Poker Face by Eric Cartman
originally by Lady GagaI don’t know who decided to make this a full-length version, but I’m glad they did. —Nathaniel James
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Everybody who’s anybody is giving Twitter a whirl. But a whirl does not a relationship make. According to a study out today from Nielsen, at least three out of every five people who sign up for a Twitter account bail within a few weeks:
This book won me over in the end. If you consider yourself an innovator, heretic, or someone who’s always putting off following through on that one great idea, this might be worth picking up.
How about the iMag?
So far magazines and newspapers have built applications chiefly for the iPhone — and the surprisingly popular iPod Touch — that riff on their core editorial missions. Witness Condé Nast Digital’s Style.com app, which plays video of Fashion Week runway shows, or Lucky magazine’s shopping app, which helps users find nearby stores with certain shoes or bags in stock.
Mobile is the way to go. The Kindle isn’t it, but it’s not far from the mark. Magazine publishers best wise up!
The real problem isn’t intelligence but interest; there are only so many Americans who actually care about international news. Sure, we like to read about wars and disasters and scandals, but we don’t need a weekly update on Japan’s political malaise or the energy business in Brazil. —Media columnist Jon Friedman on The Economist’s limited appeal to an American audience.
I still say it’s a good idea for the weeklies to reposition. The old rules no longer apply and all print media (especially news weeklies with an aging readership) should consider itself in an existential battle for survival in this market.
If you haven’t seen this before it’s pretty cool. One in 8 million is an ongoing online feature the Times does where they profile everyday New Yorkers. The feature basically consists of a flash slideshow with voiceover. It feels like “This American Life” or something NPR would do.
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/index.html?hp
The iPod goes to War
Took the military long enough to figure this one out! Need to order a drone strike or connect with your advance scouts in the field? There’s an app for that!
Congress to save newspapers.
Seriously? Thanks, but no thanks.
