February 2009
37 posts
The Future of Advertising? on TwitPic →
Fashion Week Ticket Fracas: Meet Your Scammers --... →
“We take newspapers for granted. They have been so integral a part of daily life...”
– Goodbye to the Age of Newspapers (Hello to a New Era of Corruption)
Greg Rutter's Definitive List of The 99 Things You... →
“The PepsiCo Americas Beverages division of PepsiCo is bowing to public demand...”
– Advertising - Tropicana Discovers Some Buyers Are Passionate About Packaging - NYTimes.com
Yeah!
“Oh stop thinking how ridiculous it is.”
– Lost’s wacky old lady of wisdom. Did she remind any one else of the old man in Jurassic Park (via lilkim)
Yes, Kim, she reminded me of her.
Jeff Jarvis asks, 'What Would Google Do?' →
“And in this baseball, basketball, and football loving White House, this...”
– Obama Macho - The Daily Beast
Electing a black president = a step forward
This woman’s opinion on sports metaphores = a step back.
Whether it’s sports or Shakespeare, there are bound to be anaologies you don’t understand — but innings?! c’mon. You’re an...
Facebook OWNS you
This is rather disturbing: http://mashable.com/2009/02/16/facebook-tos-privacy/
In short, all of the content you’ve ever uploaded on Facebook can be used, modified or even sublicensed by Facebook in every possible way - even if you quit the service.
The TOS says the following: You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with...
Festival Crashers →
I’ll be damned if I don’t make it to at least one REAL festival this summer (if you don’t camp, it doesn’t count).
“Lousy weather, long commutes, rising unemployment and the highest sales tax rate...”
– America’s Most Miserable Cities - Forbes.com
I wouldn’t call Chicago the third most miserable city, but the long commutes and highest sales tax rate don’t help the situation. But really, does corruption make people miserable? I’m thinking no.
Rands In Repose →
Timothy Leary's archives: Bridge from '60s to '90s... →
“Turn on, tune in, and drop out.”
“Emma Brady, a 35-year-old Englishwoman, discovered that her husband, Neil, was...”
– World’s first Facebook divorce? | Technically Incorrect - CNET News
F*** My Life - FML : Your everyday life stories. →
Haven’t found a really funny one yet, but maybe…
“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’ve finally found...”
– Facebook: 25 Things I Didn’t Want to Know About You - TIME
WatchNewsweek Video | ‘The District’ | Ep. 1 | ‘The Challenges We Face … ‘
The awkward silences. The blank stares. The music. The voice. This is amazing.
“Our marijuana laws have been ludicrous for as long as we’ve been alive....”
– Phelps Takes a Hit - washingtonpost.com
The Kinky Llama delivers sex toys, products in a... →
doritos - Google Search →
Check out the second from last…and notice it’s the first non-Doritos brand result (besides Wikipedia, which as great SEO)
