July 2011
1 post
This is the web right now - The Oatmeal →
June 2011
1 post
Groupon IPO: Pass on this deal
shortlogic:
Groupon has filed its S-1 and hopes to raise $750M in its initial public offering. Given they’re currently losing a staggering $117M per quarter, despite revenues of $644M, they’ll be burning through that cash almost as soon as it hits their account.
At the moment, it’s costing them $1.43 to make $1, and it doesn’t look like it’s getting any cheaper. They’re already projected to...
March 2011
2 posts
“Never mind, I’ll find someone like you,
I wish nothing but the best for you,...”
– Adele, “Someone Like You” (via withatwist)
Watchclosethistab:
“no matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away.”
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so inspired by this little one! she reminds me of me when i was younger. except, you know, i wasn’t a child prodigy. i hope her message is someday well-received because i agree with it 100%.
November 2010
1 post
Watchrosiesiman:
Film: “The Aperture”
September 2010
1 post
uncensored rambles: 5 Social Media Tenets Every... →
rosiesiman:
1) Forget one-size-fits-all messages targeting “lowest common denominator” audience. Recognize that fragmentation is here to stay, and embrace it at every step. 2) Frequency and freshness of content matters more than production values. Increase your execution capability and move to rapid-fire,…
July 2010
1 post
April 2010
1 post
Kickstarter - Send The UGA Accidentals to ICCA... →
Please help us make it to NYC!
December 2009
34 posts
thanks everyone-I had an AWESOME birthday up on the slopes with @The_Accidentals! happy holidays to all!
heading to Locos to work, but we close at 9 for our Christmas party! Woo!
last night @hilarydorton and i covered @ladygaga’s Bad Romance… http://bit.ly/6rJV63 — & just added to my xmas list http://bit.ly/5GUM0W
not sure how i missed this, but 8 days ago Google Chrome for Mac (Beta) was released! bye firefox! http://bit.ly/8Foo6b
enjoyed #thesingoff w/ @shaniata. SO EXCITED to see a cappella in the spotlight! represent us well bubs, byu, socals, and nota!
RT @BreakingNews: Planet hunters say they have found 4 planets orbiting nearby Sun-like stars, including 2 ‘super Earths’ - Space.com ht …
happy holidays! looking to get a gift for yours truly? aw, shucks! you can find my list online: http://www.kileydorton.com/gifts.html
prepare to be surprised: guess who’s in @The_Accidentals again… ICCA’s, HERE I COME.
glee, my life would suck without you, too.
The other day I talked about micro-blogging and mega-blogging and shared my view that new forms of social media, including micro-blogging, are complementary to blogging. We’ve seen ongoing growth at WordPress.com as people started using Twitter, and we expect that to continue.
Of course one of the coolest things about Twitter right now is the client applications, particularly the mobile/iPhone...
so…the google phone is real. it’s unlocked, so BYON (bring your own network). fast. pretty. google. real. http://bit.ly/6U4deH
just finished my LAST FINAL of my first semester of grad school!! happy hanukkah, people!
I DID IT!!! spent the past 8 hours writing a Java program to grade 3,576 quizzes the @uganmi students took over the semester—IT WORKS!!
giving a final at 3:30, having dinner at a professor’s house at 5:30, then studying for my risk comm final tomorrow! “and i’m feelin good”
Timbaland shouts out to Athens, GA in final track of Shock Value II! Timothy Where You Been (Featuring Jet) http://lala.com/zMxF
7:40 am. finished my paper with the sunrise. THAT’S HOW WE DO IT IN GRAD SCHOOL people. and #MilesToGoBeforeISleep
Before we get to the stats, I should mention that at the top of my thankful-for list this Thanksgiving was our growing group of Automatticians. These are the folks who bring you the awesome features and improvements that you see here every month.
Last month we launched geolocation for profiles and posts, introduced a new P2, opened up our new translation platform, GlotPress, and launched email...
dang Stevie can rip the blues somethin’ fierce… ♫ Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan http://lala.com/z75I #studymusic
Radicati says 2.1 billion active IM accounts worldwide, 3.2 billion by 2013. 1.8 billion lack access to clean water. #priorities
be warned, friends looking for a confidant: i never want to hear ab infidelity and i will NEVER sympathize with a cheater. zero tolerance.
