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If you've had to choose between going to yoga class and getting stoned, new "Ganja Yoga" classes are for you [Amusing]
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Improv Everywhere’s Black Tie Beach Prank
Urban Prankster31 Aug 2010 | 7:51 am(View it larger on YouTube) Produced by Charlie Todd and Matt Adams / music by Tyler Walker For our latest mission we had several hundred agents spend a day at Coney Island / Brighton Beach wearing black tie attire. We covered a mile-long stretch of beach with a diverse group of people of all ages (from babies to sixty-somethings) laying out, playing games, and swimming in the ocean, all in formal wear. Agents were instructed to find cheap tuxedos and ball gowns at thrift stores for the occasion. Related posts:Improv Everywhere: Star Wars Subway Car PrankImprov Everywhere Ghostbusters Prank… -
#134 The TED Conference
Stuff White People Like8 Sep 2010 | 12:35 pmOne of the easiest ways to create something that white people will like is to create something that will allow them to feel smart but doesn’t require a large amount of work, time, or effort. There is, however, a catch. Whatever it is that you create cannot be a shortcut. You see white people like the idea of getting smarter quickly, but they don’t like the idea of people thinking that they are lazy. It is a bit of a paradox, but it does explain why white people only like Cliff Notes if they are part of some sort of hilarious college story about last-minute studying for an exam. -
Imam: Islamic center location a national security issue
CNN: Top Stories8 Sep 2010 | 8:04 pmThe imam behind plans for an Islamic center near ground zero told "Larry King Live" that moving it to another location would embolden Islamic radicals. -
Colorado wildfires stretch to 11 square miles...
Drudge ReportWill Esposito describes an otherworldly scene after a wildfire tore through a canyon in the Colorado foothills: Some houses in his neighborhood burning while others stood intact, a propane tank shooting flames into the sky, and an eerie quiet interrupted only by firefighting helicopters and airplanes. [Discuss] [Link]
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If you've had to choose between going to yoga class and getting stoned, new "Ganja Yoga" classes are for you [Amusing]
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Photoshop this axe man [Photoshop]
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Baby squirrel adopted by cat, ends up learning how to purr and despise mankind [Sappy]
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When breaking the news that a fire station will be shut down and workers laid off, you might want to say something other than, "The city's not going to, going to, burn up if we shut down one fire station and lay off a few people" [Dumbass]
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Would the last person to leave the last incandescent bulb factory in the US please turn out the lights? kthnx [Sad]
8 Sep 2010 | 9:50 pm[link] [141 comments]
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Urban Prankster
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Improv Everywhere’s Black Tie Beach Prank
31 Aug 2010 | 7:51 am(View it larger on YouTube) Produced by Charlie Todd and Matt Adams / music by Tyler Walker For our latest mission we had several hundred agents spend a day at Coney Island / Brighton Beach wearing black tie attire. We covered a mile-long stretch of beach with a diverse group of people of all ages (from babies to sixty-somethings) laying out, playing games, and swimming in the ocean, all in formal wear. Agents were instructed to find cheap tuxedos and ball gowns at thrift stores for the occasion. Related posts:Improv Everywhere: Star Wars Subway Car PrankImprov Everywhere Ghostbusters Prank… -
On Corporate Graffiti
30 Aug 2010 | 9:59 amWe’ve covered the New York Street Advertising Takeover quite a few times on this site, but we wanted to share this new short documentary by Sarah Berman. It does a great job of telling the story of the project and the positive impact it had on our streets. In related news, the first Toronto Street Advertising Takeover recently took place. Related posts:New Video of the NYSATSuper Hero Changing StationTurning Flyer Boxes into Planters -
Mario Kart Bike Lane
30 Aug 2010 | 8:30 amA prankster has added Mario Kart symbols to a Portland bike lane. via Laughing Squid Related posts:DOOM Display BillboardsNew Improv Everywhere: The Tourist LaneMagic Potion -
Astor Place Rubik’s Cube
25 Aug 2010 | 8:28 amThis prank is seven years old, but not enough people know about it. It’s a classic. Project page at All Too Flat. Related posts:Ice Cube Ice Cube Dispenser -
Open Soon Prank Contest
