Is Twitter the news outlet for the 21st century?
beep beep beep beep beep! in today’s No Shit, Sherlock news, the AP notices that people find out information from sources other than mainstream media.
Posted June 30, 2009 at 6:46pm
LAT blog: How would we have reacted if TMZ had been wrong about Michael Jackson's death?
“It’s one thing to marvel at how social media sites have helped spread Iranian news we might not have attained due to censorship — and with such timeliness; it’s quite another to have become a culture that prizes speed over confirmed facts. Have our standards for accountability dissolved?”
Posted June 29, 2009 at 10:55pm
prepare for takeoff:
our friend olivia, who works for Deutsche Bank, got invited to a Bloomberg party at the Intrepid Museum that she couldn’t go to, so she gave her tickets to us. if there is one thing i really enjoy, it’s impersonating friends at high-roller parties where i don’t belong. thank you, olivia!
i never thought about it this way, but Andrew Sullivan got me wondering if Michael Jackson’s soul died ages ago.
Posted June 25, 2009 at 11:50pm
Knee doctor: “Well, it’s definitely looking better. You can stop asking your boyfriend to carry you now.” Hey! I never- sigh, OK, I’ll stop.
Posted June 25, 2009 at 5:28pm
