media
Site to See
The Cheat Sheet
(PorcelainBomb.com)
May 17th, 2012
“Nothing is true in Las Vegas,” declares the nameplate of Porcelain Bomb, a Vegas-centered culture and news aggregate blog that’s come out of nowhere to become one of my most visited Vegas bookmarks. Read more »
Media
Taking Over the Southwest
May 17th, 2012
If Gabe Shepherd has his way, the buzz at next year’s SXSW interactive conference won’t be generated by an app or website but by the Las Vegas technology community. Read more »
Site To See
Geeks Just Wanna Have Fun
(TheMarySue.com)
May 3rd, 2012
Geek girls are superior to regular, garden-variety male geeks in every way. They know just how to kick Heinlein in the balls, rock the cosplay thing seven ways to Sunday and have what is arguably a more discerning eye for that which is worthy of fandom (Twilight aside). That’s why The Mary Sue, “a guide to girl geek culture,” is so much more fun to read than similar, male geek-written blogs. Read more »
Social
Online Dating for History Buffs
May 3rd, 2012
Curious about when the Aladdin hotel-casino was imploded? Or the day tennis star Andre Agassi was born? Or—for you lovers of the obscure—when the post office in McGill, Nev., opened? All three of these events had recent anniversaries—and you would have known all about it if you followed @HistoryNevada, a Twitter page dedicated to providing daily “on-this-date” facts related to the Silver State. Read more »
Site to See
Enough Already
(Unsubscribr.com)
April 26th, 2012
My e-mail accounts look like the inside of my head: organized but overwhelmed, and filled with unimportant stuff that sometimes gets in the way of the stuff that I actually need. Read more »
Vegas Tech
Apple Fights for Its Bite
April 26th, 2012
After the Justice Department charged Apple and five publishers on April 11 with conspiring to fix prices on e-books, three of the publishers immediately settled. Apple, however, vowed to fight, portraying itself as a hero working to break Amazon’s monopoly on e-book sales and end its practice of underpricing e-books. Read more »
Social
Am I Blue?
April 19th, 2012
Bishop Gorman High School star Shabazz Muhammad announced live on ESPNU on April 11 that he would attend UCLA instead of Kentucky or Duke. Read more »
Vegas Tech
Not the Usual Bedtime Story
April 19th, 2012
As the Internet grows up, more things we once thought amazing have become ordinary or even antiquated. I was reminded of this in a recent conversation about a decidedly non-Internet topic: bedtime stories. Read more »
Vegas Tech
Tracky: the Tie That Binds
April 12th, 2012
You have to admire the chutzpah of local startup Tracky. Most startups try to reach new markets by creating unique products, but Tracky, created by Las Vegas entrepreneurs David and Jennifer Gosse, instead tackles a highly competitive market head-on by creating another site for managing shared projects. Read more »
