things of interest that possess some cohesion Tumblr (3.0; @thomped)http://thomped.com/<a href="http://dashes.com/anil/2012/01/foursquare-todays-best-executing-startup.html">Foursquare: Today's best-executing startup - Anil Dash</a>: <p>A position I agree with though was not fully on the bandwagon until I experienced the execution of Small Business Saturday. Also of note is foursquare migrated their technology to Scala (from PHP?), and did so in a way that was largely transparent to their user base. I’ve been impressed with them even when I was pessimistic (which was due to a not yet realized business model). 4sq is an impressive organization.</p>http://thomped.com/post/15354743261http://thomped.com/post/15354743261Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:15:58 -0500<a href="http://artists.gawker.com/post/6272011464">Gawker Artists: Mark Mann</a>: <p><a href="http://artists.gawker.com/post/6272011464">gawkerartists</a>:</p> <blockquote><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmstxea5NW1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lme4zy4RRW1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lme5011DjC1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lme504jGkP1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lme507Yabw1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lme50akBKx1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lme50eYxXm1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lme50hoPEr1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img 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src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecjaiXWK1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecjfLDji1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecjj1FEi1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecjnvV4A1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecjt16MA1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecjyUYhx1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmeck2HsA41qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmeck7j6Nl1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmeckbnc7w1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecxwBicL1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecxzeS8z1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecy62ub21qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecy90kz31qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecydjOHL1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecyg9i6B1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecym1BsQ1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecypg8m91qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecyvJkkC1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecz0jvju1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmecz5h3y01qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmeczaEyoc1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmeczfWSsO1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmeczjzjZ11qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmed8rCiYk1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmed8xKvb11qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmed91HFEt1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmed96bzu31qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmed9b5P3z1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmed9gKyiv1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmed9mK4WR1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmed9s3ozo1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmed9z3Gpe1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmeda51MSa1qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmedaag1W61qzg2j4.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmedagpOD31qzg2j4.jpg"/><p><strong>Mark Mann: The Graflex Project @ Gawker </strong></p> <p><br/>A while back, I bought a beautiful Graflex…</p> </blockquote>http://thomped.com/post/6802884922http://thomped.com/post/6802884922Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:33:00 -0400<a href="http://dashes.com/anil/2010/12/gawker-is-a-blog-just-like-twitter.html">Gawker Is A Blog. Just Like Twitter. - Anil Dash</a>http://thomped.com/post/2063561332http://thomped.com/post/2063561332Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:28:29 -0500“…if you’re not embarrassed when you ship your first version you waited too long.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://ma.tt/2010/11/one-point-oh/">So true!</a></em>http://thomped.com/post/1534400326http://thomped.com/post/1534400326Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:23:42 -0500<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomplunkett/5127153173/">DSC_1311</a>http://thomped.com/post/1450296496http://thomped.com/post/1450296496Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:30:21 -0400<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomplunkett/5127759326/">DSC_1312</a>http://thomped.com/post/1450296490http://thomped.com/post/1450296490Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:30:21 -0400<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomplunkett/5127758632/">DSC_1308</a>http://thomped.com/post/1450296903http://thomped.com/post/1450296903Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:30:21 -0400<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomplunkett/5127152959/">DSC_1310</a>http://thomped.com/post/1450296640http://thomped.com/post/1450296640Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:30:21 -0400<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomplunkett/5127152443/">DSC_1307</a>http://thomped.com/post/1450297041http://thomped.com/post/1450297041Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:30:21 -0400<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomplunkett/5127152261/">DSC_1306</a>http://thomped.com/post/1450297186http://thomped.com/post/1450297186Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:30:21 -0400<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomplunkett/5127152807/">DSC_1309</a>http://thomped.com/post/1450296813http://thomped.com/post/1450296813Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:30:21 -0400“Digg’s collapse has become a cautionary tale for so-called Web 2.0 companies in Silicon Valley, even the current crop of superstars, like Facebook and Twitter. The basic problem is that these new-media companies don’t really have customers; they have audiences. Starting a company like Digg is less like building a traditional tech company (think Apple or HP) and more like launching a TV show. And perhaps, like TV shows, these companies are ephemeral in nature. People flock in for a while, then get bored and move on.