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Rick Perry and the Pork Chop Twitter Block

Philip Berne, Aug 21st 2011 Discuss [20]

Down here in Texas, we invented the State Fair. That may not technically be true, but everything you know and love to hate about state fairs, we invented. The Corny Dog came from Texas (and yes, you’ve been spelling it wrong all this time). Put a stick in a hotdog, dip it in batter and fry it, and you’re halfway to Dallas. Fried butter? Suck it, Iowa. We’ve had fried butter in Texas for years. And fried beer. And deep fried frito pie, which is fritos topped with chili and cheese, somehow dipped in batter and deep fried into a mound of goodness. Take a whiff. Ahhhh . . . wait, don’t smell the air. We’re at Air Quality Level Orange down here, so maybe you should just look at the pretty pictures.

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Rapper The Game tweets internship offer with phone number for Compton Sheriff’s Department

Shane McGlaun, Aug 15th 2011 Discuss [2]

Twitter as any other tool can be used for good or for things that are not so good. One example of using the Twitter service for something not so good is the Tweet that was posted Friday night on the twitter account of rapper The Game. The tweet from the rappers account went out to 580,000 followers and told them that there was an internship up for grabs and to call a phone number listed in the tweet if they were interested. Read The Full Story

Google+ and iCloud win Developer hearts as Facebook future fades

Chris Davies, Aug 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

The lure of Google+ is enough to keep developers from worrying about Android patent issues, according to the latest survey, with the fast-growing social network name-checked along with Apple iCloud as the top driving factors amid mobile growth and adoption. Google+ and iCloud’s engagement and cloud-connectivity are of prime interest to developers, Appcelerator discovered, especially with their potential to squeeze out Facebook as dominant in mobile mindshare, but they spared some time to discuss the limiting factors potentially holding back Android tablet success.

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White House Rickrolls twitter user for complaining about briefing

Shane McGlaun, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [10]

I have always thought that life is more fun when you take the time for the little things like smelling the flowers and making fun of people when they least expect it. This is something you might expect from bloggers and your friends, but you might not expect someone at the White House to have a sense of humor, especially considering how unpopular Obama is in some circles. Read The Full Story

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Climbing the Mount Everest of Twitter

Philip Berne, Jul 24th 2011 Discuss [3]

A tech journalist friend of mine, Noah Kravitz, recently retweeted a message from a kid in Ireland, and I found it interesting. He said:

“@noahkravitz Hi Noah, Im trying an experiment to see if someone who isnt famous at all can get 1m followers. Can you help?” – @elsparkio

Something about this idea caught my attention. I think it was the post-structuralist nature of the endeavor. At its heart, post-modernism, and perhaps all nascent art forms, is all about finding the boundaries that you did not know existed, and then crossing them. If you look at a piece of art work and ask yourself “Is that art?” it’s probably post-modernist.