links for 2008-07-14

Social spume

• Cops Bust Woman for Hitting Cyclist After She Brags on Twitter
  Here's a lesson in what not to do online, straight from the Twitter for Dummies handbook. Our story begins on Sunday in Norwich, England, where an organized cycling event called the Boudicca Sportive ride was taking place. Tensions between cyclists and automobile drivers are well documented the world over, but this Sunday tweet from a local driver using […]
  Sam Laird
• Want to Meet Top VCs? Score Face-Time With Donation
  On the heels of the $610,000 coffee date with Apple CEO Tim Cook, online charity auction platform CharityBuzz is offering lunches with some of Silicon Valley's top venture capitalists. If you'd love to share your best ideas with or pick the brains of VCs — and have the cash to give to charity — this might be the perfect opportunity for you. From no […]
  Zoe Fox
• Iconic Marshall Amp Doubles as Mini Beer Fridge
  The Marshall Fridge is shaped like one of the company’s ubiquitous amps, complete with the Marshall logo and brass-finished faceplate. For $399.99, the mini-fridge comes with 4 cubic feet of storage space and a mini-freezer with 0.4 cubic feet capacity There is a full-sized adjustable glass shelf and a half-sized glass shelf with spill protectors, a Marshall […]
  PSFK
• Father of GIFs: 'It's Pronounced JIF'
  Steve Wilhite, father of the Graphics Interchange Format, has ended the heated debate on how to pronounce "GIF." Wilhite, then working at CompuServe, debuted the file format in June 1987. He accepted a lifetime achievement award Tuesday at the Webby Awards for his creation. Instead of giving a vocal acceptance speech, he flashed a GIF on the big sc […]
  Brian Anthony Hernandez
• An Inspiring Message for Graduates
  It's graduation season — can you smell the ambition in the air? Graduates everywhere are figuring out what's next, which can be as frightening as it is exciting. SEE ALSO: More Comics on Mashable In this comic, Grant Snider of Incidental Comics has a message for the Class of 2013: With hard work, you'll find success, but you should never stop […]
  Matt Petronzio
• MLB Pitcher Quits Twitter After Ugly Messages From Fans
  Cleveland Indians pitcher Chris Perez was once among the team's most open and engaging players online. The closer would respond to fans, and became known for sharing a "song of the day" with followers But all that is no more. Perez shuttered his Twitter account after incurring the digital wrath of fans who were upset over his recent struggles […]
  Sam Laird
• Why 'Dots' Is the Most Scarily Addictive Social Game Yet
  About 12 years ago, I happened to take my Palm Pilot (remember those?) to a friend's house. A friend of a friend asked if she could borrow it. Sure, I said. She proceeded to download a game called Bubblet, then curled up on the couch with it for the next hour My curiosity was piqued, and soon I, too, was a Bubblet junkie. It was a simple game — you got […]
  Chris Taylor