Extenuating Circumstances

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for May 18th from 09:37 to 23:19:

• Things that didn’t get made #754 – the ‘eBay/museum API valuation’ web service | Fresh & New(er) –
• Twitter / debcha: @timmaughan @paulmison It clearly … – still not tired of talking about HER the delicate way he handled the surrogate scene is what made it for me
• Twitter / Popehat: Too often true. http://t.co/WPS4tSQMvf – I have depression and anxiety, and I’m not ashamed. I got help and meds. You can too. RT @Popehat: Too often true.
• Twitter / cabel: @mrgan @ja2ke http://t.co/wNMEgxsOSK – @mrgan @ja2ke
• YouTube to Acquire Videogame-Streaming Service Twitch for $1 Billion: Sources | Variety – YouTube to buy Twitch for $1 Billion (Google bought YouTube for $1.65 Billion)
• A Dozen Things I’ve Learned About Marketing, Distribution and Sales | 25iq – "Selling and marketing is a much harder problem than most engineers realize." Very good advice:
• (500) http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/att-to-buy-directv-for-48-5-billion/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=nytnow-share&smprod=nytnow&_r=2& – AT&T to Buy DirecTV for $48.5 Billion – @nytimes
• Dear Jill: From One Pushy Media Dame to Another | Re/code – zing