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Twitter Co-Creator Ev Williams Stretches the Medium
The Internet’s last decade and a half of development as a forum for short, zippy, and often snarky writing has taken place in large part on platforms built by Ev Williams. A farm boy from Clarks, Neb., Williams, 41, dropped out of the University of Nebraska and worked his way west to California, first as […]
Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech
One of our readers sent us a message saying,“Reading Steve Jobs’ commencement speech is a very lucid practice. Even if you’ve done it before like I’m sure both of you might have.” Click to read (not watch) the transcript of Steve Jobs’ epic Stanford commencement speech. We encourage you to read the transcript but if you […]
Pope Francis named Time’s Person of the Year
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pontiff who won hearts and headlines with his humility and common touch, was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2013, the magazine revealed Wednesday on TODAY. The iconic title goes every year to the individual chosen by Time editors as someone who has had the most impact on the […]