links for 2008-05-03

Social spume

• Commander Hadfield's Twitter Feed After Returning to Earth
  Commander Chris Hadfield, the web's favorite astronaut, returned to Earth last week after 146 days in space. While based at the International Space Station, Hadfield treated us to a number of breathtaking photos from his Twitter account. SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics In this Sunday Comic, our friends Nitrozac and Snaggy at The Joy of Tech imagine what ki […]
  Matt Petronzio
• Report: Yahoo Board Approves Tumblr Acquisition
  Yahoo's board of directors has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging platform Tumblr, according to a breaking news alert from The Wall Street Journal. The deal is reportedly an all-cash acquisition, according to WSJ. Tumblr and Yahoo have not released any official statements. There were rumors circulating Friday about the Tumblr acquisition, w […]
  Chelsea Stark
• iPhone 6 Concept Includes a Projected Keyboard
  If you've long complained about your typing speed and productivity, this iPhone 6 concept video may be the solution you're searching for. The above YouTube video shows an iPhone 6 mockup that, when set on a flat surface, can project a Mac keyboard from one side and a Mac desktop from the other. The video, created by YouTube user Sonitdac, shows a r […]
  Chelsea Stark
• Google Glass and design fictions for the present-future
  A useful concept and an amazing talk…  One thing we learned from Google’s I/O conference is how far Google Glass is from the promotional video that the company put out for its product, long before a usable protoype was available. The video was called “how it feels”, but was of course speculating about “how it would feel” to have something like Google Glass w […]
  Antony Mayfield
• Why Internships Are Worth It
  Internships are becoming an increasingly popular way to differentiate yourself from the hoi polloi; in fact, interns are 70% more likely to be hired as full-time employees with a company than candidates with no experience at the company. Not only are interns getting hired more often — but there are companies that offer incredible perks and incentives to attr […]
  Elisha Hartwig
• 'SNL' Says Goodbye to Bill Hader With a Surprise Wedding
  Saturday Night Live's season finale was full of surprises, goodbyes and guest stars. While it was hosted by Oscar-winner Ben Affleck, the show-stealer was a tribute to eight-season cast member Bill Hader, who announced last week that he would be leaving the cast The Saturday Night Live cast paid appropriate homage to Hader and his beloved character Stef […]
  Neha Prakash
• Retailers Turn 'Showrooming' Into Innovation Opportunity
  A store in Australia made headlines earlier this year for charging consumers $5 to just walk through the door. The decision was made following the growth of "showrooming," a familiar concept when a person heads into a physical store to check out merchandise before finding the same product at a cheaper price online. Thanks to free shipping and retur […]
  Samantha Murphy