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Concluding the Comment Culture Clash Cacophony

Jeff Jarvis sums up the debate nicely with an open letter to Bob Garfield. But note well, my friend, that…

10 Ways Newspapers Can Improve Comments

The other day Bob Garfield had a good kvetch about dumb comments on newspaper websites on his show, On The…

Weird Turn Pro: Crowdsourcing for Creatives

At SXSW Interactive 2008, I delivered a talk called Weird Turn Pro: Crowdsourcing for Creatives. I promised to put my…

Rule 1 for Collaborative Media: Ask First

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

NaBloPoMo Q&A 2: Identities and Pants

Nikol Hasler, from the awesome Midwest Teen Sex Show, which is not what you think it is, asked: Since so…


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Hi, I’m Derek. I used to make websites. Now I grow flowers and know things. I’m mostly harmless. More.