September 2009
Free Keep Fit Vectors – Give Your Designs a... →
Give your designs a workout with this free Wii Fit inspired vector pack, featuring a range of silhouette graphics in various bendy and stretchy yoga poses. Files include Adobe Illustrator AI CS4 and…
Yahoo's $100 Million TV Ad [MediaMemo] →
Don’t say they didn’t warn you: Last week, Yahoo formally rolled out its new $100 million-plus marketing campaign. Today, the TV ads begin. Here’s what you’ll be getting if you watch AMC, ESPN,…
Ten Awesome New Features Pre-Announced for Tweetie... →
The creator of the very popular Twitter app Tweetie announced today that he hopes to submit the final version of Tweetie 2.0 to Apple this week. Loren Brichter detailed on his blog a mind…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-27) →
Revision3 (14)
Dave Matthews Band (12)
Howstuffworks.com (8)
WNYC, New York Public Radio (4)
NPR (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Video: Emo Labs' invisible speakers visibly... →
Emo Labs is out on a crusade to unify audio and video into one cohesive, delectable whole. If you’ll recall, the company’s Edge Motion invisible speaker tech relies on implanting a clear…
The Most Controversial Magazine Covers of All Time →
We’ve put together a collection of magazine covers that have stirred up controversy through the years.
These covers can serve as object lessons for what to do and what not to do both with…
Crayon Portraits →
Dans le cadre de la mise en ligne de ses œuvres récentes, l’artiste américain Christian Faur a réuni plus de 100 000 crayons de différentes couleurs. Entre la photographie et la sculpture, il…
The Most Controversial Magazine Covers of All Time →
We’ve put together a collection of magazine covers that have stirred up controversy through the years.
These covers can serve as object lessons for what to do and what not to do both with…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-20) →
Dave Matthews Band (20)
The Format (13)
Revision3 (6)
Frosty, Heidi and Frank (5)
Adam Carolla (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Lincoln-Douglas →
$60 for an expansion pack? Halo 3: ODST... →
Halo 3: ODST was created in around a year, with a smaller team than past Halo titles, and was originally conceived as an expansion for Halo 3. Later, ODST was turned into a full…
Cmd+Shift+Period Toggles Hidden File Visibility in... →
I used to use an Automator action for this, but Mac OS X Hints unearthed a sweet Snow Leopard shortcut for geeks: the ability to show or hide hidden “dot” files in any Open or Save As…
Ernie Anastos YouTube Video Goes Viral: “Keep... →
Add Fox 5 New York’s Ernie Anastos to a long list of newscasters with on-air slip ups that will live in YouTube lore.
Unlike Bill O’Reilly’s “we’ll do it live!” tirade or Sue Simmons’…
The Engadget Show - 001: Jon Rubinstein, Bit... →
Well it’s finally, really happened. The very first Engadget Show is done and ready for your viewing pleasure. First up, Josh sits down with Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein for an in-depth…
Wacom Bamboo multitouch tablet is real, we've got... →
Windows 7 is almost here, and we get the feeling that the multitouch revolution (at least in the consumer realm) won’t be too far behind. Lenovo just dished out a pair of new …
ReadTwit: All the Links From Your Twitter Stream... →
In these hard times, it takes something pretty nifty to get us to write about a Twitter app; our eyebrows rose an inch or two when we were told about ReadTwit, an RSS application that makes…
Fast Flip: Google Launches a New Way to Read the... →
Is reading online news broken? Google seems to think so as they just launched Google Fast Flip, a Google Labs experiment that’s designed to help you flip through news online as fast…
Announcing the ReadWrite Real-Time Web Summit,... →
Today ReadWriteWeb is excited to announce our very first event, as part of a month-long engagement with one of the most important trends changing the way the internet works - the rise of the…
DIY Print-and-Fold iPhone and iPod touch Dock... →
Design site Dessine moi un objet (Google translates that to “Draw me something”) has shared an impressively attractive and simple iPhone and iPod touch dock. Oh yeah, and they’ve included an…
Former CBS DJ Adam Carolla Gets a New Gig: CBS... →
Earlier this year, I wrote about Adam Carolla, who used to be a popular DJ for CBS Radio and now hosts his own popular podcast. My take: Carolla is even better on the Web than he is on the…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-13) →
Dave Matthews Band (61)
Air (16)
Revision3 (5)
Phil Collins (3)
Frosty, Heidi and Frank (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Finding Subjects and Sources on Twitter →
About midway through the Spring 2009 semester I decided on a topic to pursue for the coming summer News21 journalism initiative. The topic was broad: Latinos in the military. I decided to do a…
Prof: I hear more and more students doubting the... →
CommonDreams.org “For good reasons,” writes Robert Jensen, who is beginning his third decade of teaching journalism. “Journalism’s business problems provide an opportunity for journalism education…
News anchor offers boyfriend's PR services to man... →
Las Vegas Sun
KTNV-TV news anchor Nina Radetich was recorded telling the owner of an auto repair chain being investigated by her colleagues that her boyfriend could help him…
Did Steve Jobs spin the NY Times? (Philip... →
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech: Did Steve Jobs spin the NY Times? — Jobs. Photo: Apple Inc. — When David Pogue, the New York Times’ chief technology columnist,…
Facebook @Mentions: Five Ways They Could Impact... →
Facebook just sent shockwaves through the social web with its announcement that they will be supporting @mentions in status updates. The feature, which Facebook calls tagging, allows you…
Facebook Notifications Brings Facebook to Your Mac... →
Mac OS X only: Free menu bar application Facebook Notifications brings notifications and status updates from the popular social networking site to your desktop. After you install and enter in…
Remains of the Day: Google Maps and Monopoly (the... →
Google Maps and Hasbro team up for an enormous game of Monopoly, Bit.ly surpasses TinyURL as the most popular URL shortener, and speculation abounds regarding tomorrow’s Apple event. …
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-6) →
Dave Matthews Band (34)
YTMND / Random (9)
ASU PanDevils (6)
Phil Collins (5)
No Doubt (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Turn a Radish into a Power-Up Mushroom in Seconds... →
Why not amuse and charm your party guests by garnishing a few dishes with these easy-to-make Mario-style Power-Up Mushrooms made of radishes? You might not get any extra lives, but there’s…
Helvetical Turns Google Calendar Into a Thing of... →
Firefox/Chrome/Opera/IE: I’ve never found Google Calendar to be particularly unattractive—until I compared it to the sleek, clean look of Google Calendar with the Helvetical user script, that…
The Onion Keeps On Embarrassing Newspapers →
The Onion, America’s Finest News Source and easily one of the best destinations for quality satire if we ever visited one, strikes yet again. Not only is it wiping the floor with real…
New Gmail Themes Include One That They Won’t Call... →
The Gmail blog has a post up right now that’s interesting for a few reasons. First, it was posted around midnight of a Friday (this is supposed to be my no-news quiet time, Google). Second,…
New Gmail Themes Include One That They Won’t Call... →
The Gmail blog has a post up right now that’s interesting for a few reasons. First, it was posted around midnight of a Friday (this is supposed to be my no-news quiet time, Google). Second,…
The Onion Keeps On Embarrassing Newspapers →
The Onion, America’s Finest News Source and easily one of the best destinations for quality satire if we ever visited one, strikes yet again. Not only is it wiping the floor with real…
August 2009
Facebook Quitters: Find Out When Someone... →
The act of de-friending someone on Facebook may have just become a bit more socially awkward. There’s now a Greasemonkey add-on (available here) that will check your network at scheduled…
