Monthly Archives: December 2008

1 year in 40 sec.

By brad | Published: December 29, 2008
So, this is very cool. One year in 40 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo.
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Snowpacalypse ‘08

By brad | Published: December 21, 2008
My cats are completely freaked out by the snow. Zooey keeps on trying to swat at the white stuff through the window. I took him outside yesterday and he freaked out. I’ve been firmy situated on the couch for the past 4 days… • reading the prez-elect’s first book ‘dreams from my father’ • watching ‘it’s always sunny [...]
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What is Twitter?

By brad | Published: December 11, 2008
In the past 6 months Twitter has become a major function of my job. We’ve had some incredible successes, all of which I’m very proud of and none of which I will repeat here. However, for the non-digital-native crew, this world is completely unknown, and in some cases scary. I’ve tried multiple approaches when someone asks [...]
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PR is 98% of it

By brad | Published: December 9, 2008
I love YouTube. It gives me old Miles Davis interviews with awkward msm wannabe anchors.  “Don’t tell ‘em nothin, let ‘em guess. … What’s he gonna do next?” Gumbel, “You like the Mystery” “They like it, I’m cool.” Miles with Bryant Gumbel: I’ve read more books about Miles Davis than anybody else. His Autobiography at least twice, end to end. [...]
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Fifty Years of Popular songs in single sentences

By brad | Published: December 7, 2008
Another genius piece from McSweeney’s
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The hack that would have ruined the internet

By brad | Published: December 1, 2008
This 26 year old discovered a hack that would have destroyed the internet. It’s a fascinating read, even my wife was interested in it when I started telling her about it. His path started with trying to get free wifi at Starbucks. He remembered that he had gotten into Starbucks’ locked network using the domain name system, [...]
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