According to David Segal of the Washington Post, volunteer Wikipedia editors remove over 100 entries a day from the community-based encyclopedia. The Shiny Diamonds, a spunky band from Canada, make music they call "mind-blowing thrash folk." Last week, the lads and their songs were tagged with a less flattering description: "non-notable." This was not some hasty, capricious opinion, either. No, this was the official …
Take This Pitch And Shove It
TNYT looks at São Paulo's radical, but righteous, move to eliminate outdoor advertising from the city. Imagine a modern metropolis with no outdoor advertising: no billboards, no flashing neon signs, no electronic panels with messages crawling along the bottom. Come the new year, this city of 11 million, overwhelmed by what the authorities call visual pollution, plans to press the “delete all” button and offer its …
R U IN?
Business 2.0 says social networking site LinkedIn is reaching its tipping point. "For many, it's become irresponsible to not invite business associates into your LinkedIn network," says Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School who specializes in sociology and strategy. "When that kind of cultural inflection point occurs, which is what LinkedIn is going through now, that is when things …
DDB Goes “Outside” For Seasoned Content Pro
According to Adweek, DDB has hired former Saturday Night Live writer Matt Piedmont as an executive producer on Anheuser-Busch's Web entertainment venture, Bud.tv. "Matt's experience on SNL and in filmmaking is ideal for the speed and savvy we need for doing content for Bud.tv," said David Rolfe, production director of content at DDB in Chicago, in a statement. Bud.tv is a multichannel Internet network in which the …
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The Multi-Cultural Manischewitz
According to Los Angeles Times, non-Jews looking for healthier food options represent one of the fastest-growing sectors in the kosher market. The country's largest manufacturer of processed kosher foods is trying to grow by offering kosher options in line with today's gourmet trends — flavored olive oil, wasabi horseradish sauce and whole grain noodles — as well as appealing to non-Jewish shoppers who buy kosher …
Non-Profits Can Host Their Sites For Free…In Perpetuity
Dreamhost is an innovator in its space. They have a robust referral program, where people can earn serious cash for recommending their services. Now they want to hook up non-profit organizations with FREE web hosting. In order to prove your non-profit status we need to receive one crucial piece of documentation. This is an official United States IRS letter indicating tax exempt non-profit status under the appropriate …
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The Grey Lady Wants To Share
Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on the adoption of social bookmarking services by The New York Times. The New York Times unveiled a new service today that allows readers to quickly post stories that they find on the newspaper's Web site to Digg, Facebook and Newsvine. It marks the first time that the country's third-largest newspaper has added a news-sharing tool to its Web site, allowing readers to develop …
Art Directors Don’t Surf!
The New York Times looks at a strange wintertime activity on the shores of Lake Erie. The strongest winds and waves come in winter, just before Lake Erie freezes. Waves up to 10 feet have been surfed, but the largest swells are usually chest-high. Instead of curling into a vertical wall, the waves are round like haystacks, and they collapse onto the shore like soggy paper. “Surfing Lake Erie is basically disgusting,” …
