July 2010
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WatchI am extremely jealous of the miniature building collections featured in this great article. I have probably 3 dozen — I started collecting when I lived in Florence in second grade. Initially the rule was that I had to climb the building to get one; I still try to uphold that rule whenever possible. I’ve never tried to buy any on EBay, though.
First acquisition: Giotto’s...
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Seeing Inception is good for the future of... →
Nicely summed up: “I think everybody is looking to this movie as proof of concept that new franchises can succeed and you don’t just have to re-tread old material.” — Stephen Prough, Salem Partners
Also, Iron Man 2 was not good.
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Mark Coatney
Congratulations Mark! Look forward to seeing you build lots of bridges between media entities and Tumblr (and maybe other platforms, too).
staff:
After spending the last year showing us the unique role Tumblr can play in connecting journalists and readers, we are so proud to have Mark joining our team. He is truly one of the clearest and most creative thinkers around Tumblr. I don’t think we...
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June 2010
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“I was gonna go anyway. Just because — Red Bulls.”
– The Laser Show aka Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia
Red-hot Pedroia puts on a show — Boston Globe
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“The [FT] expects this year that direct payments for its journalism will exceed...”
– Financial Times charges into future — LATimes.com
Note also the strong luxury events business.
Recent learning: maintaining and carefully extending a well-defined, trusted journalism brand is strategically crucial — in this climate and always.
(Thanks Elissa.)
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“Besides, who are we in the U.S. to complain about vuvuzelas? We gave the world...”
– Should This Horn Be Banned? — The Couch — WSJ.com
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I’m coming for you, WSJ Lunch Box badge.
foursquare:
We’re super psyched about the new “Add to foursquare” button that The Wall Street Journal is rolling out today! Now, when you’re reading a restaurant review or other cultural coverage on WSJ.com, you’ll be able to click a button to add the venue(s) mentioned in the article to your foursquare to-do list, along with a tip written by a...
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“We’re certainly witnessing the slow decline of Popular Culture’s influence in...”
– Ben Huh, CEO, Cheezburger Network
I think this is overstated. I like LOLcats as much as the next guy (ok, maybe not quite as much), but the only time I spend consuming it is when it pops up on my Tumblr dashboard.
Similarly, as I was discussing with my former colleague and web series pro Wilson...
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“Marcus Scutaro hit three doubles and scored twice as the Red Sox improved to 9-2...”
– Marcus? Who’s Marcus?
Obviously the AP has a baseball beat reporter on this one … not.
Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians - Recap - June 07, 2010 - ESPN
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“Let’s talk about morality. Can you justify owning stock in companies that...”
– Scott Adams, reliably hilarious
See also his points on technical analysis of investments and Apple stock.
Dilbert’s Scott Adams on Betting on the Bad Guys in Investing - WSJ.com
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“Le Monde was founded in 1944 on the principles of political and economic...”
– Interesting structure — wonder how much of the paper’s troubles come from internal strife vs. a changing business. Are any other papers structured this way?
France’s Le Monde Seeks A Buyer — WSJ
“To just say someone threw a drink in someone’s face at a bar, at the Boom Boom...”
– Stephen Drucker, Editor, Town & Country
Town and Country Magazine Tries to Broaden Readership - NYTimes.com
May 2010
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Laser Show
Phrase of the month: laser show.
I know I’m obsessed. It will subside soon.
randomsox:
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“To the fans of New England: Everybody can be [expletive] happy when you’re...”
– Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia (via redsoxthoughts)
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Last.fm > Pandora
I don’t usually write about music because I don’t believe I have particularly avant-garde taste, but Last.fm is so much better than Pandora I feel compelled.
I used Pandora for the past few years, mostly at work. I don’t stream music all that often, but about two months I got tired of my library and had an itch for something new that I didn’t know how to scratch. Pandora...
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“… My motto is you sell what your customer wants and not what you want to...”
– Jochen Michalski, president of Cork Supply, a Portugal-based cork producer and distributor
Obvious yet often overlooked point, whether you’re talking about technology, “content” or corks.
Also, this is a cool A-Hed about cork vs. plastic vs. screw top in the wine industry. After...
April 2010
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Adrian Beltre has won a Golden Glove? Twice?
Yargh.
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“I want American craft brewing and American beer culture to be recognized all...”
– Jim Koch, Chairman, Boston Beer Co.
Revolutionizing American Beer: Jim Koch, Chairman of Boston Beer Co. and Sam Adams - WSJ.com
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AP Stylebook Changes 'Web Site' to 'website' →
And there was much rejoicing. The capital W was worse than the space.
AP Stylebook announcement/tweet here.
Full nerd-out analysis here.
lialia:
I kind of like the space. Regardless, I’m happy that I no longer have to fight to explain that the space is indeed AP Style.
(via scout)
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The Public Editor - The Danger of Always Being On... →
Interesting op-ed from the Times’ Public Editor, Clark Hoyt, on recent editorial snafus attributed to the ever-accelerating news cycle.
There is often going to be a tradeoff between speed and accuracy when it comes to information.
The lessons I take away from the Times’ recent slipups are twofold:
1) We all lead public lives now, so you always have to be thinking about how what you...
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“I can honestly say I have never read the Wall Street Journal and I don’t intend...”
– Sox manager Terry Francona, in response to a Wall Street Journal analysis that Josh Beckett took the most time per pitch in the big leagues in a measurement they labeled SLOTH (Seconds to Launch One Throw Home).
(via Boston Herald) (via randomsox)
This is particularly funny to me because I am...
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FT Deal With Foursquare Lets Users ‘Unlock’... →
Awesome.
evangotlib:
This makes me smile. This is the kind of innovation and thinking that makes it so exciting to work in digital media right now.
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Baseball Tumblrs →
Good stuff on this list.
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WatchPosting this so I can refer all my unconverted friends to it. Adoption rate is pretty steady, I’m happy to say.
How To Unlock Your World With Foursquare Video | Dating & Social Networks | Howcast.com
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“It’s not every day companies spend their media budgets heralding their...”
– Just because it’s not *technically* craft beer anymore doesn’t mean Sam Adams is bad beer or a bad company. I like that Boston Beer Co. is trying to add some perspective — though it’s always an uphill battle.
Sam Adams Wants to Show You Just How Small It Really Is -...
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March 2010
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New York Hustle
If you live in NYC, you have it — right? That’ s always how I’ve thought the axiom goes, from E.B. White’s Here is New York til now. Even if you’re not a famous writer/singer or a TV character.
I’ve been thinking about this attitude due to the New York cover story on the genesis of Lady Gaga and HBO’s How to Make It in America, both of which I’m...
“The multimedia debate needs a new question: How are we using technology to...”
– John Yemma, Editor, The Christian Science Monitor.
Memo To News Sites: There Is No Future In ‘Digital Razzle Dazzle’ | paidContent
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“In addition, the vision for The Independent is “to be high-minded,” Evgeny...”
– No celebrity news?? That’s contrary to nearly 100 years of British press tradition. (I wrote my senior history thesis on the British press, so I’m qualified to say that). Going to keep an eye on this.
Lebedevs Try to Rescue The Independent of Britain - NYTimes.com