January 2012
10 posts
Of a Kind: A Very Baggu Friendship →
ofakind:
These two have been a team since the toddler days.
It started with two: Emily Sugihara and her mom, Joan, hatched the idea behind Baggu in 2007, made a prototype, and put off worrying about the overall look and feel of their line-to-be. When it came to doing all that branding stuff, they…
the interweb says: "down with SOPA!" →
December 2011
16 posts
Here's How People Look at Your Facebook Profile --... →
When potential dates, employers and friends glance at your online social profiles, what do they see? EyeTrackShop, a startup that runs eye-tracking studies for advertisers, helped Mashable find out by applying its technology to the profile pages of popular social networks. The study used the w…
i've decided that the night before my most... →
oh suri...
surisburnbook:
What fresh hillbilly hell is this?
The Spelling-McDermotts took their children for a walk on Tuesday, with Dean pushing Stella and Liam in a makeshift stroller called a “wheelbarrow,” according to reports.
Honestly, the pet goat on a leash actually classes up this family.
“Like being a woman, like being a racial, religious, tribal, or ethnic minority,...”
– Hillary Clinton, in an appearance at the United Nations yesterday, declared that it is a “violation of human rights” to commit violence or discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation. WATCH. (via theatlantic)
November 2011
14 posts
i'm posting this, in light of the fact that my...
putsomepantson:
Reader Lindsey B. says “This is not a dress, it’s breakfast meat.” Yup, pants-less bacon.
“My perfect date night: I pick you up. In my Kia Sorrento. You get in. There’s...”
– Aziz Ansari on his perfect date (via finefools)
Of a Kind: Today is Of a Kind's Birthday! →
ofakind:
This is Snips, Ellen van Dusen’s puppy. He is one today, too. Bday twins!
SO YOU GUYS. Of a Kind is celebrating its first birthday today! Which is major. We feel old. But more than that, we feel grateful for all of the support we’ve gotten in the last year. It’s way too early in the…
such a crush
as per my previous post, and also my life, i have a bit of a crush on google.
today Eric Schmidt, Google’s Executive Chairman, came to talk at MIT, and he kinda blew my mind.
i think most people had two real takeaways from the 1-hour talk:
Eric Schmidt’s a pretty funny guy. He can make a Terminator joke faster than you can even begin thinking about how to spell Schwarzenegger
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Google’s Lab of Wildest Dreams →
At Google X, a clandestine lab that many employees do not know exists, engineers and robotics experts are tackling a list of 100 shoot-for-the-stars ideas that eventually might not seem so far-fetched.
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs →
At a memorial service for her brother, Mona Simpson recalled his love of beauty and his family, and his final moments.
Generation Sell →
Today’s ideal social form is not the commune or the movement or even the individual creator as such. It’s the small business.
goodbye, google buzz. →
October 2011
17 posts
ironically, i find this to be a totally annoying... →
Thanks to the Internet, marketing has evolved over the years. Consumers no longer rely on billboards and TV spots — a.k.a. outbound marketing — to learn about new products, because the web has empowered them. It’s given them alternative methods for finding, buying and researching brands and pro…
Despite recent troubles, Netflix is a major force... →
Dear Ryan Gosling →
this little crazy inner monologue is basically running through my head nonstop, too.
The Kids Are Actually Sort of Alright →
our bizarro generation