September 2011
11 posts
WatchDon Draper pitches Facebook’s “Timeline.” - G
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“Has anybody been watching the debates lately? You’ve got a governor whose state...”
– President Barack Obama
Obama says GOP debates ‘not reflective of who we are’ - latimes.com
(via zainyk)
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Welcome to Newburgh, Murder Capital of New York →
Beautifully situated on a picturesque bend in the Hudson about a 90 minutes’ drive north of New York City, Newburgh does not look, from a distance, like a community mired in High Noon levels of lawlessness. But in actuality, it has less in common with bohemian Beacon, just across the river (“Williamsburg on the Hudson,” as the Times recently anointed it), than it does with, say, West Baltimore....
The Porn and Spam Behind Tumblr''s Meteoric Rise →
Feels weird posting this on Tumblr. I love this platform and I think that it can only grow but with its recent $85 million venture capital infusion let’s hope it doesn’t turn into a spam fest, porn site or worse, gets cluttered with ads. - G
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Early Onset of Night: Rick Santorum said he would... →
early-onset-of-night:
“Period.” This was after Americans booed a soldier in uniform WHILE he was serving in Iraq, because, you know, “We support the troops” and all that happy shit. Santorum is against freedom and equality in every way, shape, and form. Back in the 90s, his wife even got a late-term abortion to…
I agree. The Democrats don’t help by coddling so much with the...
The new FB "Timeline" visuals →
The New Facebook Changes and What You Need to Know...
Mark Zuckerberg just finished his keynote address at this year’s F8 Developer’s Conference. As many people know, the changes to Facebook are vast because it hasn’t had a real big update since the “Like” button was added three years ago. Here is a notation of the new user layout and UX:
1. Timeline: Although users wall and photo section will still exist, users will...
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Google Chairman: Economy Needs Stimulus, Not... →
Plain and simple, most Americans don’t understand how the economy works. They just want to cut spending becuase they have had to cut spending after drunkenly charging everything the past 10 years. - G
A rant about the ConAgra/Ketchum debacle...
*Disclaimer: This is the opinion of Geoffrey Colon and not any agencies or clients that I represented in the past, currently represent or will represent in the future.
In the past many of my rants have been about the stupidity of the music industry. Those who know my history know that I predicted the rise of Napster, MP3 technology, digital distribution and the collapse of the industry and the...
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“By one estimate, 65 percent of children entering grade school this year will end...”
– Duke University’s Cathy N. Davidson on how to transform our schools.
(via theatlantic) 