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Making Of “My Friend Ship” with Musician/Director...

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:22:34 -0400

Making Of “My Friend Ship” with Musician/Director Dave Righton | Making Of

PAIN

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:39:07 -0400

Soooo true it hurts

I have run into cabs on my bike, tripped up Subway steps, got food poisoning from street food, lived a hot NYC Summer without air conditioning, and gone to the Upper West Side… but nothing is more painful than the annual hunt for the elusive, better, more spacious, cheaper, more central, no brokers fee, roof access, bike storage, 2nd floor walk-up, NYC apartment. And I’m going through that again right now. FML.

The musician of the one-man band Roche Limit, Dave Righton, was...

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:00:00 -0400

The musician of the one-man band Roche Limit, Dave Righton, was storyboarding ideas for a music video using Google SketchUp. Funds were short for the video production, and he then hit upon a brilliant idea: Use SketchUp to make the video. The result is fabulous!

via trufflehoney:gearthblog

Jack Johnson - My Doorbell - White Stripes Cover

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:55:32 -0400

Jack Johnson - My Doorbell - White Stripes Cover

look what allthecoolkids are doing: [see what i did there] Like...

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:44:06 -0400

look what allthecoolkids are doing: [see what i did there]

Like the rest of the world, I have been won over by the marketing for Governor’s Island. Supposed to go for a bike ride there tomorrow. And it looks like I might have to shiv some tourists to make space. The Times says Governor’s Island has “come of age this summer.” And apparently, it’s lost its innocence:

People are coming. The island attracted more visitors in a three-week period this summer than the 26,000 who visited during the entire 2006 season…. (There have been attempts to stay over. Last year security workers found one couple hiding in a closet.)

fresh lyrics: my expressions (take one)

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:20:00 -0400

my friend amber-rae recently moved to SF for a new job and it seems she is loving life right now and thankfully has shared this with the rest of us:

inspired by many, this is raw poetry by amber rae…

our relationship is divine,
we lose track of time.
relishing the moment,
we smoke words til we’re both high.

communication flows,
falls like niagra.
never needs viagra,
it’s just that free.

creative inspiration,
relentless motivation.

these moments are remarkable,
always unstoppable.

small conversations
become large anticipations.

the power of now,
let’s live in the moment.
it’s the essential component
to life with peace and harmony.

live life as an addiction,
where harmony’s the prescription.
we follow our intuition,
unfolding our fruition.

risk is irrelevant,
maybe a vehement.
let go of the regiment,
be okay with unknown detriment.

do what feels right.
feeling brings that light.
helps you fly that kite.
puts your purpose into flight…

much more to come… do you like?

SUBJECT: WE DO TWITTER LIKE NO ONE ELSE!!!

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:26:00 -0400

I posted an internship position to Craigslist and this showed up in my inbox this morning.

If you need a hand made twitter account you should contact this guy:

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I have a process for it that I use for my customers
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Here are a sampling of my accounts:

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All content created by hand by me.

No spam. Lots of originality.

I weed out followers who spam customer accounts. I grow nice follower list of
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followers on each account at least 3 times a day. And more.

Please consider me. Lets at least talk about it!

Call Jerry at 858-254-4151

See more info at my site http://www.catfishsoftware.com/twitter.html

Basic accounts start at $89.00 a month. Less than the cost of using
an Intern or minimum wage employee. We put 20+ hours of labor into
your account every month.

We also do Facebook and Wordpress articles but we strongly recommend
Twitter to our customers as this is the fastest path to large followings
of active participants!

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858-254-4151
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Do you think I’m no better than the TechCrunch twittergate?

Just the Beginning $$ off for foursquare checkins and the mayor...

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:25:56 -0400

Just the Beginning

$$ off for foursquare checkins and the mayor drinks for free! (via Amit Gupta)

Jen and superamit suggested some foursquare promos to Cari a little while ago and she just put up the signs today.

The Marsh is the first cafe in SF to do a foursquare promotion!

1070 Valencia at 22nd
playfoursquare.com/venue/32543

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I was in wholefoods yesterday and saw this sign

and its only a matter of time until they have checkin on foursquare

Shadows - Au Revoir Simone saucy loves this song and shared it...

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:21:36 -0400

Shadows - Au Revoir Simone

saucy loves this song and shared it on her blog.

I’m glad she did b/c i’m really enjoying them on the hype machine now

Did Digg and YouTube just spell the end of Internet Explorer 6? [Christian Heilmann]

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:24:32 -0400

Did Digg and YouTube just spell the end of Internet Explorer 6? [Christian Heilmann]:

2105:

Social web sites not supporting IE6 is a sign, but a sign to an audience that already understands the problem. It is like adding a message for blind users as a JPG without alternative text – nice idea, wrong tool to reach the intended target group.

Google suggested search is beautiful insight into the way people...

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:14:36 -0400

Google suggested search is beautiful insight into the way people use the internets

thanks heyitsnoah for the find

www.thepoolparties.com Cant believe these are free...

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:10:27 -0400

www.thepoolparties.com

Cant believe these are free shows.

Specifically excited about:

Sunday, July 19 — Dirty Projectors, Magnolia Electric Co., Crystal Antlers
Sunday, Aug 23 — Girl Talk, Max Tundra, Wiz Khalifa
Sunday, Aug 30 — Beach House & Grizzly Bear

Oh My Rockness ((New York City Showlist)) Free Concerts.

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:06:55 -0400

Oh My Rockness ((New York City Showlist)) Free Concerts.:

Great find kmaverick:

Totally going to check some of these out.

Who wants to go see the Dirty Projectors show on sunday?

Digg the Blog » Blog Archive » Much Ado About...

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:43:23 -0400

Digg the Blog » Blog Archive » Much Ado About IE6

“Giving them a message saying, “Hey! Upgrade!” in this case is not only pointless; it’s sadistic.”

via 43folders

NY Philharmonic in Central Park tonight. by kmaverick === I went...

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:42:02 -0400

NY Philharmonic in Central Park tonight.

by kmaverick

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I went to the Great Lawn at Central Park this evening with friends and got to enjoy the NY Philharmonic at the same time. I didnt have the view pictured here, mine looked like this

Thanks Sarah for rounding the troops and getting to the park early to claim 5 blankets worth of lawn for us.

innonate: Breakthroughs at AnyClip today.

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:33:21 -0400

innonate:

Breakthroughs at AnyClip today.

allthecoolkids:chelsaskees: Please join us and feel free to...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400

allthecoolkids:chelsaskees:

Please join us and feel free to pass the invite along!

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passed and marked on my calendar

Why Googlers should read Anil Dash’s post

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:36:39 -0400

Why Googlers should read Anil Dash’s post: way to go Matt Cutts

Why Music Moves Us (Scientific American)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:50:42 -0400

Why Music Moves Us (Scientific American):

New research explains music’s power over human emotions and its benefits to our mental and physical well-being

VIA mikehudack:asprettyasasong:psychotherapy

This is why if you hate or love Michael Jackson the person, you were touched by his music in ways you cant even comprehend

I just booked my meeting you should too benjaminpalmer: So once...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:01:11 -0400

I just booked my meeting you should too

benjaminpalmer:

So once a month on the second Tuesday at 9am, (this month it’s TOMORROW July 14, 2009), come to Katz’s Deli on 205 E Houston St @ Ludlow, and have breakfast with us! Bring a business date or a coworker you need to catch up with.

(via COME TO OUR BIG BUSINESS BREAKFAST 2ND TUESDAYS 9AM AT KATZS (.COM)