Posts about Internet

Introducing MagCloud and the Future of Magazine Publishing

In Books, Internet, Magazines, MagCloud, Publishing, Technology on 16 June 2008

Short attention span version: For the last year, I’ve been working with HP Labs on a very cool new project.…

It’s 2008. I can’t believe we haven’t figured this out.

In Copyright, Geek, Internet on 13 June 2008

If you read this site via RSS, you may notice that now you can only read the first couple lines instead of the whole post. That’s because apparently, amazingly, we still have not figured out how to use RSS and still abide by copyright law on the web. (You can read the rest of this post at powazek.com.)

An Update to a Savvy Approach to Copyright Messaging

In Copyright, Geek, Internet, Photography on 23 January 2008

In my original post, I suggested adding a copyright message to a photo and use CSS to crop its view.…

A Savvy Approach to Copyright Messaging

In Copyright, Geek, Internet, Photography on 12 January 2008

I’m a photographer. I’m also a web geek. And those two sides of my brain sometimes fight with each other.…

Rule 1 for Collaborative Media: Ask First

In Business, Community, Creativity, Crowdsourcing, Internet, Justice, Photography, Technology on 17 December 2007

Here’s what happened, as far as I can tell. Lane Hartwell is a fantastic photographer. She recently went full-time with…

A Geeky Take on the WGA Strike

In Business, Geek, Internet, Politics, WGA Strike, Writers on 9 November 2007

So if you’re missing your Jon Stewart, you probably know that the WGA is on strike. That means, unless this…

NaBloPoMo Q&A 4: The Web Biz

In Business, Geek, How to, Internet, Interviews, NaBloPoMo, Q&A on 6 November 2007

Zazzy asked: I’m studying web development. Do you have any tips for crossing that hump between moderately-talented-amateur to professional (or…

Google Now in Vaporware Business?

In Business, Geek, Google, Internet on 5 November 2007

First Google announced Open Social, which is going to solve all the problems you didn’t know you had with social…

Like Chess?

In Fun, Geek, Internet, Links, Technology on 1 November 2007

Personally, I was raised in a backgammon family. But Wikipedia says that millions of people like the chess. And if…

No Spectators

In Business, Community, Crowdsourcing, Geek, Internet, Technology, Wisdom of Crowds on 19 October 2007

It’s difficult to remember now, but there was a time when companies looked at the internet and made a ponderous…