- Girls Can't Play Baseball (2)
-
Some Shrimp! (1)
permalinkMy channel-surfing halted this morning when I caught a glimpse of this brawny prawn on the Today show. Wow! A jogging shrimp! Shortly thereafter, I clicked over to TheState.com only to find that the cute little crustacean is a fellow South Carolina native. I might’ve known. The Palmetto State may rank at the bottom of most good lists and at the top of most bad lists, but let’s not forget that it’s also the state ...Shared by Jen (1)
- Jen said: A brawny prawn? LOL
Contribute comment -
Friday Femme Fatale (1)
on
Change.org's Women's Rights Blog (0) permalink
There has been a lot of news in the past week spanning a wide variety of issues in the women's rights movement. Advice from abroad to first lady, Michelle Obama, to an up tick egg donors and surrogate moms during an economic downturn to Saudi Arabia's first all girl rock band making cultural waves in an often muted society - there doesn't seem to be a dull moment when it comes to how women are ...Shared by Jen (1)Contribute comment - Eight Classic Movie Bars for the Biggest Bar Weekend of 2008 (1)
- WILL: Protect the Future of a Pro-Choice America (1)
- WILL: Protect the Future of a Pro-Choice America (1)
-
"Mocha moms" take over the white house. (2)
on
Feministing (1) permalink
I am not totally sure how to respond to this commentary on CNN about Michelle Obama's choice to stay at home during the presidency of Barack Obama. I don't want to be too hard on it, because I do think on one level highlighting that there are also women of color that stay at home and sometimes feel isolated and alienated so they should build relationships, well that is great. Having the resources to be ...Shared by Cecily (0) Jen (1)- Cecily said: Outside of the class assumptions behind the idea of the "stay-at-home" mom, I don't necessarily think that Michelle Obama's choice to stay home is a win for us women of color that are just looking for a role model to let us know we can stay at home nor does it disrupt the racist idea that only white women stay at home. I think it feeds into antiquated notions of motherhood that make her more palatable to a wide audience suggesting that yes, she disrupts the idea of the "normal" American by being black, but is as American as apple pie, by staying in the home.
Contribute comment -
Eight Classic Movie Bars for the Biggest Bar Weekend of 2008 (24)
permalinkShared by Amit Chowdhry (38) Ananya Walia (8) Benjamin (0) Brendan (2) Clint Maher (47) Dave Park (1) Eric (0) guy (36) Icy Jade (3) James Lowery (0) Jen (1) jim crossley (0) kamandal (73) lovemorgul (69) p@r@noid (96) Petar (36) Sean Rasmussen (16) Shell (1) Soni (1) Steven Bullen (0) Tal Siach (23) Toby (26) Trevor Wermund (20) Valerio Villari (0)Contribute comment
-
For the Unloveables on Your List. (1)
on
Adrants (0) permalink
I have this cousin, Dave, who spends every Thanksgiving prancing around and telling everyone to get him gift cards from a strict selection of stores, otherwise "I'LL RETURN YOUR PRESENT AND CALL YOU CHEAP!" after Christmas.Shared by Jen (1)Contribute comment -
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (1)
onNovember 25 is designated as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. With the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights quickly approaching, violence against women persists as an all-too-common violation of human rights and human dignity. I hope everyone can take some time today to learn about this important movement and the social justice issues at hand, such as the disturbing factual evidence provided by the UN today saying: ...Shared by Jen (1)Contribute comment
-
Talks to bring The Beatles to iTunes break down (26)
on
AppleInsider (16) permalink
Negotiations to bring the music catalog of The Beatles to Apple's iTunes Store have entered into an indefinite state of limbo with the band's multimedia corporation and former record label disputing the terms of digital distribution.Shared by Adi Gaskell (19) Amit Chowdhry (38) Andrew (0) Andrew Hughes (9) Brian (16) Danny (2) Darren Isbrecht (9) Dave (0) Dom (2) Dominic Foster (31) ekaye (7) Eugenio Padilla (1) Icy Jade (3) Jen (1) John (1) Jonathan Fingas (0) Keith Bradbury (1) Latham Arneson (0) Mr. BabyMan (25) Petar (36) ryan thompson (8) sadiq kassamali (0) Sean Rasmussen (16) Spudsstuff (5) Stuart (2) Sun Tzu (114)Contribute comment -
