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Whose Ties Are You Calling “Weak”?
In this week’s New Yorker, the estimable Malcolm Gladwell takes, among other things, umbrage at the idea that tools of social media, like Twitter and Facebook, can be used for social activism. This...
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What we read while appreciating the human element… Two stunning technological developments this week: one involves Google (in the transportation industry!) and and another does not involve Google (but...
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What we read while deleting our unfortunately phrased tweets… Kanye West may be winning the battle amongst critics, but Taylor Swift is winning amongst fans: Only Eminem and Lady Antebellum sold more...
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What we read while they got really excited for the Pro Bowl in Cairo… Man, how about that Pro Bowl?! Almost makes Super Bowl Sunday look anticlimactic, huh? Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders has been...
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Malcolm Gladwell, Egypt, and Social Media
With all that is going on in Egypt and all over the rest of the Arab world, Malcolm Gladwell is focusing on the most important thing: He’s making sure nobody gives Twitter and Facebook too much credit...
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What we read while watching Bin Laden watch himself… Bin Laden still dominated the news this week: The New York Times detailed the search for the terrorist, the New Yorker wondered if the killing was...
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What we read while Al Davis told Steve Jobs to “Just win, baby!”… Steve Jobs passed away last week at 56. His influence on the world of technology was obviously unmistakable. But perhaps almost as...
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What we read while wondering what it’d be like if we’d never been born… Yesterday was the best day of the year (according to Tim), in part because of the music and the television specials associated...
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The Onion and Apologies
Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but The Onion is kind of a cunt, right? For anyone who’s missed the controversy surrounding the satirical publication, it began over an Oscar-related tweet that...
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What we read while not taking pictures with Donald Sterling’s girlfriend… Donald Sterling, the racist owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, was caught saying racist shit, telling his girlfriend not to...
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