May 2012
7 posts
On @Nytimes_ebooks
harrisj:
Like a large swath of the Internet, I have become increasingly obsessed with the nonsensical tweets of the @horse_ebooks spambot twitter account (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, here are some links: Know Your Meme; The Ballad of @Horse_ebooks; The Human Being Behind @Horse_ebooks; and the Web Comic). I also love the @nytimes twitter account, which is now 5 years old and over 5...
When to post links on Twitter, Facebook & Tumblr...
bitly:
Did you see those silly cats on Tumblr, that breaking news on Twitter, and those photos of your friend’s kids on Facebook? Different social networks have their own distinct personalities. Bitly links are shared across all social networking services, giving us a unique viewpoint on how these networks differ.
We track metrics like the main type of content being shared on a network, the...
“When people want a native app, they are asking for an app user experience, which...”
– Ben Sandofsky: Shell Apps and Silver Bullets
Based on my own experience and recent discussions with many of my peers, I think this is a very under appreciated point right now in the startup world. Many web-centric managers and engineering organizations are confronting the “essential complexity” of...
“If Mr. Mourdock is elected, I want him to be a good Senator. But that will...”
– Sen. Richard Lugar’s Parting Words: Beware of Tea Party Extremists | AlterNet
