We Love the Internet 2013/49: The December-means-best-of-year-posts edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• Marvel graphs every character in its universe – interesting challenge to cataloguing data
• The internet is monetizing lies and I am mostly out of outrage – following the “Diane” hoax
• How children are using devices, apps and media in 2013

Reference points:

• Imgur roulette – brings up some random images. Obscene images are theoretically reported so it should be safe
• The 15 best websites, according to Redditors
• The top 16 social media fails of 2013
• The 2013 Kantar Information is Beautiful awards winners
• Social media figures, facts and statistics 2013
• A snapshot of one minute on the internet, today and in 2012

Longer reads:

• JWT’s 10 trends for 2014 – this is the free summary, a good primer.
• How to tell your story in 2014 – excerpts from Gary Vaynerchuck (a wine store owner turned marketing agency owner)’s new book
• Editor’s letter for Rookie magazine – the editor is Tavi Gevinson, a 17 year old who became famous aged 12 for her fashion blogging. She is incredible
• Netflix’s war on mass culture – interesting POV about recycling classics and loyalty towards fandom

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Animal corner:

• A giant ant colony is excavated – pretty amazing
• Photo essay: Goats in sweaters
• The Collie walk – video of Collies playing around when they are not working
• The 30 greatest moments in the history of cute
• The 40 most awkward dogs of 2013

Things to look at:

• Footballers with boobs = the title explains it all. Cartoon illustrations rather than anything too “real”
• Death metal English – actual genius; how to write or speak in Death Metal English
• Wikigifs – every animated gif from YouTube
• Flawless responses to wrong number text messages
• 10 things Americans find inexplicable about the British
• 35 Pictures That Prove The World Isn’t Such A Bad Place
• The 25 most YOLO peole of 2013

Things to play with:

• Footballer migration – track transfers across the globe from the past 113 years

Videos and music:

• People are awesome 2013 – compilation of extreme sports and stunts
• The 25 best films of 2013 – I don’t agree with all the choices, but it is expertly edited
• What happens when you rip and re-upload a YouTube video 1000 times
• Remi Gaillard vs police

This week on Tumblr:

• Upworthy Springfield – Simpsons stills given Upworthy style headlines
• Textastrophe – what happens when you leave your phone number in a public place
• Reasons my son is crying
• The worst room – might make you feel better if you’re struggling to get somewhere
• Brides throwing cats
• WTF Bad Romance covers

Tweets of the week

• I missed an Amazon drone delivery. pic.twitter.com/neJxYANj6p
• ugly Christmas sweater war has been won: NASA scientist designs animated holiday sweater (http://di.gg/18o5iap ) http://twitpic.com/dnogxa
• Adorable or terrifying? Please advise. pic.twitter.com/aqzkrTq81f
• Seems like a slight branding problem. pic.twitter.com/vLfxLfzydg
• So this is why you should never put fairy lights in a palm tree pic.twitter.com/g05B6ugL
• CANNOT UNSEE RT @ianberriman: Computers=SEXY RT @SteveWHamp:  from November 1983 pic.twitter.com/no57gagK9l

Part 3: For the weekend

Random long-form things to read:

• On smarm
• How To Write An Awesome Movie, According To Some Of Hollywood’s Best Writers
• Sports Illustrated’s collection of long-form journalism – all with some forms of “snowfalling” or parallax scrolling
• Charles Manson Today: The Final Confessions of a Psychopath – a sequel of sorts to the infamous 1970 report
• How I became a casual esports fan – a Vice reporter goes to a Starcraft tournament

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