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Firefox 3 measures a Colbert Bump
No Fact Zone — Hey, remember when Stephen mentioned Firefox 3 on the day of its release? Well, they’re quite pleased to report that they did, indeed, see a “Colbert Bump” in downloads from his mentioning it during the broadcast. Colbert Bump - Firefox 3 Proves its Existence Many of us at Mozilla and within the Mozilla community were excited when Stephen Colbert gave Firefox 3 his “Colbert Bump” on the day of Firefox 3’s launch (a big thanks to Jonathan Zittrain). . . . Here’s what we did: we looked at downloads of Firefox 3 by users within the U.S. – and then we drilled down to a ...

Six Degrees: Jonathan Zittrain does The WØRD
No Fact Zone — As a tribute to his friend, author Lawrence Lessig, Jonathan Zittrain does his own version of “The WØRD”. Also appearing, our favorite customer service guru and another former ‘Colbert Report’ guest, Craig Newmark. I’ve been a fan of Zittrain ever since he showed up on ‘The Colbert Report’ and dropped a D&D reference that left Stephen Colbert speechless. ...