January 2012
64 posts
DC808: Poll: Dems Have The Edge in Senate Race →
dc808:
Former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle may be outpacing her U.S. Senate race opponents in fundraising, but a new Civil Beat poll shows both Ed Case and Mazie Hirono would defeat Lingle in the general election.
An automated telephone survey of 1,358 likely voters conducted this month found Lingle…
Where Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton Takes Off The... →
MURK AVENUE: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY' →
murkavenue:
CLUE 1: “went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV RAPS” Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988 CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on: Feb 23 1993 CLUE 3: ”The Lakers beat the Super Sonics” Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release…
“When you look at those two videos [2010 vs 2012] side by side, it almost appears...”
– “New foursquare intro video distances them from the check-in” sur AboutFoursquare (January 26th, 2012)
My favorite part of running this company is seeing people “get” the transformation from “game mechanics and checkins are cute” to “with 1.5bn checkins, we can change the way you experience your...
Will Path be the breakout social app of 2012?
Arik Hanson quotes a bunch of people, including me:
Imagine if someone created an application that aggregated your social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Instagram, Last.fm, and maybe integrated with your FitBit or something. You could get all the music, wake-up, location, photo, and status-update stuff directly from your existing networks, then figure out a way to consolidate...
Great first-person essay by s.e. smith about being... →
There’s an assumption that I must be missing something in my life if I’m not playing backseat bingo, but I actually have a pretty rich, complex, full and interesting life. Not having sex or being interested in romance doesn’t mean I live a lonely and tragic existence!
Nor does it mean that I have any interest in pushing asexuality on anyone else; as we like to say, it’s an identity you...
teendrama :: hello my name is dennis.: Why I Love... →
This is what I love talking to people about: Foursquare isn’t a really a service about seeing where your friends are, getting points, and earning badges. Well, there is that, but you get over most of it in the first week once you see what else is under the hood.
dpstyles:
Great piece on foursquare. I love seeing foursquare users starting to “get” the bigger idea of where we’re going.
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WatchJess + JD. I love this. What a great way to remember a wonderful day.
keyanana: Why I Hate Android →
parislemon:
Why do I hate Android? It’s definitely one of the questions I get asked most often these days. And most of those that don’t ask probably assume it’s because I’m an iPhone guy. People see negative take after negative take about the operating system and label me as “unreasonable”…
VIDEO: Andrew Bird - "Break It Yourself" (Album...
minneapolisfuckingrocks: