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Fab.com and the Fetish for Design → dailydealmedia.com
Jun 4, 201285 notes
betashop: Fab Acquires FashionStake → betashop.com

betashop:

We’re on a mission here at Fab to be the world’s most valuable design resource.

In June 2011 we opened our doors and took big strides towards achieving that goal. 7 months later 1.65 million people have now joined Fab. 350,000 new design enthusiasts have signed up in the last 30 days…

Jun 4, 2012111 notes
betashop: Behind the Scenes: How Fab Raised $40 million with a lot of data and not much pain → betashop.com

betashop:

Let’s face it, fundraising can be a real pain in the ass for the entrepreneur.

It takes up a ton of time that can be otherwise spent managing the business.

Sure, it’s a necessary evil, but it’s also typically a big distraction.

It’s also a lot like dating. You have to go on a lot of first dates…

Jun 4, 2012675 notes
betashop: Behind the Scenes: How Fab Raised $40 million with a lot of data and not much pain → betashop.com

betashop:

Let’s face it, fundraising can be a real pain in the ass for the entrepreneur.

It takes up a ton of time that can be otherwise spent managing the business.

Sure, it’s a necessary evil, but it’s also typically a big distraction.

It’s also a lot like dating. You have to go on a lot of first dates…

Jun 4, 2012675 notes
Atlantic Noir by Style Hatch

atlanticnoir:

Here at Style Hatch we’re extremely excited to release Atlantic Noir as one of our most customizable themes yet.  With the easy to use appearance options you have full control over every color, font and theme images to give your Tumblr blog a unique style.  

Atlantic Noir was also designed with mobile devices in mind.  As you resize the browser window notice how the theme responds to the width so that it looks great on a computer, tablet or phone.

Latest version - Atlantic Noir 1.3.0 | April 12, 2012
Added support for the new Spotify audio player, Pinterest’s ‘pin it’ button, and improved support for Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus buttons.

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Jun 4, 2012376 notes
Adulting: Step 177: Boring and/or bad mail doesn\'t evaporate if you ignore it → adultingblog.com

adulting:

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I just got a collection agency notice from a parking ticket I got in 2006. Yes, that 2006. That was two cars and four moves ago, and yet they have somehow tracked me down.

I know this because today I deviated from my normal MO and actually opened each individual piece of mail and decided…

Jun 4, 2012149 notes
Adulting: Step 169: Laying in bed is not a solution to feeling overwhelmed → adultingblog.com

adulting:

This morning was a Terrible, No-Good, Very Bad Morning. I’m not going to go into the boring and depressing whys, but they include things like medical bills, the DMV and a rebelliously incontinent cat.

The problem with feeling depressed and out of control is that it is so, so easy to wrap those…

Jun 4, 2012423 notes
Aaron Cohen INC@NYU: Tumblr's Historical Moment and the Rise of Media Networking → aarondelcohen.com

aaroncohen:

David Karp, the founder of Tumblr, dropped by NYU to chat with the students of Rise of Interent Media on Tuesday Night. He and his new editor-in-chief Christopher Mohney spoke for 75 minutes about their backgrounds and the past/present/future of the 95-person startup.

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David’s visit…

Jun 4, 2012144 notes
AAJA Online: AAJA Selects 2013 National Convention Site → aajaonline.tumblr.com

aajaonline:

March 28, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO — The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is pleased to announce the selection of AAJA’s New York chapter as the 2013 host for the 1,400-member organization’s national convention.

“On behalf of the New York chapter, we are delighted and proud to host…

Jun 4, 2012111 notes
AAJA MediaWatch Seeks Committee Members → docs.google.com

aajaonline:

Click on the link above for the application. If you have questions, please e-mail MediaWatch Chair Jam Sardar.

Jun 4, 201293 notes
AAJA Online: AAJA Student Programs, Internships, Scholarships → aajaonline.tumblr.com

aajaonline:

For more information:

Contact AAJA Student Coordinator Nao Vang at NaoV@aaja.org or call 415-346-2051, Ext. 102.

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Mary Moy Quon Ing Scholarship

Application deadline is Friday, May 4.

$2,000 for a graduating high school senior pursuing journalism as a career.

…

Jun 4, 2012106 notes
AAJA Online: AAJA Media Advisory on Jeremy Lin News Coverage → aajaonline.tumblr.com

aajaonline:

Feb. 22, 2012

As NBA player Jeremy Lin’s prowess on the court continues to attract international attention and grab headlines, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) would like to remind media outlets about relevance and context regarding coverage of race.

In the past weeks, as more…

Jun 4, 2012136 notes
AAJA Online: Asian American Journalists Association Online → aajaonline.tumblr.com

aajaonline:

UPDATED MAY 26, 2012

Phase 1 of the relaunched Web site of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is live. Check it out at AAJA.org.

Become an AAJA member or take a look at membership levels and benefits.

Make a tax-deductible donation to AAJA.

To contact AAJA:

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7 Billion Images of Hope

7billionactions:

Image- Screenshot of NYTIMES homepage (dec 7) with 7 Billion on cover page

Check out the front page of nytimes.com today for the article: Pictured A World at 7 Billion by Kerri Macdonald, which serves as a visual time capsule of our world at 7 Billion people. 

Jun 4, 2012163 notes
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Sri Lanka: Youth Mark World Population Reaching 7 Billion

7billionactions:

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Colombo, Sri Lanka– October 14th, 2011, the 7 Billion Actions campaign hits the streets of Colombo with a fun-filled bus painting event with Sri Lankan youth.

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in collaboration with local youth groups in Sri Lanka, organized a bus painting event carrying the message – “In a world of 7 billion and counting, we need to count on each other” to engage young people and raise awareness on what it means to live in a world of 7 billion people.

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Jun 4, 2012123 notes
String & Sealing Wax: An Attempt to Compile a Complete List of Every Time Gail Collins Has Mentioned That Mitt Romney Once Drove to Canada... → aldridge.tumblr.com

aldridge:

Mitt Romney is a current and former candidate for the Republican Party Presidential nomination and the former Governor of Massachusetts.

Gail Collins is a journalist who writes a twice-weekly op-ed column for the New York Times.

Gail Collins is obsessed by the fact that Mitt Romney once drove…

Jun 4, 2012153 notes
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