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04.17.08How to Win The Hearts of Women and Get Invited to Weddings
Pop CultureMy friend Adam was told in jest that he would “need to submit a video resume” before a particular young woman would ever consider taking him to an upcoming wedding as her date. This is what she received… [vimeo]900325[/vimeo]
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03.28.08
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02.28.08Techcrunch vs. Loic Le Meur: The Twitter Bout
Pop CultureA nice little cat fight this afternoon between Techcrunch (Michael Arrington), Loic Le Meur (Founder of Seesmic) and Dive Wine...oh Jeff Clavier chimed in too. Making it notable is that Arrington is an investor in Seesmic and this follows on the tail of another recent skermish with A VC. Are these more traffic generators, or simply boys with too much time and not enough women things to do? I have pieced together the conversations in reverse order... Arrington: Loic Lemur: Dave Winer: Jeff Clavier (the only sane one!): Sorry that this post deviates from the norm but interested to see what playing Valleywag feels like ...
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02.17.08The Married Life Of Internet Celebrities
Pop CultureI've been enjoying the blog Apartment Therapy, New York. I love this cartoon adaptation...
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01.31.08Dude Really Wants a Curve
Pop CulturePretty funny post by a guy desperate to get his hands on a Blackberry Curve [Click to View Full Image]
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01.18.08
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01.18.08Churches Are Going Niche
Pop CultureI came across a very interesting graphic on religion in America (Click to see in full): If churches are the original and largest social networks, it makes sense to examine how trends among church-goers are playing out over time. A couple interesting observations point to mass /mainstream worship moving in a niche direction: - The influence of the central, program-based congregation is diminishing as more cell churches are being created - Many Christians have left congregations and formed house churches - small groups meeting in each other's homes
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01.17.08Um, When Did Media Conventions Go to Hell?
Pop CultureOver the last two weeks there have been some crazy happenings in the world of media consumption… Steve Jobs informed us that 40% of Americans read one book, or less last year Gawker Media decided to rip on an innocent girl for once being overweight and the audience ate it up The AP [Reuters] declared, “Now and for the foreseeable future, virtually everything involving Britney is a big ...
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12.23.07That frigtard thinks Windows is a superior operating system to Mac OS X
Pop CultureThe Urban Dictionary is a great site: See here ‘Frigtard’ is a great new word: Frig (derivative of fuck) + tard (retard) = frigtard (fucking retard) Urban Dictionary's example of frigtard used in a sentence is priceless: “That frigtard thinks Windows is a superior operating system to Mac OS X”
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11.28.07Dating in 2007: A Male’s Perspective (Part II)
Pop Culture, Social MediaPart II: Dating Online The most efficient and comfortable way to do almost any type of research is online -- finding a date is no exception. There are 44 million singles Americans, or approximately 40% of the entire US population. Of that, close to 50% have used online dating services. Over 120,000 marriages a year result from relationships started online. The benefits to online dating are tremendous. The opportunity to meet more people than ever before (exposure) coupled with the ability to leverage the long tail (finding persons with specific characteristics or interests) and to ‘meet’ people at your convenience ...
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