Web curation for May 29th 2010 through May 31st 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for May 29th 2010 through May 31st 2010:

  • louisgray.com: Four Squared Signs You Are a Foursquare Addict –
    For the last two months, I've been openly discussing my experimentation with Foursquare, logging my location at all sorts of places throughout my travels, and – gasp – even discussing the fact I cheat, while noting others may not be cheating, but they sure are leaving a lot of stops out. While my conversation with product manager Siobhan Quinn helped to provide some relevance to this whole process, I am still playing along. While I am enjoying myself with my nonsense checkin stream, there ar..   show all text
    steverubel: Four Squared Signs You Are a Foursquare Addict http://tinyurl.com/3295hrp (via @pulsepad) 
  • Login – Advertising Age –
    Scobleizer: RT @steverubel: What Twitter Must Learn From @TechCrunchin Order to Thrive http://j.mp/dspDQc 
  • A VC: I Prefer Safari to Content Apps On The iPad –
    I've tried a few content apps on the iPad, including the much discussed Wired app. But I don't like reading content via apps on the iPad and I gravitate to the Safari browser.
    There are a bunch of reasons I feel this way and I thought I'd articulate them:
    1) many of the apps treat pages as monolithic objects. you can't cut and paste text, you can't engage with the content. it is just like reading a magazine or a newspaper. if i wanted to read a magazine or newspaper in physical form, i'd do th..   show all text
    newsycombinator: I Prefer Safari to Content Apps On The iPad http://bit.ly/bYSqrU 
  • San Diego Reader | "Letter Suggests SDNN to be Bought Out" by Scam Diego –
    mrgunn: Not too surprising… RT @sandiegoscience: San Diego News Network dead, Don Bauder says (Read 1st comment): http://j.mp/sdnns 
  • SDNN cuts writers loose as it prepares to sell « Last Blog On Earth –
    This memo from San Diego News Network CEO Neil Senturia went out to the online news site’s writers yesterday:
    From: Neil Senturia
    Date: Fri, May 28, 2010 at 5:12 PM
    Subject: SDNN Update
    To:
    Cc: Barbara Bry-SDNN <bbry@sdnn.com>
    SDNN is in discussions with potential buyers.
    Effective June 1, we are suspending all agreements and stipends with
    our free lance contributors and writers so please do not do any work
    for SDNN until you hear from us.
    Should we be successful in our negotiation..   show all text
    PRProSanDiego: RT @DaveMaass: SDNN cuts writers loose as it prepares to sell. http://bit.ly/ctTp43 <—A shame but not huge surprise. 

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