Alternatives to Destroying Net Neutrality
ISPs want to kill Net Neutrality because they have to “recover costs” of building their networks. Here are five better ways for them to make money.
Read this »December 28, 2010 Comments (0) Photo Advent: Wacky Backpacking
My post for Photo Advent. A few tips on how to backpack with camera gear, and some really wacky pictures of death valley.
Read this »December 3, 2010 Comments (0)Why I Think Public Parts Ought to Include a Generational Focus
I’m looking forward to Jeff Jarvis’ book, Public Parts. I’m really hoping that it’s a book that convinces my mother – and her generation – that social networking isn’t just a frivolous activity.
Read this »August 17, 2010 Comments (1)Facebook’s Problem Isn’t Privacy, It’s Lack of Initiative
All the fuss about privacy is distracting us from the more important issue: Facebook has broken the social contract to turn our freely given data into something more valuable.
Read this »May 31, 2010 Comments (4)Jay Rosen Quietly Defined Crowdsourcing at TEDx
Jay Rosen’s TEDx talk didn’t have the same brunt force that Jeff Jarvis delivered with “bullshit,” but Rosen’s outline for crowdsourcing is extremely enlightening.
Read this »April 21, 2010 Comments (0)Why I Love MyNews From NewsTrust
A review of NewsTrust’s new personalized aggregator MyNews from a user who used to work there.
Read this »March 30, 2010 Comments (0)Microsoft Should Kill IE 6 Tonight: Why I Disagree With Leo Laporte
A quick reaction to a great podcast: Microsoft should use its monopoly position to make decisions that benefit us all instead of wavering in the useless middle. Read this »March 23, 2010 Comments (0) Google Wave for Journalism, a #Hackshackers Event
Notes on the Hacks and Hackers event at Google on how Google Wave can be used for journalism and thoughts about what how to pitch Wave. Read this »March 19, 2010 Comments (3) Objectivity: The Mortal Ethic That Started The ‘Quest for Innocence’
A response to Jay Rosen’s theory of the newspapers’ quest for innocence: sources are going direct, the Fourth Estate has lost its teeth, and Objectivity is killing good journalism. Read this »February 23, 2010 Comments (3) Dear US Senator for Silicon Valley, Please Help Fix the Mobile Phone Industry
An open letter to my senator, asking her to help fix the mobile phone industry which is threatening business and net neutrality. As the senator for Silicon Valley, I figure she’s the right person to ask. Read this »August 3, 2009 Comments (1) UI Guesses for Google Chrome OS
A few quick guesses on what the design and strategy of Google Chrome OS might be. Mostly because it’s fun to guess. Read this »July 27, 2009 Comments (0) Design Says to Shovelware: ‘I Need More Whitespace’ — a Design Critique of TIME
Continuing the A Web Design Critique series, this post does a quick comparison of a TIME article in the online and print editions.
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16011January 8, 2009Why the Nikon D3 Sucks (and What the D4 Oughta Be)
What I’d like to see on the Nikon D4, that the D3 is lacking. more...
9614July 11, 2009Dear Bill Keller
Bill Keller, Executive Editor of the New York Times, gave an interview to TIME magazine that showed a total lack of transparency, a fear that journalism itself was under attack, and a disturbing amount of the ‘old media’ mindset. This is a look at what he got wrong, and how to fix it. more...
6614April 2, 2009You Can’t Make Abundancy Scarce
I’m sick and tired of the mind-fuck that the ‘old media’ types try to pull on us. Charging for content, just because you decide it’s valuable is asinine. We’ve got a choice: charge for a great user experience, or charge for fantastic content. more...
6402March 19, 2009Newsflow: How Journalism Is and Will Be Generated
After taking a look at Steve Johnson’s, co-founder of outside.in, speech from SXSW on the state of the news industry, I think this ideas are sound, but the details are too general.I’ve expanded on this thinking in a chart, Newsflow, to show the relationship between consumers, data, crowdsourcing and journalists. more...
6343April 21, 2010Jay Rosen Quietly Defined Crowdsourcing at TEDx
Jay Rosen’s TEDx talk didn’t have the same brunt force that Jeff Jarvis delivered with “bullshit,” but Rosen’s outline for crowdsourcing is extremely enlightening. more...
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