From 1999 to 2009, the world changed dramatically. We destroyed an unprecedented amount, and yet thanks to technology, built an unprecedented amount, too. Indeed, like a man obsessed, I cannot help but look at our modern lives through the lens of broadband. Thanks to that technology, the world today is more closely knit than ever. [...]
Archive for December, 2009
22 Dec
Twitter at the top 100 U.S. newspapers
We were able to find multiple Twitter accounts for all of the top 100 newspapers using common sense searching techniques. However, only 62% of the newspapers included links to at least one of their accounts from their website. In many cases, these links were buried on the site and difficult to track down. In addition, [...]
22 Dec
Seth Godin experiences the IT pro’s nightmare
I just set up a friend’s PC. I haven’t done that in a while.
Wow.
Apparently, a computer is now not a computer, it’s an opportunity to upsell you.
First, the setup insisted (for my own safety) that I sign up for an eternal subscription to Norton. Then it defaulted (opt out) to sending me promotional emails. Then [...]
21 Dec
Google: The meaning of open
Open will win. It will win on the Internet and will then cascade across many walks of life: The future of government is transparency. The future of commerce is information symmetry. The future of culture is freedom. The future of science and medicine is collaboration. The future of entertainment is participation. Each of these futures [...]
15 Dec
Wary Book Publishers Are Fighting the Future
The publishers seem to be picking a fight with the wrong team: their customer. They are punishing the people who buy their content instead of making it as simple as possible for those customers to hand over their money, instantly, from any location in the world.
via bits.blogs.nytimes.com
I just got my wife an Amazon Kindle last [...]
7 Dec
Me in 1993
This is me in 1993 on a backpacking trip in southeastern Ohio. I started backpacking in high school and continued into my college years. Since moving to Alaska, however, I've avoided it.
Why? Bears.
Living in Alaska, we actually know people who've been mauled or killed by bears. It's rare, but it still scares the bejeesus out [...]
