Links 2-3-11: Foolish Kenneth Cole, Internet has run out of tubes, WP-Android App maker
Top of the Interwebs:
Foolish clothing company Kenneth Cole decided that they had found out a way to profit off the rebellion in Egypt. It’s eponymous founder tweeted “Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now available online.” Then all hell broke loose. As is now practically automatic, a mocking Kenneth Cole PR Twitter account was started. Insensitive hilarity ensued. Additionally the internet got its outrage on, which was probably appropriate.
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Self-aggrandizement:
The Sound of Music may have claimed that the very beginning is a very good place to start, but that doesn’t make it true. I explain why starting in the middle is better and how you can go in medias res in your own writing for fun and profit!
Pwety:
Chris Brogan posted an infographic showing how we use our cellphones. Categories of cellphone use not included: Sexting, Foursquare check-in abuse, trying to read huge images on your cellphone.
It’s a miracle (tool)!
Website WPAndroid allows you to build a Android application using standard HTML and CSS and then submits it to the Android market. You can also set it up as a WordPress plugin (sort of). WARNING: I have no idea if this works. (via)
Worth looking at today:
The internet has finally run out of IPv4 addresses, now moving to IPv6, if everyone doesn’t drag their heels. Until IPv6 comes to you, all your future IP addresses will be designated simply by a blinking ’12:00′.
The New York Times‘ opinion page meditates on the fact that few women contribute to Wikipedia. She says it’s because they don’t like having their work deleted. Her proposed solution is —[Citation needed]—
OMG, WTF! I was totally shocked to read that News Corp thinks it is time to sell MySpace. No one ever saw that one coming. Oh, Venture Beat? Even Google is not stupid enough to buy MySpace. That would almost be as idiotic as buying Digg.
The Supreme Court of the UK has given journalists permission to tweet during cases.
Rumor has it that that Apple will announce the iPad 2 in the next two weeks. Wait for it… wait for it… Nope, still don’t care about iPad news.
More in gamifying things: Huffington Post’s ‘Predict the News’ game receives a fascinating analysis from PBS’s Idea Lab.
Vodafone is being forced to send pro-government text messages in Egypt. The company says that it doesn’t like it, but it keeps doing it. As my mother says: ‘What? Are they holding a gun to your head?’ Seriously, because we have commandos for that.
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