Since Tumblr integrated with Open Graph last month, its referral traffic from Facebook has grown by more than 2.5x, according to Jeff Sherlock of Facebook’s Developer Blog. (via Since Tumblr integrated with Open Graph last month, traffic from Facebook is up 2.5x - The Next Web)
Tumblr + Facebook = awesome.
A pretty great analysis from Mark Cuban on the higher education crisis in the U.S. and how it compares to the housing meltdown over the past decade.
“It’s far too easy to borrow money for college. Did you know that there is more outstanding debt for student loans than there is for Auto Loans or Credit Card loans ? Thats right. The 37mm holders of student loans have more debt than the 175mm or so credit card owners in this country and more than the all of the debt on cars in this country. While the average student loan debt is about 23k. The median is close to $12,500. And growing. Past 1 TRILLION DOLLARS.”
![theatlantic:
German Police Used Only 85 Bullets Against People in 2011
According to Germany’s Der Spiegel, German police shot only 85 bullets in all of 2011, a stark reminder that not every country is as gun-crazy as the U.S. of A. As Boing Boing translates, most of those shots weren’t even aimed anyone: “49 warning shots, 36 shots on suspects. 15 persons were injured, 6 were killed.” […]
Meanwhile, in the U.S., where the population is little less than four times the size of Germany’s, well, we can get to 85 in just one sitting, thank you very much. 84 shots fired at one murder suspect in Harlem, another 90 shot at one fleeing unarmed man in Los Angeles. And that was just April.
Read more. [Image: Reuters]
German efficiency FTW.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3uzwx6Fue1qcokc4o1_1280.jpg)
German Police Used Only 85 Bullets Against People in 2011
According to Germany’s Der Spiegel, German police shot only 85 bullets in all of 2011, a stark reminder that not every country is as gun-crazy as the U.S. of A. As Boing Boing translates, most of those shots weren’t even aimed anyone: “49 warning shots, 36 shots on suspects. 15 persons were injured, 6 were killed.” […]
Meanwhile, in the U.S., where the population is little less than four times the size of Germany’s, well, we can get to 85 in just one sitting, thank you very much. 84 shots fired at one murder suspect in Harlem, another 90 shot at one fleeing unarmed man in Los Angeles. And that was just April.
Read more. [Image: Reuters]
German efficiency FTW.
Did you see those silly cats on Tumblr, that breaking news on Twitter, and those photos of your friend’s kids on Facebook? Different social networks have their own distinct personalities. Bitly links are shared across all social networking services, giving us a unique viewpoint on how these…
Awesome look by bit.ly at differences in click behavior based on day of week + time across Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.
The squares marked A and B are the same shade of gray
This is so good. Hours of fun! Just try this, fullscreen.
Introducing MAXGIF.com
Enter a GIF URL ⇢ Get a permanent page with it taken to the MAX. Click the background to randomly browse submitted GIFs. Inspired by ntrnts.com. This will be you when you realize how great it is.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you today’s winner at the internet. Can’t. Stop. Clicking.
![theatlantic:
How Can We Fix Transportation in America? Ask a Nine-Year-Old
When it comes to creating good public policy, an academic expert told the gathering of transportation officials, think like a nine-year-old.
You mean conceive massive public works projects made of Lego toys? Or give out free copies of the latest kids novel by Rick Riordan in return for raising sales taxes? Have members of the U.S. Senate address one another, “Hey, dude”?
Well, no.
“Nine-year-olds expect from technology things that we’ve only begun to think about, and they don’t have the same status quo assumptions. ‘Why can’t I use my iPhone to pay tolls or why is there just one person in so many cars?’” said Charles Wheelan, an economist and public policy lecturer at the University of Chicago. […]
Getting back to a nine-year-old’s perspective, Wheelan alluded to more imaginative uses of technology. What if every new vehicle had a GPS and you were charged on toll roads, or even city streets, based on how far you were driving, what kind of car you were driving (a gas-guzzling, polluting Hummer versus a Chevy Volt) and what time of day you were driving?
Read more. [Images: Flickr/Mugley]
“Nine-year-olds expect from technology things that we’ve only begun to think about, and they don’t have the same status quo assumptions.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zxa0t6y51qcokc4o1_1280.jpg)
How Can We Fix Transportation in America? Ask a Nine-Year-Old
When it comes to creating good public policy, an academic expert told the gathering of transportation officials, think like a nine-year-old.
You mean conceive massive public works projects made of Lego toys? Or give out free copies of the latest kids novel by Rick Riordan in return for raising sales taxes? Have members of the U.S. Senate address one another, “Hey, dude”?
Well, no.
“Nine-year-olds expect from technology things that we’ve only begun to think about, and they don’t have the same status quo assumptions. ‘Why can’t I use my iPhone to pay tolls or why is there just one person in so many cars?’” said Charles Wheelan, an economist and public policy lecturer at the University of Chicago. […]
Getting back to a nine-year-old’s perspective, Wheelan alluded to more imaginative uses of technology. What if every new vehicle had a GPS and you were charged on toll roads, or even city streets, based on how far you were driving, what kind of car you were driving (a gas-guzzling, polluting Hummer versus a Chevy Volt) and what time of day you were driving?
Read more. [Images: Flickr/Mugley]
“Nine-year-olds expect from technology things that we’ve only begun to think about, and they don’t have the same status quo assumptions.”
Is any news app killing it as much as News.me? Nope.
The Menzingers killing it. As always. (Taken with Instagram at The Knitting Factory)
Came home to a package full of awesome from FAKEGRIMLOCK… (Taken with instagram)
