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Screens on Screen 12 Jul 2013 | 04:40 am
Recently, a site started making the rounds called Kit FUI — a new IMDB-like database of FUIs, fantasy or fictional UIs from TV and film. You know the ones: the virtual-reality Unix filesystem from Jur...
How XOXO Works 29 Jun 2013 | 02:27 am
A week ago, we launched XOXO 2013 and the response was ridiculous. We finally closed signups yesterday, with nearly 1,500 people signing up to grab a pass. As of an hour ago, the conference is officia...
XOXO 2013 21 Jun 2013 | 09:56 pm
How could we not do it again? We're rolling out passes over the next couple days. More about what's changing this year, and why, soon. Until then, check out the video and lineup.
These Aren't the PRISMs You're Looking For 8 Jun 2013 | 01:11 am
I'm a little obsessed with the story that broke yesterday about PRISM, the NSA/FBI project to gather information from popular Internet services, including Facebook, Google, and Apple. So, naturally, ...
The Spelunky Dance 2 May 2013 | 07:11 am
First, I tweeted this to Cards Against Humanity co-creator Max Temkin. @maxtemkin Still waiting for a Dance project I care about. Someone needs to do an interpretive dance based on Spelunky or someth...
How You Can Help Save Upcoming.org, Posterous, and More 21 Apr 2013 | 01:05 am
This morning, I woke to the news that Archive Team is working to save Upcoming. This is the Internet equivalent of hearing that Marsellus Wallace is sending The Wolf. For those unfamiliar, Archive Te...
The Death of Upcoming.org 20 Apr 2013 | 03:11 am
So, Yahoo's finally decided to close Upcoming.org, the events community I started nearly ten years ago. And, in Yahoo's typical fuck-off-and-die style, they're doing it with 11 days notice, no on-site...
The New Prohibition 16 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
Last month, I spoke at Creative Mornings/Portland about copyright, fair use, and remix culture. It started as a riff on my No Copyright Intended post, and ended up something much bigger. I really like...
Real SXSW Headlines Found on Twitter in the Last 15 Minutes 8 Mar 2013 | 12:38 am
Pizza Hut To Hold 140-Second Interviews For Social Media Manager Position at SXSW Meet Nyan Cat's Creator at Mashable House Tweets Will Power Doritos' 62-Foot SXSW Vending Machine Concert Stage Top...
How Long Is The Mailbox Line? 23 Feb 2013 | 01:29 am
The line to try Mailbox, the new iPhone app for managing your inbox, is long. Really, really long. I signed up the day it went live in the App Store, on February 7, and finally made it to the front o...
