The Perils of SXSW
@ischafer, Ian Schafer, CEO, Deep Focus, pretty much sums up the SXSW experience for many in the digital media world.
Sad ad clowns
@davidburn, David Burn, chief storyteller, Bonehook, co-founder, AdPulp
A lesson in semantics
@pkafka, Peter Kafka, senior editor, AllThingsD, plays schoolmarm.
A Path to Nowhere
@R/GA isn’t bullish on Path — or Britney Spears, apparently.
Getting away with murder
@robdelaney, comedian, writer, is apparently not drinking the Google Plus Kool-Aid.
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