February 2012
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Abound Solar, recipient of Obama admin. loan,... →
From Bloomberg:
Abound Solar Inc., which received a $400 million U.S. loan guarantee to build two factories, shut down production and fired 180 people after panel prices fell by half last year. Abound stopped making its first-generation solar panels and will refit its manufacturing lines to produce more efficient products, the Loveland, Colorado-based company said yesterday in a statement. The...
So we just got nominated for a Shorty Award. →
shortformblog:
Our nomination: “Perfect for news collection or just a laugh, Short Form Blog is expanding the definitions of what it means to be a microblog.” Click to read the rest. Um. Wow. Thanks, guys.
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WatchI had a bit part on WNYW, New York’s FOX affiliate, earlier today, playing the role of “Guy on the street walking past reporter’s live shot.” See if you can find me in this grainy video obtained this afternoon. (I’m wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans, just before the reporter comes back into the picture)
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“Twitter is truly another stream of media and, when used wisely, is a wonderful...”
– ESPN issues memo to employees on their use of Twitter [Deadspin]
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Ohio school shooter identified as TJ Lane; alleged... →
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Mother Jones obtains Syrian government hit list... →
From Mother Jones:
A 718-page digital document obtained by Mother Jones contains names, phone numbers, neighborhoods, and alleged activities of thousands of dissidents apparently targeted by the Syrian government. Three experts asked separately by Mother Jones to examine the document—essentially a massive spreadsheet, whose contents are in Arabic—say they believe that it is authentic. As Bashar...
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Battle of the Social Brands: Coke vs. Pepsi →
joshsternberg:
Had some fun with this — a new series of pitting brands against each other in the social universe. Two brands enter. One brand leaves.
Brands are now not only battling it out on store shelves but also in social media. In the first of a series, Digiday is examining the social strategies of two leading brand competitors: Coke and Pepsi.
We examined the presence of each brand’s...
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NBC Miami: Police say arrest warrant being... →
From NBC station WTVJ:
Police responded at 4:43 a.m. They listed the offense as a “robbery by sudden snatching,” and said the incident would be further investigated. Police said the state attorney’s office is preparing the arrest warrant for Brown. Tyga wasn’t implicated, they said. Authorities said they don’t believe Brown in still in Miami.
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Tribune's LA Times launches paywall disguised as... →
You know, a “membership program,” like what you might enroll in at Costco: The cost of the Los Angeles Times’ paywall will translate to $1.99 for news consumers with a print subscription or $3.99 for readers without a print subscription, meaning digital-only access will cost around $16 for people who live outside of the LA Times’ print delivery footprint.
The LA Times will...
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Biz Stone: Spending tons of time on Twitter... →
From The Guardian:
A co-founder of Twitter has told its 500 million users not to spend hours on the micro-blogging site because it is “unhealthy”. Biz Stone, Twitter’s creative director, said users should visit the site for information but leave once they had found it. At a business conference in Montreal, Canada, Stone, 37, said that using Twitter for hours at a time...
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WatchWhen he’s not chatting it up with Dan Rather or appearing in the pages of Details Magazine, Anthony De Rosa (soupsoup) is appearing on the old-fashioned tube, offering social etiquette advice when it comes to your cell phone.
Here’s Anthony’s soundbyte from Thursday’s news report as it aired on Paducha Paducah, Kentucky CBS affiliate KFVS. [KFVS]
(Edit: We all learned a...
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WatchPolice shot and killed a pursuit suspect in Southern California Thursday evening not too far from where the Oscar Awards are to be held this weekend. The 40-year-old suspect was believed to have a firearm, according to police. [KCBS/KCAL]
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“That short span — between a few minutes before 9 a.m. until just after...”
– CNN copy editor Randy Harber, recounting his job during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Harber, who is regarded as the first full-time copy editor for a 24-hour news operation, is retiring from the Cable News Network after 32 years on the job. His final gift to the station and its...
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Part of Twitter's URL will soon change →
The “/#!/” in between Twitter.com and (a) username is called a hashbang. To a regular internet user, they’re odd looking, clunky, and a bit of a mystery. To a website developer, they’re a cause for some debate, but to Twitter, at least, they’re now redundant. [MediaBistro]
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“This is the worst war we’ve ever seen. And they’re getting away with...”
– The late journalist Marie Colvin, as written in a personal obituary penned by Channel 4’s Lindsey Hilsum. Colvin, a reporter for the Sunday Times, was one of two western journalists killed after the shelling of a neighborhood in Homs, Syria on Wednesday. [Channel 4]
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AM Reads (PM Edition): Februray 22, 2012
Here are four stories worth two minutes of your time for Wednesday:
How to silence impeding SXSW tweets: The startup Lanyrd will launch a service that will “mute” tweets relevant to the South By Southwest conference (in Austin this coming March) for people who aren’t there or don’t care about the events.
Journalist’s final moments on CNN: Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin gave an interview with...
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WatchThe topic of Newt Gingrich’s super PAC triggered a shouting match on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Wednesday. [Mediaite]
“If you tailor your news viewing, as some people are now doing, so that you only...”
– Peter Jennings (10/19/2004)
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A guide to getting more out of Instagram →
NBC’s Anthony Quintano — an avid photographer — offers tips and tricks for beginners and professionals alike on getting more “oomph” out of the hipster photography app.
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Knicks player Jeremy Lin opens up "Subscribe"... →
Or, “You can totally subscribe to Jeremy Lin on Facebook now.”
As of this writing, he had just over 800 subscribers. Expect that number to grow.
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Happy Birthday George Washington! →
usagov:
Today we celebrate George Washington’s Birthday. Contrary to popular belief, neither Congress nor any President has ever officially changed the name of the holiday to Presidents’ Day. Learn more about the holiday.
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So we're all just going to ignore the fact that... →
Just wanted to be clear, since, you know, we’re firing ESPN headline writers for being insensitive and criticizing ESPN anchors for using the word during play-by-play.
At what point do we draw the line between “acceptable use” and “unacceptable use?” Do we further divide people by saying it’s okay for some people to use the word, while barring others?
Or can...
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NYPD monitored Muslim students all over Northeast →
The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the elite Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.