San Francisco At Night on Vimeo (by James Adamson)
Map of San Francisco.
I wish I knew the source for this, but I don’t. It’s cool, and fun to look at, but that’s not what blew me away. What got me: I was mugged at gunpoint almost exactly on the spot where the first G in “GOING” is.
Big city; small town.
I smiled a bit as I read over some of the snarkier descriptions, like “22 Year Olds With Animal Tatoos!” But many are—sadly—just all-too-true: “Experiments on Effects of Poison Topsoil on Families Without A Dad.” Overall, just too depressing.
One way to really see this is when people on Twitter auto-update their Facebook (guilty as charged). The experiences and feedback on Twitter feel very different than the experiences and feedback on Facebook. On Twitter, I feel like I’m part of an ocean of people, catching certain waves and creating my own. Things whirl past and I add stuff to the mix. When I post the same messages to Facebook, I’m consistently shocked by the people who take the time to leave comments about them, to favorite them, to ask questions in response, to start a conversation. (Note: I’m terrible about using social media for conversation and so I’m a terrible respondent on Facebook.)
danah boyd - apophenia: Some thoughts on Twitter vs. Facebook Status Updates
My experience has been similar. Thankfully, Facebook sends me an email whenever someone there replies to my updates, otherwise, I’d never know!
Lights and Water by James Adamson on Vimeo
UP NORTH - promotion for “up north,” a film by the sundial :: Justin HQ - The work and life of Justin LaFontaine
Schultz wants to go national. Starbucks provides him a roasting plant, the retail chain and the staff, which he says “has a tremendous experience and enthusiasm about coffee.” He envisions expanding the espresso bars in big-city downtowns and the Starbucks stores in the suburbs of the same cities.
Howard Schultz (now CEO of Starbucks) STARBUCKS COFFEE IS SOLD TO OWNER OF IL GIORNALE (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
No, this is not a mis-timed April Fools Joke—this article is from 1987. And what a strange idea that must have been in 1987—that espresso bars would populate big-city downtowns and suburbs (and of course everywhere else imaginable)!