Archive - Links

Links 2-8-11: Olbermann on Current, Bar Karma, Your Boss is Amazon

February 08 Comments Off on Links 2-8-11: Olbermann on Current, Bar Karma, Your Boss is Amazon Category: Actual, Links

Keith Olbermann will become the chief news officer for Current TV, Al Gore’s cable channel. His high profile voice may be just the thing to help pull the excellent Current channel out of obscurity. Oh and he’ll be able to continue making those donations to Democrats.

Links 2-7-11: Facebook will eat you, AOL and Huffington Post, Nukes

February 07 Comments Off on Links 2-7-11: Facebook will eat you, AOL and Huffington Post, Nukes Category: Actual, Links

AOL has acquired the Huffington Post and put Arianna Huffington in charge of their content as editor in chief. This is a big deal, in more ways then one. The price of the Huffington Post was $315 million.

Links 2-4-11: NoteSlate, Journalists doing a fourth of their job, Games are good

February 04 Comments Off on Links 2-4-11: NoteSlate, Journalists doing a fourth of their job, Games are good Category: Actual, Links

Some company (whose website is down) may or may not have invented this really cool looking tablet computer called the NoteSlate. Supposedly this device will be out in June and will retail for $99. They announced it a while back, but the internet just noticed now. It uses eInk and is monochromatic.

Links 2-3-11: Foolish Kenneth Cole, Internet has run out of tubes, WP-Android App maker

February 03 Comments Off on Links 2-3-11: Foolish Kenneth Cole, Internet has run out of tubes, WP-Android App maker Category: Actual, Links

Clothing company Kenneth Cole decided that they had found out a way to profit off the rebellion in Egypt. It’s eponymous founder tweeted something very foolish. Then all hell broke loose.