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Hi.
I like to read books with a highlighter and a pen. Now I get to read my internet pretty much the same way.

How cool is that?

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Is online organizing really ‘organizing’? That’s a challenging question for those of us from a labor or community organizing background. That said, online organizing has received a lot of positive attention recently in connection with the presidential elections. What does this mean for our organizations? What skills do we need to share to make the most of no-longer-new online tools for our campaigns in New York?

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http://organizing20.org/

I need to get over or figure out a way to get over rolling my eyes at new-york-centrism or my eyes are gonna fall out.

Awesome sounding conference though! And real labor unions are there.

A community manager is someone who communicates with a company’s users/customers, development team and executives and other stake holders in order to clarify and amplify the work of all parties. They probably provide customer service, highlight best use-cases of a product, make first contact in some potential business partnerships and increase the public visibility of the company they work for.

— Community Manager Jobs Are Hot - ReadWriteHire

God’s Home - Hubble - Gizmodo

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The Memphis Horns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

geez these horn sections live forEVER

Envisioning Development: What is Affordable Housing?

‘Lockdown U.S.A,’ … is both a fierce ‘j’accuse’ against the Rockefeller drug laws and a semi-intimate portrait of the nascent political clout exhibited by Hip-Hop Nation.”
- Newsday

— Article 19 Films » Lockdown, USA

Christmas Bark Recipe

Images of Future Cities: Courtesy of Makers by Cory Doctorow - urbanverse's posterous

hmm science fiction

Something about kids that age singing love songs,” he offered, “You can call it naive, but as a kid, it’s just that endless, unrequited love, that Romeo and Juliet shit. There’s no plan B when you’re 15.

— eMusic Yearbook: 2007 - eMusic Spotlight

Modern approaches to recording, he says, result in lifeless tunes where you’re more likely to hear Auto-Tune instead of a great singer. In a nutshell: don’t edit it, just play it properly — or else call it a night and go practice instead.

— eMusic Yearbook: 2007 - eMusic Spotlight