Archive for 2012
Will Leitch: ‘Twitter Is Driving Everybody Insane (Especially Darren Rovell)’
Feb. 16, ‘12: Fun read at Deadspin from December. (Via Peter Kafka.) Twitter is so much fun, right? It’s easier, it’s quicker, it’s Just Twitter. I love it. You love it. It’s how we communicate now. But let’s not pretend: It’s batshit that we do … Continue reading →
Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion: The Important Stuff
Feb. 16, ‘12: Apple announced the latest version of its Mac operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, this morning. It’s set to ship this summer — earlier than I’d expected a new version of OS X, but I’ll take it. The big story … Continue reading →
SplatF on Pinterest
Feb. 16, ‘12: I’ll be posting charts, gadgets, and other art, if you’re into that sort of thing.
10 Starz Movies To Stream On Netflix Before They Go Away
Feb. 16, ‘12: Time is ticking! Starz movies will vanish at the end of February. Toy Story 3: I actually haven’t seen this yet, but how could you go wrong with a Pixar movie? The Pixar Story: Speaking of Pixar, a great little … Continue reading →
Apple’s Twitter
Feb. 15, ‘12: Speaking of Apple-owned social networks, here’s an interesting post on the topic by Anil Dash last May. [I]n short, the hardest, most expensive technical part of building a web-scale Twitter competitor already exists in Apple’s infrastructure. What’s missing, in an … Continue reading →
Time for Apple to build its own social network (and buy Path?)
Feb. 15, ‘12: Here’s my post at ReadWriteWeb in response to Addressbookgate: Apple can take all that address book data and make a real social platform out of it, adding features like two-way friend confirmation, blocking users, public profiles, photo sharing, activity streams, … Continue reading →
Apple’s crazy decade of growth: When’s the peak?
Feb. 15, ‘12: At ReadWriteWeb, I’ve chronicled (and charted) Apple’s last ten years of incredible growth. That is, it’s been ten full years since 2001, the last year that Apple’s annual revenue declined on a year-over-year basis. Since then, Apple has grown every … Continue reading →
Tim Cook interview at the Goldman Sachs tech conference
Feb. 14, ‘12: I’m linking here to Apple’s investor relations site. Tim Cook is still speaking as I write this, and I assume there will be an audio replay of his interview up for a while. (Here’s a transcript by Jordan Golson for … Continue reading →
‘Linsanity’ Is Money For MSG, And: Why Grownups Steal
Feb. 13, ‘12: It has been a particularly memorable week living in New York, as unexpected Knicks star Jeremy Lin has taken over the city. (Good intro/explainer here by Peter Kafka.) I am a lifelong Chicago Bulls fan and have hated the Knicks … Continue reading →
How Infographics Are Ruining The Web
Feb. 10, ‘12: Get Smarter: SplatF Featured Charts
