February 2012
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We are sorry.
It’s great that they are sorry — and I do believe the apology is heartfelt and sincere — but how was this ever seen as being OK to do without user input?
I’m not trying to harp on Path, I get that mistakes happen, especially when you are trying to pivot into something different than how you started, but still, this was such a clusterfuck.
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We made a...
“It matters not whether federal courts thing it wise or desirable for California...”
– Federal appeals court decision overturning Proposition 8 (via mikerose)
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January 2012
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Should Vanity Fair Be a Spelling Vigilante?
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Just as New York Times public editor Arthur S. Brisbane is concerned whether his newspaper should print lies or the truth, we here at V.F. looking for reader input on whether and when Vanity Fair should spell “words” correctly in the stories we publish.
One example: the word “maintenance” seems like it should only have one “a” in it. It should be “maintenence,” right? But it’s not....
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Pop Culture Brain | Movies TV Music Web Theater:... →
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Studios Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics Win Win, Screenplay by Tom McCarthy; Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni;…
December 2011
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“Two years ago, Mashable was a virtual company of about a dozen people, reaching...”
– My boss and friend, Adam Ostrow’s fantastic opening for the “Only in the Alley” calendar featuring NYC startups.
NYC Startup Scene Celebrated in 2012 Calendar [PHOTOS]
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Dear People That Want Over-the-Top HBO...
So I read MG’s impassioned plea to HBO. I get it, I do. It doesn’t change reality.
We are not (yet) at a point where direct over-the-top subscriptions make ANY kind of sense for HBO.
I discussed this at the bottom of my “thoughts on an Apple TV” last month, but I’ll go over the basics again.
When I previously discussed HBO’s revenue stream, my estimated...
The Year that RIM Bit the Big One →
My epic-takedown of RIM via Google+
“A. Because it has unearned authority in the American press. If in doing the...”
– The View from Nowhere: Questions and Answers » Pressthink
Found via John Gruber and I think Rosen’s entire self-interview is worth a read.
My gut tells me that Gruber linked to this because of this whole meme that MG, Marco, Ben Brooks and others are harping on — which is that...
