War On Literacy

"But the lawsuit did reveal something that wasn’t known — YouTube had granted UMG the..."

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:24:59 -0500

“But the lawsuit did reveal something that wasn’t known — YouTube had granted UMG the powers to remove videos from the video-sharing website at will,”

- Universal Music May Have Inadvertently Exposed a Flaw in the YouTube Takedown Process

"it’s important to note that this is not the first journalist Facebook has hired (Vadim Lavrusik and..."

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:37:18 -0500

“it’s important to note that this is not the first journalist Facebook has hired (Vadim Lavrusik and Andrew Noyes come to mind). It’s possible that Fletcher will simply work in public relations, keep other journalists informed about what Facebook is up to, and generally managed the press.”

- Why did Facebook just hire a Managing Editor?

The Best of News Reports Misunderstanding Internet Memes

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:27:11 -0500

The Best of News Reports Misunderstanding Internet Memes

This Tumblr has moved ... to a new Tumblr

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:57:40 -0500

I just realized people were still following this Tumblr. Sorry guys. I moved to http://www.bjmendelson.com . It’s still a Tumblr blog … just not THIS Tumblr blog.

If you're in NYC on Friday, go see Pauly @ Carolines

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:46:26 -0500

hellyeahfuckyeahshityeah:

Who is gonna be at @CarolinesonBway tomorrow to watch me open for @therealrussellp?

Why the Era of Free Stuff Is Ending - Yahoo! Finance -...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:52:32 -0400

Why the Era of Free Stuff Is Ending - Yahoo! Finance - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Why-the-Era-of-Free-Stuff-Is-usnews-3701725658.html;_ylt=AkUoCEqVfYRT3wz_ASHIp.y7YWsA;_ylu=X3oDMTFmYTlkczdkBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNleHBlcnRPcGluaW9uRHluYW1pYwRzbGsDdGhlZXJhb2ZmcmVl?x=0

This is the first service I’ve joined on Alpha that, as far as I can tell anyway, isn’t...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:43:57 -0400

This is the first service I’ve joined on Alpha that, as far as I can tell anyway, isn’t overrun by those early adopter assholes gushing about how the service “WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING!!!!”.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m optimistic as much as the next person, but I can do without the breathless posts and snobby bullshit that comes from that crowd.