July 2011
June 2011
An offer I couldn’t refuse (AKA my new job.)
spytap:
Probably the most famous line from The Godfather is “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” There’s a retroactively sinister tone to it, coming as it does shortly before a fairly memorable demonstration of the degree to which Don Corleone is willing to “negotiate.”
There’s another kind of offer you can’t refuse though, the kind that you weren’t expecting but simply can’t turn...
Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma? →
ewilcox:
spytap:
rickwebb:
karion:
natface:
joemuto:
You know who doesn’t give a fuck anymore? The University of Oxford styleguide:
As a general rule, do not use the serial/Oxford comma: so write ‘a, b and c’ not ‘a, b, and c’.
Game changer.
I just…between that and the no more double space after a period….
Why does this have to evolve?
You will pull this comma from my cold,...
soupsoup:
“I am SO sick of this argument. Local is important. People want local. But Local is not national or global, and when it’s constantly compared to those of course is falls short. Is that because it’s a failure? No, it’s because the whole world doesn’t live on your block. When we started Metblogs in 2003 no one gave a shit about local and over the next few years people started paying more...
My Father, the Entrepreneur
thingsthatscarelaurenleto:
One time I had a meeting with someone who asked about my father’s profession. “He owns a construction company,” I said. To which they said, “he’s an entrepreneur” implying I didn’t realize that my father and I were cut from the same cloth. It was slightly condescending, like a “didyouknowconstructionworkersarejustlikeus?” and it kind of perfectly embodies what I...
“I invented nothing new. I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind...”
– Henry Ford (via jonathanmoore)
Watchbliptv:
blip on blip #61 - This week, Annie sits down to chat with Jake Simms, our Project Manager, to chat about what he does for blip, and a new site that’s been seen popping up on a lot of blippers’ screens lately: turntable.fm
The featured show this week is David Mitchell’s Soapbox. Every week, David Mitchell, a comedian from the UK, gets on his soapbox to give a piece of his mind about a...
“Change like this slows down time…” When you’re in your routine, frequenting the...”
– Steven Berlin Johnson, as he prepares to move from Brooklyn to Marin County.
I’m not sure if time has slowed down since I’ve been in San Francisco, but it has certainly made me more thoughtful. I’m learning about myself through living alone, getting a much better understanding of what’s important...
“A redesign of the blip.tv home page last month has resulted in a sleek,...”
– All Those Online Videos, Still Chasing an Audience - New York Times
New York Times TV critic Mike Hale decided to use his Sunday column to talk about blip.tv and original Web series. We didn’t pitch the story, he just decided to do it. Which is very flattering. It would seem that we’re making...
The NY Times Analyzes blip.tv's front page →
ericmortensen:
A look at the 12 shows on display on a recent morning indicated that Blip had some strong preferences, whether they reflected the tastes of the editors or the site’s analysis of its audience. Nine were nonfiction shows — news, education, fashion, music and tech. The best of these, or at least the one with the broadest interest, was a 25-minute newsmagazine called “Al Jazeera...
“General Motors says it will invest $65 million in two plants and create or...”
– GM to Invest $65M in NY and Tenn. Engine Plants - NYTimes.com
Fuck you to everyone who criticized Obama for the auto bailouts. (via evangotlib)
Watchkellysutton:
bliptv:
blip on blip #60: This week Annie chats with Liz Hoffman, Account Executive on the East Coast Sales Team. She explains what she likes about working at blip, then takes us on a walkthrough of our new office in NoHo. Look out for special guest appearances by Evan Gotlib, PhotoBombing Aaron, and Grumpy Paul!
The featured show this week is I Made Out With Him Anyway. Based on...
“According to a report from Nielsen, contempo teenagers watch less TV than the...”
– Class of ‘11 is watching less TV - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety (via lizteschler)
We are winning.
(via mikehudack)
How Lebron Broke the Golden Rule of Sports
jsmooth995:
A long and ranty ramble loosely inspired by Lebron’s press conference on Sunday. Not meant to be taken too seriously, I don’t have any beef with Lebron in general, and I know he was just venting his frustrations & didn’t mean anything too deep. I just thought it was funny to see him basically breaking the fourth wall, and breaking the tacit agreement we have with all...
Watchjonprins:
mikehudack:
My live segment on Bloomberg TV. (via YouTube - Hudack Says Online TV Is Similar to Beginning of Cable)
Cool interview.
Hudack in the news…