Toad the Wet Sprocket, Sting and U2 all have new albums coming out later this year and I’m very excited about all of them, but especially Toad. An interesting look at free speech and how social network companies are trying to regulate “hate” and other distasteful speech by people while not infringing on stuff that … Continue reading
This piece about why niche media is important is not only spot-on but also more than a little distressing as it evaluates some recent mainstream foul-ups. But aside from that I think it exemplifies why newspapers in particular missed an opportunity back in 2003 or so to reach out to the emerging independent blogger field … Continue reading
Brian Steinberg hits a home run in his first column for Variety (which desperately needs to fix its RSS feed) as he talks about how the media, whose business models depend on viewers’ full attention, have been simultaneously making it clear that the viewers’ full attention is not necessarily. They’ve been doing this by including … Continue reading
I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that the last thing I will ever do is connect my Netflix account with Facebook. That sounds absolutely awful, both in terms of what I would be sharing with people and seeing what they would be sharing with me. An interesting defense of Quora’s weekly … Continue reading
In which I seek to get all these stories out of Evernote and into my car. Or something like that. A thousand times this. I’m going to miss Tweetdeck’s iOS app, but the writing has been on the wall for a while. I’m actually more upset at the prospect of moving from the Mac desktop app … Continue reading
Universities are using Tumblr as a way to reach and communicate with prospective and current students. It’s an interesting example of not just using the right platform to go out and meet your target audience but also using the right content mix to appeal to them in their own way. I’m intrigued by this Shareholder Letter from betaworks, … Continue reading
Why Every Company Needs a Journalist… for Online Marketing: The main problem (there are a few) I have with this article is that it presumes there are only two options: Either a “journalist” as it defines the role of an SEO content writer. That’s not at all the case, with a lot of other options … Continue reading
Why the mobile web vs. apps debate is a false dichotomy: I’m not sure where I come down in this conversation. If I had to choose I’d be more in favor of the “mobile web” side since it means that development is happening within open standards as opposed to closed systems. Plus I feel that … Continue reading
Why You Should Want to Pay for Software, Instagram Edition: While I really, really want to agree with the idea that paying for a service is the key to avoid having your data used for purposes you yourself don’t define it’s more than a bit naive. It’s not like a company that’s 100% payment … Continue reading
The decision by the NYT and WSJ to drop their paywalls for Hurricane Sandy coverage gets back to the issue of what role the press currently plays in serving the public interest and where that role becomes incompatible with a business model. If what’s being produced is so important it is made free for everyone … Continue reading
