Archive for April, 2009

Making commercials for the web

// April 27th, 2009 // No Comments » // Reading Picks

TV advertisers are finally discovering that YouTube + viral imagination = free media.The good news for you is that money is not a barrier, which means that marketers of any size can play. But the rules are different, as they always are online.Because m…

How to Tweet At Work Without Getting Caught [Twitter]

// April 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // Reading Picks

Chances are you’re reading us (and goofing off) at work while trying to pretend you’re not slacking. Spreadtweet’s an easy way to check twitter while making it seem like you’re a not a lousy employee.

Here’s the key: it looks like Excel from Office 2003, 2007 or 2008 (Mac). All your tweets are displayed in plain text down down the page, and you tweet by typing yours in the top textbox and hitting send. There’s even tabbed views along the top, making it a relatively complete Twitter package.

And don’t forget to follow us if you haven’t. And yes, pork rinds and STDs are what my friends tweet about. [Spreadtweet via NYT]

Healthcare is Not a Human Right

// April 5th, 2009 // No Comments » // Healthcare, Human Rights

Cambodian child living in garbage dump

Image by venetia joubert sarah oosterveld via Flickr As this debate on health care rises in intensity, I felt compelled to post. Some people say that the health debate is second priority to the economy issue, but it's kind of the same issue in a way. It's the same issue because people can't ...