April 2010
4 posts
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Hype Machine Rant
God I love me a good rant. It reminds me a little of Dave Olson’s Northern Voice 2008 presentation entitled, Fuck Stats, Make Art.
This presentation at the 140 conference by writer Chris Weingarten is pretty darn fascinating. It’s true that those listening to Hype Machine believe they’re getting an alternative rather than the aggregate of common blogger tastes and it’s...
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A Long Lunch
This past week has been amazingly different from my old days of blogging. I’ve started redirecting urgent pitches to tips[at]readwriteweb.com, I am no longer on the RWW payroll, and I no longer have the authority to publish at will. The reality is, I just write and they take it or leave it. I’ve written one guest post on Labor-as-a-Service being applied to Haitian disaster relief. No...
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The Humanity! The Privacy Breach!
I recently received an angry email explaining that UK Facebook profiles have been “hijacked” as a popup survey is asking users whether or not they’ve registered to vote. A “no” response sends them to the UK Electoral Commission’s page. The note reads, “Facebook should not be a political tool. It should NOT favor voting or not voting. It should be...
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Aww, That's Nice
Two years ago I sent myself a letter on FutureMe to be delivered on my birthday this year. I just read it and it makes me feel incredibly grateful as I’ve gotten to blog for others, my student loan is paid off, and the love of my life is now my fiancé. I distinctly remember wanting to send a FutureMe email to myself at 50-years-old, but with the way things were already going then, I doubted...