April 2011
87 posts
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“Isn’t society-wide persecution of tardiness the greatest consequence of...”
– Juli Weiner, worrying that iPhone’s stalkerism will out her as not “really close” to the restaurant.
We share her concern.
(via vanityfair)
“I can only speak on my own use of Twitter, which is: I had a cat, the cat died,...”
– Colson Whitehead (via nickdouglas)
Using Twitter in the Classroom →
sociallifesuburban:
Marshall Kirkpatrick at ReadWriteWeb writes about how University of Texas at Dallas History Professor, Monica Rankin is using Twitter in her classroom. This video discusses how Rankin is using…
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“I took a class at the American University in Cairo. It (was) called ‘The Social...”
– Egyptian political activist GIGI IBRAHIM — @gsquare86 on Twitter — on how she became involved in the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak, on The Daily Show. (via inothernews)
The Daily: Big Google is watching →
thedailyfeed:
Google “solves” another nonexistent email problem:
In 2009, a feature called “Don’t forget Bob” was introduced in Google Labs. The Bob algorithm suggests a series of people for you to CC when composing an email. Last Wednesday, Google rolled out Bob as part of everybody’s Gmail service. The…
The Daily: Apple is watching you →
thedailyfeed:
Your iPhone and iPad are tracking your every move — without your permission:
Security researchers have found that the iPhone and 3G iPad secretly tracks its users’ location without their permission, raising questions about Apple’s privacy safeguards and what it intends to do with the…
Write4net Offers Blogging for the Casual Writer →
mashable:
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details …
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wordjournal:
noun • “¶”, the paragraph symbol
The leading proposed history of “¶” is that the symbol evolved from “C”, for capitulum (Latin: “chapter”). (Wikipedia illustrates the evolution.)
Yahoo plans to keep search records for 18 months →
boston:
WASHINGTON—Yahoo plans to extend the amount of time it retains user search records to 18 months from 90 days. The company says it will consider keeping other types of information about its users for longer durations, too.
“The more you pursue distractions, the less effective any particular distraction...”
– Jonathan Franzen, Farther Away (via distantheartbeats)
“What we’re experiencing is, in a metaphorical sense, a reversal of the early...”
– Nicholas Carr, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (via libraryland)
Everything I Need to Know About Twitter I Learned... →
mashable:
Ann Handley is the Editor in Chief of MarketingProfs and a writer. You can follow her on Twitter.
Very often, when I’m engaging people on Twitter, I think of my undergrad…
ARL Policy Notes: YouTube Flunks Out with... →
arlpolicynotes:
Yesterday YouTube released a video called “Copyright School” and announced a new notice and takedown policy that includes requiring accused infringers to watch the video in order to reactivate their suspended accounts. While some aspects of the new policy (such as softening the prior ‘three…
