September 2010

On Tuesday, Dick Costolo, Twitter’s chief operating officer, introduced some new ways Twitter will make money. Advertisers will soon be able to pay for Twitter to suggest that people follow their accounts, and next year Twitter advertising will expand to small businesses, which will be able to place ads using a self-serve system. Twitter Introduces

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minnpost: via A highly caffeinated toast to National Coffee Day Love this set of Twin Peaks clips. This: “Every day, once a day, give yourself a present: Two cups of good hot black coffee.” (Source: http://tumblr.minnpost.com/)

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From my friend Brian via e-mail today. Not bad: If I could do an illustration of a dog chasing it’s tail out of backslashes I’d place that below.  What the hell.  I’ll give it a shot:     //////////// //////  //////////// //////////   /////////  /  ///////////  //            // //            // It’s “one of those days” today.

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Twitter is a terse communication medium, and yes, most tweets have very little value because of that. But it’s clear that some tweets are the exact opposite. It’s a low-barrier of entry to exploring your past self. Twitter has matured to where we can’t ignore the significance it can bring to people, to relationships, and

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morninggloria: After several woman collapsed upon completing the 800 meter dash at the 1928 Olympics, the powers that be in the world of running decided that women lack the constitution to run long distances.  Running was thought to be not only unladylike, but dangerous for frail, frail ladies.  Some hypothesized that running long distances could cause

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