"All in all, it’s been a tough week. But we’ve seen the character of our country once more."
- President Obama (via usatoday)
Chart: When A Tumblr Post Goes Viral - Business Insider
Union Metrics and Tumblr announced today they are cooperating on the “first full-fidelity” Tumblr analytics platform for marketers… Here’s what a viral campaign post for President Obama looks like once it takes off inside Tumblr.
White House Email Was Down for 23% of Obama's First 40 Days
Outgoing White House CIO Brook Colangelo revealed that the official White House email was down for nearly a quarter of the first 40 days that President Obama was in office.
Remember that time Gmail went down a couple times in 2009 and the Internet freaked out? Imagine that happened every three days.
The tech situation when Obama’s team entered the White House was worse than even that stat might indicate. The computer that Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel got? It had a floppy drive. 82 percent of the technology in the White House had reached its end of life, Colangelo said.
"An economy built to last is one where we encourage the talent and ingenuity of every person in this country… we should support everyone who’s willing to work; and every risk-taker and entrepreneur who aspires to become the next Steve Jobs."
"Now, if Obama joins lookbook.nu and posts his cute ensembles every day he’ll have completed the Internet hipster trifecta. By the power of memes, his reelection in 2012 will be assured."
- Internet Should Prepare for Lots of Arty Photos of Barack Obama
The New York Times Adjusts Printing on The Fly
IMAGE: Here’s what the front page of the Times was supposed to be.
“It’s been a long time since anyone can remember a run being stopped, papers being thrown out, and then a new run starting up.”
“The most famous swagger in American history” (via @NewYorkObserver)
"I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure."
- Mark Twain (via emilyposts)
(via bigcrush)
"America can do whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of our history."
- President Obama
