Month: February 2007

It starts making more sense once you read this. YouTunes: An Example Yahoo! Pipe – Nick Bradbury

Blinq: Forward, Into The Past

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Daniel Rubin at the Philly Inquirer leaves his blog for …wait for it… a print column. Odd. But if you just read this post and don’t think about it too hard, it sounds like he’s been working way too hard at his blog, at odd hours. Blinq: Forward, Into The Past

MyBarackObama: Who Built This?

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In this comment thread on TechCrunch, there’s at least an explanation of who built the Obama site’s social networking software and where it’s been running, if not necessarily an explanation of the code behind it. MyBarackObama: Who Built This?

Caught in a breaker….. « VideoJournalism

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Cyndy Green on how to cover breaking news as a video journalist: “Breakers are not for amateurs. Period. Keep your distance and use a tripod if you have any doubts. That fire can outrace you and the fumes from the toxic leak can kill you.” Caught in a breaker….. « VideoJournalism

Newsdesigner.com | The Merc’s Big Ad

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Front-page ad in the Merc’s print edition. Looks good to me, but why not a local advertiser? Newsdesigner.com | The Merc’s Big Ad

The Poop : The Poop presents: The Muppet Movie

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SF Chronicle parenting blog builds a community online, then starts partnering with local businesses to run kid-related events. And plus, it’s the Muppet Movie!!! The Poop : The Poop presents: The Muppet Movie

83 Beautiful WordPress Themes You (Probably) Haven’t Seen | Smashing Magazine

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Lots of nice stuff here. I usually look for things with code I can work with and design on top of, rather than pre-fabbed finished products, but for a personal blog for a non-coder, there are some awesome themes here. via Lifehacker and Digg. 83 Beautiful WordPress Themes You (Probably) Haven’t Seen | Smashing Magazine

Inflation, food scarcity roil Venezuela – Los Angeles Times

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This is a much better story than the AP brief I saw running a few days ago. It’s clear in this story that the shortages are affecting state-run stores, not every grocery chain, and the economic pressures are detailed. Inflation, food scarcity roil Venezuela – Los Angeles Times

San Jose Mercury News Podcasts: Marian Liu

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Um, this is two critics from the Merc and one from Oakland! Damn, I hadn’t realized we could play that game. Wheels are turning… San Jose Mercury News Podcasts: Marian Liu

BarackObama.com

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