A Site Made New

May 29, 2008

The digs here have changed, as you might have noticed. Improved even. This should not be considered in any way as a sign that the writing will follow suit.

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Bacon Salt = Win

May 28, 2008

>> Sometimes, it’s easy to forget about who the true heroes are. Yes: they’re the people who create bacon salt, the zero calorie, vegetarian, kosher seasoning salt that makes everything taste like bacon. And they have a blog. I love America. And also xkcd. (h/t Christine)

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Web Advertising Needs a Reboot

May 25, 2008

>> An extremely accurate piece on why web advertising so often = fail. Scott Karp writes: “We need to invent new forms of advertising on the web. But it’s more than that. Facebook introduced Beacon as a new form of advertising — but it didn’t create a lot of value for users. Online advertising must […]

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There’s More Bounce in California

May 23, 2008

>> Only in California.  Only at the LA Times. The text: “Times Poll: Californians narrowly reject gay marriage” – By bare majorities, Californians reject the state Supreme Court’s decision to allow same-sex marriages and back a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at the November ballot that would outlaw such unions, a Los Angeles Times/KTLA Poll has […]

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The Washington Times Redesign

May 22, 2008

>> The Washington Times redesign has several interesting elements. You can see them all in a slideshow, posted here. Count me a big fan of the new Sunday edition in particular.

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The New Navel Gazers

May 22, 2008

>> Emily Blount of Gawker bares all in her new article over at the NYTimes magazine. I wish I felt differently about this, but the question I have to ask is: why does the internet horde produce such similar reactions, regardless of the point or purpose of the blog in question? I think this is […]

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Barack Obama vs. Video Games

May 22, 2008

For a presidential candidate who has based so much of his message on an appeal to a new generation of voters thirsty for hope and change, Barack Obama said something a few weeks back which almost seemed – dare one use such an epithet – uncool. Speaking to an audience in Indiana, Obama talked about […]

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My latest Washington Times oped: House Republicans Suckitude

May 20, 2008

>> You can read my latest Washington Times oped here: it’s on the continued mistakes of the House Republicans.  Surprisingly, it’s less than 40,000 words.

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72andSunny’s Brilliant Discovery Channel Ad

May 12, 2008

>> I’m an ad addict.  Everyone who knows me knows this – they’re the pop art form of the modern age.  I even find some of my favorite songs through them.  And yes, all ad addicts have our favorite agencies – the ones which manage to make everything seem effortless, charming and authentic – and […]

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Linux’s Golden Mini-Opportunity

May 6, 2008

>> An excellent little post over at Engadget about the success rate of Linux in the gap between Windows Mobile and Windows Vista: on the new explosion of mini-notebooks.

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