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Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time + Minecraft = Awesome [Video]
Tweet A group of people decided that they wanted to recreate Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Minecraft. It’s called Hyrulecraft, and the results are simply spectacular. They redid everything:...
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Likes, Retweets, Comments & the Rise of the Validation Society
Tweet Not too long ago, my co-founder and I were deep in investor prep and product design (announcements coming soon) when we started talking about the emotional appeal and “stickiness” of our...
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The Rise of the Smart Assistant
Tweet Almost everybody wants to have an assistant, even if people won’t freely admit it. Who doesn’t want an extra set of hands to help out with chores, scheduling, reminders, meetings, reservations,...
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The Art of the Introduction: A Primer
Tweet I make 12-18 introductions per week on average. Some of the intros I make are favors to friends, some of them are to journalists, some are for the startups I advise, and some were because I...
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My Column Is Heading to CNET!
Tweet Dear friends, colleagues and supporters, I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining CNET and CBS Interactive as a contributing columnist and commentator! Ever since my departure from Mashable,...
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The Beauty of Lightning
Tweet A lightning storm hit San Francisco on Thursday. It’s an extremely rare event that produced some spectacular visuals that have been flying across my Facebook News Feed all day. I actually think...
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Had Sex With Tim Tebow? Congrats, You’re a Millionaire!
Tweet Yes, this is real. The infidelity dating site AshleyMadison is offering a million dollars for evidence of Tim Tebow straying from the righteous path (he claims he’s a virgin). Great PR stunt for...
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Spamming My Friends With Facebook Ads Is the Wrong Way to Get My Attention
Tweet Facebook targeted ad fail, right @benparr? twitter.com/toddjolmstead/… — Todd Olmstead (@toddjolmstead) May 21, 2012 Being a former @Mashable editor is weird. cc @benparr yfrog.com/kk28138309p —...
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BenParr.com Gets a Makeover, Thanks to RebelMouse
Tweet BenParr.com has become dynamic and social, thanks to RebelMouse. A year or two ago, I created almost ALL of my content via blogging. I wrote 2,400+ articles on Mashable, and I was blogging...
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No, I Will Not Help You Contact Justin Timberlake
Tweet Added to the Wall of Shame. Now fuck off.
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Bay to Breakers, Through the Eyes of Google Glass
Tweet I decided to wear Google Glass to Bay to Breakers, San Francisco’s annual “What kind of ridiculous and/or slutty costume can I wear?” race/celebration. This is part of my month-long experiment...
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Man of Steel Review: An Invincible Alien Gets Humanized
Tweet I have avoided spoilers in this review. I was lucky enough to be at the San Francisco premiere of Man of Steel, Dan Snyder’s take on one of the world’s most iconic characters. Is it the next...
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Announcing “Captivology”, My Book on the Science of Attention...
Tweet Dear friends, family, colleagues, and supporters, I’m thrilled to announce my first non-fiction book, working title “Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention“, due in early 2015...
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The Floodgates Have Opened
Tweet The floodgates have just burst open, not just in the world of technology, but in the entire free market. In the very way we view capitalism. I am, of course, talking about Facebook’s acquisition...
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Oculus Rift: Facebook’s $2 Billion Attempt to Seize Its Destiny From Apple...
Tweet Can’t say I saw this one coming. Facebook, on the heels of its $19 billion blockbuster acquisition of WhatsApp, has dropped another $2 billion (plus a potential $300 million in earn-outs) for...
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On Twitter and Short-Term Stock Fluctuations
Tweet Twitter has had a rough few weeks, but does that mean it’s destined to spiral downward? Hell no. 18% stock price drops are great for headlines, but they certainly don’t tell the story of a...
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Why Are Google Glass Users Such Assholes?
Tweet Childish. Petty. Disrespectful. These were the only words I could muster after reading about how a group of Glass users destroyed the Yelp rating of a local NYC restaurant, all because they...
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A Great Q&A With CNN
Tweet CNN just published a great Q&A with me about my life, my book, what keeps me up at night, and the five pieces of advice my grandfather left me. You can see the full piece: 15 Questions With...
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Why We Invested in Shots
Tweet As you may have heard, the mobile app Shots has been on fire. It has over 5 million active users (and growing fast), just launched 3-second video, and recently raised $8.5 million in its Series...
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Some Thoughts on the Modern Media Landscape
Tweet I’ve been thinking a lot about media as an industry for the last few months, especially how it has changed since my time at Mashable and where the new generation of media entrepreneurs are...
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