- Benji Lanyado is a
2526272829-year old journalist, developer and digital producer for (mostly) the Guardian and (sometimes) the New York Times. Currently building his first startup. Read all about him at benjlabs.com. Previously seen wondering the globe as a travel writer. This blog will collate the various things he is up to, and the various things he is thinking about.
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• Why the Internet Manifesto is annoying
• Coffee & business: Is death by good taste a noble death
• Is Hyperlocal all hype?
• Coming soon: a journalistic 'state of nature'
• VegBagGate: The Aftermath, and how to steal a bag from Stansted airport
• How to become a journalist (BETA)
• Why membership is an Old Media solution to a New Media problem
• How Big Broadsheet should deal with Big Blog: The ground rulesEmail me
Benji’s stuff at the GuardianTwit
- "Two stops eighteen pound and gimme a biscuit" instagram.com/p/Ztk9KUJdHh/ 4 hours ago
- "Absurdity is not a barrier to consideration [at Google X]...they’ve contemplated levitation and teleportation." businessweek.com/articles/2013-… 16 hours ago
- Fucking brilliant: “Google X is very consciously looking at things that Google in its right mind wouldn’t do" businessweek.com/articles/2013-… 16 hours ago
- "Google's R&D budget was $6.8 billion in 2012, up 79 percent since 2010" From this: businessweek.com/articles/2013-… 16 hours ago
- Hackers Find China Is Land of Opportunity nytimes.com/2013/05/23/wor… 16 hours ago
Foursquare Check-ins- The Eagle May 24, 2013@ The Eagle
- Juno May 23, 2013@ Juno
- Vagabond N4 May 23, 2013@ Vagabond N4
- Whitecross Street Market May 22, 2013@ Whitecross Street Market
- Campus London May 22, 2013@ Campus London
- Mozilla May 21, 2013@ Mozilla
- Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) May 19, 2013@ Boleyn Ground (Upton Park)
- The Eagle May 24, 2013
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Best. Hotel. Website. Ever.
“The Hans Brinker Budget Hotel has been proudly disappointing travellers for forty years. Boasting levels of comfort comparable to a minimum-security prison, the Hans Brinker also offers some plumbing and an intermittently open canteen serving a wide range of dishes based on runny eggs…”
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