December 2009
47 posts
Jeff Bezos on the Kindle and the Death of Print
newsweek:
NEWSWEEK’s Daniel Lyons: Do you think that the ink-on-paper book will eventually go away? Amazon.com Founder Jeff Bezos: I do.
DL: Do you still read books on paper? JB: Not if I can help it.
(From our ‘Interview Issue’)
The day print books disappear is the day I die a little inside.
“Instead of telling our young people to plan ahead, we should tell them to plan...”
– Dan in Real Life
“I’m never content with what I do. I live in a sort of permanent dissatisfaction....”
– Karl_Lagerfeld (via blnkpgs) (via kari-shma)
kari-shma:
Vampire Weekend | Ottoman
I...
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious...”
– Martin Luther King Jr. (via kari-shma)
Watchnewsweek:
comedycentral:
Internet Archaeologists Find Ruins Of ‘Friendster’ Civilization | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
OK, this is pretty good.
“Friendster’s Final Users Left Only String of Cryptic ‘I’m Rick James, Bitch’ Messages”
This kind of makes me want to write a book on the death of certain social networks… guessing...
“But once in a while people push on to something better. Something found just...”
– Lucas Scott, OTH (via kari-shma)
“And now here we are. Right here in your own backyard, an American company...”
– Fake Steve Jobs to Randall Stephenson of AT&T (via davidkaneda) (via evangotlib)
Oh, man.
(via tanya77)
We’ve been remiss in not pointing this out sooner (thanks, J), but this is one of Lyons’ best.
(via newsweek)
kari-shma:
Toad the Wet Sprocket | Walk On the...
Book of Tens: Agencies of the Decade - Advertising... →
wearethedigitalkids:
tightgrip:
“7. EDELMAN - Without holding-company backing, independent PR shop Edelman has not only come through two significant recessions this decade, but it has also managed to solidify itself as the leading agency and most recognizable name in the entire industry. Whether it’s through the use of traditional PR tactics or the development and implementation of digital,...
“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
– Berthold Auerbach (via simtan) (via kari-shma)
loveyourchaos:
confettiandballoons:
Coldplay —...
“Communication. It’s the first thing we really learn in life. Funny thing...”
– Grey’s Anatomy
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer...”
– Dr. Seuss (via kari-shma)
Amanda Knox Found Guilty →
(via newsweek)
Definitely saw this one coming.
loveyourchaos:
likeneelyohara:
Teenage Dirtbag...
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the...”
– Margaret Mead (via kari-shma)
“You get to choose the people you like. Not the people you love.”
– via: I wrote this for you (via kari-shma)
zjj:
quitecheeky:
jeeesss:
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