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Ephemera Archive by Base Color

I’ve been posting photos to Ephemera for over 15 months now (666 photos as of today – creepy!). Any content-based…

Bloggers Don’t Let Your Children Grow Up to Be Journalists

Here’s a fun thing to try: Ask your typical blogger what they think of journalists. “Hacks!” They’ll scream. “Journalism sucks!”…

I am a salty old man

Heather and I are having much fun moblogging today. She has an excuse – she is participating in 24 in…

Vote Chawazek!

You know what never gets old? Shilling for votes. Really. It’s a skill I’ve nurtured over my 10 years making…

New: Just a Link

A new feature to the ol’ dotcom: Just a Link. Approximately three years after everyone else got one, I’ve added…

Technoratized

Now that I’ve been working at Technorati long enough for the Kool-Aid to kick in, I decided to trick out…

Searching vs. Browsing

Or: Why you’re gonna be hearing the word “tag” a lot Think about these two words for a moment: “Search”…

The “Kostroversy” Context

Something interesting happened this weekend. But it’s not interesting for all the reasons it seems interesting at first. Markos Moulitsas…


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Hi, I’m Derek. I live in San Francisco. I’m the cofounder of Fertile Medium and editor of Fray. I sometimes post things to Flickr and Twitter. My dog’s name is Bug. More.







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