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Thousands of never-before-seen-photos from New York City – 100 years ago
Turning old books into art and sculptures
As society shifts into the digital age, a lot of paper books are being left behind. Some courageous and green artists are fighting the tide by bringing these books back into their own as gorgeous works of art.
Every major federal agency is now using Social Media – 125 in total
Every major federal agency is now using Twitter and YouTube and 23 of the 24 major agencies are on Facebook. The Nuclear Regulatory Agency — the only major agency reported as not using any of the three major social networking sites in a June 2011 report by the Government Accountability Office — joined Twitter in August 2011 and launched a …
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YouTube Movies – 300+ free movies
A friend on Google+ shared that YouTube has a few free movies to watch like Real Genius and Life in a Day. I clicked over to YouTube Movies and found hundreds and hundreds of free ones. Tons of classics and B-movies, but many that I would definitely watch: Real Genius Stranger than Fiction Cruel Intentions Life …
President, Congress pass bill to allow venture capital funding via crowd sourcing
Earlier this month, President Obama sign the JOBS bill into law with strong bipartisan support, and no this isn’t the one you’re thinking of. This one is designed specifically for funding start-ups with a particular focus on crowd funding (i.e. Kickstarter). Explained by author and professor, Jeff Jarvis: The JOBS bill being signed by President Obama today …
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LA Light – the electric radiance of Los Angeles at night
I sought out to capture the electric radiance of Los Angeles at night and paint a portrait of my city. It took me 6 months of on and off shooting to finish this project. Shooting time lapses is a labor of love and a study in patience. This video is dedicated to the memory of my …
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The absolute worst things in the world
See 18 more at BuzzFeed…if you dare
Klout – using data to determine your influence and then give you free stuff
I love this story of Klout founder Joe Fernandez: With his jaw still clamped shut, recovering in his Lower East Side apartment, Fernandez opened an Excel file and began to enter data on everyone he was connected to on Facebook and Twitter: how many followers they had, how often they posted, how often others responded …
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Semi-definitive history of ‘online’ Pulitzer Prize winners
Steve Myers, of Poynter, researched these winners for his piece on Why it matters who won the first ‘online’ Pulitzer? Interesting how he breaks down the nature of the work. – Did it appear first in print or online? – Was it created for the web or for print? – How do print and web …
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