Linkology: The Best of the Internet for 4/30/10
This week’s delivery from the link stork:
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart puts the entire lost iPhone/Gizmodo thing in perspective. Regardless of your stance on Apple, Stewart makes some good points.
Absolutely perfect — and I mean perfect — viral video for Lots-o’-Huggin Bear, one of the new characters in Disney/Pixar’s upcoming Toy Story 3. This is how viral marketing is done. Take note, progressive CMOs.
Ze Frank’s ‘Chillout’ song, originally debuted at this year’s SXSW. It’s a hundredfold more powerful when you read the story of how it came to be, which is: Laura wrote to ask if i could write a song to remind her to chill out when she got anxious. I asked people to sing along to a basic track and send me the results as audio files. After I had about 20 in total I mixed the results together to create the chorus of the tune (special thanks to everyone that sent in audio).
How not to handle an employee resignation.
The Onion: Man At Very Top Of Food Chain Chooses Bugles. Bullseye. Money part: Despite having no natural enemies and belonging to a species that completely dominates its ecosystem, local IT manager Reggie Atkinson opted to consume the processed corn snack Bugles Monday.
Recipes for the perfect roast chicken.
Japan culture: dating by blood type.
Harvard scholars are busy working on solving hard problems.
Finally, Salt & Fat’s Jim Ray with a fantastic ode to an American classic: the grilled cheese sandwich.
Have a good weekend, everyone.
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