22 Aug 2010 | 9:37 amOur friend Rob Cockerham over at Cockeyed has issued a challenge to pranksters around the world. He writes: The economy is pitiful right now. Both where I live and where I work, I’m seeing a bunch of businesses closing their doors forever. Shuttered buildings are incredibly depressing, so I’m launching a plan to help liven up our neighborhood streets and remind everyone that economic recovery is just around the corner. It’s a contest. Create and print your own “Opening Soon” flier and tape it to the door of an empty retail, industrial or warehouse property. Email…
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Stuff White People Like
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#134 The TED Conference
8 Sep 2010 | 12:35 pmOne of the easiest ways to create something that white people will like is to create something that will allow them to feel smart but doesn’t require a large amount of work, time, or effort. There is, however, a catch. Whatever it is that you create cannot be a shortcut. You see white people like the idea of getting smarter quickly, but they don’t like the idea of people thinking that they are lazy. It is a bit of a paradox, but it does explain why white people only like Cliff Notes if they are part of some sort of hilarious college story about last-minute studying for an exam. -
#133 The World Cup
1 Jun 2010 | 11:10 amEvery four years the planet comes together to celebrate the World Cup and since white people make up a portion the world, they are not immune to the excitement. However, before you start planning out long watching sessions with white people you should be aware of exactly why white people get so excited about the World Cup. Though you may be waiting on bated breath for your favorite sport on a global scale, white people like the World Cup because it allows them to pretend they are European for a few weeks, and more importantly, it allows them to get drunk at odd hours. Virtually every white… -
Stuff White People Like Posters Now Available
24 Mar 2010 | 9:12 amA video of the posters being used as part of a promotional campaign at the University of Arkansas. Source -
#132 Picking their own Fruit
14 Mar 2010 | 8:37 pmIt is well established that white people like the past. Vintage clothing, history degrees, and nostalgia are just three examples of how white people show their love for by-gone eras. So when white people think about growing their own food they are reminded of pastoral images of farming, working the land, and growing whole natural foods for their family. This most positive viewpoint comes from the fact that white people have mostly enjoyed supervisory roles in agricultural production over the years. But as more and more white people moved into cities, they lost their connection to working the… -
#131 Conan O’Brien
13 Jan 2010 | 12:28 pmThe recent news that Conan O’Brien will be replaced by Jay Leno has caused white people to erupt with rage and hostility. You might even expect them to lash out and do something about it like take to the streets or write a letter to NBC to voice their dissatisfaction with the network. But no, white people will solve this problem the way that they solved the election crisis in Iran – through Facebook and Twitter status updates. In 2009, millions of white people took 35 seconds to turn their twitter profiles green, and consequently sent a very powerful message to the leaders of Iran.
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CNN: Top Stories
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Imam: Islamic center location a national security issue
8 Sep 2010 | 8:04 pmThe imam behind plans for an Islamic center near ground zero told "Larry King Live" that moving it to another location would embolden Islamic radicals. -
Tornadoes touch down in Dallas
8 Sep 2010 | 7:55 pmAt least four tornadoes spawned by Tropical Depression Hermine touched down in and around Dallas, Texas, sending up debris and swirling around buildings. -
In one day, two asteroids buzz Earth
8 Sep 2010 | 7:02 pmA small asteroid passed within the moon's distance from the Earth on Wednesday morning, and another will do likewise later in the day, space watchers say. -
Mexican mayor shot dead in own office
8 Sep 2010 | 6:29 pmThe mayor of El Naranjo, Mexico, in the central state of San Luis Potosi was gunned down and killed inside his office Wednesday, officials said. -
MGM lion attack caught on tape
8 Sep 2010 | 5:35 pmMGM Resorts defended its safety practices Wednesday after amateur video surfaced showing a lion attacking its trainer inside its habitat at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, as horrified visitors to the hotel looked on.
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Drudge Report
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Colorado wildfires stretch to 11 square miles...
