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link Facebook Will Allow Users to Share Location | Bits Blog, NYTimes.com

My Foursquare network is more similar to my Twitter network in terms of social ‘connectedness.’ It’ll be interesting to see if the two can be synchronized, or where people choose to log their location (add Gowalla in here to as a consideration.)

14 hours ago

March 9, 2010
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link Cabbie brings out the humor in Kobe Bryant - Arash Markazi, ESPN

If you’ve seen these pieces, they’re pretty funny. Cabbie is always at his best when he manages to evoke a glimpse of a more relaxed version of athletes.

2 days ago

March 8, 2010
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link Books in the Age of the iPad — Craig Mod

This is a conversation I’m having a lot these days. This article is a great look at the implications of the new publishing landscape. Issue aside, it’s also a beautifully laid out piece.

2 days ago

March 8, 2010
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link Altimeter Report: The 18 Use Cases of Social CRM, The New Rules of Relationship Management | Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang

Beyond the great work in the report, Altimeter is exploring “Open Research” by providing this report for free. It’s much appreciated by yours truly.

4 days ago

March 5, 2010
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The American people want to know if it’s still possible for Washington to look out for their interests and their future. They are waiting for us to act. They are waiting for us to lead. And as long as I hold this office, I intend to provide that leadership. I don’t know how this plays politically, but I know it’s right. And so I ask Congress to finish its work, and I look forward to signing this reform into law.
— There he is. This is the kind of talk I like to hear from Obama. It seems as though its too complicated an issue to explain in words, so he’ll have to demonstrate it with action. via Obama Urges Up-or-Down Vote on Health Care Bill - NYTimes.com

6 days ago

March 3, 2010
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link Toyota Conversations

Partnering with Tweetmeme, Toyota is aggregating tweets, linking to its other social platforms and making strides to be a leading source of content in discussions about their brand and recalls. I think this is a good play by Toyota, but only time will tell and this site won’t solve any problems on its own, of course. Via Dave Armano.

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The OK GO video for This Too Shall Pass is a lot of fun. Aside from the music, it seems to accomplish two things: bringing you into the accomplishment of pulling it off in one shot and marketing itself by being of great quality/skill while still pushing the ‘shoot in one take’ trend a bit further.

1 week ago

March 2, 2010
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photo Duncan took a great and almost sinister looking HDR shot of the Olympic Cauldron in Vancouver (via thelastminute).

Duncan took a great and almost sinister looking HDR shot of the Olympic Cauldron in Vancouver (via thelastminute).

1 week ago

February 28, 2010
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photo Pictures of the earth quake aftermath in Chile. via The Big Picture

Pictures of the earth quake aftermath in Chile. via The Big Picture

1 week ago

February 28, 2010
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link Why Is The President Of Toyota Named Toyoda? - The Consumerist

I’ve been quietly wondering what the deal here was.

1 week ago

February 28, 2010
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They came like gorillas coming out of a cage.
— You’re damn right they did. Quotation from Russia goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov of the Canadian onslaught. via The Toronto Star.

1 week ago

February 25, 2010
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We are the most focused company that I know of or have read of or have any knowledge of. We say no to good ideas every day. We say no to great ideas in order to keep the amount of things we focus on very small in number so that we can put enormous energy behind the ones we do choose. The table each of you are sitting at today, you could probably put every product on it that Apple makes, yet Apple’s revenue last year was $40 billion. I think any other company that could say that is an oil company.

1 week ago

February 24, 2010
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link Twitter Ad Platform 'Imminent' | MediaPost Publications

Apparently this will launch within the month. I could see this being announced and presented formally at SXSW.

1 week ago

February 24, 2010
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link Canada's Olympians on Twitter - Vancouver 2010 Olympics - thestar.com

I wondering if/when someone would aggregate this. Follow our Canadian athletes.

2 weeks ago

February 23, 2010
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Nobody is safe. Aziz Anzari and Dave Sitek aren’t holding back anything in the first track out from their upcoming mix tape. I can’t wait. via Pitchfork.

2 weeks ago

February 23, 2010
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