April 2009
36 posts
“If you’re serious about wanting to compete on the Internet, why don’t newspapers...”
– Stephen Colbert, asking a question of the Newspaper Association of America (via inothernews)
March 2009
42 posts
“An experienced designer knows that humans do not operate solely on reason and...”
– Measuring the Design Process
Good analysis on the recent experience of Doug Bowman at Google, where many design decisions are decided by factual data.
8 Rules For Getting Famous On The Internet →
Timeliness
Release Early In the Week, and Early In the Day
Prepare Your Media for the Blog-o-sphere
Blog Titles Are Poetry
Identify Media Outlets and Contact Them
Release Early And Often
Make Something Worth Clicking On
Find Under-Tapped Portals to Famo
One day is all you need to make a project and put in on the internet … The more times you swing the bat, the more likely you are...
“It’s 140 characters. It’s so few characters. If you need a ghostwriter for that,...”
– Shaq
When Stars Twitter, a Ghost May Be Lurking
New Portfolio Site →
Best. Portfolio. EVER.
esbueno:
Finally got around to redoing my personal portfolio site.
The Roots - The Next Movement (Live)
“Somebody said that we’re not in President Obama’s Final Four, and as...”
– Coach K told a reporter from the AP
I hate Duke so much. Fortunately, they choke when it’s tournament time. What’s up with Barry hating on the Pac-10?
UCLA Students Against James Franco as Commencement... →
Quit whining Westwood! I had to endure through an hour long commencement speech from John McCain when I graduated.
Ten Things That Need to be Redesigned →
Definitely agree about TV remotes, too many buttons.
Mos Def - Speed Law
I feel old. I vividly...
The Death of Newspapers
marc:
Let’s say you saw the headline for a New York Times Online story and it grabbed your interest. And, let’s say there was a system in place where you could automatically pay five cents to read that story by clicking on the headline. Perhaps you could even make that payment anonymously. Wouldn’t that be a good deal? You get quality content easily and the New York Times can add up a bunch of...
Nas - Second Child (9th Wonder Mix)
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“I’m happy in L.A. I like my teammates and had a great time. The fans were...”
– Manny Ramirez has some things to say
I’m not getting my hopes up, but I’m optimistic and patient.
WatchFinal Edition on Vimeo
Sad tribute to end of Rocky Mountain News. It’s tough to work in an industry where people have no idea how to create a sustainable business model. No one is willing to take chances to create a future. After the print business money dries up, the newspaper goes bye-bye.
