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August 2007 - Posts
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Thursday, August 23, 2007 7:47 AM
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I'll admit, I love reading fashion and makeup articles. It's a trip into another culture, as different as those I read about in National Geographic. I started reading these articles in self defense -- I have two daughters and work with a large number Read More...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007 4:53 PM
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Over in Slate, Jack Shafer takes a grim look at the newspapers that land on his front door each morning, calling them "already chewed news" and worse. Of course, he's a self described insomniac, checking news sites throughout the day and into the wee Read More...
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Monday, August 20, 2007 8:18 PM
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I've been saving up a big list of things I want to take care of around the house, mostly tech related. Can I get my iRiver Clix to work? What is the deal with the pathetic speed I'm getting from Qwest DSL? Can I get my second TV hooked up to the DirecTV Read More...
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Sunday, August 19, 2007 8:55 PM
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Dave Winer has a pretty strong reaction to an LA Times editorial about Google News. Comparing the news media to the Catholic Church is a bit of a stretch, though what I think he's pointing to is the concept of ex cathedra , when the Pope (infrequently) Read More...
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Friday, August 17, 2007 8:08 PM
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Good link and commentary by Brad Stone (the real one), looking at the decline of local news on the web. Per my previous posts, hyperlocal does not appear to be the answer. Five or six years ago, when we first started thinking about the impact of blogs Read More...
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Friday, August 17, 2007 7:07 AM
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Today's Pepper ....and Salt cartoon in the Journal reminds me of the answer I used to get a lot when I was interviewing people for entry level PR positions at an agency. Because these were entry level, most candidates did not have much experience, a few Read More...
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Thursday, August 16, 2007 8:53 AM
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Henry Blodget has a good look at trends in advertising spend , and some thinking on what it means overall. Two points, one sort of random the other worth thinking more about: Traditional media executives--especially in the newspaper business--often blame Read More...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007 3:28 PM
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Danah Boyd put up a good post yesterday looking thoughtfully at Wikipedia entries and the credibility of mass media. It's worth a read, and the comments are also quite good, a double whammy rarely seen! In some ways, she makes some of the points I touched Read More...
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Monday, August 13, 2007 9:39 AM
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Last week the news that Google was rolling out a feature that allowed sources to comment spurred this post from me, as well as a ton of other responses from around the blogosphere, much of it pretty breathless about what a cool feature it was, and some Read More...
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Friday, August 10, 2007 7:23 AM
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This Slate Magazine article on gaming cheats is a great example of a trend that is gaining steam -- the societal and technological implications of increased connection and community on every day life. In this case, it's what happens when computer gaming Read More...
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Thursday, August 09, 2007 7:05 AM
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The House&Home section of the NYT today has a Second Life story that had me checking my calendar to see if I'd fallen into a space time continuum and been transported back 9 months to the height of the SL hype and madness. It profiles people who are Read More...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007 1:34 PM
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Holy cow, the reaction to this stupid google news is off the charts. At this point, I bet if the google blog announced that taupe was the new black, the entire blogosphere would light up with comments and speculation about who win and who loses. Good Read More...
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:24 PM
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Much has already been written about this study that predicts internet advertising will pass print and broadcast by 2011. I'll leave this point mostly alone, and will merely note that in 1999 and 2000 there were countless research projects out that boldly Read More...
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Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:13 PM
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Gary Rivlin does a masterful job of capturing the angst of the Valley in his article in today's NYT. As a former denizen of the Valley, I recognize the archtype he nails, as well as the fear of what I would call "lesser success" throughout the piece. Read More...
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Sunday, August 05, 2007 4:42 PM
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Fake Steve, outed. I can safely say that Dan had been on the top of the likely fake steve subjects for quite some time -- and in fact I'd accused him myself personally, about a year ago, and again 7/31. I guess I was just not persistent enough! And to Read More...
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Friday, August 03, 2007 10:22 AM
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Why do I like this blog? It has HUGE attitude (not recommended for people who are squeamish about profanity. You've been warned). It's a real look at the fake Web 2.0. It assumes a certain level of technical understanding. It's often hilarious. (papal: Read More...
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Friday, August 03, 2007 10:21 AM
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I've recently been on a quest for the perfect music setup. As I noted a while back, I invested in a Sonos system at home, which started the whole ball rolling. It begat the purchase of a NAS device, (which then caused me to accidentally create about five Read More...
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Thursday, August 02, 2007 6:57 AM
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This Slate story about Heelys is a masterpiece, in that it captures in a single place a large number of trends and memes. To whit: Heelys themselves, super cool for kids, increasingly so for adults (full disclosure, I have a pair). Appropriate mention Read More...
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