April 2011
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Apr 28th
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Want To Win A Spot To Play The "Find The Future"...
nypl: Are you dying to play Jane McGonigal’s “Find The Future” game at The New York Public Library’s landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman building on 42nd Street? Can you not wait to be in the presence of awe-inspiring objects from our collections while locked in the Library all night? There are only 500 coveted spots - and Tumblr and NYPL are giving you the chance to win one. In honor of the...
Apr 28th
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For Some Reason it Sounds More Legit When They... →
How to: Create a Tumblr blog for your news organisation | Journalism.co.uk Editors’ Blog
Apr 28th
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GOOD is on the Tumblrs. Follow GOOD, dammit. →
Done and done. 
Apr 27th
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inothernews: I would love for members of the media... →
latimes: We’re sorry that this took a couple hours, but we wanted to take this to the right person. National editor Roger Smith responds: We’ve written relatively little about the birther issue for the past year. However, we cover politics, and we are obligated to tell potential voters what potential candidates are talking about. This, by the way, is one of the great uses of Tumblr for...
Apr 27th
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In Which We See the Beginnings of a Very Long...
Jacob: lol, im cold now
Josh: me too!
David: shut the fuck up
Apr 26th
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Remember the Day, Children, in Which the Wall...
From NFL head Roger Goodell:  Rather than address the challenge of improving the collective-bargaining agreement for the benefit of the game, the union-financed lawsuit attacks virtually every aspect of the current system including the draft, the salary cap and free-agency rules, which collectively have been responsible for the quality and popularity of the game for nearly two decades. A union...
Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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“Any text is woven entirely with citations, references, echoes, cultural...”
– The ecstasy of influence: A plagiarism, By Jonathan Lethem (Harper’s Magazine)
Apr 26th
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gnagesh asked: What are your thoughts on hosting a full-fledged publication (not just a standalone Tumblr) on your platform? I've been doing it for roughly six months and so far I've had good results, albeit with one or two minor annoyances. I'm using the same theme as yourself and would love to be able to make a few more changes. Do you guys have any services for folks like myself using Tumblr as...
Apr 26th
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“Animated GIFs are like the jazz of the internet”
– Far Better Than 3-D: Animated GIFs That Savor A Passing Moment | Co.Design
Apr 26th
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Fred Seibert's Blog: Frederator on tumblr: Why? →
fred-frederator-studios: So, we’ve finally moved Frederator Blogs from WordPress to tumblr. As the bugs are working themselves out in the transition some might be wondering why I felt the need. Many of you already have a free tumblr account (there’s at least 45,000 people who follow Adventure Time Art), you… A really nice rundown, and a really welcome addition to Tumblr. Hi Frederator!
Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Well, My Work is Done Here
kaitlynreed: I wore my Tumblr shirt to school today. A kid asked me what Tumblr was. I asked him what he thought it was. He thought it was a website of a cat tumbling down a hill. I said he was right. 
Apr 22nd
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“Is this a musical?”
– Couple in ticket line for “The Normal Heart”
Apr 22nd
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“Meghan: What’s interesting about you and your candidacy, I think that some...”
– Oh Donald, we know. We know.  Donald Trump Interview With Meghan McCain: ‘You’re Hired!’ - The Daily Beast
Apr 21st
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“A great example of Tumblr’s zeitgeist is the unrelenting, self-referential, meme...”
– Personally, I always think of Topher as being part of the Rhythm Nation… (Tumblr, Fake Science and How to Solve the Fossil Fuel Crisis - Jason Oberholtzer - Charts and Leisure - Forbes)
Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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Ashlee Vance: This Tech Bubble Is Different →
ladyjournos: Tech bubbles happen, but we usually gain from the innovation left behind. This one—driven by social networking—could leave us empty-handed Bloomberg Businessweek || April 14, 2011 This is indeed a nice story.  But I don’t think Ashlee Vance has the double X chromosomes you’re looking for. 
Apr 20th
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Trove Is Live!
trove: After months of development and weeks of eager anticipation, we’re excited to invite you to try out Trove, a site that allows you to bend the news to your will. Log in through Facebook Connect at Trove.com, then check out our streams of customized news organized in channels. You can choose from the thousands our editors have already created (like Libya, Barack Obama, Science, and, mmmm,...
Apr 20th
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Apr 19th
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“Very few people have the luxury of being freely obnoxious. Most people have to...”
– Oh David Brooks, you’re really just making this too easy…
Apr 19th
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untaken asked: Hi Mark, I was just wondering if Tumblr has any way of reporting spam messages in the Ask box. (I see an email to report actual posts/URLs but not messages.) If there isn't, I'd love to have it! I definitely have received messages w/ questionable links & would love to report them, though a couple have been anon. Thanks so much!
Apr 18th
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The Opposite of Schadenfreude
There must be some sort of German word for this, a feeling of embarrassment at the journalistic disasters of others. Because, my Lord! This week’s Newsweek cover story on what they call BWMs (Beached White Males) is an amazing mismash of sloppy stats, poor reasoning and unconscious (at least I hope it’s unconscious) prejudice, all in the service of shoehorning in that ridiculous...
Apr 18th
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“Note how Douthat compares the fictional present-day federal tax burden on this...”
– Dan Gross, once again demonstrating my argument that the NYT really needs to fact-check its opinion columnists.  NYTimes Columnist Douthat Needs a Clue on Taxes - Yahoo! Finance
Apr 18th
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“It’s in the Ten Commandments!” James Stewart exclaimed recently over a plate of...”
– This cracks me up, coming as it does from the author of Blood Sport… America’s Top Liars - Newsweek
Apr 18th
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“Arianna Huffington’s metamorphosis from start-up diva to media mogul is only the...”
– Man, “the New Adweek” has taken a sharp turn for the weird…
Apr 18th
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“For the 400 U.S. taxpayers with the highest adjusted gross income, the effective...”
– How to Pay No Taxes - BusinessWeek
Apr 17th
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Tumblr: "Somos una gran red dedicada a la... →
Somehow, this David Karp interview with Argentina’s La Nacion, sounds so much cooler because it’s in Spanish.
Apr 15th
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“Dear Friend, Compliments. I am John Emil attached to the American Army and one...”
– In which we learn the Nigerian Email Scammers are now taking their plot points from Three Kings….
Apr 15th
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The Future of GIFS →
alittlespace: The Atlantic wrote about Jamie’s much-loved cinemagraphs: “There’s the trifecta of cool — Tumblr, a supermodel, animated GIFs, oh my!” I love these, by the way. Also, for some reason, I think this is how Bioshock 3 should look…
Apr 15th
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