February 2012
33 posts
“9% are paying via smartphone — but 71% are interested in paying via smartphone.”
– Shop til you drop (calls): How iPhone users shop in stores (via courtenaybird)
Warren Buffet on gold as an investment →
cdixon:
The second major category of investments involves assets that will never produce anything, but that are purchased in the buyer’s hope that someone else – who also knows that the assets will be forever unproductive – will pay more for them in the future. Tulips, of all things, briefly became a…
Los Angeles Times To Add Paywall →
Bill Campbell makes future of journalism his next... →
dbloom:
Interesting piece on the involvement of Silicon Valley legend Bill Campbell in bringing together the joint Stanford-Columbia venture to explore the future of journalism, funded with $30 million from the original Cosmo girl, Helen Gurley Brown.
Kickstarter Expects to Provide More Funding Than... →
10 Great Tumblr Blogs for News Junkies - Social... →
futurejournalismproject:
imwithkanye:
The Economist: Self-ascribed as “the most trusted source of global news analysis,” The Economist has been delivering noteworthy news pieces since 1843. This Tumblr page aggregates thought-provoking quotes, the week’s cartoon, and curated long-form pieces from the Economist website and the magazine.
Short Form Blog: Short Form’s motto is: “Read a little....
Why Pinterest Is So Dang Amazing via Design Shack →
SNL mocks Verizon smart phone sales (video)
bitshare:
Last night on Saturday Night Live, they had a skit on Verizon smart phones and all the difficult to understand jargon that is used when talking about them. Such as Verizon 3G, 4G LTE, download speeds plus additional fluffer Verizon always throw in. Knowing the technical side of smart phones can almost always be confusing. Then factor in all the different phone brands and each...
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“It’s not a sufficient strategy to think you’re going to win because you’re...”
– @ryanborn
What to do When a Tech Giant Decides to Eat Your Lunch
Anonymous asked: who are you?
“The expression, “a Tim Schafer moment” is used among video game experts and...”
– From Tim Schafer’s Wikipedia entry.
I think it’s safe to say the internet is collectively having a Tim Schafer Moment.
(via ensignau)
