Archive for June 2007

Like Holding the Future in Your Hand

I am enough of a contrarian that even I was a little tired of the iPhone ads, blog posts, and stories choking my media input for the last few weeks. (I swear, if I ever meet that smug bastard from the iPhone How To Videos, I’m gonna kick him in the nuts.) But all that [...]

“Are You a Journalist?”

A story that can now be told.
I was in a movie theater a few weeks ago. In the dim light, while Heather was off getting treats, I looked around and noticed that everyone in the theater was poking at some kind of glowing device. But one person was doing a unique flick-flick-flick with his index [...]

Eventually We Become What They Want Us to Be

A scene from dinner at the retirement home.
“Are you from around here?”
“No, we’re from California.”
“Oh, it’s expensive there.”
“Yeah, I guess so. It’s lovely, though.”
“But I guess the salaries make up for it.”
“I guess so, sure.”
“Are you from around here?”
“No, California.”
“Oh, it’s expensive there.”
“True.”
“But I guess the salaries make up for it.”
“I guess.”
“Are you from [...]

SFO Silhouette


Clue Unit Interview

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 [...]

Sometimes I Love the Internet

A few weeks ago I posted a quick idea of an interface I’d always wanted to Apple’s Mail. Here’s the mockup I whipped up.

And now there’s a plugin for Mail that makes it do this. Check out OliveToast’s MiniMail.

Nice work, John!

links for 2007-06-21

O’Reilly Radar: TOC Day 2
Really interesting pricing models from Logos.
(tags: toc2007 publishing business)

TOC: That Was Fun!

Thanks to the nice folks at O’Reilly for including me in the TOC (Tools of Change) conference, and thanks to everyone who showed up! There was a young man who asked a very smart question at the end. I think his name was Tim. A good head on his shoulders, that guy. He’s going places.
Anyway, [...]

Downward Spiral

Embarcadero Center, San Francisco. Lomo LC-A.

Catch Me at TOC

I’m thrilled to be taking part in O’Reilly’s first-ever TOC (Tools of Change) conference. Here’s my session info.
The Rise of Authentic Media
The audience is taking over! From YouTube videos to Flickr photos to Threadless shirts, communities are making the media they once just consumed. But how do you empower a community AND get great results? [...]

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