier…
Soyburgers laced with neurotoxins - Boing Boing
Chatroulette Is New Age Theater
For those of you who don’t know, Chatroulette is similar to Omegle: a random chat room. You enter the room with a random, anonymous stranger, and you can chat with them. Chatroulette became famous for adding video.
You can chat with bored teenagers in their rooms at home, drunk college students, men without shirts on, Ben Folds, lonely girls.
Wait… Ben Folds?
Yes. Ben Folds...
March 2010
11 posts
David Mamet on dramatic writing, I think it...
These are excerpts taken from a memo written to the writers of The Unit. David Mamet is an Executive Producer for The Unit.
BUT NOTE:THE AUDIENCE WILL NOT TUNE IN TO WATCH INFORMATION. YOU WOULDN’T, I WOULDN’T. NO ONE WOULD OR WILL. THE AUDIENCE WILL ONLY TUNEIN AND STAY TUNED TO WATCH DRAMA.
Writers are tasked with creating things that happen. This is very true.
SO: WE, THE WRITERS, MUST ASK...
2010 Products I Can't Live Without
This list is inspired by Kevin Rose and Michael Arrington:
adium
drop7
droplr
facebook
gmail
google chrome
google docs
google maps
google reader
google voice
instapaper
iphone 3GS
itunes (for podcasts)
league of legends
photoshop
reddit
tweetie (twitter)
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Beyonce in Three Frames
While watching Lady Gaga - “Telephone” featuring Beyoncé, I couldn’t help but think that these shots were inspired by Threeframes.
Also, the video references the Command And Conquer Videogame? (4th ingredient)
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Regarding My Boredom and Prostitution Economics.
Elon: Hire a prostitute to play Scrabble. Or hire two prostitutes to play Scrabble while you watch.
Me: But then they'll judge me.
Elon: They're not being paid to judge. They're being paid to play.
February 2010
2 posts
A new Facebook design is coming. You already hate...
A new Facebook design is rolling out as we speak, and I can already hear you all making comments of how you hate it. I, for one, am looking forward to it, as
There are some VERY intelligent people at Facebook, and another UI redesign is meant to make the service better, or at least further push the Facebook directive in a way that benefits their bottom line. They won’t be removing features,...
January 2010
1 post
August 2009
5 posts
What Marketers Miss About Social Media
The Bruno Movie, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, has a Facebook page and a Twitter page. These destinations have been created for fans to get more Bruno content.
But what happens when the hype machine dies down? The Bruno brand is no longer active, and therefore, is lost to the ether that is “The Internet”. The Bruno social media presence is now lost. But how do you keep fans activated...
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Facebook changes the layout again, and people are...
I keep seeing people complain about how much they hate the new facebook layout. Here are some status updates from people who don’t like it:
“WTF to this new setup on Facebook.” “New face book blows. Its going threw more make overs than britney spears.” “Why does Facebook keep changing its format? I’m getting annoyed.” “is not happy with new facebook homepage!”
I could go on and on. But this...
Recursive Reaction
There is a saying in acting that “There is no action, only reaction”, but I’ve come to realize that it can be used for a large amount of socially conditioned behavior. As we mature and grow, we react to the stimulus around us. The choices we make from the day we are born are from instinct first, then our reactions to imparted wisdom and the events we participate in. There is no psychological...
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AIM is Dead. Long Live Facebook.
When was the last time “America Online” was relevant?
I know I joined the AOL Instant Messenger community when all my friends were AOL subscribers. That was the only way to contact them over IM from outside of the AOL walled garden. Now it seems that with the lack of the AIM protocol being fully open, and lack of development, AIM is a dinosaur amongst Web 2.0 heavyweights.
I propose the...
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What Episodic Gaming Really Became
I remember when a lot of videogame publishers, including Valve, were talking about episodic content being the next big thing. It really hasn’t developed into anything worthwhile, and a major failure was Sin: Episodes.
I think the problem with episodic content is that you’re anticipating that you’ll have a hit. This isn’t always the case… you may end up with a product that doesn’t sell, and you...