Gen Y Women: Civil Rights & Racial Justice A Top Priority (1)
onOn the 150th anniversary of the YWCA, the organization which has been a champion of civil rights for decades published a compelling survey yesterday titled: "What Women Want." The survey reports that more than three-fourths of young women, ages 18-29 - known as Generation Y - want the incoming President Barack Obama to make civil rights and racial justice, a top priority of his administration. Additionally, the survey reports that Generation Y women are likely ...Shared by Jen (1)Contribute comment
-
Sew Hoping for a Miracle (38)
permalinkShared by Adam Audette (0) AKs (0) Alberto (22) Alex Dumitru (1) AmyVernon (136) Annie Rob (0) Binh An Nguyen (40) Brian Chappell (4) Chad Gardner (0) Danny Brown (5) Deborah Petersen (127) digits12 (0) Dominic Foster (31) Doug aka Nullvariable (3) Elmer Thomas (90) J.D. Rucker (36) Jen (1) Jordan (0) Julia Roy (1) Kathy (5) kepp (2) kevin (7) Kuanyin (1) Leslie Clark (1) Liam Delahunty (5) matt (0) Melissa (2) Miguel Lopez (30) Mortalwind (0) myln (8) Neal "thePuck" Jansons (18) Rhea Drysdale (0) roger byrne (5) Sean Rasmussen (16) Shana Albert (5) Steaprok (3) Victor Barrera (96) Zee from WeDoCreative (4)Contribute comment
-
Kevin Rose Apologizes for Sexist Joke on Diggnation (83)
on
ReadWriteWeb (124) permalink
Digg founder Kevin Rose issued an apology this morning for statements he made on the latest edition of his video podcast Diggnation. Just after the 4 minute mark in the show Rose and co-host Alex Albrecht were making jokes about men getting into physical fights with women and and Rose made a statement that a particular act of violence was appropriate as an act of retribution in some circumstances. An excerpted transcript and the text ...Shared by Alberto (22) Alex P. (0) Amit Chowdhry (38) AmyVernon (136) Andrew Hughes (9) Andrew Trinh (2) Andy Beal (1) arturo.servin (2) Ben Snyder (3) Bill Welense (3) Brad Nadler (5) Brian (16) Bryan Irrera (0) Chris Brogan (3) cKdisco (9) Clickfire (19) Coty Gonzales (3) Courtney (1) daniel (0) David Schultz (1) Deborah Petersen (127) Devlin D (0) digits12 (0) Dominic Foster (31) Doug Funny (2) Eldon (5) Elmer Thomas (90) Eric (0) erik (1) Eugene Huo (5) George Brickner (9) George Lee (0) History of Blogging (76) Hriday (2) imnotadoctor (0) J.D. Rucker (36) jason o (45) Jeff (47) Jeff Chan (0) Jeff Douglass (10) Jen (1) Jim Williams (0) Joe Dawson (8) Joe Newman (3) John Boitnott (29) JohnTheJohnMan (4) Justin Kistner (0) Justin Pearson (2) Kate (37) Kevin_Jim (3) Lance (61) Leximo (33) Liam Delahunty (5) Liz (0) Luke (6) Mark Raymond (3) Marrcus Beattie (0) Marshall Kirkpatrick (0) Miguel Lopez (30) Mikael Johansson (0) Mike Fruchter (50) mosi (0) motionblur studios (8) Neal "thePuck" Jansons (18) Rex (19) Richard (0) Rick Turoczy (0) Robert (1) Romey (2) Russell McCormack (0) Ryan Speed (0) Saad Kamal (3) sam (12) Sandaruwan (3) Shawn (3) Sid (3) Sun Tzu (114) Tad Chef (10) Tibi Puiu (1) Tina Su (11) Todd Mundt (0) Victor Barrera (96) xrx (0)- Devlin D said: Ouch!
- Hriday said: "Tit for tat" - that is a cool joke. I wouldnt have apologised for that one! Certainly not if i were kevin rose! But then, thats the sad part of being a celeb. U gotta keep ur brand value.
- Todd Mundt said: the comments were totally inappropriate, and yet, this post goes on and on, first wagging the finger and then dragging out the dead horse again to whip it. I'm sure it got pageviews.
Contribute comment -
10 Foolproof Steps to Writing Hot Social Media Content (34)
permalinkPost by Eric Brantner Are you tired of your content not getting the attention you desire? Do you try in vain to hit the front page of Digg or Reddit or even niche social media sites? While much of it has to do with knowing how to properly promote the content, the truth is you have [...]Shared by adam (72) Avi (59) Brian (6) Charles Balazs (19) chris (0) Deborah Petersen (127) derek markham (88) DermDoc (Jeff) (27) Dominic Foster (31) Fumi Matsubara (8) Guy (1) guy (36) Inet Squirrel (21) jason o (45) Jeff F. (16) Jen (1) jest (0) Joe R (35) Jon DiPietro (0) jonas (3) Jonas (5) kamandal (73) Kathy (5) Keith B (1) Keith Bradbury (1) lovemorgul (69) Matteo (16) Michael Pinto (2) Mike Fruchter (50) Ritu (11) Tal Siach (23) Thomson (21) Web Success Diva (1) Wilfried Ottens (2)
- Web Success Diva said: Content is still king, even in social media. Great tips.
