Category Archives: blogging

Posted on Fri Sep 19, 2008 by Jason

At the beginning of the summer, I unsubscribed from Andy Baio’s Waxy.org, one of my favorite all-time blogs, because he linked twice to a blog which continues to push at times lame, and other times outrageous, ageism (scroll down to … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Bangor daily paper preps its entry into citizen’s journalism landscape

Posted on Thu May 17, 2007 by Jason

Following several recent efforts to create a more interactive website, the Bangor Daily News is on the verge of launching a new user-generated content section, jasonclarke.org has learned. “We are launching a brand new community publishing platform”, Online Services Manager … Continue reading →

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Blogging doesn’t need- and shouldn’t have- a code of conduct

Posted on Wed Apr 11, 2007 by Jason

Tim O’Reilly, owner of O’Reilly Media, recently proposed a blogging code of conduct in light of recent threats against blogger Kathy Sierra and the ensuing controversy that arose around the discussion of those threats. While this is obviously a move … Continue reading →

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Twitter: a fad, not the future of all blogging

Posted on Thu Mar 15, 2007 by Jason

I am coming out, for the record, against the increasingly popular social networking tool Twitter. If you’re not familiar with it, Twitter is a relatively new web-based service headed by Evan Williams, a founder of pioneering blog engine Blogger. The … Continue reading →

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Copeland challenges Calacanis: $10k for blogosphere’s true money leader

Posted on Wed Feb 21, 2007 by Jason

Well-known and outspoken entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, founder of blog network Weblogs, Inc (now a part of AOL), has walked into a potential mea culpa by publicly challenging Blogads, one of the blog world’s earliest franchises. On technology blog Valleywag, Mr. … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the link

Posted on Fri Feb 9, 2007 by Jason

Thanks to MaineToday for adding this site to their list of local Maine blogs!

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As blogging comes of age, growing pains persist

Posted on Wed Feb 7, 2007 by Jason

A few comments on the latest political/blog scandal. First, some background. This time around, liberal blogger Amanda Marcotte, recently hired to run presidential candidate John Edwards’ campaign blog, is being criticized for a variety of blog posts she’s written at … Continue reading →

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Lance Dutson making history as credentialed blogger

Posted on Sat Jan 13, 2007 by Jason

Photo: John Patriquin for the Portland Press Herald Lance Dutson More great and well-deserved press for my friend Lance Dutson, who will be making history next week as one of the first ever bloggers credentialed to cover a federal court … Continue reading →

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2006 Citizen’s Media Sites of the Year

Posted on Fri Dec 29, 2006 by Jason

Last year, I named my “2005 Blogs of the Year“, and without even reaching it’s second anniversary, I’ve changed the format of this award. Instead of limiting its scope to blogs, I’m expanding this list to include all types of … Continue reading →

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Testing Windows Live Writer

Posted on Sun Aug 13, 2006 by Jason

This is a test of Windows Live Writer, a new desktop blogging interface just released by Microsoft. Get your own right here. Here’s what the “Insert Map” function is like: Interesting…it offered to let me specify margins, but it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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