Will Esposito describes an otherworldly scene after a wildfire tore through a canyon in the Colorado foothills: Some houses in his neighborhood burning while others stood intact, a propane tank shooting flames into the sky, and an eerie quiet interrupted only by firefighting helicopters and airplanes. [Discuss] [Link] -
Illegal immigrant indicted for murder in nun's death...
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'Meant to Be a Warning'...
Terry Jones, the Florida pastor behind "Burn a Koran Day," says setting fire to korans is meant to send a message to Muslims. [Discuss] [Link] -
Vatican: 'Outrageous'...
The planned mass burning of copies of the Koran in Florida on Sept. 11 would be an outrageous and grave gesture, the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue said Wednesday., null [Discuss] [Link] -
NYPD: 'Dangerous'...
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly sided with Gen. Petraeus last night, calling a planned burning of Qurans on the anniversary of Sept. 11, "unwise" and "un-American" during the 9/11 Museum and Memorial's fundraising dinner at Cipriani Wall Street in... [Discuss] [Link]
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How to Change the World
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How to Make Paper.li and Flipboard Rock
24 Aug 2010 | 6:47 pmIn the last few weeks two companies have released services that enable you to take tweets and turn them into a newspaper or magazine format: Paper.li and Flipboard. Alltop is a great source of information for both Paper.li and Flipboard newspapers. If you’d like to learn how to do this for Paper.li, click here, and for Flipboard, click here. -
Need example of a personal story of enchantment
19 Aug 2010 | 10:19 amI would like to include a few personal stories of enchantment in my next book. I am looking for examples of how people, products, services, organizations, ideas, or causes swept you off your feet. Specs: Written from your personal experience, not an external, academic view. 150-200 words Ideally, all the basics would be in your essay: who, what, when, why, and how. As an example, here is how something enchanted me: The second most enchanting moment of my life occurred in 1983 when Mike Boich showed me a Macintosh prototype. (The most enchanting moment was meeting my wife.) This life-changing… -
Best Twitter Client for IPhone and iPad
16 Aug 2010 | 9:43 pmAfter searching for months, I’ve come to the conclusion that Twitbird is the best iPhone and iPad Twitter client. If you’d like to see why, check out my post at the American Express Open Forum. -
How to get a free copy of my first book, The Macintosh Way
2 Aug 2010 | 10:01 amInformation wants to be free, and I just freed some. I got the rights back for my first book, The Macintosh Way, and I’ve made it available for free here. Hope that you find it useful. -
How to Find Freedom
28 Jul 2010 | 9:25 amLet me confess: I’m addicted to Twitter and email, and my addiction increases the more I have to do something important like write a book. Luckily, I stumbled across applications called Freedom and Anti-Social that really help. I explain how they works here at the American Express Open Forum. If you’re have a tough time prying yourself away from online fun, they could really help.
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Another Reason to Use Premium WordPress Themes
8 Sep 2010 | 7:30 pmThere’s a reason I promote premium WordPress themes a lot. One is that they make doing my job a lot better. I was just promoting my friend Chris Garrett’s great ebook on guest posts. I’m an affiliate for it. So, I have a link that sends people to buy the product, and as a result, I get some money from the transaction. Only, I made a mistake. I had put in the wrong information for the affiliate code. But here’s where it gets good. Because I used the “redirect” feature in WordPress, things were really simple to fix. I just went in and fixed the problem with… -
Earthquake in New Zealand
8 Sep 2010 | 1:33 pmI have friends in New Zealand. They were hit by a massive earthquake. One of my newer friends, Shaun O’Neill, asked me to mention the crisis and to solicit help. Here’s how you can get involved: To donate to the Red Cross Canterbury Earthquake Appeal: - Phone 0900 33 200 to make an automatic $20 donation - Donate online at redcross.org.nz - Donate in person at any branch of NZ Post, Kiwibank, ANZ, National Bank, ASB and BNZ across New Zealand. - Mail a cheque (made payable to New Zealand Red Cross) to: Canterbury Earthquake Appeal, Red Cross House, PO Box 12-140, Thorndon,… -
Guest Posts and Traffic
8 Sep 2010 | 11:10 amOne thing we talk about a lot inside the Third Tribe site is the value of guest posting (writing posts for other people’s blogs) for your site traffic and growth. I don’t offer it for my site, but I do at Man on the Go, my travel blog. I will most definitely be seeking guest posters for my upcoming project. So, it was amazing timing that my friend Chris Garrett told me about his ebook about guest posting (affiliate link). It’s one of those rare times when I felt like, “holy cats. I was going to have to write something on this,” and instead, Garrett’s… -
