December 2011
7 posts
Kl0ut Perks
Possibly another reason why Klout isn’t a measure of anything. It’s revenue model is daily deals (first come first served) WITH A TWIST (completely useless pieces of tat that’s not aimed at selling you anything; aimed at selling the advertisers 2 seconds of eyeballs).
“Klout Perks are exclusive products or experiences that you earn based on your influence. Influencers...
Yahtz Shot: My year in status: 2011 part one →
thomgibbs:
I change my GChat status whenever I’m going to be online for most of a day.
Having always struggled with longform blogging it’s a neat way to highlight the sort of internet verbal ephemera which tickles me endlessly.
I like that my statuses stand alone, without explanation or context.
“The Miami Heat retired the number 23 jersey on April 11, 2003, even though Jordan had never...
Cash Peters' show is leaving 5Live
The End of Cash Peters’ slot on 5Live is truly a sad moment in the history of radio. I know this sounds OTT but i don’t care. I’ve listened to it on and off since it started. The same year i got my first radio was the year Radio 5 was re-launched as 5Live, i distinctly remember the front of the Telegraph’s TV and Radio, which had all the names of 5Live dressed up as Formula...
The Thommys 2011
Every December, my great friend Thom does The Thommys. It’s been running for 10 years, i joined about 5 years ago. There are now 155 people on the email list. The premise is: Thom asks 40 questions, and everyone replies all with the answers. This year has been a particularly enjoyable year for 4 reasons: -Smartphones: reading them on the commute is complete JOY -Good year of music:...
Jack and Jill thread on reddit
A really interesting thread on reddit about Jack and Jill, the new Adam Sandler vehicle. SOME BACKGROUND J&J has been given 4% on Rotten Tomatoes, 2.8/10 on imdb (7x the score!), generally PANNED by everyone. The thread is “Does Sandler realise that his movies are shit? Does he care?” A very valid point, every film Adam Sandler has made has been terrible. A quick audit shows...
Google and Citizens Advice Bureau Partnership...
The news facebook have been [w]rapped on their boring knuckles for destroying privacy online is very interesting indeed. Especially if you’re interested in UK offline display ads. Building up to yesterday’s announcement, Google have been running a campaign with Citizens Advice Bureau, alerting to Average Joe how e.g. Google know where you are in the world (using your IP address who...