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A Delicious Retreat: Early Sharing Pioneer Announces Feature Downgrade

Matt Algren — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:04:24 +0000

Back in January, I walked through the brand new upgraded capabilities on Delicious. I said it was a well-designed interface for the new system of link “stacks,” which were better than old school link lists. You could control link order, I said, include an introduction to each link, comment on stacks, and even invite people […]

President Obama Is On Pinterest, With Cupcakes

Dina Ehrenburg — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:00:24 +0000

This week, President Obama’s campaign staff opened a Pinterest account. So far, the eight boards up feature typical Pinterest fare,with a political twist: Obama-themed cupcakes, clothing, someone’s decorated fingernails. The “Pet Lovers for Obama” board, featuring adorable animals (another Pinterest must), may or may not be a dig at Mitt Romney, who strapped the family […]

Pro-Anorexia Pinterest Trend Triggers Welcome Policy Change

Mordechai Osdoby — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:00:52 +0000

Pro-ana. If you’ve never heard of this term before, then you, sir or madam, are a lucky person. Ana is short for Anorexia. Yes, that’s right, there actually exists people in this world who promote and push a horrific, potentially deadly eating disorder. Back in 2004, the popular web comic “Something Positive” stirred the hornet’s […]

Facebook Announces 3,000 New Ways To Annoy The Crap Out Of Your Friends

Matt Algren — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:53:17 +0000

Every now and then, someone on the Facebook team gives us another reminder that users are not their primary customers. Tuesday, it was project manager Austin Haugen’s turn when he announced a landmark for third party timeline apps. Some of the most innovative companies are launching new timeline apps this week at SXSW in Austin, […]