Looking for Work
8 Sep 2010 | 1:30 amSomewhere along the line, our language shifted meaning slightly. “Looking for work” used to mean, “I’m capable and I’m looking for a place to apply what I know how to do.” Now, it means “I’m unemployed and hoping to find an employer to nestle me into their machine.” These are two very different things. You see, the frontier is all around us (thank you, Levi’s), and by this, I also mean the job frontier. But we’ve grown weak in our entrepreneurial skills. We’ve forgotten that we don’t need a boss to get paid. -
It Won’t Matter
7 Sep 2010 | 11:30 amMy point, and I will make one, is that it doesn’t matter if you’ve got great social media presence if you don’t fix the basics. I’m so frustrated right now, for something very simple. I received my first Comcast bill for my business Internet service. Oh, I noticed that it’s sending the bill to the service address, not my business address. I’ll just run in and change that on the account via their website. So far, this should be simple, right? No. I go to make an account. The account doesn’t take. I try again. That also doesn’t take. I click their…
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For Advertisers, Location-Based Services "Blew Up Overnight"
8 Sep 2010 | 11:55 pmAdvertisers have long talked about the mystical possibilities of using real-time location data to target customers. The technology existed; most cell phones have a GPS receiver in case of emergency. But real-time location data was off-limits to advertisers until Web-centric phones introduced people to the concept of sharing their location in exchange for utility. Soon, along came apps like Foursquare and Gowalla, which essentially trick users into sharing their real-time location with advertisers. Suddenly, location-aware marketing is red hot. "It's huge and it's increasing," said Michael… -
MasterCard Releases Person-To-Person Payment App MoneySend for BlackBerry
8 Sep 2010 | 10:45 pmYou can't pay with your phone at the register yet, but you can use it to pay the babysitter. MoneySend, an application from MasterCard for sending and requesting money in informal person-to-person transactions, is now out in the BlackBerry App World. MasterCard's app lags significantly behind PayPal's mobile payment app, available for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry, except perhaps that MasterCard has more cache and credibility with older generations. But MoneySend's shortcomings aside, MasterCard is clearly excited about mobile-enhanced shopping. Sponsor MoneySend for BlackBerry is the latest… -
How Will Google Instant Affect Your Company's SEO?
8 Sep 2010 | 9:00 pmWhen Google announced this morning that it would be delivering search results to users in real time as they type a query, it rightfully generated quite a bit of chatter and intrigue in the tech world and beyond. The changes are certain to fundamentally change the way people interact with the world's biggest search engine. But what is less clear is how this game-changing update will affect search engine optimization and search traffic referrals to Websites. Sponsor The Impact on Search Speed, Refining Searches and the "Long Tail" of Search Google Instant does two things: it returns results… -
Advocates Want Craigslist to Stop Making Money on "Adult Services" Ads
8 Sep 2010 | 6:30 pmCraigslist took down Adult Services in the U.S. four days ago, replacing it with the word "censored" without explanation. Advocates seized on the ambiguous move today, calling on Craigslist to remove the infamous section in cities across the world. It's hard to say what the effect of shuttering Adult Services will be on the profitability of the sex trade. But it will certainly curtail Craigslist's ability to profit from sex traders. Sponsor The New York Times estimates Adult Services ads could have brought in $44 million for Craigslist this year, based on the $10 it costs to post and $5 to… -
This is Your Brain on Google Instant Search
8 Sep 2010 | 5:42 pmGoogle unveiled a new way to display its search results this morning, called Instant Search. Instant brings search results to your browser, as you type. Letter by letter - it's amazing. The feature will be rolled out to all users over the coming hours and days but is available to be tested here. It's fast. It's satisfying. But if respected critics like Nicholas Carr have raised the alarm that Google's legacy search product might make us stupid - what might Google Instant do to our brains and thinking? There are at least two ways to look at the question. Sponsor Google Instant as a Mental…
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TechCrunch
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When Does A Company Deserve A Fresh Ethical Start?
