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Barack Rock! Music and design to elect Obama

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:40:35 -0400

Barack Rock! Music and design to elect Obama

"One could argue that the banking crisis is just the cold sweat, not the flu that follows it. The..."

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:31:00 -0400

“One could argue that the banking crisis is just the cold sweat, not the flu that follows it.
The problem:huge swaths of the global economy are predicated on foolish lending and the consumption it allowed.The bubble was in consumption.”

- International herald Tribune

Potential new alphabets

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:29:09 -0400

Potential new alphabets

"While watching live news on the Web remains in its infancy, it is gaining ground. An ABI Research..."

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:27:20 -0400

“While watching live news on the Web remains in its infancy, it is gaining ground. An ABI Research study of 985 people found last month that video from news sites was the second most popular category of Web video, with just under 70% viewing it.”

- Forbes

Is this the worst media place to work at? Even the cockroaches...

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:25:38 -0400

Is this the worst media place to work at? Even the cockroaches don’t sound sophisticated - Jossip

“You can say something sounds like the Strokes, because...

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:37:06 -0400

“You can say something sounds like the Strokes, because they haven’t been on a mind-altering trip to India yet” - Music critic’s art of name dropping (this bands sounds like.. )

Why doesn’t Twitter want to make money? - Slate

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:28:00 -0400

Why doesn’t Twitter want to make money? - Slate

Pirates have found a way to crack the Nintendo DS - Independent

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:18:56 -0400

Pirates have found a way to crack the Nintendo DS - Independent

Blu-ray bombs! In the US, Blu-ray represents less than 5 per...

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:40:00 -0400

Blu-ray bombs! In the US, Blu-ray represents less than 5 per cent market penetration despite the format offering superior picture quality. In Australia, 30,000 Blu-ray players have sold and movies represent 1.5% of all sold. -SMH

Plug in hybrids have arrived - Wired

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:50:08 -0400

Plug in hybrids have arrived - Wired

"LAST WEEK, something happened which I never expected to see in my lifetime. There was a general run..."

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:44:41 -0400

“LAST WEEK, something happened which I never expected to see in my lifetime. There was a general run on the entire British banking system. Ordinary people started moving their money around from bank to bank in fear that they might lose their cash.”

- Sunday Telegraph

Iceland is on the brink of collapse. Inflation and interest...

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:42:26 -0400

Iceland is on the brink of collapse. Inflation and interest rates are raging upwards. The krona, Iceland’s currency, is in freefall and is rated just above those of Zimbabwe and Turkmenistan. One of the country’s three independent banks has been nationalised, another is asking customers for money - Guardian

"Cullen knows tax revenues have already been hammered through three successive quarters of economic..."

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:22:05 -0400

“Cullen knows tax revenues have already been hammered through three successive quarters of economic recession. But this is nothing compared with what’s coming down the track as Kiwi companies corralled by the current credit lines squeeze reverse investment plans and switch into headcount reduction mode.”

- Business-connected columnist Fran O’Sullivan

A new report says business failures have increased in Australia...

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:16:00 -0400

A new report says business failures have increased in Australia by 11% for the first half of this year, payment terms are at a seven-year high and traditional avenues of credit for small business are drying up, according to a report.Small businesses are expecting a tough outlook with the credit squeeze and the falling dollar, but they are also worried where the money will come from in the run-up to Christmas

jmattx: A brillian quote! (via alanajoy)

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:15:55 -0400

jmattx:

A brillian quote! (via alanajoy)

jmattx: Advice! (via sneak / Frank Chimero)

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:15:26 -0400

jmattx:

Advice! (via sneak / Frank Chimero)

Some models of Apple computers emit toxic fumes,says French paper

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:53:58 -0400

Some models of Apple computers emit toxic fumes,says French paper

The Nigerian scammer song! I don suffer no be small, Upon say I...

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:32:00 -0400

The Nigerian scammer song! I don suffer no be small, Upon say I get sense, Poverty no good at all, no. Na im make I join this business. 419 no be thief, its just a game, Everybody dey play am if anybody fall mugu, ha! my brother I go chop am

OMG the 80s are back! the 20 year old uni students at the cafe...

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:42:17 -0400

OMG the 80s are back! the 20 year old uni students at the cafe were playing this endlessly and loud at the cafe where I was trying to have coffee at 8am this (Sunday) morning! They said this tune was their new musical discovery! Only yesterday in the NY Times I read in this article : Do you know what the youth of today are doing? They’re listening to ’80s music. R.E.O. Speedwagon, and Madonna, and Michael Jackson and Journey.

"In the future, one website will try to serve all our music-purchasing needs. MySpaceMusic - Rupert..."

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:03:44 -0400

“In the future, one website will try to serve all our music-purchasing needs. MySpaceMusic - Rupert Murdoch’s pride and joy is trying to go legit;
But mayhem may ensue, and success may not.”

- Why MySpaceMusic won’t succeed according to Village Voice