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/24/digg-a-cautionary-tale-for-web-2-0-companies.html">Digg: A Cautionary Tale for Web 2.0 Companies</a> (via <a href="http://courtenaybird.tumblr.com/">courtenaybird</a>)</em>http://thomped.com/post/1403182344http://thomped.com/post/1403182344Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:20:37 -0400<a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/happy-birthday-mr-vladimir-putin/story-e6frg6so-1225935640858">Happy birthday, Vlad.</a>: <p>A couple guys have an idea to show girls who “have some political opinion” as a gift to Putin.</p> <p>My favorite opinion: “You put out the forest fires, but I’m still burning.”</p>http://thomped.com/post/1270935199http://thomped.com/post/1270935199Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:23:31 -0400“Most online news consumers aren’t looking for specific stories; they’re looking for something to occupy their time for a few minutes that makes them feel better informed.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/10/when-people-are-willing-to-pay-for-almost-nothing-the-economic-and-emotional-logic-of-web-paywalls/">When people are willing to pay for “almost nothing”: The economic and emotional logic of web paywalls » Nieman Journalism Lab</a></em>http://thomped.com/post/1270241008http://thomped.com/post/1270241008Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:59:32 -0400<a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2010/10/one-thing-the-recession-has.php">The RSS Connection: New Search, Big Data and the Web App Movement - ReadWriteCloud</a>http://thomped.com/post/1270217445http://thomped.com/post/1270217445Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:54:11 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9in7uZiFw1qz4ezso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More great <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyc2ndskin/sets/72157625035448968/with/5032700805/">pics</a> from <a href="http://nyc2ndskin.com/">2ndSkin</a>. </p>http://thomped.com/post/1210842903http://thomped.com/post/1210842903Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:02:18 -0400ravesupergluedgawker<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9exp2vPDx1qz975wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More of the awesome from 9/25</p> <p><a href="http://blakeley.tumblr.com/post/1198864744/another-great-one-from-michael-toolan-no-bubble">blakeley</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Another great one from <a href="http://www.michaeltoolan.com/">Michael Toolan</a> (no bubble or projection but still such an awesome shot). If you have any photos of the event please let me know :) </p> </blockquote>http://thomped.com/post/1205566875http://thomped.com/post/1205566875Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:33:05 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8r2nyySoL1qz4ezso1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>At Gawker Media, comment growth continues to be strong — both in volume and quality. It’s good to see validation of the processes we’ve introduced.</p> <p>This week we’ve rolled out new features that will allow us to further improve the experience. It is now possible to move comment threads from posts to forums (think “off topic” threads: we’re happy to let you keep the conversation going, but it’d be better to continue the discussion in a forum appropriate to the subject).  We will utilize thread moving for many situations (off topic, inappropriate comments, bannable offenses, etc.), and think it will only improve our platform.</p> <p>If you are paying attention to <a href="http://beta.gawker.com">beta.gawker.com</a> or <a href="http://beta.jalopnik.com">beta.jalopnik.com</a>, you will see more improvements we plan to roll out in the future. Remember - these sites are beta (alpha may be a more appropriate description)! Don’t expect everything to work perfectly all of the time!</p>http://thomped.com/post/1121930360http://thomped.com/post/1121930360Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:43:00 -0400<p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> <p><img alt="GMG Uniques" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l59amt2mBy1qz58o7.png" height="383" width="500" align="middle"/></p> <p>It’s generally the stories and editorial staffers that garner the most attention in the Gawker Network. But an impressive tech infrastructure supports this growth, and it’s larger than many realize.</p> <p>Our content management and <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/04/tough-love-gawker-finds-making-it-harder-for-comments-to-be-seen-leads-to-more-and-better-comments/">community architecture</a> is home grown and proprietary, and handle an immense amount of traffic: <a href="http://www.quantcast.com/p-d4P3FpSypJrlA#traffic">Our network</a>sees over 30 million global visitors and 450+ million pageviews per month. We publish nearly 10,000 pieces of content per month, and receive over 50,000 comments a day. (More traditional media companies are<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/technology/12comments.html">beginning to adapt</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>some of our innovations.)</p> <p>We’re looking for a few good souls to join our tech group in New York, and specifically interested in these skills:</p> <ul><li>PHP + Java Devs</li> <li>System Administrator</li> <li>Flash Devs</li> <li>Interface/UI Devs</li> <li>Product</li> </ul><p>In short, if you’re a techie and interested in having an impact in one of the leading independent online media companies, get in touch with me: tom AT gawker DOT com.</p> </span></span></p>http://thomped.com/post/786986367http://thomped.com/post/786986367Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:14:00 -0400<a href="http://teddziuba.com/2010/03/i-cant-wait-for-nosql-to-die.html">I Can't Wait for NoSQL to Die</a>: <p>Ted offers much to like here.</p>http://thomped.com/post/538994291http://thomped.com/post/538994291Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:38:43 -0400