“Party in the USA” rock cover by Life On Repeat - 30x better than Miley, but only 1/2 as fun :) http://bit.ly/4yYNkE
w/Google including Twitter & (now) Facebook in results, should I change my twitter name for personal brand management? http://bit.ly/6CjwDd
next year, dawgs. never again, tebow. RT @nytimes: B.C.S. Bowl Matchups http://bit.ly/5rDzkS
dinner with my cuz Meredith at the Last Resort! also, “Fourteen days to seal history’s judgment on this generation” http://bit.ly/5ay9W2
off work, roll tide (today only), gonna go chillax dt with some hot chocolate and the beautiful @daniellelwalsh. #saturdayinathens
i’m spending my friday evening shooting our media under the influence podcast with @ZackGoulet and have SO MUCH FUN. #iamanerd
compose, check! haircut, check! now at borders working, reading with @daniellelwalsh. #relaxing
just found out i’m on p.6 of UGA Foundation Annual Report (2009) for my OneLaptopPerChild Costa Rica effort! http://tweetphoto.com/5741247
turned in 52 page research paper today. been keeping count? that’s 83 pages and 20 minutes of presentation in two days. #exhausted
pulling my email, facebook, and twitter together with threadsy. here’s an invite good for 10 people. http://bit.ly/7ua4QT
finished the score for Superheroes, that was a fun one! now on my way to @Mamasboyathens with @Shaniata. surprised? :)
up and working on a score for a superhero film! gotta love the grind people. it’s what makes us who we are.
For the coders among you, you may already know that posting source code is really easy here on WordPress.com thanks to the sourcecode shortcode. You just wrap your code in [sourcecode] and you’re good to go — no code escaping or anything.
If you are one of those code posters, or are looking to become one, then you’ll be happy to know that we’ve updated the feature allowing more flexibility as...
I’ve seen my fair share of snow growing up in northern Michigan. The sun was shining today, but there is a good chance we’ll have snow on the ground by the end of the week. My favorite things about snow have always been making snowmen, building snow forts, and having snowball fights.
Many of you don’t get a chance to experience the fluffy white stuff, so we’re bringing snow to WordPress.com...
November 2009
42 posts
There are many ways of reading WordPress.com blogs and we’ve now added another: email subscriptions.
This is a very simple way for your readers to subscribe to your blog and receive updates by email. Anyone can subscribe, whether they have a WordPress.com account or not. All you need to do is add the Blog Subscription widget to your blog and then you and your readers are ready to go.
If a...
http://twitpic.com/qfunr - What @hilarydorton and I made for Shane’s birthday gift!
yea, that’s me with hoke’s pet. a black widow named bdub. http://twitpic.com/qeibt
met the owner of http://rawvegas.tv/ today—a UGA New Media Institute alum! cool guy, great stories. steve, welcome back to athens!
Announcing our first-ever video contest, brought to you by turkey, stuffing, and that gelatinous stuff that grandma calls cranberry sauce. Yes, that’s U.S. Thanksgiving. Appropriate to the occasion, the topic is giving thanks.
While it’s inspired by the holiday, it’s in no way limited to residents of the U.S. Whether you’re in Jacksonville, Jakarta or Johannesburg, you’re invited to take stock...
just finished the first draft of our social media & credibility experiment paper! i’m so proud of us! @aymiewilson @MissHottyToddy @kaye
The full translation of WordPress.com is an ongoing process, of which you are a great part and whom we thank for the patience and assistance. Thanks to you, WordPress.com is now available in 60+ languages (and, yes, before you ask, esperanto, too). As you know, any text that shows up on your dashboard, widgets or (most) themes can be shown in one of the supported languages, by specifying a...
For those of you who haven’t yet tried it, P2 is an awesome micro blogging theme with quick front end posting, live ajax updating, and inline threaded comments. It already packs a big punch.
So how can an already great theme be taken to the next level? That was the task of Team 34 at this year’s Automattic retreat.
One of the first areas we thought could be improved was the ease of...