Violet Mae's Lifestream http://violetmaelim.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron violet25x@gmail.com This picture of Obama is hands down the best picture of him... http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8009/this-picture-of-obama-is-hands-down-the-best-picture-of-him

This picture of Obama is hands down the best picture of him I’ve ever seen. My statement is not up for debate. Srsly.  (Photo courtesy of AFP) 

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:08:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8009/this-picture-of-obama-is-hands-down-the-best-picture-of-him Yes, I would agree with this. RT @thefoxisblack: It's important to find people to be weird with. http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7993/violetmae-yes-i-would-agree-with-this-rt-thefoxisblack-its-important-to-find-people-to-be-weird-with ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:14:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7993/violetmae-yes-i-would-agree-with-this-rt-thefoxisblack-its-important-to-find-people-to-be-weird-with Obese? Smoker? No Retirement Savings? Perhaps it's because of the language you speak: <a href="http://t.co/fVexYvJs" rel="external">http://t.co/fVexYvJs</a> http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7994/violetmae-obese-smoker-no-retirement-savings-perhaps-its-because-of-the-language-you-speak-httptcofvexyvjs ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:26:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7994/violetmae-obese-smoker-no-retirement-savings-perhaps-its-because-of-the-language-you-speak-httptcofvexyvjs Is there a polling app that only lets you vote if you log in via Twitter and/or Facebook? http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7995/violetmae-is-there-a-polling-app-that-only-lets-you-vote-if-you-log-in-via-twitter-andor-facebook ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:24:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7995/violetmae-is-there-a-polling-app-that-only-lets-you-vote-if-you-log-in-via-twitter-andor-facebook How language syntax plays a role in different levels of future-mindedness: <a href="http://t.co/fVexYvJs" rel="external">http://t.co/fVexYvJs</a> http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7996/violetmae-how-language-syntax-plays-a-role-in-different-levels-of-future-mindedness-httptcofvexyvjs ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:25:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7996/violetmae-how-language-syntax-plays-a-role-in-different-levels-of-future-mindedness-httptcofvexyvjs Computer scientists have discovered the 4 factors that make news popular on Twitter: <a href="http://t.co/7HNCqQVE" rel="external">http://t.co/7HNCqQVE</a> http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7997/violetmae-computer-scientists-have-discovered-the-4-factors-that-make-news-popular-on-twitter-httptco7hncqqve ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:08:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7997/violetmae-computer-scientists-have-discovered-the-4-factors-that-make-news-popular-on-twitter-httptco7hncqqve Insightful post by @noupside on Pinterest and the differences between "aspirational shopping" and "actual shopping:" <a href="http://t.co/tP9rTbAp" rel="external">http://t.co/tP9rTbAp</a> http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7998/violetmae-insightful-post-by-noupside-on-pinterest-and-the-differences-between-quotaspirational-shoppingquot-and-quotactual-shoppingquot-httptcotp9rtbap ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:50:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7998/violetmae-insightful-post-by-noupside-on-pinterest-and-the-differences-between-quotaspirational-shoppingquot-and-quotactual-shoppingquot-httptcotp9rtbap RT @AntDeRosa: RT @TheAtlantic: In the @NYTimes, male billionaires are good, but Sheryl Sandberg is just "lucky." <a href="http://t.co/oziMQ2Cf" rel="external">http://t.co/oziMQ2Cf</a> http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7999/violetmae-rt-antderosa-rt-theatlantic-in-the-nytimes-male-billionaires-are-good-but-sheryl-sandberg-is-just-quotluckyquot-httptcoozimq2cf ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7999/violetmae-rt-antderosa-rt-theatlantic-in-the-nytimes-male-billionaires-are-good-but-sheryl-sandberg-is-just-quotluckyquot-httptcoozimq2cf #Pinterest tip: See what people are sharing from your site by typing "http://pinterest.com/source/yourdomain.com" into Pinterest search http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8000/violetmae-pinterest-tip-see-what-people-are-sharing-from-your-site-by-typing-quothttppinterestcomsourceyourdomaincomquot-into-pinterest-search ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8000/violetmae-pinterest-tip-see-what-people-are-sharing-from-your-site-by-typing-quothttppinterestcomsourceyourdomaincomquot-into-pinterest-search Scratch and sniff jeans. They exist. http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8002/violetmae-scratch-and-sniff-jeans-they-exist ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:29:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8002/violetmae-scratch-and-sniff-jeans-they-exist Oh, of course. Fashion tips for mad scientists: <a href="http://t.co/sjy6lXPl" rel="external">http://t.co/sjy6lXPl</a> http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8003/violetmae-oh-of-course-fashion-tips-for-mad-scientists-httptcosjy6lxpl ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:03:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8003/violetmae-oh-of-course-fashion-tips-for-mad-scientists-httptcosjy6lxpl This. explains. so. much. RT @kanyimaq The guy who founded Atari Inc. also founded Chuck E. Cheese. http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8004/violetmae-this-explains-so-much-rt-kanyimaq-the-guy-who-founded-atari-inc-also-founded-chuck-e-cheese ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:55:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8004/violetmae-this-explains-so-much-rt-kanyimaq-the-guy-who-founded-atari-inc-also-founded-chuck-e-cheese Post-Bowl Twitter analysis <a href="http://t.co/uo34TTxf" rel="external">http://t.co/uo34TTxf</a> 13.7M superbowl related tweets, TPS peak: 12,333. http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8005/violetmae-post-bowl-twitter-analysis-httptcouo34ttxf-137m-superbowl-related-tweets-tps-peak-12333 ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:26:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8005/violetmae-post-bowl-twitter-analysis-httptcouo34ttxf-137m-superbowl-related-tweets-tps-peak-12333 RT @mediatwit: BuzzData and the Economist team up for data mining contest to show which is the best city in the world: <a href="http://t.co/MJB6DCOr" rel="external">http://t.co/MJB6DCOr</a> http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8006/violetmae-rt-mediatwit-buzzdata-and-the-economist-team-up-for-data-mining-contest-to-show-which-is-the-best-city-in-the-world-httptcomjb6dcor ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:23:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8006/violetmae-rt-mediatwit-buzzdata-and-the-economist-team-up-for-data-mining-contest-to-show-which-is-the-best-city-in-the-world-httptcomjb6dcor RT @GoogleCode: Just launched! Our Google+ Developers page, on Google+, of course. <a href="https://t.co/FonswLlb" rel="external">https://t.co/FonswLlb</a> http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8007/violetmae-rt-googlecode-just-launched-our-google-developers-page-on-google-of-course-httpstcofonswllb ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:37:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8007/violetmae-rt-googlecode-just-launched-our-google-developers-page-on-google-of-course-httpstcofonswllb "In a sense, Mr. Peretti is reverse-engineering the HuffPo forumula:" <a href="http://t.co/sxOTHMQY" rel="external">http://t.co/sxOTHMQY</a> (Interesting look at Buzzfeed's methodology). http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8008/violetmae-quotin-a-sense-mr-peretti-is-reverse-engineering-the-huffpo-forumulaquot-httptcosxothmqy-interesting-look-at-buzzfeeds-methodology ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:36:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/8008/violetmae-quotin-a-sense-mr-peretti-is-reverse-engineering-the-huffpo-forumulaquot-httptcosxothmqy-interesting-look-at-buzzfeeds-methodology Everything you've ever wanted to know about the #PuppyBowl: <a href="http://t.co/0iYG9hZI" rel="external">http://t.co/0iYG9hZI</a> via @stableford http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7992/violetmae-everything-youve-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-puppybowl-httptco0iyg9hzi-via-stableford ]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:19:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7992/violetmae-everything-youve-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-puppybowl-httptco0iyg9hzi-via-stableford #OnlyInLA: Brawl between several people in Hollywood dressed as action figures: <a href="http://t.co/GxlI3gC8" rel="external">http://t.co/GxlI3gC8</a> (The picture alone is worth a click) http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7989/violetmae-onlyinla-brawl-between-several-people-in-hollywood-dressed-as-action-figures-httptcogxli3gc8-the-picture-alone-is-worth-a-click ]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7989/violetmae-onlyinla-brawl-between-several-people-in-hollywood-dressed-as-action-figures-httptcogxli3gc8-the-picture-alone-is-worth-a-click Twitter builds ad scrimmage, a social voting competition for #SuperBowl advertising <a href="http://t.co/6qKUskXQ" rel="external">http://t.co/6qKUskXQ</a> #sb46 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7991/violetmae-twitter-builds-ad-scrimmage-a-social-voting-competition-for-superbowl-advertising-httptco6qkuskxq-sb46 ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:20:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7991/violetmae-twitter-builds-ad-scrimmage-a-social-voting-competition-for-superbowl-advertising-httptco6qkuskxq-sb46 Yahoo! News senior editor @phoebedoris is teaching a webinar on social tools for covering the 2012 election. Go: <a href="http://t.co/VpKw9vFd" rel="external">http://t.co/VpKw9vFd</a> http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7983/violetmae-yahoo-news-senior-editor-phoebedoris-is-teaching-a-webinar-on-social-tools-for-covering-the-2012-election-go-httptcovpkw9vfd ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:00 -0600 http://violetmaelim.com/items/view/7983/violetmae-yahoo-news-senior-editor-phoebedoris-is-teaching-a-webinar-on-social-tools-for-covering-the-2012-election-go-httptcovpkw9vfd