The new news cycle
If you saw an interesting story on network or cable news yesterday… …It was on Facebook yesterday; …It was on Twitter a few days ago; …But…
Category archives: Clip File
Trying out a public revision process
With the launch of this latest version of my site (roughly my fifth iteration since 2006), I’m experimenting with two new features I’d love to see…
Why the gdgt+AOL union is a rallying cry for the WordPress community
In my latest article on WP Daily, I talk about why the recent acquisition of tech site gdgt by AOL’s tech publishing arm might be bad news for…
Local banks should hire a “startup advocate”
A recent crowdsource-driven funding contest promoted by a local bank in my area got me thinking about how banks in particular can find themselves on the sidelines…
Yes on Question One
Next week, Mainers heading to the polls to vote for president, senator, representative, and local leaders also have the chance to legalize same-sex marriage in a…
Why I don’t like the political conventions
Note: I originally posted this on my WordPress.com blog. Against my better judgement, I’ve found myself tweeting about the Republican and Democratic conventions over the past…
Mike Daisey and this American denial
Two things are really bothering me about today’s news that monolougist Mike Daisey fabricated portions of his hit performance piece “The Agony and the Ecstasy of…
Let’s see more context-aware design touches
I hope, and I predict, that we’ll start to see more of a trend in web and software development in the coming months and years that…
Why the Bangor Daily News “ad frame” is bad for you, and what to do about it
Links should be free- and users are worth more than a few cents each. Why “ad frames” are bad business for news. My local newspaper, the…