August 2009
18 posts
Techmeme is experiencing technical difficulties and should start updating again later this afternoon. http://bit.ly/sYdNZ
Name the literary writers for the Net Generation (born 74-83). http://bit.ly/1a8ify has Foer, Z Smith, n+1, chick lit, & bloggers. Who else?
The New Yorker hires a 26-year-old as the new Managing Editor: http://bit.ly/4cs3Zb
At Books Inc, looking to pick up something I can disappear into for a while. Anyone have a reading recommendation?
The woman sitting next to me at brunch and I are both reading the Sunday New York Times. Difference: She has the paper, I’m on my phone.
In Potrero & decided to try a new restaurant far from home. Managed to pick the one that is the twin of a place across the street from me :/
Fake Steve makes a few good points about Silicon Valley’s non-poaching pact: http://bit.ly/kbpKE
Interesting excerpt of Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s upcoming book on empowering women in developing countries: http://bit.ly/3sFxha
RT @bcaulfield: Squirrel! http://bit.ly/ipa9G
RT @pascale: At Le colonial with @Megan. Great shot of us!!! http://yfrog.com/2hyetj
Time to revive your Jordan Catalano crush. My So-Called Life is now on Hulu: http://bit.ly/65WuO
TGIF meets my nightmares in this alternate Full House intro: http://bit.ly/2clpQ1 (via @laughingsquid)
So, how much did Facebook pay for Friendfeed? Anyone know yet? http://bit.ly/dBbWe
In YET ANOTHER instance of a bad headline/buried lede, Hadoop founder leaves Yahoo for Cloudera: http://bit.ly/rfQqu
WSJ is saying the FriendFeed deal was worth $50M — $15M in cash, rest in stock.
If you want smart, on-target, insider analysis on the Eric Schmidt/Apple story, check out Fake Steve today. Seriously: http://bit.ly/ygDLY
There’s a bunch of tango dancers practicing in Union Square. From the looks of it, a beginner class. Definitely beginner.
At Ocean Beach, between tribal drums and Switzerland.
