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This Thing: Lesson Number 3 from the PBS Ideas Lab “Top 5 Lessons from the Failure of The Zonie Report” news project report: “Identify your competition, then link to them whenever possible… This may seem like heresy, but don’t be afraid to link to other sites with overlapping work. It’s good practice and a good service to readers, and it can help with site visibility in the long run.”

That Thing: Rush Limbaugh: “You know, I don’t often go there unless I am directed there, but there’s a gossip website out there that’s just hilarious. I love these guys at Gawker. They make up stuff about me all the time. They’re snarky as they can be about me, but for some reason I love these guys…”

Left: Judd Nelson; New Jack City

Right: Judd Nelson; Jacked at Oscars

Russ Darrow, an auto-dealer in Wisconsin, is giving away a free iPad with every Mazda purchase. The commercial in its entirety.

You know that scene in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button where Ben and the girl realize they are at that very second the same age so they take a moment and are all “we’re passing each other exactly right now.” *MEANINGFUL PAUSE*

Well, if you are a 30-something year old father not totally devoted to fitness but also not a slob, there is a moment when your child is about 13 months and you look at his/her body and then at yours and you realize…. *MEANINGFUL PAUSE*

“…watch TV or have dinner with Brett in your home…”

“Any reviewers who give away the ending on this fil  should be committed to ’shut up island.” Shutter Island?  I call it ‘Shudder Island.’”

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Left: McSteamy, Heats up when without clothes.

Right: MisterSteamy, cleans clothes when heated up.

Ever been part of  team designing a web site with a corporate client? Then this is for you.

Every exec tasked with the corporate site should be required to read this.