From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Punctuated: January 25-28, 2010 (Video Post)

January 29, 2010

In this video, I talk about the iPad, Apple’s marketing stunts, New York Times blogger Nick Bilton, plagiarism, raising money for the National Endowment for the Arts with Too Shy Twenty Ten and Too Shy to Stop, my friend Christine, and Thai food.

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How Steve Jobs Is Like Men I Refuse To Date

January 28, 2010
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After yesterday’s post about the Apple iPad hype, I started to have a creepy feeling that Steve Jobs reminds me of someone I know. I spent the whole day thinking about it – who could it be? Why does this marketing ploy feel eerily familiar? And then, I figured it out.

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By “Save”, I Hope You Mean “Apple + S”

January 27, 2010
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In case you haven’t already heard (where have you been?), Apple is making an announcement about their new Tablet today. Though no one knows for sure what this Tablet will be, many have made speculations about the new product, which is supposed to revolutionize the way we consume and purchase news and text.

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The Results of Too Shy Twenty Ten

January 26, 2010
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To be honest, donating money to the National Endowment for the Arts seems petty when Haiti really needs our help. However, I announced this promotion before the earthquake, and I promised participants that money would be donated to a specific organization. On December 25th, I launched Too Shy Twenty Ten.

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Sharing Is Not Stealing When It’s Sharing

January 25, 2010
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The more time I spend on the Internet, the more I wonder if anyone ever has an original thought. During the Renaissance, thinkers and writers were praised for their ground-breaking ideas. Nowadays, when you think you have a great idea, someone else has probably already had the same idea.

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