Daily Archives: Thursday, April 10, 2008

Why Twitter? Sometimes, there are scoops there.

Not that it matters, but if you used Twitter, you’d already know that Ana Marie Cox, original Wonkette and Washington Editor of Time.com, is no longer a Time employee (but still a “contractor”) — before anyone started “reporting” it. How? … Continue reading

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Is Hugh MacLeod about to be a trend story?

I think it’s pretty interesting that Hugh MacLeod’s post about deleting his Twitter account is rapidly working its way up Techmeme.com. If this works the way events like this typically work, in a day or two, Hugh will be the … Continue reading

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NashvillePost.com’s parent company acquires Nashville City Paper

SouthComm, the parent company of NashvillePost.com is acquiring the Nashville City Paper. Here’s a quote from the announcement: The City Paper, Nashville’s free, five-day-a-week daily newspaper, will focus on building news-gathering capabilities online, including additional video features, and will only … Continue reading

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links for 2008-04-10

Photography of Olympic Torch Protest in San Francisco | Thomas Hawk Flickr has been a magnet today for photos — and now video — of today’s Free Tibet protests in San Francisco. Among the most stunning are these from the … Continue reading

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Meeting other people who prove there’s nothing new on the Internet

Seeing the NY Times headline, “Names That Match Forge a Bond on the Internet,” I figured the story would be related to the hilarious one-man stage performance, British TV show and book from several years ago called, Are you Dave … Continue reading

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