In my original post, I suggested adding a copyright message to a photo and use CSS to crop its view. This accomplishes the goal of adding robust copyright information without defacing your own work. I got a lot of responses to this idea, and wanted to update the post with a few responses to the […]
I’m a photographer. I’m also a web geek. And those two sides of my brain sometimes fight with each other.
As a photographer, I’m outraged when people grab photos off the web and use them without consideration of copyright. I’ve been fighting this “It’s on the internet, so it must be free!” ignorance for more […]
Here’s what happened, as far as I can tell.
Lane Hartwell is a fantastic photographer. She recently went full-time with her photography career.
A few weeks ago, an acapella group called the Richter Scales did a parody of Billy Joel’s song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” with new lyrics about the internet. They made a music […]
So if you’re missing your Jon Stewart, you probably know that the WGA is on strike. That means, unless this gets worked out soon, your television is about to get a lot more boring. And that sucks for everyone.
I’m an author. I actually wrote a book that I theoretically get royalties on. I say “theoretically” […]
Zazzy asked:
I’m studying web development. Do you have any tips for crossing that hump between moderately-talented-amateur to professional (or you know, semi-almost-professional)?
I’ve worked in the web biz since 1995. Back then, there were no courses in web stuff. No degrees. So the people who got hired were the ones with “killer homepages” (to use the […]
First Google announced Open Social, which is going to solve all the problems you didn’t know you had with social networking sites, and now they’ve announced the Open Handset Alliance, which is going to solve all the problems you didn’t know you had with your cellphone.
Each time we get a pretty illustration, a new […]
Personally, I was raised in a backgammon family. But Wikipedia says that millions of people like the chess. And if you’re one of them, you should check out Chesspark. It’s one of the most amazing web-based collaborative gaming environments I’ve seen. It makes me really wish I liked chess. Stupid backgammon upbringing!
It’s difficult to remember now, but there was a time when companies looked at the internet and made a ponderous decision about whether or not they wanted to participate. I remember having a serious debate with a museum in Santa Cruz in 1995 about why they should have a website. They ultimately decided to go […]
A few weeks ago I had a great conversation with Jake, Lee, and Chris for their Clue Unit podcast about People-Powered Products. The interview is online now and I think it came out pretty good. You can even hear the N-Judah rumble by outside. Check it!
Clue Unit #20: A Conversation with Derek Powazek - June […]
Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia has a great riff I’ve heard him deliver in several interviews. It goes something like this: A community site is like a dinner party. Most will kick you out for using the wrong fork.
Wales uses this metaphor to describe how much more elegant wikis are. And while I may quibble […]
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