Apple's iPhone ads. Huh? (1)
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"Twice as fast. Half the price," proclaims a shiny placard in the doorway of my local Apple store. TV ads merrily send out the same message. Now as the owner of an iPhone 1.0, I was prepared for the fact that the new phones made me, in tech terms at least, obsolete. And that's ok. In this day and age, that's unavoidable. But ads that essentially tell early adopters that they should have held out ...
Vexed Punctuation (1)
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"The problem of unsightly text is often caused by a designer's failure to use neutralizing techniques. Some of them require time, and some just simple attention. Here we'd like to speak about punctuation in a number of complex situations." -Art Lebedev
H.P. Lovecraft's Brief Tenure as a Whitman's Sampler Copywriter (1)
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"Dark! All-encompassing, eternal darkness! Human eyes cannot penetrate the stygian blackness of this unholy confection!" Selections From H.P. Lovecraft's Brief Tenure as a Whitman's Sampler Copywriter.
2008 Dilworth Map Unveiling (1)
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Artizen, a local design studio and publishing company has developed an artistic, graphic map of the Dilworth area. The 20- by 30-inch illustrated map highlights about 85 Dilworth businesses and includes all of the neighborhood’s streets. Come celebrate the unveiling of The 2008 Dilworth Map, enjoy some complimentary wine and cheese, meet some of your neighbors and pick up a free copy of the map Wednesday, Aug. 27, at The Map Shop (on the corner ...
Coming Up: Jelly #002 (1)
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After a great launch to CLT Jelly, I’m starting to plan the next one. I learned that the earlier it’s planned, the better the results. Or as my uncle has always told me, “Proper planning results in proper execution.” So I’m starting early on the planning. After talking with some of you at the last Jelly, and some of you that couldn’t make it out for that one, I’m excited about installment #002. I’m looking ...
Silicon Valley Education Foundation Launches $3 Million Initiative to Boost Student Achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (1)
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The Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) today officially launched its $3 million campaign to boost student achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, known as the Silicon Valley STEM Initiative. The launch was announced at tech firm Flextronics in Milpitas, one of the Initiatives key supporters. SVEF has already received a $1.7 million grant from the Knight Foundation toward the $3 million goal, and is working with Silicon Valley companies, educators, and civic leaders to ...
NOW LEASING - Mode on Central Ave. (1)
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Space Overview The Zeitgeist building at 801 Central Avenue is now leasing a 2100 square foot unit with two floors of open creative space. Currently occupied by a design firm, you’ll see from the photos above that the space features a modern industrial aesthetic with a number of desired features including: 12 foot exposed beam ceilings A mix of stained concrete and birch floors Great natural light through numerous windows Conference area with roll-up garage ...
Online Mentors to Aid Digital Contest Hopefuls (1)
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Fifty coaches are standing by online to help innovative thinkers apply for the Knight News Challenge, a $5 million-a-year contest to move journalism into the 21st Century. The coaches — made up of past jurors and winners — will give News Challenge hopefuls a better chance of winning up to $5 million in prizes annually
Profanity works (80)
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I’m a big fan of swearing. Not in the derogatory, directed-at-you kind of way (“hey, fuck you!”), but as verbal marker to underline key concepts, create emphasis, and express passion. It certainly doesn’t work in every environment nor should it, but there are plenty were it does. The first place where I’ve found it to be useful is between coworkers (“fuck, that’s awesome”). A team of British researchers found a while ago that profanity at ...
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glongman said:
fuck yeah
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Jon said:
they sell fucking shoes
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Tom said:
only true david HH fans will get the "they sell fucking shoes" reference.
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Adam said:
It's a f***n good post, eh?
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Jonas | lk9 said:
Fucking A!
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Mike B said:
I even agree with these guys when it comes to swearing...
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Tim said:
I dig profanity too :)
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Scott said:
Couldn't agree more. Whether you like it or not, it's an important tool in the communication toolbox.
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Alexander Williams said:
Proof that Operation BSU is on the cutting edge of communications theory. Fuck yeah, that's goddamn awesome!
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David said:
fuckin' a!
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Rob said:
Sounds like another follower of the teachings of Billy Connolly
The Micro-site Isn't Dead. (It's Just Not Useful) (4)
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by: David ArmanoIf there’s one type of headline that gets attention—it’s about claiming the death of something. Well, I’d like to proclaim the “un-dead” nature of a format which I think has the potential to become something more powerful than we are currently seeing today.
The great outdoors, invaded by geometric shapes (7)
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Occasionally you'll see, in any part of the world that has a system of government-funded public works and subcontractors, some structure that seems to use wayyyy more construction materials than were necessary. Locals will tell you the story--"Oh, the Councilman's brother runs a concrete company," hence there's a new public square slathered in concrete, while said Councilman's brother is driving around in a new SUV. Japan's "tetrapod beaches" are a good example of this kinda ...
Busting a Cap on QC Taxpayers (1)
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Good heavens! I knew Charlotte city staff had no shame but a $300 million project to cap 277? That is insane. Or we could go cheap and spend “only” $170m. on a smaller footprint. Still insane. That is the price of three high schools for comparison. We could take the “extra” money generated by the sale of the 277 interchange land — the seed corn of this nutty cap plan — and hire hundreds more ...
Salt Lake Tribune fine-tunes a new story form (2)
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Though it may take awhile before everyone in the newsroom speaks the same language, the act of giving a name to a form helps us come to agreement on what works, what we're comfortable creating and what we know how to execute. One such new form at The Salt Lake Tribune is called the SOS, or "story on a story."The SOS is a way of tightly editing the information that appears on a section front ...
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Scott said:
I wouldn't mind seeing this in a certain local paper
2008 Yiasou Greek Festival 5K Aug. 23 (1)
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Charlotte runners can register now for the 2008 Yiasou Greek Festival 5K and 1-mile Fun Run on Saturday, Aug. 23 at Holy Trinity Greek Church in Dilworth. This year’s race will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the church. Baby joggers will start at 7:25 a.m., and the Fun Run will begin at 8:15 a.m. All registered participants in the 5K and Fun Run will receive a T-shirt and two admission tickets to the Yiasou Greek ...
Face time with the city's pros (1)
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Community Weighs in on NoDa Lofts (1)
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Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood gave developers of Fat City Lofts their 2 cents on what kind of graffiti should adorn the building. Back in June, the developers of Fat City Lofts asked people for opinions on how to cover the uptown-facing side of their 70-foot tall building at North Davidson and East 35th streets. They displayed the works of five potential graffiti artists and printed 250 ballots for people to vote their preferences. “We ran out ...
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