Quick Hits — August 29, 2007
August 29th, 2007
- Email attack: White House resists FOIA requests, and who can blame them after reading FEMA’s Katrina-related messages (Highlight: Juxtaposing “I Am a Fashion God” with “I just ate an MRE and crapped in the hallway of the Superdome along with 30,000 other close friends so I understand her concern about busy restaurants”). C.f. The Wrong In-Box for This Feud.
- Fun with Political Widgets
- YouTube fans rant, threaten to leave over new ads
- In Europe, a Push by Phone Companies Into TV. TV via IP?
- Japan’s Warp-Speed Ride to Internet Future. Ironically (and seriously), they’re reaping the benefits of having their infrastructure blown to bits in 1945.
- Fact-Checking the Candidates: PolitiFact. New site unveils Truth-o-Meter. Truthiness = new hurdle for campaigns to jump.
- New service lets you buy ads on radio station audio streams. Combine with in-media-player visuals for extra super mega happy bonus points
- Grantmakers Dive Into Web 2.0. Speaking of, Social-networking-for-good site Razoo.com will pay you to change the world. The sugar on the line: ten grand.
- Helvetica Isn’t Just a Font; It’s a Font Worthy of Awe. On the transcendental nature of typography.
- How NOT to pitch a blog.
- Rudy’s Florida “Firewall”? A Giuliani Powerpoint presentation grows legs.
- Thompson to Announce On Video. Should have done it in June…
- Most Popular Dem YouTube Videos.
- Online Advertising Sucks Because the Ads Suck. Very little argument here.
- MTV to Encourage Online Citizen Journalism. Yo! MTV Writes.
- The birth of internet dating? 1968 — an excellent vintage.
- The Tech Industry Wants You To Support The Fight For Fair Use.
- Social Networks and the 2008 Elections.
- Mistakes still being made on the modern campaign trail. (See numerous items above).
- Verging on the Sublime: Soviet Propaganda Poster of the Day (via Bruce Sterling).
- One hit too many: Robots are stealing our strippers!
– cpd
Entry Filed under: Blogs, Social Networking, Video, Viral Marketing, Fundraising, Advertising, Social Media, Widgets, Journalism, Art, Quick Hits, Damage Control, Scandal, Robots
1 Comment Add your own
1. rebecca carpenter | August 31st, 2007 at 8:11 am
Hey Colin,
Thanks for including Razoo’s Change Your World contest in your Quick Hits post. You might also want to check out Razoo’s SpeedGranting application on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?api_key=955bf80c9e4fa70c4feb8df190631c9f
We run a contest every two weeks, giving away $500 - $2,500 each time.
You can find more good stuff at our Good Happens blog.
Cheers!
Rebecca
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