8 Sep 2010 | 9:19 pmZynga has been taking it on the chin from the SF Weekly the last few weeks. First there was a four part series about some stickers that Zynga’s ad agency put on the streets of San Francisco – lame but not exactly Third Reicht territory. But the last two days the newspaper has focused on Zynga’s penchant for stealing game ideas from other companies. FarmVille, FishVille, PetVille, Café World, and Mafia Wars were all copies of other company’s games. That warranted a cover story. The SFWeekly even gave this copying thing a name – Farmvillians. Which is kinda… -
Online Football Game ‘Quick Hit’ Relaunches With Official NFL License
8 Sep 2010 | 9:00 pmTechCrunch-reading football fans may remember a nifty, free online game we wrote about last year called Quick Hit that puts you at the helm of a virtual football team. The game doesn’t involve the twitchy gameplay of gaming goliath Madden, but is instead built around strategy and play calling (though it does feature rich, 3D graphics to keep things interesting). You may also notice that the game’s logo looks a little different from last year’s: it now sports the official emblem of the NFL. And that’s a big deal. You see, when Quick Hit launched last year it… -
Customer Service In A Brave New World: AT&T Puts A Finger In The Dam
8 Sep 2010 | 8:31 pmI don’t know why but I just can’t stop re-reading this exchange. Poor AT&T shoots itself in the head today by emailing customers and asking them to provide feedback in one centralized place. Customers promptly complied, and the tower of hate is almost overwhelming. Someone at AT&T will likely be cleaning out their desk tomorrow over this, and frankly I can’t believe they didn’t see it coming. It’ll be hard for AT&T to argue that the vast majority of its customers are happy when nearly all the comments are hugely negative, some violently so. Some… -
Why Google Instant May Make You Click On More Ads
8 Sep 2010 | 7:22 pmGoogle made it clear at its press event today that Google Instant will not change way that company will rank ads or show ads. From the Google blog: “We recommend monitoring your ads’ performance the same way you usually do. Google Instant might increase or decrease your overall impression levels. However, Google Instant can improve the quality of your clicks since it helps people search using terms that more directly connect them with the answers they need. Therefore, your overall campaign performance could improve.” At the event, Google Ad Evangelist Frederick Vallaeys went… -
Seth the AT&T Blogger Guy Shows Us All the Stuff They’re Doing In New York
8 Sep 2010 | 6:42 pmIn this video we find AT&T’s rep, Seth Bloom, reaching out to New Yorkers in particular and explaining, as simply as possible, why their calls suck and how AT&T is trying to fix the problem. Wow. Essentially AT&T is starting to move some calls to the the 850 MHz band for more in-building coverage. The best thing about this video is that Seth the AT&T Blogger Guy looks like someone you’d want to give a noogie to (that’s a good thing) and they show you whats inside those crazy switch boxes on top of buildings. Double rainbow. Read more…
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Holy Kaw!
