A Land Grab Is Under Way in Hyper-Local Media: Tech News and Analysis « Exploring (and exploiting) the niche (of hyperlocal). tags: hyperlocal news gigaom aggregators topix patch CABINET // Artist Project / Trichopterae Fascinating; not exactly art + biomimicry (something I thought about a lot in years past), but resonant, nonetheless. QUOTE Duprat, who […]
While I used my iPod Touch to check email yesterday – and briefly look in on Twitter for news (and MetroCascade for local Victoria BC news) – my laptop stayed on the shelf all day. And all night. I had no particular agenda in mind, it just happened that way – but I did consume […]
It snowed a lot today, unexpectedly, and the usual cowbell chorus arose: “Victoria grinds to a halt.” Here’s what’s wrong with it.
Eben Moglen Is Reshaping Internet With a Freedom Box – NYTimes.com Fantastic article. Eben Moglen’s ideas tie in well with Lewis Hyde’s on common wealth and copyright copyduty. More power to them. QUOTE “We have to aim our engineering more directly at politics now,” [Moglen] said. “What has happened in Egypt is enormously inspiring, but […]
The End of Blogging | The New York Observer Interesting comment on tumblr and how its form changes content: QUOTE “The purpose of it is just pretty different,” said the Web guru Rex Sorgatz, who recently gave up his personal blog for a Tumblr. “Because I see the audience and I know who they are, […]
Paula Scher: Who Gives The Best Info? A Short History Of Information Design Brilliant article by Paula Scher on the current craze for info-graphics. Conclusion: QUOTE All of the charts, graphs, diagrams, and maps look interesting and involving. They are designed to appear scientific and very believable. They are immediate, even urgent, and you have […]
For my birthday at the end of December, I got a new iPod Touch (iTouch?). I flat out love this little gadget: it has a microphone, which means I’ve been able to use it to Skype (with video); to make voice notes on Evernote; and to send myself voice memos by email. It also has […]
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