Contribute comment - New Climate Change Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History | EarthFirst.com (1)
-
Twitter Rejects $500 Million Takeover Offer From Facebook (295)
on
Alley Insider (25) permalink
Facebook offered to buy Twitter for $500 million of overvalued Facebook stock, Kara Swisher says. Twitter rejected the offer for several reasons: At Facebook's real valuation, $5 billion or so, the offer only amounted to $150 million (not bad for two-year old company with no revenue, but a far cry from the billion-dollar dream) Twitter has high hopes for its own secret revenue model which will be announced next year. Twitter's investors aren't stupid: They ...Shared by Aaron (1) adam (72) Adam McDonald (0) Adrian (0) Albert Chan (0) Alex (0) Amaete Umanah (0) Amu (0) AmyVernon (136) André R. Hood (0) Andrew (0) Andrew Rodrigues (1) Andrew Schott (0) Arley McBlain (1) Arren V (40) Ash Matadeen (0) AshTR (4) Aspi (0) Atilano S. (2) Austin Hamilton (0) Avi (59) Babychen Mathew (12) Badam (44) Bastien Labelle (1) Ben (0) Ben (0) Ben (1) Benjamin (88) Benjamin J. Gilbert (1) Binh An Nguyen (40) Blake Hall (4) Brad Nadler (5) Brady Brim-DeForest (1) Brandon Wood (1) Brendon Wadey (27) Brenton (4) Brian (0) Brian (0) Brian (0) Brian Mazz (27) Brian Swisher (0) Bryan (0) Bryan Butterwick (0) Bryan Garcia (2) Bryan Irrera (0) Caleb Brown (9) Cam (7) Cameron Yeager (6) Carrie (10) Casper (17) Cesar Noel Quinon (6) Chad (1) Chad Sakonchick (0) Chetan Thaker (18) chris (0) chris (0) Chris J. Guerra (18) Chris Makarsky (5) Chris Menning (3) Chris Pugh (6) Chris Stamas (1) Christophe Maximin (1) Cian (0) Clickfire (19) cliftonmullins (0) Clint Maher (47) Corinne Malesic (0) Cory ODonnell (4) Courtney (1) Cvent (0) cw808s (1) Dakota (0) Damian Nicholson (4) Dan Dragar (3) Dan Frommer (1) Dan Harper (0) Dan Messer (1) Dan Sheppard (0) Dan Weiland (0) Daniel (9) Daniel Carroll (0) Daniel Hoerr (2) Danny (2) Darren Isbrecht (9) Daryl Lorette (0) David (1) David Cohn (1) Dean Burge (0) Deke (0) Dennis Gonzales (2) deusdiabolus (6) Dillon Amburgey (0) DivemasterDoug (6) docbaily (14) Doug Funny (2) downbeat (6) Drew (0) Duane (1) Dylan Thomas (1) Ed Cline (3) Ed Shelley (0) Elena Georgiou (0) Eli Foner (0) emerson999 (12) Eric Friedericks (1) erick kwiecien (0) erik (1) Erin (1) Felipe (0) FENG (0) Floris Fiedeldij Dop (3) Folu Babatola (0) Garrett Pierson (1) Gary (0) Gemstar38 (6) Greg Fitzgerald (3) Greg Rosen (1) Greg Tarnoff (0) Guy (1) guy (36) Haidong (1) hank (0) Ian Enos (12) Indigo (1) Isaac (2) itsoinky (0) j_aroche (1) Jack Humphrey (0) James Cole (0) James Stanley (1) James Young (1) Jarred (6) Jason Anderson (0) Jason R. Hunter (0) Jay Barcelo (0) Jay Gerland (2) Jeff Douglass (10) Jen (1) Jennifer Dittrich (2) Jesper Lind (2) Jesse Mercado (1) Joe Lencioni (0) Joe R (35) Joey Redmond (3) John D Reasor (6) Jon Mulholland (3) Jon Tilton (1) Jonas (5) jonas (3) Jonathan (3) Jordan Calhoun (1) Jose Alvear (0) Josh (0) Josh (0) Josh Bowman (9) Josh McConnell (1) JunChen (1) Justin Pearson (2) Justin Schmidt (1) Justin Thorp (7) Kevin (1) Kim (0) Kim Landwehr (0) Kol Tregaskes (2) kolby (0) Kurt Nelson (0) Kyle Ingrelli (0) Kyle Saric (1) Kyle Weller (0) Lars-Erik Forsberg (0) Leandro Koiti Sato (0) Leena (120) Lesser De Marchena (3) Liam Monahan (0) Liam Stockley (0) Lisa Fortuner (2) Lucas Wales (1) luke (0) Luke Vodell (1) Mani Karthik (43) Marc-André Lureau (0) Marin Purgar (5) mark boyce (1) Mark Dorgan (0) Mark Havenner (0) Mark Lewandowski (0) Mark Raymond (3) Marshall Place (0) Mathias (0) Matt (0) Matthew (2) Matthew B Kelch (1) Matthew Dewey (1) Matthew Lunalover (5) Mattodono (2) melmyfinger (4) Melvin Nez (1) Michael (7) michael brashier (2) Michael Jung (0) Michael Mior (17) Micheal Weihrouch (1) Michel (0) Miguel Cavalcanti (0) Mikael (0) Mike Vitoroulis (1) Mike-S (0) Milas Dack (1) Missy Diaz (2) Mona N. (6) motionblur studios (8) Nate Whitehill (3) Nathan Waters (0) Nice Fish Films (3) nick (1) Nick Breau (0) Nikollas Ordway (24) Nitin (5) Orin Zebest (0) Patrick (2) Patrick (0) Patrick Tomas (0) Patty (2) Paul D. Spradling (3) Paul Edwards (10) Pedro Rodrigues (0) Pierre (0) ProfVegas (19) Ricardo Giesta (8) Richard Galbraith (1) Rick Butterfield (2) Rob Jongschaap (14) Rob Wright (0) Robbie Hunt (0) Robby Ibrahim (0) Robert (1) Robert Peters (0) Robert Sefer (4) Robert Wheeler (0) Roger (3) rony john (14) Ryan Djurovich (0) Ryan Donnelly (0) Ryan Jackson (2) Ryan Sprake (0) ryanshepherd (4) rzklkng (15) Saad Kamal (3) sadiq kassamali (0) Sam Mbale (0) Samuel (6) sarah (0) sarmar (0) Scott (0) Scott Taylor (0) scott78246 (0) Scotty (0) SDMDPM14X (1) Sean Rasmussen (16) Sebastian (0) Seth (1) Shane (1) Shane Van Rensen (1) Stephen Sauceda (0) Steve lopez (0) Steve Zerr (3) Steven (0) Steven Elliott (3) Sun Tzu (114) Tad Chef (10) Tal Siach (23) Taylor Carrigan (0) ted (0) Theis (0) Thomas Lister (1) Thomson (21) TJ Lauerman (0) tobias (1) Toby (26) Todd Jones (0) tokyotapes (2) Tom (11) Tom Ribbens (0) Trevor Shafer (1) Trevor Wermund (20) Tucker Bickler (1) Tyler (1) Tyson Williams (7) Vic (0) Victor Barrera (96) William Fong (1) William Z. (0) xxdesmus (8) Zac (1) zsafwan (16)- tokyotapes said: I'm guessing they didn't consult Jerry Yang on when to trust Microsoft's valuation abilities.
Contribute comment -
Documenting Women's Empowerment in the Slums of India (1)
onA year ago, an organization called Video Volunteers launched Channel 19, an online platform showcasing videos made by 64 men and women from the slums and villages of India. These producers work full-time in what they call local 'community video units' which are based around India. Most of the Community Producers come from disadvantaged backgrounds and make films that reflect issues in their neighborhoods such as health, sanitation, education, women's rights and human rights. Their ...Shared by Jen (1)Contribute comment
-
When Pubs Don't Pay (1)
permalinkIn theory, freelance writing is a simple process. Send a query. Get an assignment. Turn in article. Collect payment. Listen to friends who marvel that "if I earned a $1/word, I'd be rich!" Rinse, wash, and repeat.Well, unfortunately, things are seldom that smooth.Articles get killed. Invoices mysteriously disappear. Editors leave. Sometimes publications fold. It seems like there is a new thread on the writer's forum I frequent every other day announcing the demise of another ...Shared by Jen (1)
- Jen said: Note to self: don't romanticize the concept of freelancing. Wait till you have a book deal.
Contribute comment -
From Campaigning to Governance, Part 2: transparency (2)
on
techPresident (4) permalink
By the end of today, the Bush administration will have published a flood of new regulations, pushing them into the 60-day pipeline that gets them enacted just before the Obama administration takes office. The blowback on these “midnight regulations” centers on the minimal opportunity for the public to review and provide input into the process. The speed with which these rules have been shoved through mocks public participation: the Interior Department reportedly had 15 experts, ...Shared by Alec M Resnick (0) Jen (1)Contribute comment
