Shared Items – August 11, 2009
Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds The power of the fax effect– August 6, 2009
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There’s been a small taxi driver who has been getting a lot of press today on everything from the Huffington Post, to NPR about his novel business idea. Since June, Recession Ride Taxi has been picking up riders and letting them pay what they want. No strings attached. They also have a small cooler in…
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I really enjoyed this post from Travis about his job search. It sucks that he’s having a hard time finding work, but his story of applying for work at Best Buy got me thinking. from Travis’ post – “You see, it’s become common for national chains like this one to submit applicants to a long…
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Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds Twitter Street Art | diskursdisko July 28, 2009 top secret no Flickr – Compartilhamento de fotos! July 28, 2009 Meet the puppy police; worst user-experience ever July 28, 2009 – Unbelievable Meet the puppy police; worst user-experience ever July 27, 2009 ace.…
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Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds Discovery Channel promotes the imminent death of journalists July 20, 2009 Jory Dayne July 17, 2009 How many journalists does it take to screw in a light bulb? July 7, 2009 The wrong survey questions July 10, 2009 Mowing the lawn July…
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In Utica, NY we have one daily paper that’s actually printed – The Observer Dispatch. When I was checking it this morning I noticed that they have launched an ‘online e-edition.’ I’m a curious creature – so I checked it out. This is a paid premium service ($10 / mo. or $1 extra per year…
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Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds Michael Anderson’s resume is an infographic July 9, 2009 Facebook WordPress theme July 7, 2009 MTV Germany’s tribute to Michael Jackson July 7, 2009
DetailsIra Glass, NPR, and Bittorrent – Match Made in Heaven?
I was listening to This American Life online over the weekend. Normally I try to catch it live but hit up the podcast this time. Before the show plays, you get a nice message from Ira Glass telling you that the podcast is very popular and eats a lot of bandwidth – and bandwidth is…
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