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Gaming is the New Porn

sawickipedia:

davemorin:

always remember that the gaming vertical tends to be the first one to fill out when new platforms enter the scene. Over time, big ideas (including games) are built into wonderful businesses.

Sawickipedia says: I love it - gaming is the new porn - at least when it comes to pushing and adopting new technologies.

30 June 2009 • reblog: davemorin

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My answer to that is that Daring Fireball is decidedly not free. It’s simply a question of who gets charged. Readers don’t, but sponsors and advertisers do. What makes it work so well (so far) is that this makes everyone happy. I’m earning a nice salary. Readers get to read my writing in exchange for a small portion of their attention which I direct toward ads. And sponsors and advertisers are happy to pay a fair price to reach an audience of good-looking, intelligent readers such as yourself. But there’s nothing free about it.

— John Gruber (via chrisbowler) (via marco) (via davemorin)

30 June 2009 • reblog: chrisbowler

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joelaz:

The Tuesday Noon Siren

A mini documentary about San Francisco’s outdoor warning system (via Tom Coates).

who knew it wasn’t automated?!?!

30 June 2009 • reblog: joelaz

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ambivalence:

Merriwa Flash Flood
amazing footage of a flash flood SLOWLY and POWERFULLY churning across a farm. Must watch to understand how people drown in floods where it isn’t even raining.

30 June 2009 • reblog: ambivalence

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The Enquirer Accurately Predicted Michael Jackson’s Death [PIC]

30 June 2009

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We run a weekly photo caption contest on our dog blog. They can be pretty funny. You know if you love dogs, I have a site for you!

30 June 2009

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bradofarrell:

Twitter is empowering stupid American assholes to extend their sense of entitlement and superiority to international conflicts that they are barely aware of in the first place. Shut up, Kelso.

30 June 2009 • reblog: bradofarrell

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rafer:

fitosaidwhat:

(via chittybang)

30 June 2009 • reblog: chittybang

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courtney:

*sigh* dreamy.

jasonpermenter:

indefensible:

boldasloves:

{ node power outlet by metaphys }

Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

I’m drooling. But not anywhere close by, due to a fear of death by electrodrooltion.

30 June 2009 • reblog: boldasloves

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Advertising agencies have long been big customers of Google, Microsoft and other Internet companies, shifting an increasing portion of ad budgets online. WPP Group, the largest ad agency owner, spends $850 million a year of its clients’ money with Google, according to Martin Sorrell, WPP’s chief executive. Ninety-eight percent of Google’s revenue comes from advertising, largely from “sponsored links” that appear alongside its search results.

— Foes No More, Ad Agencies Unite With Internet Firms - NYTimes.com

30 June 2009

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laughingsquid:

45 San Francisco Bike Network Projects Get a Green Light
tedr says: This is all thanks to the incredible SFBIke.org, the single best public interest organization in San Francisco.

29 June 2009 • reblog: laughingsquid

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Meet the real Jonny Love Hammersmith

29 June 2009

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I saw a twitter today from this dog saying he had writer’s block! BOL!

29 June 2009

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From the LOL-heavy site: There, I Fixed It.

29 June 2009

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Anderson describes an experiment conducted by the M.I.T. behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of “Predictably Irrational.” Ariely offered a group of subjects a choice between two kinds of chocolate—Hershey’s Kisses, for one cent, and Lindt truffles, for fifteen cents. Three-quarters of the subjects chose the truffles. Then he redid the experiment, reducing the price of both chocolates by one cent. The Kisses were now free. What happened? The order of preference was reversed. Sixty-nine per cent of the subjects chose the Kisses. The price difference between the two chocolates was exactly the same, but that magic word “free” has the power to create a consumer stampede.

— Malcolm Gladwell reviews Free by Chris Anderson: Books: The New Yorker

29 June 2009

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