The internet is finally here
So after three weeks of me silently and sometimes loudly venting about not having internet in my apartment, I’m finally connected. The relief is palpable to the extent that I feel like a vice has been...
View ArticleIs Web 2.0 the next lowered barrier for a new generation of Outliers?
I’m about a third of the way through New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, Outliers, an exhaustive analysis of why some people like Bill Gates or The Beatles became statistical anomalies...
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I just got my first submission to the front page of Digg. I’ve gotten lots of content to the front page before, but always by asking a power digger to submit it for me. Weirdly enough, I did almost...
View ArticleThis blog is just right
It’s the Web 2.0 version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. My Twitter account — where I do all my micro blogging — is the baby bear. And PBS’s Media Shift — where I do long-form feature writing — is...
View ArticleThe crazy email I get regarding Myspace
Some of you might not know this, but early this year I became internet famous for declaring Jan 30th “International Delete Your Myspace Account Day.” Because of all the inbound links I received to this...
View ArticleA regular Bloggasm feature (?)
I’ve wanted to start a regular Bloggasm feature for awhile now, a once-a-week post that is published like clockwork. I’ve been hesitant though because my time is limited and I didn’t want to fall off...
View ArticleQuestion
So should I resurrect International Delete Your Myspace Account Day, which was on January 30th last year? The date is quickly approaching. I have to admit that I hardly even think about Myspace...
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