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Post-apocalyptic Tokyo illustration series
8 Sep 2010 | 6:14 pmIllustrator TokyoGenso created an imaginative (and honestly, quite frightening) series of eerie scenes depicting a post-apocalyptic overgrown Tokyo devoid of all people. See a sampling below: Full series at Pink Tentacle. All the top art. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Why freeways come to a stop [infographic]
8 Sep 2010 | 5:49 pmIf you’ve ever wondered why freeway traffic sometimes comes to a crawl (or worse yet—stops flat) but when you approach the apparent problem area, the traffic seems to be moving better—this infographic is for you. As it turns out, the term for this annoying phenomenon is a ‘shockwave’. Learn more about it (and see the full image) at The Future Buzz. Love infographics? So do we. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Lady Gaga pushing gender boundaries at University of Virginia
8 Sep 2010 | 5:38 pmThe gender studies department at the University of Virginia is hoping if they lead the horse to water, it will drink using Lady Gaga as the lure. New packaging for old classes is all the rage this season as the mama monster will be used to demonstrate the most recent incarnation of feminism in action. Gaga’s music and videos will be dissected for their social messages, but the class will also include that time-tested education tool, reading. Full story at The Frisky. Liberate yourself with feminism. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
10 odd iPad mods
8 Sep 2010 | 5:36 pmWhile it remains unclear why anyone would want to place a beautiful, sleek iPad into a retro casing, these ten bizarre iPad mods are still pretty interesting to look at. All ten at iPad Case Review. Total iPad coverage. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
5 interesting tidbits about Jerry Springer
8 Sep 2010 | 4:59 pmThe chair throwing, relationship dysfunction documented (or mockumented) on “The Jerry Springer” show has been ridiculed as the trashiest of the trashy when it comes to the cesspool known as daytime television. Although, surprisingly, the man behind the talk show boasts an interesting back story that includes stints in politics and radio. Learning more about Springer likely won’t make you view his show in a more favorable light, but at least you’ll learn a little something. Jerry Springer was born in London in 1944 at the Highgate Tube Station, which was being used as…
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Mashable!
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Not Ready for Summer to End? Try YouTube’s Vacationer
8 Sep 2010 | 11:17 pmThe warm weather is beginning to cool just a bit, kids are heading back to school. We hate to admit it, but summer’s over, and with it have gone our wonderful, leisurely vacations.If you’re not quite ready to readjust to the not-so-lazy days of the rest of the year, you might want to give YouTube’s latest channel a spin.On the official YouTube blog, YouTuber Mark Day wrote, “There’s no shortage of videos on YouTube to inspire travel plans, and our new program Vacationer… brings the best of our partners’ travel content into a single destination.”The… -
Apple and BridgeCo Bring iTunes to Every Stereo in Your House
8 Sep 2010 | 9:29 pmOne of the new features that Apple announced at its music event last week was AirPlay, a feature that lets users wirelessly stream their music to different stereo systems all over their house.An evolution of AirTunes, a feature that first premiered with the AirPort Express in 2004, AirPlay lets users stream their iTunes library from and to multiple locations, including the forthcoming Apple TV. It also offers the ability to control playback and manage playlists from an iPhone or iPod touch. The big difference with AirPlay is that instead of connecting an AirPort Express to an optical audio… -
Offload Junk and Find Treasures with Yoink
8 Sep 2010 | 8:26 pmThis post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.Name: YoinkQuick Pitch: Yoink makes it simple to give away your unwanted items and find free goods near you.Genius Idea: For years, savvy Internet denizens have used the Freecycle network group in their city to give away stuff they don’t want and to find free items for pickup. The only problem with Freecycle is that everything is managed in… -
Google Instant: Love It or Hate It? [POLL]
8 Sep 2010 | 7:20 pmGoogle Instant is just a few hours old, but in “technology years,” it’s already reached the awkward adolescent stage in which it is mercilessly judged by others.We were present at Google’s unveiling of this new approach to search, which Google reps have dubbed “one part art, one part science.” The feature itself, from the user experience side of things, is one part text prediction, one part instant search results.Some of us have been pretty impressed with the new technology. “With one keystroke, “w,” you’ll instantly get your weather… -
New York Times Will Go Out of “Print” Sometime in the Future
8 Sep 2010 | 6:24 pmAt a recent conference, The New York Times‘ publisher and chairman Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., stated that he eventually expects the “Gray Lady” will no longer be a physical newspaper.“We will stop printing the New York Times sometime in the future, date TBD,” he said to attendees of the International Newsroom Summit.This type of statement is sure to cause alarmist reactions in some and will strike others as a completely obvious conclusion to the ongoing struggles of traditional media.As newspaper circulation continues to fall, so do newspaper revenues. All told,…
