An Eclectic Mind

Here are links I found interesting on July 28, 2010:

• Apple Sued Because iPad Does Not Work "Just Like A Book" As Claimed – Yet another frivolous lawsuit. Why don't these lawyers go out and get REAL jobs? Read about it on The Consumerist.
• Firing clients: Knowing when it’s time to just say no – "How do you know when it’s time to cut a client loose? Here are surefire signs that this person’s business is more trouble than it’s worth." Read them on YourGhostWriter.com.
• Time Inc.’s iPad Problem Is Trouble for Every Magazine Publisher | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD – "Time Inc. likes to show off its iPad apps as a symbol of the company’s future. But inside the publisher, the digital editions have become a source of hair-pulling frustration. That’s because the magazine giant has been unable to get Apple to let it sell and manage subscriptions for its iPad apps — much to Time Inc.’s surprise." read more on MediaMemo/AllThingsD.com. This is a perfect example of how Apple's desire to control every aspect of its apps is hurting its partners and customers.

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Here are links I found interesting on July 16, 2010:

• New Spice | Study like a scholar, scholar – Great YouTube video satire of the Old Spice commercials — this one's for college students. Hysterical. Thanks to @MikeTRose for sharing the link. (Looks like I'll have to start watching the Old Spice commercials everyone's been tweeting about.)
• What your email address says about your computer skills – Humor from The Oatmeal. (And, in case you're wondering, I've had my own domain name for e-mail since 1995.) Thanks to @mikebarish and @PilotMike for sharing the link.
• Of course Rupert Murdoch’s evil, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong – Excellent reminder that PROFESSIONAL journalists need to be paid to continue creating QUALITY content. If paywalls won't generate revenue, what will?
• What’s Really Going on Behind Murdoch’s Paywall? – No real surprise here; Murdoch's paywall isn't generating revenue. As an Internet user, I'm glad. As a professional writer, I'm worried.
• Bad science: Global-warming deniers are a liability to the conservative cause – A conservative tries to set his fellow conservatives straight on climate change issues. Good luck. On NationalPost.com. Thanks to @JonathanAbrams and @Daniel_Loxton for sharing the link.

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Here are links I found interesting on July 4, 2010:

• A Cold Man’s Warm Words – The Wall Street Journal provides some interesting information about the actual writing of the Declaration of Independence. Thanks to @estherschinder (an editor, of course!) for sharing the link.
• Life, Liberty, and 140 Characters – The winners of Slate's contest to rewrite the Declaration of Independence in a single tweet.
• The Declaration Of Independence, Read Aloud By NPR Staff – "Twenty-two years ago, Morning Edition launched what has become an Independence Day tradition: hosts, reporters, newscasters and commentators reading the Declaration of Independence." Listen in to this year's reading. It'll remind you what freedom really means.

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Here are links I found interesting on July 1, 2010:

• Eurostar ad – Have a giggle, courtesy of joke7x24. Thanks to @Oblivion for sharing the link.
• Lara Logan, You Suck – Whoa! Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi responds to accusations that their journalist violated some unspoken trust when he reported McChrysal's diarrhea of the mouth. He's absolutely right: the media forgets how to report reality and seems to be working for the people they're covering. Read more on RollingStone.com.

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Here are links I found interesting on June 23, 2010:

• Whooping cough epidemic in California – "Whooping cough is now an epidemic in California, and is on pace to break a 50-year record for infections for the year." Thanks, anti-vaxxers. On SFGate.com.
• Texas judge tosses creationists’ plan for science degrees | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle – "A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a creationism think tank and school that attempted to force the state of Texas to allow it to offer master's degrees in science education." Read more on Chron.com. Justice may be blind, but it's not stupid. Thanks to @Swoopy for sharing the link.
• Seven Days in June – "So this general with the background in intelligence who is supposed to conquer Afghanistan can’t even figure out what Rolling Stone is?" Maureen Dowd has a lot to say about this and I agree with every single word. Why the hell are we in Afgahanistan anyway? On NYTimes.com. Thanks to @dedangelo for sharing the link.
• A Simple Blogging Formula – Chris Brogan shares some basic thoughts on how to build a successful blog. It might be simpler than you think. Thanks to @jimkettinger for sharing the link.
• No Depreciation? Really? – Some commentary on the estimated cost of operation and used aircraft price of Robinson Helicopters. I added my two cents in the comments. Don't be fooled by Marketing Materials, folks!

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