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Episode 003 of Matt’s vlog is now posted. Have a look at...

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:30:13 -0400

Episode 003 of Matt’s vlog is now posted. Have a look at “A Travel Blog For The Entire Solar System”

"One day later, with no acknowledgment except for a change in the timestamp, the Post revised the..."

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:56:13 -0400

“One day later, with no acknowledgment except for a change in the timestamp, the Post revised the story, backing down from sensational claims it made originally. But the damage was already done.”

- Ed Bott writing for ZDNet on WaPo’s stealth corrections after the PRISM story broke.

★ Funded: How Alyeus Crowdsourced Its Debut Album

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:56:03 -0400

★ Funded: How Alyeus Crowdsourced Its Debut Album

Google Glass in the wild in Toronto

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:35:31 -0400

Google Glass in the wild in Toronto

"Replace that with a shaky, vertical iPhone video? I’d rather move back to the days of radio."

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:13:02 -0400

“Replace that with a shaky, vertical iPhone video? I’d rather move back to the days of radio.”

- From Peter Shankman’s op-ed on the Chicago Sun-Times’ recent move to replace its photojournalists with “iPhone journalism.”

Facebook's System Failure

Wed, 29 May 2013 09:02:23 -0400

Facebook's System Failure:

Facebook said its systems to remove hate speech had failed and it is changing its policy on posts and images that glorify rape, after pressure from advertisers and campaigners.

Hard to say which system failed - Facebook, or Facebook employees?

"I equate it to being in a relationship. I didn’t want to be alone."

Mon, 27 May 2013 15:03:02 -0400

“I equate it to being in a relationship. I didn’t want to be alone.”

- Justin Shorey, drummer for indie band The Creekside Strays, on his decision to join the group before playing their CD release show earlier this month. See the full interview.

★ Matter Of Time: The Creekside Strays On The Rise

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:24:09 -0400

★ Matter Of Time: The Creekside Strays On The Rise

Vlog 002 - A Cloak of Unbridled Optimism

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:01 -0400

Vlog 002 - A Cloak of Unbridled Optimism

★ The Killers In A Dangerous Time

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:16:30 -0400

★ The Killers In A Dangerous Time

"We are The New York Times and we are dictating terms."

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:01:14 -0400

“We are The New York Times and we are dictating terms.”

- David Carr’s quote from Page One comes to mind while reading this article by Om Malik detailing how Snow Fall, the Times’ multimedia masterpiece from last year, provides a template to not only compete with, but completely wreak havoc, on Buzzfeed and ever-present but amateur blogger journalism. Don’t play the same game; change the rules.

Movie theatres consider Google Glass ban | Advanced Television

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:01:57 -0400

Movie theatres consider Google Glass ban | Advanced Television :

Change happens slowly, and then all at once.

Episode One of Matt’s new Vlog is now online. Talking...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:47:01 -0400

Episode One of Matt’s new Vlog is now online. Talking about Iron Man, Gatsby and coffee. Have a look.

thisistheverge: ‘Geography of Hate’ maps racism and homophobia...

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:11:19 -0400

thisistheverge:

‘Geography of Hate’ maps racism and homophobia on Twitter

Twitter, even more than many other social media tools, can feel disconnected from the real world. But a group of students and professors at research site Floating Sheep have built a comprehensive map of some of Twitter’s most distasteful content: the racist, homophobic, or ableist slurs that can proliferate online. Called Geography of Hate, the interactive map charts ten relatively common slurs across the continental US, either by general category or individually. Looking at the whole country, you’ll often see a mass of red or what the map’s creators call a “blue smog of hate.” Zooming in, however, patches appear over individual regions or cities; some may be predictable, while others are not.

Printable-Gun Instructions Spread Online After State Dept. Orders Their Removal

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:42:15 -0400

Printable-Gun Instructions Spread Online After State Dept. Orders Their Removal:

This is only going to get faster.

nevver: Perspective

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:33:28 -0400

nevver:

Perspective

★ Random Accessed Memories

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:31:51 -0400

★ Random Accessed Memories

★ Oblivion

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:36:26 -0400

★ Oblivion

Is music losing its humanity on the web? Read Matt’s new...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:55:09 -0400

Is music losing its humanity on the web? Read Matt’s new article, #Music, on Record Store Day.

"Is it a flawed system, morally questionable and ethically dubious? Probably, but the world turns..."

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:09:32 -0400

“Is it a flawed system, morally questionable and ethically dubious? Probably, but the world turns ever-faster, and there will always be tech-savvy teenagers with more time than money.”

- Zach Fulkerson writing about torrents and why records still matter on A New Atlantis.