Sarah Palin Resignation

Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin shocked the political community today when she held a press conference to announce that she was resigning as the governor, effective at the end of July.  The move comes at a time when two of Palin’s public health officials have resigned within days of each other.  The announcement was made from [...]

Michael Jackson’s Will

For those interested, here is a copy of Michael Jackson’s Will.

Michael Jackson’s Will

Billy Mays

Billy Mays passed away today, he was a great man.

Seesmic Shifts

In the above video Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur shares a new direction for his startup.
I agree, video conversations will definitely be part of the web, just not today. So instead Loic is focusing on his social application Seesmic Desktop and the upcoming web and iPhone versions. Smart move.
It’s not easy to adapt to the modern [...]

@1timstreet Interviews Me About the Real Time Web

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Confirmed: Michael Jackson Dead

The Los Angeles Times is the first major news outlet to confirm Michael Jackson has indeed died.
Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving at a hospital in a deep coma, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.
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Michael Jackson Heart Attack

Did Michael Jackson go into cardiac arrest? TMZ is reporting the famed (and de-famed) pop star Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest today.
We’ve just learned Michael Jackson was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Los Angeles … and we’re told it was cardiac arrest and that paramedics administered CPR in the ambulance.
He was picked up at his home [...]

The Analytics of a Viral Piece of Content

I wanted to share the stats from the Twitter infographic I ran on Manolith today. Minus the few hour delay from Google Analytics, the above stats represent today’s traffic from this piece.
As you can see, Digg is still the largest traffic-driver for viral content. I was really curious how much traffic Twitter would generate, because let’s [...]

Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland

Some photos are starting to find their way to the net. Enjoy.

The Story (so far) of Twitter

I’m a bit of an infographic junkie.
When it comes to digesting a lot of info, sometimes an illustration is a great way to visualize a topic (or series of events). We’ve published a few great infographics over on my Men’s site Manolith, the latest one covering the history of the microblogging service Twitter.
I worked with [...]

Perez Hilton Assaulted by Will.I.Am, Tweets A Call For Help

It seems celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton was assaulted by Will.I.Am around Midnight PST Sunday night. According to his Twitter account, right now he is bleeding outside the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel in Toronto.
After the alleged attack Perez sent out a call for help on Twitter, which apparently is better than calling the police. I’m sure [...]

Understanding the #iranelection with Ze Frank

From Ze Frank’s new TIME video series ‘That makes me think of…’, the above image breaks down some of the structure of the Iran government. No wonder things are so wonky.
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Fallen Princesses

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Gotta Hunch?

I like this new service Hunch by Flickr Co-Founder Caterina Fink. It takes every day questions and helps you find the answer. It learns about you by asking you a few questions in return. I’ve tested a few queries and found the answers pretty spot on, in fact it even told me that Hunch was [...]

Revolution

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