January 2012
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December 2011
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jkess:
I don’t have grand traditions for phasing...
...the deadline: my 2011 -- by the numbers →
thedeadline:
# of states visited: 27 # of states visited for the first time: 8 # of new state capitals: 5 # of countries: 4 # of airline miles: 0 (i regret that) # of print bylines: 386 # of page one bylines: 8 # of film festivals: 7 lost pairs of glasses: 1 or 2, i don’t remember total #…
I love Brian Stelter’s metrics here. Especially the # of direct messages accidentally public
“The reason why Fox News feels so threatened by Jon Stewart is because his...”
– Jon Stewart Spanks Fox News in the Year-End Ratings
The average Fox News viewer is 65 years old???
Here’s a prediction: after Roger Ailes retires, Fox News will steadily decline in the ratings, and people will say it’s because of his absence. But in fact it’ll just be a demographic...
Soup: Want to grow a social network to 300 million... →
muckrack:
MIT researchers have published some fascinating data on how Twitter grew during its first few years of existence. According to the research, Twitter’s “U.S. growth relied primarily on media attention, geographic proximity of users”.
The story gets particularly interesting…
“We’re on I-95, and she unhooks the pole, and she’s holding the morphine bag over...”
– The Lives They Lived - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
Go read this, it’s wonderful.
(via felixsalmon)
WatchI rarely mix business wis pleasure, but this clip struck me as particularly offensive. This kind of thing is standard for Fox, and that guy is a regular guest on a number of Fox shows to which my work subjects me.
I guess what I’m getting at here is try to steer your parents/relatives, whoever you’re going to see this holiday season away from all the hate regularly spewed on Fox if...
