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10 Magazines to Follow on Twitter

By Josh Jackson on 6:00 AM on June 2, 2009

In my continuing weekly quest to discover the masters of brevity—so that my constant poring over a Twitter feed is not a complete waste of otherwise valuable time which could be used reading FailBlog (or, you know, working)—here's a look at some of my favorite magazines. Yesterday, Wired executive editor Thomas Goetz established a #magazinemonday hash-tag for Twitter, where users gave shout-outs to some of their favorite 'zines. Hopefully, you already follow @PasteMagazine, but the following list shows how other magazines condense their gorgeous printed brands into 140-digital-character bursts. (See also, 10 Musicians, 10 Comedians, Five Trekkies and 12 Music...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Kill Your Television: Six Great Things to Watch on Hulu.com

By Rachael Maddux on 7:00 AM on February 15, 2009

I recently got Internet hooked up in my apartment after about a year-and-a-half of self-imposed technological paucity, and it's basically amazing. I can do all sorts of fun things that I never could before, not the least of which includes destroying hours of my life on Wikipedia (I mean, did you know that Oscar I, King of Norway, had a such a killer 'stache?) and writing blog posts at 8 PM on Valentine's Day from the comfort of my own bed. But definitely the best part about having Internet at home is being able to take advantage of the riches...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

National Geographic launches record label

By Rachel Dovey on 11:26 AM on January 28, 2009

National Geographic announced Tuesday that it is launching a full-service record label, Nat Geo Music, through its music division of the same name. Leading this venture is Nat Geo general manager Matt Whittington....  read more

Found in: Music, News

National Geographic harnesses music and radio

By Kasia Galazka on 1:57 PM on August 8, 2007

Live Earth and those fancy swirl light bulbs are supposed to make us more conscious of the third rock from the sun. Now National Geographic Ventures is grabbing another (probably organic and cruelty-free) rein of the same vein. It announced that like the ubiquitous Starbucks, it too will venture into music—but to inspire folks to care about ol’ Mother Earth. National Geographic Music and Radio (NGMR) features performances, sells $0.99 mp3s and will have syndicated radio shows alongside HD and Internet channels. Artists that are environmentally involved—Ben Harper, Jack Johnson and Peter Gabriel, for example—are and will be working with...  read more

Found in: Music, News