features | Kris Smith has read these articles about "features" | www.croncast.comThis is the keyword feed for "features" from my read items in Google Reader. If you would like to search or subscribe to category/keyword rss feeds for items that I have shared with Google Reader visit http://www.croncast.com/c4_reading.phpDuly Quoted: Nick Denton, Athletic Supporter- January 29, 2008 "Nick doesn't know anything about sports. He trusts that I know what I'm doing. One famous story: He sent me an IM over the summer asking if we could do more March Madness coverage because it was really driving traffic. 'But it's June,' I told him." -Deadspin editor and author Will Leitch telling Radar about his boss, Gawker Media sultan Nick Denton. Related LinksGrowing Gawker Shinks Targets Down to SizeOf Journalism and Blogging 2.0Shocker: Blog's Fans Eschew Dead-Tree Tie-In Tags: nick ..http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/mixedmedia/~3/225285316/duly-quoted-nick-denton-at... Trib Endorses Obama, McCain- January 28, 2008 The Tribune Editorial Board released its list of endorsements in the upcoming Illinois primaries on February 5. Among the list are 3rd District Congressman Dan Lipinski (striking a blow to challenger and progressive blog champion Mark Pera) and tenacious ice cream magnate Jim Oberweis -- running for Congress in the 14th District -- who is determined to get himself elected to some office, somewhere, some time (we hear Sugar Grove is looking for a new mayor, perhaps he should start there). They.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Chicagoist/~3/224107529/trib_endorses_o.php Twitter background guidelines- January 27, 2008 Ever wanted to make an interesting Twitter background Here's how I did it. Side note: This post comes to you straight from an email reply to fellow long-time podcaster Michael Geoghegan in regards to my Twitter background. Also of note, this layout works best on higher res monitor settings. I imagine that most active Twitter users that are going to be viewing the site as opposed to sms or mobile versions are on high res settings. That said, let's roll. Creating your...http://www.croncast.com/rss/1320/Twitter-background-guidelines_template_size.php This Year in Davos- January 25, 2008 Global Development Takes Center Stage The great and the good who gave speeches about the Millennium Development Goals are acutely aware that in some sense they are already a failure. There is zero chance they will be met on time, by 2015, and the amount of progress that the world has made since they were announced, in 2000, is quite pitiful. Read story Davos Daily: What's Happening Now Portfolio.com correspondent Felix Salmon reports live from the World Economic Forum's annual...http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/news/~3/223034611/Davos-Day-3 Shared Reader Latest to Take on Google Reader Shared Item Rankings- January 16, 2008 Just ten days after we saw the debut of ReadBurner, a site which tabulates the most popular shared feed items from Google Reader and displays who is sharing them, we see yet another entrant into this space, as yet untapped by Google, in "Shared Reader".The site's slogan "What shared mosts in Google Reader makes sense".The site debuted today. See: "SharedReader beta Launched", where the author, Dennes B. Abing, writes, "SharedReader just burst out of nowhere." He also announced the launch by...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LouisgraycomLive/~3/217738816/shared-reader-latest-to-take-... Gs- January 11, 2008 by Christina Panas Mark Loncar, a former designer at Apple, and now one-half of the newly launched accessories line gs, says "gs is all about bringing back that really nice quality of handmade goods, but with the addition of contemporary style and functionality." True to fusionary form, their Passport Folio combines classic craftsmanship and sharp attention to detail with specialized features particular to the modern traveler: Beyond providing ample space for storing a passport,...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ch/~3/214551223/gs.php |