March 2009
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Digging KGSR
Until I hit SCAN on the little radio I carry with me on trips, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed KGSR/107.1 the last time I was here at SXSW. They’ve added some power since then (up from 39kw to 49kw), but their stream still plays hard-to-get. There appears to be no .mp3 stream coming… Continue reading
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NYTimes gets on the Cluetrain
http://www.nytimesconversations.com/ Very slick. You can’t link to the flashy videos, or I’d point to the one with Padma Lakshmi‘s beautiful bod. T+A, complete with cleavage. Very nice. But very Times? Hey, when your whole industry is being bulldozed off the cliff… whatever works, I guess. Continue reading
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Top of the fool chain
If you want to keep something in orbit around the Earth, you need it to be flying parallel to the surface at speeds exceeding those of bullets. Get high enough above atmospheric drag, and stuff will continue to orbit as long as the moon does. The moon has been around for 4,530,000,000,000 years, give or… Continue reading
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An economy you can drink to
Kathy Moran has a great line — “Blogging about productivity began to feel like drinking about alcoholism” — that somehow comes to mind as I point to The Free Beer Economy, which I just put up at Linux Journal, in advance of SXSW, where I’ll moderate a panel titled Rebuilding the World with Free Everything.… Continue reading
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Lesson du jour
Love this line, from Dave: I have no idea how these guys got the idea that they could save the news industry by becoming the tech industry. Dave’s the only guy I know who reliably schools both the journalism and the tech industries, often at the same time. Well done. Continue reading
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Clearing up
Media Cloud is a Berkman project that has been in the works for a bit, and has just launched into the public space. More here. It’s new and the folks there are looking for feedback. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Pining for clones
The economy may be tanking, and our belts may be tightening to the dimensions of a sphincter, but … what can I say? I’m having a great time. I just wish there were more of me, to do all the many things that need to get done at once. In the absence of clones, I… Continue reading
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Seeing good-bye to The City
Flying out of SFO yesterday morning, I had a great seat for shooting: on the left side of the plane, away from the sun, facing The City on departure. I got several hundred shots crossing the country, more of which will go up on Flickr over time. Meanwhile, I’ve uploaded a set of San Francisco… Continue reading
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Credit where overdue
Putting a bolder face on Google is a New York Times piece about which Reshma Kumar at WebGuild says Marissa Mayer’s Attempt To Put a Bolder Face on Google Falls Flat. One paragraph: Google is too busy being drunk on its own cool-aid and telling the same boring stories they’ve been pedaling for the… Continue reading
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A microquibble
I don’t like candy that doesn’t taste like its color. The green hard candies in the bowls here at #ecomm are peppermint. The orange ones are… grape? The purple ones are… not sure. I shouldn’t eat the damn things anyway, but hey, my resistance is low. Continue reading
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Going old turkey
We withdrew from TV this morning. I called Verizon and cancelled our FiOS TV service. Kept the Internet, of course: $64.99 for 20Mb symmetrical service. No complaints there. But what I want from Verizon is á la carte — or something close — and they don’t offer that. If it’s HD you want, it’s kind… Continue reading
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A step toward the user-driven future
I just put up Get ready for “fourth party” services, over at Linux Journal. It comes from thinking about new kinds of businesses that serve users, or customers, first. Traditionally, “third party” companies are accessories to sellers. So I’m thinking we should call accessories to buyers “fourth party” companies. See what you think. Continue reading
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Quote du jour
blogs exist because they fill a void, blogs that refuse to do so become void. Tony Pierce. Continue reading