Comments »A not-so-surprising thing happened this morning: My Instagram feed morphed from photos of dogs, kids, fancy coffees and food porn into a stream of people’s voting ballots.
And it’s not just my feed: A search for “#vote” in Instagram’s Explore tab currently brings up more than 460,000 photo results. Not all of these hip pics are ballots, necessarily, but most are related to campaign and voting issues.
Instagram Rolls Out Web Profiles
Comments »The most striking thing about the new web profiles, which are being gradually rolled out to users, is its resemblance to Facebook Timeline. An animated, rotating mosaic of Instagram photos occupies about the same amount of space as Facebook Timeline’s Cover photo; a small profile image, short bio and follower stats are situated just beneath. Photo thumbnails are organized in reverse-chronological order further down the page; click on one, and it’ll appear at full size alongside likes and comments.
For the first time, users can
like and leave comments on photos from the web, andfollow new users as well.
Jay-Z preforms in 0iho for 0bama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sv4pv6b7dIM#!
Ridiculous to see rappers going so hard for the president.
Comments »Small Bombs Under $10
Here’s a look at today’s SMALL BOMBS, courtesy of The Almighty PPT.
Comments »Video: Moment New Yorkers Got Their Lights Back
Student stabbed 25 times in his sleep
Comments »A 19-year-old American student has regained consciousness on Friday after allegedly being stabbed by his best friend, who says he has no recollection of the events after a drug-fueled night of Halloween partying in Italy’s capital.
The victim, New Jersey-born Fabio Malpeso, was in intensive care and listed in critical condition after his roommate allegedly stabbed him 25 times early on Thursday morning while he slept.
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LSU vs. Alabama 2012 Trailer
Game starts at 8pm ET. Go Tigers!
Comments »A photograph taken Wednesday night, showing the Island of Manhattan, half aglow and half in dark
They are finding bodies left and right
Comments »It’s so bad here, a lot worse than how its being portrayed by the media. They are finding bodies left and right, elderly people who don’t even watch the news or who knew the storm was coming. I was just with one of my best friends from high school and college, and his house is completely gone. One story I heard was about this one guy who evacuated his house during Hurricane Irene but then it got looted. So when they told him to evacuate for Sandy, he said, ‘I’m not leaving.’ Now they can’t find him, his 13-year-old daughter is dead, and his wife is in critical condition at the hospital. These are the stories. My stepfather and my mother, I love them to death. But when they heard the storm was coming, they said, ‘It’s not going to be that bad. Irene didn’t do anything.’ They had two flashlights and a couple of scented candles. Little did they know. It’s just not worth it. If you’re told to evacuate, you need to get out.
Before and After: Seaside Heights, NJ
NOLA to New York
Picture from Staten Island: 3 Days No Help
Comments »As cleanup on Staten Island’s waterfront continued painfully slowly Friday, some residents expressed their frustration with the city’s relief effort- or the lack of it – by using their storm-ravaged homes as billboards to express their discontent
‘IF POLICE WEREN’T HERE SOMEBODY WOULD BE DEAD
Comments »“If the police wasn’t here somebody would be dead,” she said, noting the desperation of people in the aftermath of Sandy. “People would be shooting.”
Michael Wasilewski, 48, of the Bronx, also drove around for two hours before coming across the Harlem gas station.
“I’ve been driving around for hours,” he said as he got $75 worth of gas just after midnight on Friday. He filled up his car, and also picked up some extra gas for his wife’s car.
“I’ve never been so happy in my life,” he said. “It’s the little things that you take for granted. My wife is a nurse, and I gotta take her to work in the morning.”
Livery cab driver Rich Loza, 33, was in line at W. 130th St. and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., but he decided he would take his chances elsewhere.
“It’s horrible,” the Bronx native said. “The city should have been ready for this.”
CNN puts death toll from Sandy at 106
News and video here, from CNN
Comments »Twitter to launch Instagram like feature
Comments »In the coming months, Twitter plans to update its mobile applications to introduce filters for photos that will allow people to share altered images on Twitter and bypass Instagram, the popular mobilecentric photo-sharing network, according to people who work at the company but asked not to be named as they are not allowed to discuss unannounced projects.
Breaking: Oil Settles Below $85
BlackBerry 10 ahead of schedule
Comments »RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has just sent a statement to CNET that suggests the release of BlackBerry 10 may be ahead of schedule. Heins says more than fifty carriers are now testing BlackBerry 10 devices.
New York Stock Exchange is reopening Wednesday
NEW YORK (AP) New York Stock Exchange is reopening Wednesday after being shut down for two days by hurricane.
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