July 2010
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“The huge drop matches the industry expectation before the Times instituted the...”
– “Times loses almost 90% of online readership” — Less than three weeks after the Times paywall went up, data shows a massive decline in web traffic. [via]
Although 90% is a shocking number (I had thought it would be worse), an online publication can at least project how much...
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Mugshot Monday - “Kinda Sorta Media” exclusive coffee mug w/ Colombian Heavy Pedal Roast by Peace Coffee.
For today’s Mugshot Monday, I got an exclusive interview with Rex Sorgatz, creator of Kinda Sorta Media. But first, let’s talk about the exclusive coffee mug I am holding in the photo above. It’s part of the Kinda Sorta Media logo:
A big exclamation point in a...
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Anonymous asked: Just wanted to say that sunset picture you took looked absolutely beautiful. Saw your post randomly on Twitter. Just beautiful.
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There should be a name for letting a domain expire that was for a business plan you had 2 years ago.
Any suggestions?
+ Expired Potential / from @garrickvanburen: He even owns expiredpotential.com!)
+ Untrepreneurialism / from @mthomps
+ Closure / from tomelko.tumblr.com
+ Abandomainium / from tdmoose.tumblr.com
+ Domainicide / from @jeepsterdave
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Old Spice sales drop 7%, despite hot ads →
The recent Old Spice social media ad campaign’s impact not seen yet, most likely, but still interesting.
[via stlworldwide:]
5-year-old had his 1st soccer practice today, and he did awesome! He ran so hard and so fast, I almost cried. I just smiled instead, remembering he couldn’t even walk in April. So happy.
My Facebook Status yesterday. I’m actually relieved, and happy.
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Mugshot Monday - “Surly Brewing Company” coffee mug w/ Surly Coffee Bender at Birchwood Cafe.
Now, this is what I call a coffee break! Actually, my friend Corey and I headed over to the Birchwood Cafe to pick up some lunch, so I decided to snap a quick Mugshot Monday and share a can of Surly Coffee Bender. It’s really good beer. I got it at Birchwood a few weeks ago and they serve it in...
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“I don’t mean to be disrespectful, just instructive, but I’d like to comment on...”
– Jay Weiner, “Franken-Coleman Senate Recount: Flap over felon votes shows GOP playing fast and loose with facts”
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“Call me a grumpy old codger, but I liked the old way better. For one thing, I...”
– “Gene Weingarten column mentions Lady Gaga” By Gene Weingarten
Soooo many pullquotables in this post. [via @danhaugen]
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Q: If I already take a “GPOYM” on Mondays, can I still take a “GPOYW” on Wednesdays?
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“However, I never set out to work in journalism.”
– From “A Change” by Khoi Vinh, who resigned as design director of NYTimes.com, and posted those words (and more) today.
I can relate to that quote.
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“The kind of application that Google knows how to make well are the kind that...”
– Adam Rifkin, from his excellent post Pandas and Lobsters: Why Google Cannot Build Social Applications…
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Newsweek Tumblr editor takes new job at Tumblr →
Good hire.
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“While all referral traffic is up 120% year over year, Salon social media traffic...”
– Press Release: Salon.com Boosts Readership and Revenue in Second Quarter 2010 Readership Climbs 20% and Revenue Jumps 40% as New Projects Attract Readers and Advertisers
That last sentence in the quote is the important part. You know this already because you don’t REBLOG, RETWEET, or FB...
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I ran my first race: "Gettin' the Lead Out - 2...
This is a post-race photo of me holding the prize for winners in each age-bracket. Yes, that’s a commemorative “Gettin’ the Lead Out” Historic Run coffee mug!
My wife (Cindy) and sister (Erika) wanted to run this race on July 4th and asked me if I was interested. Maybe, I thought. And then I saw on the registration form what the winner got — I figured it was...
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The Time.com 'Sort-Of Paywall' is Smarter than a... →
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Actually, Time Inc.’s strategy is brilliant. It’s also not really new. People magazine and People.com have been separating the print peanut butter from the web chocolate for nearly three years. I worked at People.com from 2002-2008, and it was around 2007 that folks first started repeating the word “differentiation.” Differentiation! So magical! That is: Keep the content...