This morning I woke up early to do an interview with the Clue Unit guys. A few post-interview thoughts.
Skype is a godsend for journalism. We had a 4-way conversation, spread out all across the country, for free. I love living in the future.
Can anyone think of any other examples of projects that make actual real-world […]
I’ve been participating in AssignmentZero’s Interview Week, and the results have just gone online. Check it.
Exploring the Dark Side of Crowdsourcing with Ragnar Danneskjold of Subvert & Profit
By Derek Powazek
Ragnar Danneskjold does not exist. The name was dreamed up by Ayn Rand for a rebellious pirate in her seminal book, “Atlas Shrugged.” In the […]
One of the many gifts of our increasingly networked world is the diminishing boundaries between communities. And the magazine business is about to get hit by a boundary-blurring tidal wave.
It’s already started. What’s the difference between NBC and Joe Everynerd on MySpace or YouTube? They’re all just usernames - each with an equal chance […]
Or: Consumer-Made Media and the Almighty Buck
Jason Calacanis is the P.T. Barnum of the weblog world. Barnum took a hirsute woman and turned her into The Bearded Lady. Calacanis took something as banal as paying writers to write and turned it into An Issue That Must Be Discussed. And I’m glad, because it is.
If […]
Notable insights from the PEW Internet study on blogging:
1. “The most popular topic among bloggers is their life and experiences.”
I knew this and you knew this, but it’s nice to see the numbers back it up. What do bloggers write about? Life, baby. Same as it ever was for anyone with a pen and a […]
Battlestar Galactica may be in-between seasons after one of the most daring cliffhangers in TV history, but that doesn’t mean the characters are just hanging around waiting for Ron to call.
I may be one of the few people out there who’s a member of both the Battlestar Galactica community of nerddom and the Tiki […]
I went to Amazon today and was greeted by this thing at the top of the homepage. Apparently it’s a “show” hoster by Bill Maher, produced by Amazon, to move product.
Now, I think it’s great that Amazon is keeping Bill Maher behind a camera (just imagine the trouble he could get into in the real […]
Coders and designers, we’re from different tribes. Name any issue and we’ll neatly divide into sides: form and function, information and experience, oil and water. Of course, no good website happens without both. So it’s worth noting when we find a piece of common ground on our own.
Exhibit A: Deane Barker, writing at Gadgetopia. He’s […]
There’s some drama afoot lately as bloggers pick apart Digg’s user-controlled editorial system, looking for evidence of editors lurking in the darkness. But much of the conversation is overlooking a crucial nuance when it comes to authentic media and democratic editorial systems.
For the uninitiated, Digg is a tech news site, where the members post links […]
Attention Daily Show with Jon Stewart:
Hire this man immediately.
Don’t make me beg.
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