Congratulations, my friend. Proud of you! Looking forward to the announcements of all the exciting stuff this spring. RT @patkinsel: Today marks 1 year at @Microsoft. Thanks to all who made this such a crazy / productive year. Proud of Bing/Twitter and our other work.
Author: Kanyi
http://kanyi.tumblr.com/post/485305595/audio_player_iframe/kanyi/tumblr_l00zgtsCnA1qatcg0?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fgetupstaydown.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F03%2FDanger_Mouse_and_Zero_7_featuring_MF_Doom-Somersault_128.mp3 Danger Mouse has collaborated with the Gorillaz, with Beck on Modern Guilt, with the Shins frontman, with MF Doom, David Lynch… He remixed Zero 7, the British duo behind the chillest chill house ever made, with Doom doing a verse over it. Awesome
“When you believe in something literally, you will turn it into an absurdity through your faith. Genuine adherents of a political philosophy never take its arguments seriously, but only its practical aims, which are concealed beneath these arguments. Political arguments do not exist, after all, for people to believe in them, rather they serve as a common, agreed-upon excuse. Foolish people who take them in earnest sooner or later discover inconsistencies in them, begin to […]
Jumo is hiring
Old pal chrishughes is hiring: If you’re interested in the idea of wiring the world of everyday people and organizations, you should consider working at Jumo. We’re putting together a small team of six or seven people to work from our office here in New York. In particular, we’re looking for web developers and a user experience specialist. Check out our full descriptions. Even if you’re just slightly interested, send us an email with a few details on your background and […]
I’m so grateful to have a lifetime of chill-inducing moments like these to look forward to. Go Card. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
http://kanyi.tumblr.com/post/483767070/audio_player_iframe/kanyi/tumblr_l034vp4NYl1qatcg0?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kickinthepeanuts.com%2Fmusic%2Fflorenceandthemachinetheverybestthexxyouvegotthelove.mp3 Esau Mwamwaya and DJ Radioclit from London whip up a hectic remix of Florence and The Machine’s You’ve Got the Love. Bet you 5 bucks you’ll want to sing along. Little known fact: Florence and The Machine’s version is itself a cover.
On Quora, Facebook Mafia, and Media Convergence
First of all, congratulations to the Quora team for their Benchmark investment! http://bit.ly/dDoQ6S Seems as though the era of the “Facebook Mafia” is soon to be upon us, with http://www.asana.com/ raising a super competitive round, http://jumo.com/ soft-launching to a lot of excitement and curiosity (if not much else yet), and the newest from the guys over at Quora. Everybody’s been asking the same question, though: what happens at scale? Are networks, endorsed answers, and the subtleties of anti-anonymity enough […]
Ad impressions like snowflakes: unique person, unique media, unique earth-time, unique internet-time (where you were last), melt quickly.
“Yunus Proposes Separate Stock Exchanges for Social Biz” http://bit.ly/9hmk9Z If you wanna add value to an industry, create a secondary mkt!
http://kanyi.tumblr.com/post/482323925/audio_player_iframe/kanyi/tumblr_l00vykKT3W1qatcg0?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.stereogum.com%2Ffiles%2Fmp3%2FYeasayer%2520-%2520Madder%2520Red%2520%28DOCTOR%2520ROSEN%2520ROSEN%2520Rx%29.mp3 Yeasayer is killin it right now.
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